Duel

About This Book"e;Hate you!"e; Laevsky said quietly, breathing heavily. "e;I've hated you a long time!"e;This new translation of the literary masterpiece— which combines a beautiful romance with high suspense— is here presented for the first time as a stand-alone volume.One of Chekhov’s most important lengthy works, this remarkable story gives a startling twist to his classic, ongoing study of bourgeois romance when he sets it on a collision course with a decaying, Czarist concept of honor. It ends in the ultimate Chekhovian observation: that fate is often ludicrous.This Is An Enhanced eBook This eBook contains Illuminations—additional illustrated material that expand the world of Kleist’s novella through text and illustrations—at no additional charge.  "e;Illuminations"e; contains writings by Mikhail Lermontov - Ivan Goncharov - Alexander Pushkin - Herbert Spencer - Friedrich Nietzsche - Jack London - Thomas Paine - Francis Bacon - Charles McKay – And a guide to the game of vint.   Full-color illustrations include: William Hogarth - James Joseph Tissot - Jan Steen - The Shahnameh and more.   Also Included: “Against The Duel: Writing In Protest of Dueling”