A Woman's Kingdom and Other Short Stories, Classics To Go

Name: A Woman's Kingdom and Other Short Stories, Classics To Go
Author: Anton Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress.” This collection of ten of his best short stories include: A Transgression A Trifle From Life A Tripping Tongue A Trivial Incident A Troublesome Visitor A Woman's Kingdom A Work Of Art Aborigines About Love After The Theatre

Anton Chekhov

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860[note 2] – 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." (Wikipedia)