(Note: This review originally appeared as part of a series of capsule reviews of illustrated novels, hence the focus on the art)

A very handsome and slim volume. “Designed & decorated” by the contemporary
cartoonist Seth, this new translation of three interconnected stories by Chekov
particularly caught my attention because I was considering releasing a Great
Shorts edition of the same stories. Great care was taken in crafting the
atmospherics of this edition; the book begins with several pages of two-color
landscape illustrations of the snowy Russian countryside before finally arriving at
a depiction of the main characters of the three tales. One of the best conceived and
executed contemporary illustrated editions I have seen in a long time. ( )