The Queen of Spades

Name: The Queen of Spades
Author: Alexander Pushkin

by Alexander Pushkin

Supernatural tale of obsession with gambling and supernatural intervention in St Petersburg

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Alexander Pushkin

Russian poet and author considered the founder of modern Russian literature. His prose works, including The Captain's Daughter and The Tales of Belkin, established the foundations of Russian realistic fiction.

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