A famous phrase of the writer, “Brevity is the sister of talent”, couldn't suit more to the stories written by Anton Chekhov himself. One correct phrase to emphasize the character, an appropriate word to explain the main idea along with precise usage of various accents creates a bright three-dimensional picture in just a few minutes. No one is as amused as Chekhov and no one is at the same time so sad as he is. The collection includes selected stories in which this famous classic, who entered the history of literature under the frivolous pseudonym Antosha Chekhonte, draws eternal characters that invariably amaze with their psychological nude.   This collection includes the following famous short stories:   A Pink Stocking   A Country Cottage A Daughter of Albion An Inquiry At a Summer Villa Fat and Thin Nerves Too Early A Lottery Ticket A Story Without an End About Love Difficult People The Doctor