About this title: In the final years of his life, Chekhov had reached the height of his powers as a dramatist, and also produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces. The poignant 'The Lady with the Little Dog' and 'About Love' examine the nature of love outside of marriage - its romantic idealism and the fear of disillusionment. And in stories such as 'Peasants', 'The House with the Mezzanine' and 'My Life' Chekhov paints a vivid picture of the conditions of the poor and of their powerlessness in the face of exploitation and hardship. With the works collected here, Chekhov moved away from the ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780140447873ISBN:0140447873
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Date Published: 2002-11-01
ISBN-13:9780140447873ISBN:0140447873
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780140447873ISBN:0140447873
Description: New. During the last ten years of his life, Anton Chekhov penned his great plays, spent time treating the sick, and wrote a small number of stories that are considered his masterpieces. The eleven stories collected here-"The Lady with the Little Dog, " "Th... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780140447873ISBN:0140447873
Description: New. The stories collected here, written during the final decade of Chekhov's life, reveal a writer who, in response to the techniques of Symbolism and Impressionism, was moving beyond 19th-century realism to become an influential innovator of the modern s... read more
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