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The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories, Classics To Go

There's something so charming about Chekhov's short stories. sometimes the observations seem so commonplace, it's not obvious why they are so pleasing. Even though they are set in places that are far-off in time and space, the scenes are so immediate, and the humanity is so poignant, that you have to marvel at the storyteller's skill. (Amazon)

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

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