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Letters of Anton Chekhov (Tchekhov) - Penn State University

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<strong>Letters</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Anton</strong> <strong>Chekhov</strong> to His Family and Friends with biographical sketchTO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.MOSCOW, February 5, 1888.… I am longing to read Korolenko’s story. He is my favourite <strong>of</strong>contemporary writers. His colours are rich and vivid, his style isirreproachable, though in places rather elaborate, his images arenoble. Leontyev* is good too. He is not so mature and picturesque,but he is warmer than Korolenko, more peaceful and feminine ….But, Allah kerim, why do they both specialize? The first will notpart with his convicts, and the second feeds his readers with nothingbut <strong>of</strong>ficers …. I understand specialization in art such as genre,landscape, history, but I cannot admit <strong>of</strong> such specialties as convicts,<strong>of</strong>ficers, priests …. This is not specialization but partiality. InPetersburg you do not care for Korolenko, and here in Moscow wedo not read Shtcheglov, but I fully believe in the future <strong>of</strong> both <strong>of</strong>them. Ah, if only we had decent critics!*I. L. Shtcheglov.72

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