Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 
Party and Other Stories 

As a result of his widespread popularity, Chekhov amassed a vast collection of short stories displaying an early use of stream-of-consciousness writing, as well as his powerful ideas concerning the individual, the tedium of life, and the beauty nature and humanity. This edition contains many stories, including The Party, Terror, A Woman’s Kingdom, A Problem, The Kiss, "Anna on the Neck, " The Teacher of Literature, Not Wanted, Typhus, A Misfortune, A Trifle from Life. (Goodreads)