The Duel by Anton Chekhov

The Duel by Anton Chekhov

Author:Anton Chekhov [Chekhov, Anton]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
ISBN: 978-1-61219-070-9
Publisher: Melville House
Published: 2011-08-15T16:00:00+00:00


2. Reading I: Prepare to Meet Your Maker—Anonymous sermon titled “The Duellist” published in a 1787 edition of the Newport Herald.

Illustration: Council of Trent in Santa Maria Maggiore church, Museo Diocesano Tridentino, Trento. Late 1700s. Painter unknown.

3. Justifiable Homicide?: The State Against Dueling

All the Young Dudes—Selection from The Decree of the Star-Chamber Against Duels derived from the verdict of a trial brought to court by Francis Bacon.

As the World Turns: Part I—Selection of a news-bulletin from the April 1st, 1775 edition of the St. James Chronicle.

Sign of the Times—Special announcements from The November 28th, 1728 Boston News-Letter.

As the World Turns: Part II—Selection of a news-bulletin from the May 18th, 1720 edition of the Boston News-Letter.

The Anti-Duel Lobby—Selection from a 1809 pamphlet announcing of The Anti-Duelling Association of New York written by Lyman Beecher.



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