Longer Stories from the Last Decade

by Anton Chekhov

"The short stories of Chekhov are an inexhaustible treasure of humanity and wisdom," wrote Elizabeth Hardwick. "The whole of Russian life lies within them." Some six hundred tales bear Chekhov's name, not a few of which are the famous "long short stories" written during roughly the last decade of his brief life. This volume gives us eleven of these, in eminent translations by Constance Garnett and chosen by Shelby Foote. Perhaps the most autobiographical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679600639
• ISBN13: 9780679600633
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Modern Library
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.6" x 8.3"