On Official Duty

by Anton Chekhov

Overview

Doctor Starchenko and Lyzhin, a young deputy examining magistrate, arrive at Syrnya to attend to the case of Lesnitsky, an insurance agent, who, upon arrival to the village three days before, entered the local zemstvo house, ordered himself a samovar, unpacked his food packets, and then all of as sudden shot himself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781787361027
Publisher:	Interactive Media
Publication date:	01/08/2020
Series:	Chekhov Stories
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	721 KB

About the Author

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian author of plays and short stories. Although Chekhov became a physician and once considered medicine his primary career, he gained fame and esteem through writing, ultimately producing a number of well-known plays, including The Seagull and Uncle Vanya, and a large body of innovative short stories that influenced the evolution of the form.