The Letters of Anton Chekhov

Description

From the book:In 1841 a serf belonging to a Russian nobleman purchased his freedom and the freedom of his family for 3,500 roubles, being at the rate of 700 roubles a soul, with one daughter, Alexandra, thrown in for nothing. The grandson of this serf was Anton Chekhov, the author; the son of the nobleman was Tchertkov, the Tolstoyan and friend of Tolstoy. There is in this nothing striking to a Russian, but to the English student it is sufficiently significant for several reasons. It illustrates how recent a growth was the educated middle-class in pre-revolutionary Russia, and it shows, what is perhaps more significant, the homogeneity of the Russian people, and their capacity for completely changing their whole way of life.

First Sentence

I got your letter when I was fearfully bored and was sitting at the gate yawning, and so you can judge how welcome that immense letter was.

Subjects

Other Editions

• The Letters of Anton ChekhovPaperback1st World Library2004-01-01
• Letters of Anton Chekhov to his family and friendsMacmillan1920-01-01
• Letters Of Anton ChekhovPaperbackKessinger Publishing2004-06-30
• Letters of Anton Tchehov to his family and friendsProject Gutenberg2004-09-01
• The Letters of Anton ChekhovHardcover1st World Library2005-07-30
• The Letters of Anton ChekhoveBook1st World Library2006-01-01