Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful ... more »

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Tsars and slaves, the intelligent and the obtuse, publicans and pharisees all have an identical legal and moral right to honor the memory of the deceased as they see fit, without regard for anyone els...
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian author, playwright. Letter, March 30, 1888, to K.S. Barantsevich. Complete Works and Letters in Thirty Vo...
''Thought and beauty, like a hurricane or waves, should not know conventional, delimited forms.''
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian author, playwright. Narrator in The Letter, Works, vol. 7, p. 511, "Nauka" (1976).
''It always seems to the brothers and the father that their brother or son didn't marry the right person.''
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian author, playwright. Complete Works and Letters in Thirty Volumes, Works, Notebook I, vol. 17, p. 10, "Nau...
''It's even pleasant to be sick when you know that there are people who await your recovery as they might await a holiday.''
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian author, playwright. Narrator in The Story of an Unknown Man, Works, vol. 8, p. 198, "Nauka" (1976).

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