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The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories

by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateClassics23 chapters
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CEFR level
B2
Length
23 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

Caught in a fierce snowstorm, a hapless hospital assistant lost his way and stumbles upon a remote tavern run by suspicious characters with shady pasts. As night falls, secrets and danger lurk behind the thatched roof and glowing windows.

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Contents

23 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02THE HORSE-STEALERS
03WARD NO. 6
04THE PETCHENYEG
05A DEAD BODY
06A HAPPY ENDING
07THE LOOKING-GLASS
08OLD AGE
09DARKNESS
10THE BEGGAR
11A STORY WITHOUT A TITLE
12IN TROUBLE

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