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100	1		_aChekhov, Anton Pavlovich, _d1860-1904
245	1	0	_aLove, and Other Stories
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2004-09-09
505	0		_aLove -- Lights -- A story without an end -- Mari D'Elle -- A living chattel -- The doctor -- Too early! -- The Cossack -- Aborigines -- An inquiry -- Martyrs -- The lion and the sun -- A daughter of Albion -- Choristers -- Nerves -- A work of art -- A joke -- A country cottage -- A blunder -- Fat and thin -- The death of a government clerk -- A pine stocking -- At a summer villa.
508			_aProduced by James Rusk HTML file produced by David Widger
520			_a"Love, and Other Stories" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The opening tale, "Love," focuses on the experience of a young man who is deeply infatuated with Sasha, a girl he has met. The narrative captures the ebb and flow of his emotions as he navigates the journey of falling in love, from the anticipation of writing a love letter to the complexities of engagement and romantic connection. At the start of the story, the protagonist vividly describes the blissful feelings that accompany his newfound romance with Sasha, which he reveals through the intimate process of writing her a love letter late at night. The scene shifts between his nostalgic recollections of their interactions and the excitement of their rendezvous in a secluded park, where he contemplates their secret affair, only to find Sasha absorbed more in the romantic mystique of the situation than in their actual relationship. As the story progresses, the realities of engagement surface—highlighting the mundane aspects of preparations and familial obligations—leading him to reflect on the discrepancies between his expectations of love and the realities of married life he experiences after their wedding. Through this introspective lens, Chekhov delves into themes of love’s idealism versus its lived experience, ultimately illustrating both the enchantment and disillusionment that can accompany romantic relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aRussia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
653			_aChekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English
700	1		_aGarnett, Constance, _d1861-1946
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13414
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