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The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 176 pages

The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories is a collection of short fiction by Anton Chekhov, part of his Tales. The title story observes a cook's wedding through the eyes of a young boy, Grisha, while other pieces sketch ordinary Russian lives with quiet humour and compassion. Chekhov's subtle character studies reward attentive listening.

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THE TALES OF CHEKHOV
Volume 12
THE COOK’S WEDDING AND OTHER STORIES
By Anton Tchekhov
Translated by Constance Garnett
CONTENTS

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Contents

  1. THE TALES OF CHEKHOV
  2. Volume 12
  3. THE COOK’S WEDDING AND OTHER STORIES
  4. THE COOK’S WEDDING
  5. SLEEPY
  6. CHILDREN
  7. THE RUNAWAY
  8. GRISHA
  9. OYSTERS
  10. HOME
  11. A CLASSICAL STUDENT
  12. VANKA
  13. AN INCIDENT
  14. A DAY IN THE COUNTRY
  15. BOYS
  16. SHROVE TUESDAY
  17. THE OLD HOUSE
  18. IN PASSION WEEK
  19. WHITEBROW
  20. KASHTANKA
  21. A CHAMELEON
  22. THE DEPENDENTS
  23. WHO WAS TO BLAME?
  24. THE BIRD MARKET
  25. AN ADVENTURE
  26. THE FISH
  27. ART
  28. THE SWEDISH MATCH
  29. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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