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Alexander Pushkin

The Queen of Spades

Original title: Пиковая дама

On the secret of three cards and the price of obsession.

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Three cards can change everything.

Hermann, a young military engineer, never plays cards but watches other people's games every night. One day he hears the story of an old countess who knows three cards that always win. The calculating Hermann decides to learn her secret at any cost. A short tale of passion, gambling and the fantastic breaking into St Petersburg life.

Contents , 7 chapters

  1. Chapter 1
  2. Chapter 2
  3. Chapter 3
  4. Chapter 4
  5. Chapter 5
  6. Chapter 6
  7. Chapter 7. Заключение

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