The Marriage Proposal

Anton Chekhov
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This little farce is very popular and one of the funniest ever written. The story tells of the efforts of a nervous and excitable man who starts to propose to an attractive young woman, but who gets into a tremendous quarrel over a boundary line.
Genres: PlaysClassicsFictionRussiaDramaRussian LiteratureTheatreShort StoriesHumorComedy
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