The Witch and Other Stories [Hardcover]

Anton Chekhov (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1, 2003

Through the monotonous roar of the storm he caught a scarcely audible thin and jingling monotone like the shrill note of a gnat when it wants to settle on one's cheek and is angry at being prevented. "It's the post," muttered Savely, squatting on his heels. Two miles from the church ran the posting road. In windy weather, when the wind was blowing from the road to the church, the inmates of the hut caught the sound of bells. "Lord! fancy people wanting to drive about in such weather," sighed Raissa. "It's government work. You've to go whether you like or not." The murmur hung in the air and died away. "It has driven by," said Savely, getting into bed. But before he had time to cover himself up with the bedclothes he heard a distinct sound of the bell. The sexton looked anxiously at his wife, leapt out of bed and walked, waddling, to and fro by the stove. The bell went on ringing for a little, then died away again as though it had ceased. "I don't hear it," said the sexton, stopping and looking at his wife with his eyes screwed up. But at that moment the wind rapped on the window and with it floated a shrill jingling note. Savely turned pale, cleared his throat, and flopped about the floor with his bare feet again. "The postman is lost in the storm," he wheezed out glancing malignantly at his wife. "Do you hear? The postman has lost his way. . . ! I . . . I know! Do you suppose I . . . don't understand?" he muttered. "I know all about it, curse you!" "What do you know?" Raissa asked quietly, keeping her eyes fixed on the window.

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Text: English, Russian (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 268 pages
• Publisher: Wildside Press (August 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592245617
• ISBN-13: 978-1592245611
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent story collection, December 31, 2011

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Elliot Lord (Portugal) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Witch and other stories (Kindle Edition)

I'm a big Checkov fan and it's always wonderful to get more of his short stories. As there is no information about this given, there are 15 stories in this collection and they have been converted perfectly. I haven't found any errors yet. It's just a shame the contents page is not active.
If you don't know of Checkov, his stories are always full of interesting and sometimes eccentric characters. The stories are always entertaining and often leave you having to read between the lines to work out wht he wanted to relate.
As this is free, of course it's highly recommended, as is anything by Checkov.

15 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My book review, January 17, 2001

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This review is from: The Witch and Other Stories (Tales of Anton Chekhov, Vol 6) (Paperback)

This was a completely great book. I loved it so much. It was a wonderful tale of a man who thinks his wife is a witch. She actually is. It's comical. But then the comedy turns bad when you see how miserable they rae.

2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Book Review, June 26, 2011

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This review is from: The Witch and other stories (Kindle Edition)

Probably the single worst book I have ever read. It took weeks to read it because I would think I was just going to give up on it. I finally made myself finish thinking it would get better but it did not. Very depressing book.