Chekhov was a Russian who wrote short stories and plays. Chekhov was a doctor during most of his life. He was said to say, "Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress." The Party and Other Stories is volume four in the Tales of Chekhov series. Stories included are; The Party, Terror, A Woman's Kingdom, A Problem, The Kiss, Anna on the Neck, The Teacher of Literature, Not wanted, Typhus, A Misfortune, and A Trifle from Life.