Literature
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The Teacher Of Literature by Anton Chekhov
THERE was the thud of horses’ hoofs on the wooden floor; they brought out of the stable the black horse,…
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The Trousseau by Anton Chekhov
I HAVE seen a great many houses in my time, little and big, new and old, built of stone and…
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The Two Volodyas by Anton Chekhov
LET me; I want to drive myself! I’ll sit by the driver!” Sofya Lvovna said in a loud voice. “Wait…
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The Wife by Anton Chekhov
II RECEIVED the following letter: “DEAR SIR, PAVEL ANDREITCH! “Not far from you — that is to say, in the…
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The Witch by Anton Chekhov
It was approaching nightfall. The sexton, Savly Gykin, was lying in his huge bed in the hut adjoining the church.…
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Three Years by Anton Chekhov
IIT was dark, and already lights had begun to gleam here and there in the houses, and a pale moon…
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Too Early! by Anton Chekhov
THE bells are ringing for service in the village of Shalmovo. The sun is already kissing the earth on the…
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Typhus by Anton Chekhov
A YOUNG lieutenant called Klimov was travelling from Petersburg to Moscow in a smoking carriage of the mail train. Opposite…
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Uprooted by Anton Chekhov
An Incident of My TravelsI WAS on my way back from evening service. The clock in the belfry of the…
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Vanka by Anton Chekhov
Vanka is one of Chekhov’s many stories with a child-family separation theme. When Anton was fifteen he was separated from…
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