The Bet Audiobook by Anton Chekhov

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/47/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Bet Author: Anton Chekhov Narrator: Walter Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Length: 19 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-07 Publisher: Jimcin Recordings Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 94 votes Genres: Classics, European Literature Publisher's Summary: "The Bet" is one of Chekov's most anthologized stories. A rich banker makes a bet with a poor artist that he cannot voluntarily stay imprisoned for a long period of time. The result of the bet is quite different than either man could have supposed. © and (P)1979 Jimcin Recordings Editorial Reviews: Anton Chekhov begins his classic 1889 tale "The Bet" with the recollection of an argument that took place 15 years earlier at a party of the self-ordained intelligentsia. The argument - so familiar to our own time - was about the moral legitimacy of capital punishment. While most of the party agreed that capital punishment was inhumane, a middle-aged banker held that it was far more humane than life imprisonment. When a young lawyer disagreed, the bet was on: If the lawyer will spend 15 years in solitary confinement, the banker will give him a large sum of money. Fifteen years on, who will win? As performed by the popular Walter Zimmerman, The Bet is a hilarious look at principle, moral value, and the tyranny of caprice.