The Gambler

This striking gift edition presents Dostoevsky's classic work The Gambler, featuring a luxurious, silver-embossed cover design, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers.

In this gripping literary classic, Alexei Ivanovich is tutor to a Russian family. They are bankrupt and eagerly awaiting the death of 'Grandmother'. Alexei falls in love twice: first, with the beautiful but impossible Polina; and second, with the game of roulette. His addiction turns out to be shared by Grandmother who suddenly appears, very much alive, and willing to gamble down to her last banknote.The Gambler is a mesmerizing and thought-provoking work that showcases Dostoevsky's unparalleled ability to explore the complexities of the human condition.