The essential tales of Chekhov / edited and with an introduction by Richard Ford ; translated by Constance Garnett.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Short stories. Selections. English
Main Author: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904
Other Authors: Ford, Richard, 1944-
Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Russian
Published: London : Granta Books, 1999.
Subjects:
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, > 1860-1904 > Translations into English.
Short stories.
Genre:
Translations into English.
Physical Description:xx, 362 pages ; 20 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Why we like Chekhov / Richard Ford
  • A blunder
  • A misfortune
  • A trifle from life
  • Difficult people
  • Hush!
  • Champagne
  • Enemies
  • The kiss
  • Kashtanka
  • The grasshopper
  • Neighbours
  • Ward No. 6
  • An anonymous story
  • Peasants
  • Gooseberries
  • About love
  • The darling
  • The new villa
  • On official duty
  • The lady with the dog.