Anton Chekhov 
The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) 

This book, part of the multi-volume edition of Chekhov’s stories translated by Constance Garnett, contains twenty-two tales, among them some of Chekhov’s finest. In addition to the title story, this volume includes ’A Happy Ending, ‘ ‘Old Age, ‘ ’The Beggar, ‘ ‘Story without a Title, ‘ ‘Frost, ‘ ‘A Happy Man, ‘ ‘A Troublesome Visitor, ‘ and Chekhov’s celebrated long story set in a lunatic asylum,  ’Ward No. 6’ among others.

Circa l’autore

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian author and physician. Chekhov was considered the master of the short story, and many of his works remain part of academic curriculums today. He made early use of stream of consciousness technique. He is also considered one of the founders of modern drama.