The Duel

Resumen del libro

"Hate you!" Laevsky said quietly, breathing heavily. "I've hated you a long time!""
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 A Melville House "HybridBook"
HybridBooks are a union of print and electronic media: Purchasers of this print edition also receive Illuminations--additional illustrated material that expand the world of Chekhov's novella through text and illustrations--at no additional charge.
To obtain the Illuminations for "The Duel "by Anton Chekhov, simply scan the QR code (or follow a url) found at the back of the print book, which leads to a page where you can download a file for your preferred electronic reading device.

"Illuminations" 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"

Contributor Bio: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich
Most famous for his plays "The Cherry Orchard," "The Seagull," "Three Sisters," and "Uncle Vanya," Anton Chekhov is one of Russia's most highly regarded dramatists and short-story writers.

Biografía del autor

Fernando de Pulgar trabajó sucesivamente en la corte de Juan II de Castilla (que reinó entre 1406 y 1454) y en la de su sucesor, Enrique IV (1454-1474), en la que fue nombrado secretario real y consejero de Estado, confiándosele importantes misiones y embajadas en Roma y en París, así como la educación de varios nobles. Ya se había retirado cuando fue llamado de nuevo a la corte para que ejerciera de cronista real de los Reyes Católicos. Hombre de amplia formación humanista, sus muy influyentes trabajos como historiador x{0026} x02013;entre los que destaca su incompleta Crónica de los Reyes Católicosx{0026} x02013; destacan por la bondad y la elegancia de su prosa. Pero el ingenio y el humor de Fernando de Pulgar hicieron de él, además, un personaje popular, al que se atribuían toda suerte de refranes, consejas y apotegmas. Falleció hacia el año 1492.