"Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends" is the selection from the bunch of eighteen hundred and ninety letters Chekhov wrote in his lifetime. According to the book's editor, the letters presented in the book are best to illustrate Chekhov's life, character, and opinions. A reader gets a unique opportunity to learn about the personality of this Russian short-story writer, playwright, and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in world literature.