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Rasskazy (Stories)
"Stories"
also: Рассказы, Antón Chékhov. Rasskazy
Chekhov's 1888 story collection "Rasskazy" ("Stories"), then being set in print in St. Petersburg under Alexander's supervision; this letter dictates its running order ("The Mire" before "The Steppe," "The Kiss" last, "Happiness" first with its dedication to Ya. P. Polonsky), title page, and cover contents list -- distinct from the earlier collection "V sumerkakh" (Twilight).
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 11–12 April 1888. Moscow. §4 Stories
The title page as Chekhov wants it set: "Anton Chekhov" above, "Stories" below -- the 1888 collection then being printed in St. Petersburg under Alexander's supervision, distinct from the earlier "V sumerkakh" (Twilight).
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 11–12 April 1888. Moscow. §8 "Stories."
The new collection itself, to be advertised on its own back cover alongside Chekhov's two earlier books.
- To A. S. Suvorin, May 1889. Sumy. §7 there is neither "Twilight" nor "Stories"
"Rasskazy" ("Stories"), Chekhov's 1888 collection, likewise reported out of stock alongside "Twilight".
- To I. P. Chekhov, 27 January 1891. Petersburg. §5 Stories
\textit{Рассказы} ("Stories," 1888), Chekhov's third story collection, also reaching a fifth edition alongside \textit{In the Twilight} as reported here.