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The Darling

By: Anton Chekhov
Narrated by: Peter Coates
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The Darling is a short story by Russian author Anton Chekhov, first published in the No.1, 1899, issue of Semya (Family) magazine, on January 3, in Moscow. Later, Chekhov included it into Volume 9 of his Collected Works, published by Adolf Marks.

The story follows the life of a woman who is referred to by others as "darling" for her generosity and submissive nature.

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