The shooting party by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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"The Shooting Party" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a novel published in 1884. Chekhov's only full-length novel unfolds as a manuscript submitted to a publisher, recounting a mysterious murder during a hunting party in provincial Russia. When an estate forester's daughter is found stabbed to death in the woods, suspicion falls on her husband. But as the investigation proceeds, questions arise about who truly committed the crime in this innovative early detective
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| Author | Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 |
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| Translator | Chamot, A. E. (Alfred Edward), 1855-1934 |
| Uniform Title | Drama na okhote. English |
| Title | The shooting party |
| Original Publication | London: Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd., 1926. |
| Note | Translation of: Драма на охоте, Drama na okhote. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shooting_Party_(Chekhov_novel) |
| Credits | Brian Raiter |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction |
| Subject | Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Upper class -- Russia -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 73729 |
| Release Date | May 29, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 545 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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