LEO TOLSTOY
COLLECTED
SHORTER
FICTION
(in two volumes)
Written over a period of more than half a century, these stories reflect every aspect of Tolstoy’s art and personality. They cover his experiences as a soldier in the Caucasus, his married...
Introduction and translated by Robert Payne
1880 The Little Apples
1881 St. Peter’s Day
1882 Green Scythe
1883 Joy
The Ninny
The Highest Heights
Death of a Government...
Selected early short stories 1887
201 Stories by Anton Chekhov
About Anton Chekhov: One of Russia's greatest writers, Chekhov began his career writing jokes and anecdotes for popular magazines to support himself while he studied to become a doctor....