The Complete Short Novels

(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Aanton Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, also wrote five works long enough to be called short novels–here brought together in one volume for the first time, in a masterly new translation by the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. The Steppe–the most lyrical of the five–is an account of a nine-year-old boy’s frightening journey by wagon train across the steppe of southern Russia. The Duel sets two decadent figures–a fanatical rationalist and a man of literary sensibility–on a collision course that ends in a series of surprising reversals. In The Story of an Unknown Man, a political radical spying on an important official by serving as valet to his son gradually discovers that his own terminal illness has changed his long-held priorities in startling ways. Three Years recounts a complex series of ironies in the personal life of a rich but passive Moscow merchant. In My Life, a man renounces wealth and social position for a life of manual labor. The resulting conflict between the moral simplicity of his ideals and the complex realities of human nature culminates in a brief apocalyptic vision that is unique in Chekhov’s work.

A new translation of the nineteenth-century Russian master's short classics includes The Steppe, The Duel, The Story of an Unknown Man, Three Years, and My Life. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.

These fifty-eight stories make up the most thorough collection of Thomas Wolfe's short fiction to date, spanning the breadth of the author's career, from the uninhibited young writer who penned "The Train and the City" to his mature, sobering account of a terrible lynching in "The Child by Tiger". Thirty-five of these stories have never before been collected. Lightning Print On Demand Title

The complete stories of a 20th century master of fiction Affairs, obsessions, ardors, fantasy, myth, legends, dreams, fear, pity, and violence—this magnificent collection of stories illuminates all corners of the human experience. Including four previously uncollected stories, this new complete edition reveals Graham Greene in a range of contrasting moods, sometimes cynical and witty, sometimes searching and philosophical. Each of these forty-nine stories confirms V. S. Pritchett’s declaration that Greene is “a master of storytelling.” This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Pico Iyer. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. Table of Contents: Island Nights' Entertainments (South Sea Tales) New Arabian Nights: THE SUICIDE CLUB THE RAJAH'S DIAMOND THE PAVILION ON THE LINKS A LODGING FOR THE NIGHT - A STORY OF FRANCIS VILLON THE SIRE DE MALETROIT'S DOOR PROLOGUE OF THE CIGAR DIVAN CHALLONER'S ADVENTURE STORY OF THE DESTROYING ANGEL THE SQUIRE OF DAMES SOMERSET'S ADVENTURE NARRATIVE OF THE SPIRITED OLD LADY THE SUPERFLUOUS MANSION (Continued). ZERO'S TALE OF THE EXPLOSIVE BOMB DESBOROUGH'S ADVENTURE STORY OF THE FAIR CUBAN EPILOGUE OF THE CIGAR DIVAN The Merry Men and Other Tales and Fables: THE MERRY MEN WILL O' THE MILL THRAWN JANET OLALLA THE TREASURE OF FRANCHARD THE MISADVENTURES OF JOHN NICHOLSON THE BODY-SNATCHER THE STORY OF A LIE THE DEVIL AND THE INNKEEPER. THE TADPOLE AND THE FROG THE PERSONS OF THE TALE. THE SINKING SHIP. THE TWO MATCHES. THE SICK MAN AND THE FIREMAN. THE PENITENT THE YELLOW PAINT THE HOUSE OF ELD THE FOUR REFORMERS. THE MAN AND HIS FRIEND. THE READER. THE CITIZEN AND THE TRAVELLER. THE DISTINGUISHED STRANGER. THE CART-HORSES AND THE SADDLE-HORSE. SOMETHING IN IT FAITH, HALF FAITH AND NO FAITH AT ALL THE TOUCHSTONE THE POOR THING THE SONG OF THE MORROW...

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Anton Chekhov is considered to be among literature’s greatest short story writers, whilst his plays helped change the course of modern drama. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Anton Chekhov, with numerous illustrations, rare texts appearing in digital print for the first time, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 6) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Chekhov’s life and works * Concise introductions to the plays and other texts * ALL 15 plays, each with individual contents tables * Rare plays like PLATONOV and THE WOOD DEMON appearing here for the first time digital publishing * Excellent formatting of the texts * The complete short stories – over 210 tales, first time available complete in English * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Chekhov’s only novel THE SHOOTING PARTY, available in no other collection * Also features rare novellas * Includes Chekhov’s letters and notebooks - spend hours exploring the author’s personal correspondence and thoughts * Features a bonus biography - discover Chekhov’s literary life * Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres * UPDATED with revised texts, introductions and more images Please note: there are no translations of THE ISLAND OF SAKHALIN available in the public domain. Once a translation becomes available, it will be added to the eBook as a free update. Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles CONTENTS: The Plays PLATONOV ON THE HIGH ROAD ON THE HARMFULNESS OF TOBACCO SWANSONG IVANOFF THE BEAR THE PROPOSAL A RELUCTANT HERO THE WEDDING THE WOOD DEMON THE ANNIVERSARY THE SEA-GULL UNCLE VANYA THE THREE SISTERS THE CHERRY ORCHARD The Novel THE SHOOTING PARTY The Short Stories CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES ALPHABETICAL LIST OF SHORT STORIES The Novellas THE STEPPE THE DUEL AN ANONYMOUS STORY THREE YEARS MY LIFE The Non-Fiction LETTERS OF ANTON CHEKHOV TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS NOTE-BOOK OF ANTON CHEKHOV The Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH by Constance Garnett Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles

The publication of Clarice Lispector's Collected Stories, eighty-five in all, is a major literary event. Now, for the first time in English, are all the stories that made her a Brazilian legend: from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual and artistic powers to humdrum housewives whose lives are shattered by unexpected epiphanies to old people who don't know what to do with themselves. Lispector's stories take us through their lives - and ours. From one of the greatest modern writers, these 85 stories, gathered from the nine collections published during her lifetime, follow Clarice Lispector throughout her life.