This volume of Chekhov stories includes: "Excellent People", "At Christmas Time", "The Lady with The Dog". Read in English, unabridged.In "The Lady with the Dog," Anton Chekhov weaves a tale of an adulterous affair between two unhappily married people. The story's protagonists, Dmitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, come from different social classes, yet they find themselves drawn to each other. Although the affair is initially driven by lust, it eventually develops into a more meaningful relationship.In "Excellent People", Anton Chekhov tells the story of two friends, Ivan and Pyotr, who have very different views on life. Ivan is a pessimist who believes that people are basically bad and that life is not worth living. Pyotr, on the other hand, is an optimist who believes that people are basically good and that life is worth living. The story follows their lives as they experience both the good and the bad that life has to offer.