Short stories of anton chekhov / edited, with an introduction by Robert N. Linscott.
Material type: TextSeries: Modern library of the world's best books [50]Publisher: New York, Modern Library, [1959]Description: x, 448 p. 19 cmSubject(s): Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English | Russian fiction | Short stories | Russia -- Social life and customs -- FictionDDC classification: 891.73 LOC classification: PG3456.A13 | L4 1959Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Originally published under title: The stories of Anton Chekhov.
A day in the country -- Old age -- Kashtanka -- Enemies -- On the way -- Vanka -- Cigale -- Grief -- An inadvertence -- The Black Monk -- The kiss -- In exile -- A work of art -- Dreams -- A woman's kingdom -- The doctor -- A trifling occurrence -- The hollow -- After the theatre -- The runaway -- Vierochka -- The steppe -- Rothschild's fiddle.
22 Chekhov tales reveal the fullest powers of his genius. His unfailing insight into the lives of ordinary people, his ability to dramatize the most commonplace situations and his gentle humor made him not only one of the greatest of short story writers but also one of the most beloved.
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