Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 
Schoolmaster 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 "Enemies, " "In the Dark, " "A Mystery, " "Joy, " "A Peculiar Man, " "The Album, " "Overdoing It, " "In the Graveyard, " and "In a Strange Land." (Goodreads)