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Alexei Ivanovich is a Russian tutor working in Germany. His company, the overall, is waiting for his prosperous grandmother to expire to pay off his money so that he can marry Mademoiselle Blanche, while Alexei is deeply in love with the General's beautiful but not so kind stepdaughter, Polina, who's scornful of his devotion to her. Alexei drastically offers to eliminate himself for Polina, but she asks him instead to place a bet on her behalf at the roulette desk of the local casino. Alexei does, and he is victorious, but still he cannot sway her. Unexpectedly, the General's grandmother turns up in Germany, where she gambles away the fortune that the overall got hoped to inherit. Will the overall marry Mademoiselle Blanche without his grandmother's fortune, or will his money finally meet up with him? Will Polina choose Alexei or one of the richer men in her communal group? Can Alexei control his preference for gambling, or does it spiral into a full-blown habit like those around him? This book about the devastation wrought by wagering addiction was written by Dostoevsky to help pay off his own gambling debts. Will the overall marry Mademoiselle Blanche without his grandmother's fortune, or will his money finally meet up with him? Will Polina choose Alexei or one of the richer men in her communal group? Can Alexei control his preference for gambling, or does it spiral into a full-blown habit like those around him? This book about the devastation wrought by wagering addiction was written by Dostoevsky to help pay off his own gambling debts.
