A Terribly Strange Bed By Wilkie Collins
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A Terribly Strange Bed By Wilkie Collins

by Amadeus Astefanesei

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Meditation
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Not suitable for children! "A Terribly Strange Bed" is a short story by Wilkie Collins, first published in 1852 in Household Words, a magazine edited by Charles Dickens. The narrator (Faulkner) is staying in Paris, after finishing his college education, and is exploring the amusements there. As a change from respectable establishments, he visits a low gambling house, where a variety of unsavoury characters are playing Rouge e Noir.

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Meet your Teacher

Amadeus Astefanesei

Cluj - Napoca, Romania

Meet your Teacher

Amadeus Astefanesei

Cluj - Napoca, Romania