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:
The Album
The Beauties
The Beggar
The Bet
The Bird Market
The Bishop
The Black Monk
The Cattle-dealers
The Chemist's Wife
The Chorus Girl