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At the Door
"At the Door"
also: У двери
A poem by Yakov Polonsky which he offered to dedicate to Chekhov; Chekhov declines the honor in this letter, promising instead to dedicate a future story of his own to Polonsky.
Reading notes
- To Ya. P. Polonsky, 18 January 1888. Moscow. §7 "At the Door"
Polonsky's poem "At the Door" ("У двери"), which he had offered to dedicate to Chekhov; Chekhov gracefully declines the honor, promising instead to dedicate a future story of his own to Polonsky -- a promise he would keep with "The Bear" a few years later.
- To Ya. P. Polonsky, 22 February 1888. Moscow. §3 "At the Door"
Polonsky's poem "At the Door" ("У двери"), which he had offered to dedicate to Chekhov in his previous letter; it arrives enclosed here.