Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 1 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

A Russian author, playwright, and physician, Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) is widely considered one of the best short-story writers of all time. Having influenced such writers as Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, and James Joyce, Chekhovs stories are often noted for their stream-of-consciousness style and their vast number. Here, Blackstone has compiled forty-one of his delightful short stories, including: A Living Chattel Joy At the Barbers An Enigmatic Nature A Classical Student The Death of a Government Clerk The Trousseau A Daughter of Albion An Inquiry Fat and Thin A Tragic Actor The Bird Market A Slander The Swedish Match Choristers The Album Minds in Ferment A Chameleon In the Graveyard Oysters The Marshals Widow Small Fry In an Hotel Boots Nerves A Country Cottage Malingerers The Fish Gone Astray The Huntsman A Malefactor The Head of the Family A Dead Body The Cooks Wedding In a Strange Land Overdoing It Old Age Sorrow Oh! The Public! Mari dElle The Looking-Glass