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    THE BET by ANTON CHEKHOV

    THE BET by ANTON CHEKHOV

    From1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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    THE BET by ANTON CHEKHOV

    From1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

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    Length:
    24 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 12, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov: A banker and a lawyer become deeply involved in a discussion about capital punishment and the banker bets the lawyer 2 million that he can't survive in isolation for 5 years. To his surprise- the lawyer accepts the bet.Music: Reverance by Ross Bugden
    Released:
    Feb 12, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Expand your horizons with this collection of hand-picked classic short stories and tales by writers like Jack London, Guy de Maupassant, Louisa May Alcott, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his Sherlock Holmes mysteries, H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe, Ray Bradbury, Hans Christian Anderson, Ambrose Bierce, and many others. These fast-paced stories are chosen for their unique flavor, are suitable for all ages and tastes, and provide a window to a time when writers knew how to tell great stories using descriptive words and phrases..