# Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler by Norbert Jacques.

- [Translator's Note](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/translator-s-note.md): The translator explains the difficulty of rendering the German title 'Staatsanwalt' into English, describing Wenk's unique role as a high-status legal official who personally investigates cases in disguise. The note also
- [Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/dr-mabuse-the-gambler.md): The chapter introduces Dr. Mabuse as a master of disguise and psychological manipulation, who uses his skills to control others and win at gambling. He is shown in various guises, including as a wealthy gentleman and a h
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/i.md): Young Hull, heir to a fortune, loses heavily at vingt-et-un to a mysterious stranger named Balling. Despite holding a winning hand of twenty-one, Hull inexplicably declares himself the loser and incurs a debt of thirty t
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/ii.md): Wenk, now a special police official, investigates the post-war gambling epidemic in Germany. He recruits Karstens and learns of Hull's mysterious gambling loss. Wenk visits Hull, who reluctantly agrees to introduce him t
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/iii.md): Wenk becomes deeply engrossed in a high-stakes game against a mysterious sandy-bearded banker, losing himself in the play. He later reflects on his lack of self-discipline and resolves to adopt disguises and cunning tact

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- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/x.md)
- [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_se/chapters/xxi.md)

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