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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... There's a Will, There's a Way A Report The Threat The Huntsman The Malefactor A Dead Body Sergeant Prishibeyev 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895.
... There's a Will, There's a Way A Report The Threat The Huntsman The Malefactor A Dead Body Sergeant Prishibeyev 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895.
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... There's the story,” he said. “Tomorrow shall I bring you a story called 'The Ash Tray'?” Korolenko had the curious feeling that vague images were already swarming over the ash tray, and already situations and adventures were beginning ...
... There's the story,” he said. “Tomorrow shall I bring you a story called 'The Ash Tray'?” Korolenko had the curious feeling that vague images were already swarming over the ash tray, and already situations and adventures were beginning ...
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... there was no dinner bell, for there was no supper—the cook had fled. Then, gaily and happily, Chekhov went on to describe all those pampered visitors as they confronted the awful fact that there would be no supper. He described their ...
... there was no dinner bell, for there was no supper—the cook had fled. Then, gaily and happily, Chekhov went on to describe all those pampered visitors as they confronted the awful fact that there would be no supper. He described their ...
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... There was a Greek colony in Taganrog, and for some reason he was sent to the local Greek school, where he learned Latin and ancient Greek, and modern Greek well enough to speak it, but he showed no particular brilliance in his studies.
... There was a Greek colony in Taganrog, and for some reason he was sent to the local Greek school, where he learned Latin and ancient Greek, and modern Greek well enough to speak it, but he showed no particular brilliance in his studies.
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... There won't be any counsel for the defense and there won't be any accused. The examining magistrate is so decrepit that he would hardly notice a sick bedbug, let alone a murderer.... Such is Chekhov's account in a letter which is ...
... There won't be any counsel for the defense and there won't be any accused. The examining magistrate is so decrepit that he would hardly notice a sick bedbug, let alone a murderer.... Such is Chekhov's account in a letter which is ...
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