person
Tretyakov and Co.
Tretyakov
also: Третьяков, Третьяковы, Tretyakov and K0
A recurring nickname in this letter for a clique of censorious literary or social critics within the family's circle, whose harsh judgment Anton says intimidates the household's own aspiring writers -- distinct from the art collector Pavel Tretyakov.
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov, February 1883. Moscow. §10 Tretyakov
"Tretyakov and Co.," a recurring shorthand in this letter for a clique of literary or social critics whose harsh, narrow judgment Anton accuses of intimidating the family's own writers -- not the art-collector Tretyakov, but a local nickname for a censorious circle.