The Queen of Spades, and other stories

CONTENTS BIOGRAPHY OF PUSHKIN 1 THE QUEEN OF SPADES 17 THE PISTOL SHOT 70 THE SNOWSTORM 79 THE UNDERTAKER 92 THE POSTMASTER 122 THE LAST HOUSE OF SICK 133 KIRDJALI 134 THE HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE OF GOROKHINA 155 PETER THE GREAT'S NEGRO 184 THE GYPSIES 193 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS "THE OLD MAGICIAN CAME AT ONCE" 19 "SEATED BEFORE HER LOOKING GLASS" 24 "PAUL AND LISAVETA" 27 "THERE SHE SHED TEARS" 33 "SHE TORE IT INTO A HUNDRED PIECES" 40 "A FOOTMAN IN A GREASY DRESSING GOWN" 45 "A COACH WAS HELD UP BY ROBBERS" 47 "ONE GLANCE SHOWED HER THAT HE WAS NOT THERE" 53 "HERMAN FELL DOWN AND FELL BACKWARDS" 60 "HE SAW BEFORE HIM A QUEEN OF SPADES" 67 "THE OFFICER SEIZED A BRASS CANDLESTICK" 73 "HERE IS A MEMENTO OF OUR DUEL" 78 "WE CLUTCHED OUR SWORDS" 80 "HIS LIFE AT LAST WAS IN MY HANDS" 83 "SILVIO! YOU KNEW SILVIO?" 86 "MASHA THREW HERSELF AT HIS FEET" 93 "THE LOVERS MET IN THE PINE WOOD" 98 "SHE BURST INTO TEARS" 101 "A TIME OF GLORY AND DELIGHT" 113 "IN THE IVY BOWER" 117