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The Witch and other Stories - A Collection of Short Stories - cover

The Witch and other Stories - A Collection of Short Stories

Anton Chekhov

Publisher: Diamond Book Publishing

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Anton Checkhov's The Witch and other stories is one of his many collection of short stories. Included in this book are fifteen of Chekhov's; The Witch, Peasant Wives, The Post, The New Villa, Dreams, The Pipe, Agafya, At Christmas Time, Gusev, The Student, In the Ravine, The Huntsman, Happiness, A Malefactor, Peasants. Through the monotonous roar of the storm he caught a scarcely audible thin and jingling monotone like the shrill note of a gnat when it wants to settle on one's cheek and is angry at being prevented.
Available since: 07/27/2020.

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