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Full online text of The Bet by Anton Chekhov. Other short stories by Anton Chekhov also available along with many others by classic and contemporary authors.
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A young lawyer accepts a bet to be imprisoned for fifteen years by a wealthy banker. The banker regrets his decision and tries to kill the lawyer, who renounces the money and escapes.
"The Bet" (Russian: "Пари", romanized: Pari) is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov about a banker and a young lawyer who make a bet with each other following a conversation about whether the death penalty is better or worse than life in prison. The banker wagers that the lawyer cannot remain in solitary confinement voluntarily for a ...
A lawyer accepts a bet to live in solitary confinement for fifteen years and emerges with a new perspective on life. Read the full text, annotations, and study guide of this classic realist tale by Chekhov.
A young lawyer accepts a bet from a banker to spend fifteen years in solitary confinement in the banker's garden. The story explores the themes of morality, humanity, and despair through the characters' actions and thoughts.
A comprehensive guide to Chekhov's short story The Bet, which explores the themes of fate, morality, and human nature. Find summaries, analysis, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
