Letters of Anton Chekhov (Tchekhov) - Penn State University

Letters of Anton Chekhov (Tchekhov) - Penn State University Letters of Anton Chekhov (Tchekhov) - Penn State University

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Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends with biographical sketchNovember 11, 1888.I finished to-day the story* for the Garshin sbornik: it is such aload off my mind. In this story I have told my own opinion—whichis of no interest to anyone—of such rare men as Garshin. I have runto almost 2,000 lines. I speak at length about prostitution, but settlenothing. Why do they write nothing about prostitution in yourpaper? It is the most fearful evil, you know. Our Sobolev street is aregular slave-market.*“A Nervous Breakdown.”98

Anton ChekhovNovember 15, 1888.My “Party” has pleased the ladies. They sing my praises whereverI go. It really isn’t bad to be a doctor and to understand what one iswriting about. The ladies say the description of the confinement istrue. In the story for the Garshin sbornik I have described spiritualagony.99

<strong>Anton</strong> <strong>Chekhov</strong>November 15, 1888.My “Party” has pleased the ladies. They sing my praises whereverI go. It really isn’t bad to be a doctor and to understand what one iswriting about. The ladies say the description <strong>of</strong> the confinement istrue. In the story for the Garshin sbornik I have described spiritualagony.99

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