At A Country House and Other Short Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: ''Medicine is my lawful wife'', he once said, ''and literature is my mistress.” This collection of ten of his best short stories include: At A Country House At A Summer Villa At Home At The Barber''s At Christmas Time Art Ariadne Anyuta Anna on the Neck An Upheaval