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2. The Bet (short story) - Wikipedia

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   The Bet "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 ...

3. Anton Chekhov bibliography - Wikipedia

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   Portrait of Chekhov by Isaak Levitan, 1886. Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. He wrote hundreds of short stories, one novel, and seven full-length plays.

4. The Bet - Wikipedia

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   The Bet may refer to: The Bet (short story), an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov; The Bet, a Polish film; The Bet, a short film directed by Ted Demme; The Bet (French: Le Pari), a French film; The Bet, an Australian film directed by Mark Lee; The Bet, an American comedy film

5. The Duel (Chekhov novella) - Wikipedia

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   Chekhov started writing the novella in January 1891. [1] According to Mikhail Chekhov, while working upon it Chekhov regularly met with the zoologist and writer Vladimir Wagner. The two had lengthy discussions, one of which was on the subject of the then-popular concept of "the right of the strong one", which formed the basis of the philosophy ...

6. Betrothed (short story) - Wikipedia

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   Chekhov came up with the story's title apparently some time before he started writing it. On 20 October 1902, answering the 8 October 1902 Viktor Mirolyubov's telegram, in which the journal's editor asked what exactly could he promise his subscribers, Chekhov wrote: "If what you want from me is the story's title, let it be The Fiancée, although later it might be changed."

7. The Silence (The Twilight Zone) - Wikipedia

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   The plot of this episode was based in part on the short story "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov. [1] It's "the story of possibly the strangest bet ever to occur in the annals of chance." [2] It originally aired on April 28, 1961 on CBS. It is one of the few Twilight Zone episodes to feature no supernatural or sci-fi elements. [citation needed]

8. 125 Funny Punishments for Lost Bet Games To Raise the Stakes

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   94. Perform a dramatic reading of a children's book. 95. Create a satirical online dating profile. 96. Act like a game show host for the day and quiz people. 97. Speak in a whispered tone for the ...

9. The Story of an Unknown Man - Wikipedia

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   The Story of an Unknown Man (Russian: Рассказ неизвестного человека, romanized: Rasskaz neizvestnovo cheloveka), translated also as The Story of a Nobody and An Anonymous Story, is an 1893 novella by Anton Chekhov first published by Russkaya Mysl, in Nos. 2 and 3 (February and March) 1893 issues.