THE HOUSE
WITH THE MEZZANINE
AND OTHER STORIES
BY
ANTON TCHEKOFF
translated from the russian by
S. S. KOTELIANSKY
and
GILBERT CANNAN
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S...
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