Cossacks and Other Short Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

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 Cook's Wedding
• The Cossack
• The Darling
• The Death Of A Government Clerk
• The Dependents
• The Doctor
• The Duel
• The Examining Magistrate
• The First-class Passenger
• The Fish