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This volume contains thirtyfour of anton chekhov s short stories. James lasdun celebrates chekhov on the 150th anniversary of his. In his lifetime, chekhov 18601904, physician and writer, was accused of immorality because he wrote of the lives of little people with little problems rather than taking the god. Anton chekhov was a russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. Koteliansky and leonard woolf see the references section for print publication details of all of these. Letters of anton chekhov to his family and friends.
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