THE WIFE AND OTHER STORIES WEBSTER'S KOREAN THESAURUS EDITION for ESL, EFL, ELP, TOEFL®, TOEIC®, and AP® Test Preparation Anton Chekhov Translated by Constance Garnett TOEFL , TOEIC , AP and Advanced Placement are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. All rights reserved. The Wife and Other Stories Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition for ESL, EFL, ELP, TOEFL®, TOEIC®, and AP® Test Preparation Anton Chekhov Translated by Constance Garnett TOEFL®, TOEIC®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. All rights reserved. ii ICON CLASSICS Published by ICON Group International, Inc. 7404 Trade Street San Diego, CA 92121 USA www.icongrouponline.com The Wife and Other Stories: Webster's Korean Thesaurus Edition for ESL, EFL, ELP, TOEFL®, TOEIC®, and AP® Test Preparation This edition published by ICON Classics in 2005 Printed in the United States of America. Copyright ©2005 by ICON Group International, Inc. Edited by Philip M. Parker, Ph.D. (INSEAD); Copyright ©2005, all rights reserved. All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Copying our publications in whole or in part, for whatever reason, is a violation of copyright laws and can lead to penalties and fines. Should you want to copy tables, graphs, or other materials, please contact us to request permission (E-mail:
[email protected]). ICON Group often grants permission for very limited reproduction of our publications for internal use, press releases, and academic research. Such reproduction requires confirmed permission from ICON Group International, Inc. TOEFL®, TOEIC®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which has neither reviewed nor endorsed this book. All rights reserved. ISBN 0-497-91330-5 iii Contents PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR ........................................................................................ 1 THE WIFE....................................................................................................................... 2 DIFFICULT PEOPLE ...................................................................................................... 50 THE GRASSHOPPER..................................................................................................... 60 A DREARY STORY FROM THE NOTEBOOK OF AN OLD MAN ...................................... 88 THE PRIVY COUNCILLOR ........................................................................................... 151 THE MAN IN A CASE................................................................................................... 170 GOOSEBERRIES......................................................................................................... 185 ABOUT LOVE.............................................................................................................. 197 THE LOTTERY TICKET................................................................................................ 207 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................. 213 <