Chekhov's Complete Novels (9)

Author: Russian
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: This volume includes seventeen short stories by Chekhov written from 1882 to 1885. "The Student" portrays the beautiful heart of the protagonist through his experience of visiting an elderly widow's house on Holy Week to tell her biblical stories after studying at the theological seminary. "Anna on the Neck" depicts a young official who, after his marriage, gains a second-class Order of St. Anna medal through his wife's flattery to a superior, satirizing the protagonist's obsession with climbing the social ladder.