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    The Bet: Classic Tales Edition
    The Bet: Classic Tales Edition
    The Bet: Classic Tales Edition
    Audiobook20 minutes

    The Bet: Classic Tales Edition

    Written by Anton Chekhov

    Narrated by B. J. Harrison

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    Many say that capital punishment is inhumane. But is it, in fact, more humane to take away life in one swift stroke, rather than condemn an individual to a lifetime in captivity?

    Two men place wagers, each backing a different side of the argument. After 15 years, this clumsy bet irrevocably changes their lives forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherB.J. Harrison
    Release dateOct 30, 2011
    ISBN9781950524228
    The Bet: Classic Tales Edition
    Author

    Anton Chekhov

    Anton Chekhov was born in 1860 in Southern Russia and moved to Moscow to study medicine. Whilst at university he sold short stories and sketches to magazines to raise money to support his family. His success and acclaim grew as both a writer of fiction and of plays whilst he continued to practice medicine. Ill health forced him to move from his country estate near Moscow to Yalta where he wrote some of his most famous work, and it was there that he married actress Olga Knipper. He died from tuberculosis in 1904.

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