Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895

These stories from the middle period of Chekhov''s career show him exploring complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions. Influenced by his own experiences as a doctor, ''Ward No. 6'', set in a mental hospital, is a savage indictment of the medical profession. ''The Black Monk'', portraying an academic who has strange hallucinations, explores ideas of genius and insanity; in ''Murder'', religiou...