Queen of Spades and Other Stories [Pushkin]

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Queen of Spades and Other Stories. Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) was Russia’s greatest poet and as well as a versatile writer who influenced all of modern Russian literature, producing short stories that are masterpieces of the craft. Besides the brilliant title story, a cunningly wrought narrative of romance and murder in the haute bourgeoisie of St. Petersburg, this volume additionally includes all five stories originally collected as The Tales of the Late P. Belkin (The Prose Tales of Alexander Poushkin, G. Bell & Sons, Ltd., London, 1916): "An Amateur Peasant Girl," "The Shot," "The Snowstorm," "The Postmaster," and "The Coffin-Maker."

Paperback, 96 pages. For ages 14 and up.