Anton Chekhov - His own story!
This amazing Russian born author, well-known for his short fiction and wonderful novels, didn't have the best start in life. In 1876, while Anton was still at school Chekhov's father was declared Bankrupt and the family moved from Taganrog, Southern Russia to Moscow. Anton however remained for a further three years to complete his education and sell the families possessions. During this time he had to support himself and his family as well as pay for his education! He achieved this by catching and selling goldfinches, private tutoring and selling humorous sketches about contemporary Russian life to newspapers. Anton Chekhov finished his schooling in 1879 and moved to Moscow to join his family. He studied medicine at Moscow University and qualified as a doctor in 1884. He practiced as a doctor despite writing over four hundred short stories in his short life (died of Tuberculosis at just 44 years old). His famous quote "Medicine is my lawful wife", "and literature is my mistress." perfectly sums up his career. His most famous stories included: The Tutor - 1884 The Cook's Wedding - 1885 Small Fry - 1885 The Witch - 1886 A Story Without an End - 1886 A Joke - 1886 Agafya - 1886 A Nightmare - 1886 Grisha - 1886 Love - 1886 Easter Eve - 1886 Ladies - 1886 Champagne - 1887 Frost - 1887 The Beggar - 1887 Enemies - 1887 Darkness - 1887 Polinka - 1887 Drunk - 1887 An Inadvertence - 1887 The Lottery Ticket - 1887 The Murder - 1895 At Christmas Time - 1900
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