Spade Queen

Author: Pushkin
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Publish Date: 2000-09-01
Features: This is a work with a touch of absurdity. It depicts a young officer, Gernan, who deliberately pursues the adopted daughter of the Countess, Ivanovna, who supposedly possesses a secret to always winning at gambling. Later, the Countess, who had died from being frightened by Gernan, mysteriously appears and reveals the "secret" to him. However, Gernan violates the rules of the "secret" during a bet and, due to his gambling failures, becomes insane.