Bibliograph

The wife and other stories, Webster's Russian thesaurus ed. for ESL, EFL, ELP, TOEFL, TOEIC and AP test preparation

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The wife and other stories, Webster's Russian thesaurus ed. for ESL, EFL, ELP, TOEFL, TOEIC and AP test preparation

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The wife and other stories

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

Webster's Russian thesaurus ed. for ESL, EFL, ELP, TOEFL, TOEIC and AP test preparation

Summary

Translated by Constance Garnett, this collection by Anton Chekhov consists of nine stories: The Wife, Difficult People, The Grasshopper, A Dreary Story, The Privy Councillor, The Man in a Case, Gooseberries, About Love and The Lottery Ticket. In one, a dying man-much esteemed, much feted-dwells on his life and tries to make sense of both the past and whatever future is left to him. In another, a beautiful and vivacious woman marries a quiet, sedate man with whom she is happy for a while, until a more exciting love comes her way. In another, the chance of winning 75,000 roubles in a lottery sends a man and his wife into a realm of daydreams which swiftly turn unpleasant. (Goodreads)

Target audience

adult

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