The Continental Classics, Volume XVIII., Mystery Tales : Including Stories by Feodor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, Jörgen Wilhelm Bergsöe and Bernhard Severin Ingemann

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Various

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Continental Classics, Volume XVIII. Mystery Tales" is a collection of mystery stories compiled from various authors, published during the early 20th century. This volume includes renowned works from celebrated authors such as Feodor Dostoevsky and Alexander Pushkin, as well as stories from lesser-known writers from Russian and Hungarian literature. The overall theme of the collection revolves around suspenseful narratives, containing intriguing plots that often explore human psychology and morality. At the start of the collection, the opening story, "The Queen of Spades" by Alexander Pushkin, sets a compelling tone. It introduces readers to a card party where the character Hermann, a young engineer, is fascinated by card games and particularly by the mystical secret of winning cards that is held by the mysterious Countess. As the narrative unfolds, Hermann becomes increasingly obsessed with learning this secret, leading him down a dark path that intertwines themes of greed, desperation, and the supernatural. The initial scenes effectively build suspense while drawing readers into the social dynamics of the characters and their intriguing interactions, hinting at moral questions that will resonate through the entire tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

The Queen of Spades / A.S. Pushkin

The general's will / Vera Jelihovsky

Crime and punishment / F.M. Dostoyevsky

The safety match / Anton Chekhoff

Knights of industry / V.V. Krestovski

The amputated arms / J.W. Bergsöe

The manuscript / Otto Larssen

The sealed room / B.S. Ingemann

The rector of Veilbye / S.S. Blicher

The living death / Ferencz Molnar

Thirteen at table / Maurus Jokai

The dancing bear / Étienne Bársony

The tower room / Arthur Elck.

Credits:

Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Project Manager; Keith M. Eckrich, Post-Proofer; the Online Distributed Proofreaders Team

Notes:

See also: PG#1552

Reading ease score: 81.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2004-04-01