The Party and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov, Fiction, Short Stories, Classics, Literary

Chekhov bares loves and hates, trivial and monumental, in such miniature masterpieces as& 34;The Party,& 34;& 34;The Terror,& 34; and& 34;A Misfortune.& 34;& 34;Why have I done this?& 34; he kept asking himself in bewilderment and despair, futilely trying to drive the vision of his friend& 39;s beautiful wife from his mind.& 34;Why has it turned out like this and not differently? To whom and for what was it necessary that she should love me in earnest?& 34;