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Tales of Melpomene
also: Сказки Мельпомены, Skazki Melpomeny
Chekhov's first book, a collection of six comic stories about the theatrical world published under the pen name Antosha Chekhonte in June 1884, in an edition of 1200 copies that he had to promote and sell largely on his own.
Reading notes
- To N. A. Leikin, 17 June 1884. Moscow. §6 Tales of Melpomene
Chekhov's first published book, six comic stories about actors and the theater, issued in June 1884 in a self-financed edition of 1200 copies (see loc 13) under his own name for the first time on a book cover.