The Canon
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Short stories · 1886–1903

Selected Stories

Anton Chekhov

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Short stories · 1886–1903 · Russian · Modern

Selected Stories

Anton Chekhov

'The Lady with the Dog', 'Gooseberries', 'Ward No. 6'.

Short storyRealismOrdinary lifeMissed chancesCompassion

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Chekhov ends where other writers begin: the epiphany is withheld, and the reader is left holding the ordinary.

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