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Selected Stories is a compilation of some of the finest short stories written by Anton Chekhov. Summary of the Book The book contains an introduction and notes by Joe Andrew, Professor of Russian Literature at the Keele University. The collection has some of his best literary works and as well as stories written by him in his early days. Anton Chekhov constructs stories where a lot of action and drama is implied rather than describing everything literally, he leaves a lot to the reader’s imagination. The book boasts of stories like The night before Easter, At home, Champagne, The malefactor, Murder will out, only to name a few. About Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramaturge and author. He is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. Chekhov was a practicing doctor throughout most of his literary career. He has written several short stories and plays like The Chameleon, Small Fry, Oysters, The Huntsman, A Malefactor, only to name a very few.