The Steppe

Author: Anton Chekhov

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  • : $15.95 NZD
  • : 9780192836984
  • : 82003
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  • : 10 September 1998
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 15.95
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  • : Anton Chekhov
  • : Oxford World's Classics
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Barcode 9780192836984
9780192836984

Description

The title story tells of a spectacular thunderstorm, signifying the author's maturity as a writer of short stories. This selection shows that Chekhov never forgot his origins as the son of a failed provincial grocer, with characters like the downtrodden old constable in "On Official Business".

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Table of contents

The Steppe; An Awkward Business; The Beauties; The Cobbler and the Devil; The Bet; Thieves; Gusev; Peasant Woman; In Exile; Rothschild's Fiddle; The Student; The Head Gardener's Story; Patch; The Savage; In the Cart; New Villa; On Official Business; At Christmas; Fragment; The Story of a Commercial Venture; From a Retired Teacher's Notebook; A Fishy Affair