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Author: Антон Павлович Чехов

📘 The schoolmaster and other stories by Антон Павлович Чехов

Fyodor Lukich Sysoev, the master of a factory school funded by Kulikin's firm, prepares for the annual dinner held after the school examination. Each year the managers, inspectors, teachers, and foremen gather for a festive banquet that blends formality with camaraderie. Guests enjoy hearty food, drink, and lively conversation, blurring hierarchies and celebrating their labour. Sysoev has participated in thirteen such dinners, coinciding with his thirteen years as schoolmaster.

First publish date: August 1, 2005

Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature

Authors: Антон Павлович Чехов

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