{"product_id":"the-bet-and-other-stories-9781628344431","title":"The Bet and Other Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUnique Elements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Translator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Literary Classic by ANTON CHEKHOV. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bet and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by RUSSIAN author \u003cstrong\u003eANTON CHEKHOV\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of short stories first published in 1899 in RUSSIA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title story of this collection, \"The Bet,\" tells of a banker and a lawyer who, while debating the merits of capital punishment or life imprisonment, enter into a strange contractual arrangement. The banker will pay $2 million if the lawyer can endure 15 years of imprisonment, and the banker is the jailer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSneak Peak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I don't agree with you,\" said the host. \"I myself have experienced neither capital punishment nor life-imprisonment, but if one may judge a priori,  then in my opinion capital punishment is more moral and more humane than imprisonment. Execution kills instantly, life-imprisonment kills by degrees. Who is the more humane executioner, one who kills you in a few seconds or one who draws the life out of you incessantly, for years?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnton Chekhov (1860-1904), a Russian playwright and short story writer, is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. He was a key figure of early modernism in the theatre and also wrote hundreds of short stories, while working in his profession as a medical doctor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslation by Constance C. Garnett, 1901\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShort stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Word Well Enterprises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50457232539922,"sku":"9781628344431","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2a85c6d6-47d2-427d-ae83-1e9d429fb03c.jpg?v=1729922802","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bet-and-other-stories-9781628344431","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}