Russian author, playwright, and physician Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) is widely considered one of the best short-story writers of all time, his works having influenced such writers as Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, and James Joyce. In this second collection, Blackstone has compiled fifty-five of his short stories, including: Art A Blunder Children Misery An Upheaval An Actor’s End The Requiem Anyuta Ivan Matveyitch The Witch A Story without an End A Joke Agafya A Nightmare Grisha Love Easter Eve Ladies Strong Impressions A Gentleman Friend A Happy Man The Privy Councillor A Day in the Country At a Summer Villa Panic Fears The Chemist’s Wife Not Wanted The Chorus Girl The Schoolmaster A Troublesome Visitor The Husband A Misfortune A Pink Stocking Martyrs The First-Class Passenger Talent The Dependents The Jeune Premier In the Dark A Trivial Incident A Tripping Tongue A Trifle from Life Difficult People In the Court A Peculiar Man Mire Dreams Hush! Excellent People An Incident The Orator A Work of Art Who Was to Blame? Vanka On the Road