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Letters of Anton Chekhov (Tchekhov) - Penn State University

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<strong>Anton</strong> <strong>Chekhov</strong>MELIHOVO, November 21, 1895.Well, I have finished with the play. I began it forte and ended itpianissimo—contrary to all the rules <strong>of</strong> dramatic art. It has turnedinto a novel. I am rather dissatisfied than satisfied with it, and readingover my new-born play, I am more convinced than ever that Iam not a dramatist. The acts are very short. There are four <strong>of</strong> them.Though it is so far only the skeleton <strong>of</strong> a play, a plan which will bealtered a million times before the coming season, I have orderedtwo copies to be typed and will send you one, only don’t let anyoneread it ….337

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