Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov Sara C. Bronin It is intended to discourage

It is intended to discourage us from thinking of death as the enemy of life

wacky and lesser-known sights (there's even a dog museum

enjoy comfort

For three years they were kept hidden in the eaves of Foxworth Hall

Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov Sara C. Bronin It is intended to discourageTwelve early comedic short stories by the Russian master of the form. An NYRB Classics Original The Prank is Chekhov's own selection of the best of his early work, the first book he put together and the first book he hoped to publish. Assembled in 1882, with illustrations by Nikolay Chekhov, the book was then presented to the censor for approval which was denied. Now, more than a hundred and thirty years later, The Prank appears here for the first