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Cosmos
also: Космос
A book or periodical Anton's brother Sasha had urged him to read; Anton's dry verdict -- that it left him unchanged -- is an early example of his ironic understatement.
Reading notes
- To M. M. Chekhov, 7 December 1876. Taganrog. §13 Cosmos
A popular-science or literary periodical or volume Sasha had urged Anton to read; Anton's dry aside -- that reading it changed nothing in him -- is an early instance of his characteristic deflating humor.