Easton Press books are bound in genuine premium leather and come with moire fabric endsheets and a permanent satin ribbon page marker.  The spines of these luxurious books are accented in 22-karat gold and are hubbed with traditional raised rings.  Each unique binding is decorated with a deeply inlaid design of 22-karat gold.  The page ends are gilded in 22-karat gold for beauty and protection against dust and humidity.  Easton Press Books are also printed on archival-quality acid-neutral paper that is Smyth-sewn for strength and durability.

ANTON CHEKHOV was a Russian short-story writer and playwright. His playwriting career produced four classics, while his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practiced as a doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife," he once said, "and literature is my mistress".

Chekhov renounced the theatre after the disastrous reception of The Seagull in 1896; but the play was revived to acclaim by Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Uncle Vanya and premiered Chekhov’s last two plays, Thrae Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. These four works present a special challenge to the acting ensemble as well as to audiences, because in place of conventional action Chekhov offers a "theatre of mood" and a "submerged life in the text". Not everyone appreciated that challenge: Leo Tolstoy reportedly told Chekhov, "You know, I cannot abide Shakespeare, but your plays are even worse".

Tolstoy did, however, admire Chekhov's short stories. Chekhov had at first written stories only for the money, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. His originality consists in an early use of the stream-of-consciousness technique, later employed by Virginia Woolf and other modernists, combined with a disavowal of the moral finality of traditional story structure. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.

NO Dust

NO dog ear'd pages

NO torn pages

NO damage to cover or spine

Non-Smoking environment!!!   

NEAR PERFECT as you can get!!!!!!!

These books are part of a collection we purchased from New England Estate Sale, and is is in FINE condition.  We have shipped them from New England, and they are in immaculate condition!  They have NEVER been read or opened!  They also come with the Silk Book Mark, and man, these are as good as it gets from Easton Press!!!

Excellent Addition to any Library!!

Excellent RARE piece for the Classic book lover in your life!!

International including Canada:  $30.00

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