The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
Anton Chekhov
Early Chekhov stories in Constance Garnett's translation, including A Chameleon, where a police officer changes his verdict on a dog bite each time he learns who owns the dog, and The Swedish Match, a parody of the detective story.
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