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The Queen of Spades (Russian: «Пиковая дама», romanized: Pikovaya dama) is a short story with supernatural elements by Alexander Pushkin, about human avarice. Written in autumn 1833 in Boldino, [1] it was first published in the literary magazine Biblioteka dlya chteniya in March 1834. [2]
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Jul 1, 2017 · He felt a thrill of nameless horror. The queen of spades resembled the dead Countess! Hermann is now at the Obukhoff Asylum, room No. 17 a hopeless madman! He answers no questions which we put to him. Only he mumbles to himself without cessation, "Three, seven, ace; three, seven, queen!"
The Queen of Spades, classic short story by Aleksandr Pushkin, published in 1834 as “Pikovaya dama.” In the story a Russian officer of German ancestry named Hermann learns that a fellow officer’s grandmother, an old countess, possesses the secret of winning at faro, a high-stakes card game.
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The Queen of Spades (1834) Translated by H. Twitchell. I. There was a card party at the rooms of Narumov of the Horse Guards. The long winter night passed away imperceptibly, and it was five o'clock in the morning before the company sat down to supper. Those who had won, ate with a good appetite; the others sat staring absently at their empty ...
“The Queen of Spades” is a short story by Russian author Alexander Pushkin, first published in 1834. Many scholars consider Pushkin to be one of the greatest Russian writers and the founder of modern Russian literature.
Alexander Sergeievitch Pushkin. The Queen of Spades. 14 min. Translated by: H. Twitchell. A t the house of Naroumov, a cavalry officer, the long winter night had been passed in gambling. At five in the morning breakfast was served to the weary players.
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