About “The Bet”
"The Bet" is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov. It follows a banker and a young lawyer who make a bet after discussing whether the death penalty is better than life in prison. The banker claims that the lawyer cannot endure fifteen years of voluntary solitary confinement. The lawyer accepts the challenge, and the bet begins. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Latest edition
- 2017 · ISBN 9781521965436
- ISBN
- 9798360024002
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BET - Anton Tchekhov - English and Spanish | 2022 | 9798360024002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bet | 2017 | 9781521965436 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Bet | 2017 | 9781521137147 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Bet | 2017 | 9781520641300 | Buy on Amazon | |
| Bet | 2015 | 9781443447959 | Buy on Amazon |
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Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.