Literature
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The Examining Magistrate by Anton Chekhov
DISTRICT doctor and an examining magistrate were driving one fine spring day to an inquest. The examining magistrate, a man…
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The First-class Passenger by Anton Chekhov
A FIRST-CLASS passenger who had just dined at the station and drunk a little too much lay down on the…
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The Fish by Anton Chekhov
What happens when two men attempt to catch an eelpout with their bare hands?A SUMMER morning. The air is still;…
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The Grasshopper by Anton Chekhov
IALL Olga Ivanovna’s friends and acquaintances were at her wedding. “Look at him; isn’t it true that there is something…
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The Head-gardener’s Story by Anton Chekhov
A SALE of flowers was taking place in Count N.’s greenhouses. The purchasers were few in number — a landowner…
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The Head Of The Family by Anton Chekhov
IT is, as a rule, after losing heavily at cards or after a drinking-bout when an attack of dyspepsia is…
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The Helpmate by Anton Chekhov
“I’VE asked you not to tidy my table,” said Nikolay Yevgrafitch. “There’s no finding anything when you’ve tidied up. Where’s…
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The Horse Stealers by Anton Chekhov
A HOSPITAL assistant, called Yergunov, an empty-headed fellow, known throughout the district as a great braggart and drunkard, was returning…
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The House with the Mezzanine by Anton Chekhov
(A PAINTER’S STORY) It happened nigh on seven years ago, when I was living in one of the districts of…
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The Huntsman by Anton Chekhov
A SULTRY, stifling midday. Not a cloudlet in the sky. . . . The sun-baked grass had a disconsolate, hopeless…
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