The Queen Of Spades Av Alexander Pushkin

<p><b>Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world''s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.</b><br><br> Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.<br><br>A countess with a card trick; love letters filled with deception; a desperate man with a pistol.''The Queen of Spades'', one of Pushkin''s most popular and chilling stories, is accompanied here by the thrilling ''Dubrovsky'' and unforgettable ''Tales of Belkin''.<br><br><br>''He is the lasting wonder of Russian literature'' - <i>Guardian</i></p>