This book was published in 1929, and is a one-volume Edition. The Russian writer Chekhov was noted for his masterful short stories and lyrical dramas. His stories, though often based on themes profoundly tragic, are penetrated by the light and subtle satire that has won him his reputation as a great humorist. Along with many of Chekhov’s tales and novels, this volume contains two of his best-known plays, The Cherry Orchard and The Sea-Gull .