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The Werner Brothers
The Werner brothers
also: Братья Вернеры, Werner brothers
Publishing entrepreneurs (proprietors of Strekoza and the illustrated weekly "Vokrug sveta") whom Chekhov describes touring to Paris and back, buying a printing house and gas engine, and living lavishly on the strength of Strekoza's rapidly growing circulation.
Reading notes
- To F. O. Shekhtel, 12 August 1887. Babkino. §7 the Werner brothers
Publishing entrepreneurs, proprietors of the satirical weekly Strekoza and the illustrated Vokrug sveta, who also backed the Moscow weekly "Sverchok" (The Cricket).
- To N. A. Leikin, 7 October 1887. Moscow. §12 the Werner brothers
The Werner brothers, Moscow publishing entrepreneurs who bought a batch of Chekhov's already-printed short stories for 150 roubles around this time and went on to found their own publishing concern.
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 21 October 1887. Moscow. §14 the Werners
The Werner brothers, publishing entrepreneurs behind Strekoza and the weekly Sverchok, described here as newly prosperous and cutting a conspicuous figure about Moscow.
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 29 October 1887. Moscow. §4 the Werner brothers
The Werner brothers, Moscow publishing entrepreneurs who bought fifteen of Chekhov's minor stories cheaply while he was short of money and issued them as the collection "The Innocent Sayings of A. P. Chekhov"; Chekhov is embarrassed by the volume's quality and hopes it goes unreviewed.
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 29 October 1887. Moscow. §3 the Wernher brothers, the publishers of my book
The Werner brothers, proprietors of Strekoza and other publishing ventures, who had recently brought out a collection of Chekhov's early stories; the separate enclosed letter concerns a favor on their behalf, which Chekhov is careful to note is Alexander's choice, not his own request.
- To N. A. Leikin, 4 November 1887. Moscow. §12 the Werner brothers
The Werner brothers, Moscow publishing entrepreneurs whose elegantly, French-style produced editions Chekhov cites as proof that quality production -- not cheap bulk -- is what actually sells to an increasingly discerning public.
- To K. S. Barantsevich, 27 March 1888. Moscow. §4 The Werner Brothers
The St. Petersburg publishing brothers behind Strekoza and Vokrug sveta, here handling a delayed 75-ruble fee for Barantsevich's story; Chekhov reports their office's own excuse -- an internal mix-up that reportedly cost them double the amount owed.