The English-language debut of Anton Chekhov's first collection of mystery and suspense tales. Considered one of the greatest dramatists of all time, Anton Chekhov actually began his literary career as a crime and mystery writer. Scattered throughout periodicals and literary journals from 1880-1890, Peter Sekirin brings together these psychological suspense stories in a premier collection that provides a fresh look into Chekhov's literary heritage...

Eighteen of Chekhov's greatest stories are adapted to feature some of the best-known entertainers of our time, including Britney Spears, Tiger Woods, Paris Hilton, and David Letterman.

When an aging actress and her novelist boyfriend visit the estate of her elderly brother, a young girl on a neighboring estate falls in love with the novelist.

"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches...

The double bass player in the orchestra arrives at the palace too early for the princess' wedding and decides to go skinny dipping in the royal lake. The Princess decides to do the same. Someone steals their clothes and romance is the result.