The Wife, and Other Stories
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov · English
Nine stories by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) in English translation, among them The Wife, A Dreary Story, The Man in a Case,…
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Nine stories by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) in English translation, among them The Wife, A Dreary Story, The Man in a Case, Gooseberries, About Love and The Lottery Ticket. The full English text.
The Wife, and Other Stories
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov · English
Nine stories by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) in English translation, among them The Wife, A Dreary Story, The Man in a Case,…
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THE WIFE I I RECEIVED the following letter: “DEAR SIR, PAVEL ANDREITCH! “Not far from you—that is to say, in the village of Pestrovo—very distressing incidents are taking place, concerning which I feel it my duty to write to you. All the peasants of that village sold their cottages and all their belongings, and set off for the province of Tomsk, but did not succeed in getting there, and have come back. Here,
Pagera Editor's Note
Nine stories by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) in English translation, among them The Wife, A Dreary Story, The Man in a Case, Gooseberries, About Love and The Lottery Ticket. The full English text.
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