The Black Monk, and Other Stories
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About This Book
With amazing insight, Anton Chekhov wrote of the lives of the Russian common man as well as the landowner. He established the style of the modern short story and influenced many great writers, including George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Katherine Mansfield, and Virginia Woolf. This short story collection includes "The Black Monk," a tale of a man who blissfully chats with the vision of a wise, mysterious monk, "The Kiss," "The Helpmate," and "Expensive Lessons." This work is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you a...
Chapters (43)(click to expand)
- THE BLACK MONK
- AND OTHER STORIES
- ANTON TCHEKHOFF
- Translated from the Russian by R. E. C. Long
- PREFACE
- THE BLACK MONK
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- ON THE WAY
- A FAMILY COUNCIL
- AT HOME
- IN EXILE
- ROTHSCHILD'S FIDDLE
- A FATHER
- TWO TRAGEDIES
- SLEEPYHEAD
- AT THE MANOR
- AN EVENT
- WARD No. 6
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- VIII
- IX
- X
- XI
- XII
- XIII
- XIV
- XV
- XVI
- XVII
- XVIII
- XIX
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