| Description |
217 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents |
He quarrelled with his wife -- Notes from the memoirs of a man of ideals -- Dreadful night -- From the diary of an assistant book-keeper -- Incident at law -- Daughter of Albion -- Foiled! -- Woman without prejudices -- Complaints book -- Swedish match -- Rapture -- Vint -- On the telephone -- Romance with double-bass -- Death of a civil servant -- Overdoing it -- Surgery -- In the dark -- Kashtanka -- Grisha -- Fat and thin -- Objet d'art -- Horsy name -- At the bath-house -- Chameleon -- Revenge -- Orator -- Exclamation mark -- Notes from the journal of a quick-tempered man -- Man of ideas -- Siren -- Burbot -- Civil service exam -- Boys -- Drama -- Malefactor -- No comment -- Sergeant Prishibeyev -- Encased -- Darling. |
| Summary |
Forty humorous stories by a 19th century Russian writer. They range from The exclamation mark, on a civil servant obsessed with exclamation marks, to He quarreled with his wife, on a husband who mistakes his dog for his wife. |
| Subject |
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English
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| Added Author |
Pitcher, Harvey J.
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| ISBN |
1566632420 (paper : alk. paper) |
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1566632412 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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