"Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a gathering of stories that peers into the heart of Russian life during the late 1800s; it's a journey through love, heartbreak, and tangled connections as people wrestle with life's hurdles, with "The Horse-Stealers" leading the charge by throwing us into Yergunov’s snowy predicament. After taking a doctor's horse, Yergunov gets lost, then stumbles into a shady bar filled with questionable characters, including a horse thief named Kalashnikov, Yergunov's journey tests his sense of right and wrong in a dark and dangerous world, touching on themes of pride, disgrace, and longing,. This opening story pulls us into a world where choices are never easy, and human nature is always on display.
Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov
By Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Amidst a snowstorm, a borrowed horse leads a man into a tavern of thieves, where his morality is put to the test.
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About the AuthorAnton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress."
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress."
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