The Russian Master and Other Stories

Concentrating on the themes of the loss of ideals and the poverty of actual experience, this collection of Chekhov stories—taken from The Oxford Chekhov—includes "His Wife," "A Lady with a Dog," "The Duel," "A Hard Case," "Gooseberries," "Concerning Love," "Peasants," "Angel," "Terror," "The Order of St. Anne," and the title story.