Forty StoriesIf any writer can be said to have invented the modern short story, it is Anton Chekhov. It is not just that Chekhov democratized this art form; more than that, he changed the thrust of short fiction from relating to revealing. And what marvelous and unbearable things are revealed in these Forty Stories. The abashed happiness of a woman in the presence of the husband who abandoned her years before. The obsequious terror of the official who accidentally sneezes on a general. The poignant astonishment of an aging Don Juan overtaken by love. Spanning the entirety of Chekhov's career and including such masterpieces as "Surgery," "The Huntsman," "Anyuta," "Sleepyhead," "The Lady With the Pet Dog," and "The Bishop," this collection manages to be amusing, dazzling, and supremely moving—often within a single page. |
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... someone called the cooks “carrion,” and the names of Satan and his angels were overheard.... In five minutes the carriages were loaded with furs, rugs, gun cases, and sacks full of food. “It's all ready, sir!” Avvakum St Peter's.
... someone called the cooks “carrion,” and the names of Satan and his angels were overheard.... In five minutes the carriages were loaded with furs, rugs, gun cases, and sacks full of food. “It's all ready, sir!” Avvakum St Peter's.
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... Avvakum thundered. “Well, thank you. Ready, eh?” Yegor Yegorich squeaked in his thin, syrupy voice, while a mob gathered on the house steps. The first to jump into the carriage was the young doctor, followed by old Kuzma Bolva, a small ...
... Avvakum thundered. “Well, thank you. Ready, eh?” Yegor Yegorich squeaked in his thin, syrupy voice, while a mob gathered on the house steps. The first to jump into the carriage was the young doctor, followed by old Kuzma Bolva, a small ...
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... Avvakum!” The first carriage swayed, lurched, and drove on. The second, which contained the most ardent hunters, swayed, lurched, gave an awful scream, swerved slightly to one side, and then overtook the first and drove to the gate. The ...
... Avvakum!” The first carriage swayed, lurched, and drove on. The second, which contained the most ardent hunters, swayed, lurched, gave an awful scream, swerved slightly to one side, and then overtook the first and drove to the gate. The ...
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... Avvakum in the back with his fist. “Devil take you all! God knows what it is all about! Come on! Let's go!” Avvakum lashed out at the horses and the troika drove on. In the second carriage Captain Kardamonov, a writer, took the two dogs ...
... Avvakum in the back with his fist. “Devil take you all! God knows what it is all about! Come on! Let's go!” Avvakum lashed out at the horses and the troika drove on. In the second carriage Captain Kardamonov, a writer, took the two dogs ...
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... Avvakum and Firs spread out two rugs, and round these were arranged the bottles and sacks full of food. Yegor Yegorich sliced the sausages, cheese, and sturgeon, while Nekrichikhvostov opened the bottles and Mange cut the bread. The ...
... Avvakum and Firs spread out two rugs, and round these were arranged the bottles and sacks full of food. Yegor Yegorich sliced the sausages, cheese, and sturgeon, while Nekrichikhvostov opened the bottles and Mange cut the bread. The ...
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