Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

It is 1806, and imperial St. Petersburg is in the grip of gambling fever. Each night Herman Suvorin, a poor Captain of Engineers, witnesses huge fortunes lost and won, though he dare not risk the money he has tirelessly earned and saved over these many years. But when he hears the wealthy and of course, beautiful, Countess Ranevskaya, who by selling her soul many years before obtained the secret of winning at cards, has come to town, he determines...

Tatiana falls in love with Onegin who urges her to forget him. Onegin kills a man in a dual and travels abroad. Six years later he meets Tatiana again, but she is married.

Presents a collection of twenty-two short stories featuring passionate love stories, including tales of secret love and uncontrollable jealousy.