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Anton Chekhov, who is often credited with inventing the modern short story, wrote many volumes worth of stories during his lifetime. Considered by many as one of the greatest short story writers of all time, Chekhov's extraordinary storytelling gift is exemplified in this... Read Full Overview

&&LIWard No. 6 and Other Stories&&L/I, by &&LSTRONGAnton Chekhov&&L/B, is part of the &&LIBarnes & Noble Classics&&L/I&&LI &&L/Iseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and... Read Full Overview

V knigu voshli povesti A.P.Chehova (1860-1904) Step', Palata nomer 6, Dujel', Skuchnaja istorija i dr. Motivy toski sushhestvovanija i gnetushhej dejstvitel'nosti, chasto i pronzitel'no zvuchashhie v povestjah Chehova, ottenjajut ostrotu i slozhnost' perezhivanij ih geroev. Tonkij... Read Full Overview

Ward Six and Other Stories is a broad sample of Chekhov's narrative genius. The work has been viewed as a symbol for the bureaucratic quagmire of czarist and Stalinist Russia. It is also a universal comment on the person versus the state. Ward Six is a hauntingly symbolic depiction... Read Full Overview

Ward Six and Other Stories is a broad sample of Chekhov's narrative genius. The work has been viewed as a symbol for the bureaucratic quagmire of czarist and Stalinist Russia. It is also a universal comment on the person versus the state. Ward Six is a hauntingly symbolic depiction... Read Full Overview

V knigu voshli povesti A.P.Chehova (1860-1904) "Step'," "Palata nomer 6," "Dujel'," "Skuchnaja istorija" i dr. Motivy toski sushhestvovanija i gnetushhej dejstvitel'nosti, chasto i pronzitel'no zvuchashhie v povestjah Chehova, ottenjajut ostrotu i slozhnost' perezhivanij ih geroev... Read Full Overview

Taken from The Oxford Chekhov , the stories in this collection include "The Butterfly," "Ariadne," "A Dreary Story," "Neighbours," "An Anonymous Story," and "Doctor Startsev," as well as the title story.

V knigu voshli povesti A.P.Chehova (1860-1904) Step', Palata nomer 6, Dujel', Skuchnaja istorija i dr. Motivy toski sushhestvovanija i gnetushhej dejstvitel'nosti, chasto i pronzitel'no zvuchashhie v povestjah Chehova, ottenjajut ostrotu i slozhnost' perezhivanij ih geroev. Tonkij... Read Full Overview

Ward Six and Other Stories is a broad sample of Chekhov's narrative genius. The work has been viewed as a symbol for the bureaucratic quagmire of czarist and Stalinist Russia. It is also a universal comment on the person versus the state. Ward Six is a hauntingly symbolic depiction... Read Full Overview

Ward Six and Other Stories is a broad sample of Chekhov's narrative genius. The work has been viewed as a symbol for the bureaucratic quagmire of czarist and Stalinist Russia. It is also a universal comment on the person versus the state. Ward Six is a hauntingly symbolic depiction... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview

La salle 6 est le pavillon des fous. Il y a l cinq hommes. Mo sse ka, le plus ancien, inoffensif, est le seul qui a l'autorisation de sortir en ville. Gromov, qui a eu beaucoup de malheur dans sa jeunesse, de sant fragile, avait trouv une place d'huissier, mais en proie ... Read Full Overview

Ward Six and Other Stories is a broad sample of Chekhov's narrative genius. The work has been viewed as a symbol for the bureaucratic quagmire of czarist and Stalinist Russia. It is also a universal comment on the person versus the state. Ward Six is a hauntingly symbolic depiction... Read Full Overview

Taken from The Oxford Chekhov , the stories in this collection include "The Butterfly," "Ariadne," "A Dreary Story," "Neighbours," "An Anonymous Story," and "Doctor Startsev," as well as the title story.

The six stories- Ward Six, The Duel, A Dull Story, My Life, The Name Day Party, and In the Ravine -here presented in memorable translations-represent Chekhov's narrative genius at the full range and power of its maturity. As masterfully constructed as his earlier stories, but... Read Full Overview

I Dans la cour de l'h pital, perdue dans une v ritable for t de bardanes, d'orties et de chanvre sauvage, s' l ve une petite annexe. Le toit en est rouill , la chemin e demi croul e, l'herbe pousse sur les degr s pourris de l'entr e, et des cr pissages il ne reste que des... Read Full Overview