The Short Stories of Anton Chekov

by Edited By Robert N. Linscott anton Chekov

THE MODERN LIBRARY HARDBACK EDITION (Number 50) OF "THE SHORT STORIES OF ANTON CHEKOV". INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT LINSCOTT. 448 pages. Anton Chekhov was a master of the short story. The son of a former serf in southern Russia, he attended Moscow University to study medicine, writing short stories for periodicals in order to support his family. What began as a necessity became a legitimate career in 1886 when he was asked to write in St. Petersburg for the Novoye Vremya (New Times), owned by publishing magnate Alexey Suvorin. Chekhov began paying more attention to his writing, revising and developing his own principles and conceptions of truth, for a time coming under the influence of Leo Tolstoy. As a result of his widespread popularity, Chekhov amassed a vast collection of short stories displaying an early use of stream-of-consciousness writing, as well as his powerful ideas concerning the individual, the tedium of life, and the beauty of nature and humanity. Included in this collection are A DAY IN THE COUNTRY and ROTHSCHILD'S FIDDLE.

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Published January 1, 1959