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Suvorin's Encyclopedic Dictionary
the encyclopedic dictionary
also: энциклопедическом словаре, encyclopedic dictionary
A reference-dictionary project Suvorin was contemplating publishing through "New Times"; Chekhov offers to contribute thoughts on it and, later, to take on a department in it "pour plaisir" as a favor to Suvorin rather than as paid work.
Reading notes
- To A. S. Suvorin, 29 August 1888. Sumy. §4 encyclopedic dictionary
A reference-dictionary project Suvorin was then contemplating; Chekhov offers to share his thoughts on it, and later in this same letter (section 6) proposes to take on a department in it "pour plaisir" -- as a favor, not paid work -- as part of explaining why he won't accept a fixed salaried position on the paper.