"The Bet and Other Stories" by Anton Chekhov (translated by John Middleton Murry, S. S. Koteliansky). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Anton Chekhov. The Bet and Other Stories
The Bet and Other Stories
Table of Contents
The Bet
A Tedious Story
A TEDIOUS STORY
The Fit
THE FIT
Misfortune
MISFORTUNE
After the Theatre
AFTER THE THEATRE
That Wretched Boy
THAT WRETCHED BOY
Enemies
ENEMIES
A Trifling Occurrence
A TRIFLING OCCURRENCE
A Gentleman Friend
A GENTLEMAN FRIEND
Overwhelming Sensations
Expensive Lessons
EXPENSIVE LESSONS
A Living Calendar
A LIVING CALENDAR
Old Age
OLD AGE
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Anton Chekhov
Published by Good Press, 2021
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The banker recalled all this, and thought:
"To-morrow at twelve o'clock he receives his freedom. Under the agreement, I shall have to pay him two millions. If I pay, it's all over with me. I am ruined for ever . . ."
