Название: The Queen of Spades
Автор: Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin
Издательство: Bookwire
Жанр: Языкознание
isbn: 9783986476779
isbn: 0
The Queen of Spades Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin – Pushkin's story tells of the Russianized German card player, Hermann–an engineer in the army in Russia–who becomes obsessed with the secret of three consecutive winning cards after hearing a story about an old countess' winnings years prior. His obsession drives him to manipulate the countess' ward, Lizaveta Ivanovna, into letting him into their home.