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... stories in 1888. Besides " Steppe , Chekhov also wrote several profoundly tragic studies at this time , the most notable of which was " A Dreary Story " ( 1889 ) , a penetrating study into the mind of an elderly and dy- ing professor of ...
... stories in 1888. Besides " Steppe , Chekhov also wrote several profoundly tragic studies at this time , the most notable of which was " A Dreary Story " ( 1889 ) , a penetrating study into the mind of an elderly and dy- ing professor of ...
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... story " Youth , " a remarkable tale of a young officer's first command . He returned to London by passenger steamer , and in September 1883 he shipped as mate on the Riversdale , leaving her at Madras to join the Narcissus at Bombay ...
... story " Youth , " a remarkable tale of a young officer's first command . He returned to London by passenger steamer , and in September 1883 he shipped as mate on the Riversdale , leaving her at Madras to join the Narcissus at Bombay ...
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... stories , Gwiazda zaranna ( 1955 ; " The Morning Star " ) , which contained the much - anthologized story " Na wsi wesele " ( " A Village Wedding " ) , was published in English as A Village Wedding , and Other Stories in 1957 . During ...
... stories , Gwiazda zaranna ( 1955 ; " The Morning Star " ) , which contained the much - anthologized story " Na wsi wesele " ( " A Village Wedding " ) , was published in English as A Village Wedding , and Other Stories in 1957 . During ...
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