Melancholy

'Melancholy' is a touching short story by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904). We're looking at an old coachman, Ion Potapov, who recently buried his son. Loneliness is his main enemy. The reader only needs to read a few lines to feel to feel all the indifference, coldness and and callousness of those around him who are incapable of even to listen and sympathise with others. The profound description of human tragedy makes this Chekhov's work unrivalled. Chekhov Anton Pavlovich - author of famous stories, the story 'Ward No. 6', the plays 'The Cherry Orchard' and 'The Seagull', as well as such works: 'Three sisters', 'Lady with a dog', 'Thick and thin', 'Man in a Case', 'Melancholy', 'The Death of a Government Clerk', 'Chameleon' and others. For more than a century, the works of A.P. Chekhov is conquering the world's theater stages: according to it is second only to the number of plays played English playwright William Shakespeare