The Bet: And Other Stories
The Bet is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov about a banker and a young lawyer who make a bet with each other about whether the death penalty is better or worse than life in prison. This volume includes several short stories by Anton Chekhov, including his "The Bet," "A Tedious Story," "The Fit," "Misfortune," "After the Theatre," "That Wretched Boy," "Enemies," "A Trifling Occurrence" "A Gentleman Friend," "Overwhelming Sensations," "Expensive Lessons," "A Living Calendar," and "Old Age". "The Bet" is one of Chekhov's darker stories and famously begins with "It was a dark autumn night."
142 pages
English edition · First published 2022 by Independently published · ISBN 9798359097284
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