About the book: 1980 / Twelve volumes of the series - this is a kind of documentary narrative of Chekhov about his life and his work. At the same time, the educational significance of Chekhov's letters is broader than their biographical value: they contain the pulse of the entire cultural and social life of Russia at the end of the 19th century and the first years of the 20th century. The eighth volume of letters includes letters from 1899. http://ruslit.traumlibrary. net