Introduction by Lester del Rey.Contents:The Tunnel under the World (1955)Punch (1961)Three Portraits and a Prayer (1962)Day Million (1966)Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus (1956)We Never Mention Aunt Nora (1958)Father of the Stars (1964)The Day the Martians Came (1967)The Midas Plague (1954)The Snowmen (1959)How to Count on Your Fingers (1956) essayGrandy Devil (1955)Speed Trap (1967)The Richest Man in Levittown (1959)The Day the Icicle Works Closed (1960)The Hated (1958)The Martian in the Attic (1960)The Census Takers (1956)The Children of Night (1964)

    

    Physician, dramaturgist and russian writer, Tchekhov influenced many modern artists. His tales express an exceptional perception of the human condition and social relationships. We have, in this collection, true masterpieces that wander freely between the comic and the tragic, additional elements in human sorrows, according Tchekhov's vision. It is a great opportunity to know the style of the russian author consecrated's tales.