Concentrating on the themes of the loss of ideals and the poverty of actual experience, this collection of Chekhov stories--taken fromThe Oxford Chekhov--includes "His Wife," "A Lady
with a Dog," "The Duel," "A Hard Case," "Gooseberries," "Concerning Love," "Peasants," "Angel," "Terror," "The Order of St. Anne," and the title story.
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