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The Lottery Ticket
Chekhov, AntonSaga EgmontAnd here comes the winning ticket! The numbers are... When Ivan Dmitritch reads the newspapes, he sees that the winning numbers from the lottery are very much the same as his wife’...
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2000 Final Quotations
Austen, Jane; Shakespeare, William; Frank, Anne; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von; Proust, Marcel; Chekhov, Anton; Aurelius, Marcus; Kant, Immanuel; Einstein, Albert; Gandhi, Mahatma; Nietzsche, Friedrich; ZSaga Egmont‘2000 Final Quotations’ is an insightful and humorous collection of quotes from some of the world’s greatest thinkers, writers, artists, and statesmen. It contains contributions f...
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Easter Eve
Chekhov, AntonSaga EgmontA sombre, grieving monk, ferries a man across the river to visit his local church for the Easter holiday festivities. As they journey towards the celebrations and excitement on the...
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Love
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont‘Love’ begins with the narrator writing a long, poetic and lovelorn letter to the object of his affections, Sasha. It has to be absolutely perfect. However, her reply isn’t exactly...
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300 Quotes from Russian Writers
Tolstoy, Leo; Chekhov, Anton; Dostoevsky, FyodorSaga Egmont‘300 Quotes from Russian Writers’ is a carefully crafted collection of inspiration, wit, and wisdom from some of the greatest ever Russian writers, including Fyodor Dostoievsky, Lé...
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100 Quotes by Anton Tchekhov
Chekhov, AntonSaga EgmontPeppered with pithy and wry observations, ‘100 Quotes by Anton Chekhov’ offers an insight into one of the greatest literary minds of the 20th Century. Covering a variety of topics,...
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Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life
Chekhov, AntonSaga EgmontWhen Professor Serebrakoff and his younger wife, Helena, return to his rural estate, they find themselves less than welcome. Despite the smiles and formality, there is tension in t...
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A Nightmare
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont'A Nightmare' is a short story by Anton Chekhov about two men, one a penniless priest and the other a wealthy aristocrat. The now desperate priest is too proud to ask for assistanc...
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Happiness
Chekhov, AntonSaga EgmontIn Anton Chekhov's short story 'Happiness' from 1887, a horseman approaches two shepherds just before dawn on a summer's night. He tells them the story of a wicked old man without...
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A Mystery
Chekhov, AntonSaga EgmontThe narrative focuses on the extraordinary predicament of the Civil Councillor Navagin. For the past thirteen years he has striven in vain to uncover the undisclosed identity of a...
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Terror
Chekhov, AntonSaga EgmontWhat are you most afraid of? Spiders, ghosts or perhaps the Slender Man? But have you ever been afraid of life itself? 'Terror' tells the story of just that: a man who is afraid of...
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At Christmas Time
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont‘At Christmas Time’ is a masterful short story written late in Chekhov’s career that is divided into two parts. The first half follows an illiterate peasant family hiring an ex-sol...
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Neighbours
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont‘Neighbours’ is a short drama by Chekhov about Zina, a young woman who leaves her home for a married man. This scandalous behaviour plagues the mind of Zina’s brother, Pyotr, who b...
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Gone Astray
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont‘Gone Astray’ is one of Chekhov’s earlier comedic short stories that is a light-hearted romp about two drunken lawyers trying to find their way home at night. Chekhov’s masterful u...
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Beauties
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont‘Beauties’ is a short story by Chekhov that tells the tale of a young schoolboy travelling through the countryside with his grandfather on a sweltering summer day. The boy is unint...
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Anyuta
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont‘Anyuta’ is a short story that portrays the key aspects of Chekhov’s writings: dry humour, disillusionment, and a realistic depiction of social issues. The story revolves around An...
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The Schoolmistress
Chekhov, AntonSaga EgmontFollows Maria’s tumultuous journey home after receiving her salary from the school board. 'The Schoolmistress' features Chekhov’s much-celebrated realist prose as he illustrates th...
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In the Dark
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont‘In the Dark’ is a darkly humorous short story by Anton Chekhov about a couple awoken during the night by a sneezing fit. This absurdist scene quickly becomes terrifying as the wif...
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In the Graveyard
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont‘In the Graveyard’ is a tale that is at once both hopeful and hopeless in which Anton Chekhov explores the tragedies of life with a comic touch. The short story opens with friends...
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Typhus
Chekhov, AntonSaga Egmont‘Typhus’ is a deeply personal short story by Chekhov, about a young man, Klimov, returning home on a train while suffering from a terrible illness. The tale begins with Chekhov’s c...