Oh good God he kept saying with great relish Good GodGooseberries is accompanied here by The Kiss and The Two Volodyas three exquisite depictions of love and loss in nineteenthcentury Russia by Chekhov the great master of the short story formIntroducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguins 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16thcentury California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage poems epic and intimate essays satirical and inspirational and ideas that have shaped the lives of millionsAnton Chekhov 18601904