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The Sleepwalker
also: Сомнамбула, Somnambula
A piece written or claimed by Alexander Chekhov (Anton's elder brother); Anton invokes its authorial reputation for delicacy sarcastically against Alexander's crude behavior in this letter's scandal.
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 1881. Moscow. §3 author of "The Sleepwalker"
"Сомнамбула" ("The Sleepwalker"), a piece written or claimed by Alexander Chekhov himself; Anton invokes it sarcastically, contrasting the delicacy of feeling Alexander professed as its author with his crude behavior in the present scandal.
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 13 May 1883. Moscow. §9 The Sleepwalker
A piece ('Somnambula', 'The Sleepwalker') Alexander had apparently asked Anton to track down; Anton says he doesn't have a copy and will ask around for it.