The fifth volume of Chekhov short stories completes the publication in
the World Classics series of his entire work as a mature fiction-writer.
Here are 22 stories, including "The Steppe," Chekhov's first short story
to be published in a serious Russian literary journal. All the texts are
taken from the highly-acclaimed translation by Ronald Hingley.
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