The Queen of Spades (Penguin Little Black Classics)

'Hermann waited for the appointed hour like a tiger trembling for its prey.' One of Pushkin's most popular and chilling stories, 'The Queen of Spades' tells of a young man who develops a dangerous obsession in pursuit of the wealth he craves. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

• Lot No. 249 (Penguin Little Black Classics)
• The World Is Full of Foolish Men (Penguin Little Black Classics)
• Waterloo (Penguin Little Black Classics)
• Why I Am So Clever (Penguin Little Black Classics)
• Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast (Penguin Little Black Classics)
• Anecdotes of the Cynics (Penguin Little Black Classics)
• Nonsense (Penguin Little Black Classics)
• Trivia: Or, the Art of Walking the Streets of London (Penguin Little Black Classics)
• The Sea Raiders (Penguin Little Black Classics)
• A Terrible Beauty Is Born (Penguin Little Black Classics)