When he was writing the plays and the short stories that would make his name, Anton Chekhov kept a notebook in which he noted down his observations of the world around him -- little details that other people seem to miss.
Semasa mengarang drama dan cerpen yang membawa kepada kemasyuharan beliau, Anton Chekhov telah menyimpan sebuah buku nota di mana beliau mencatatkan pemerhatiannya terhadap dunia persekitarannya -- perincian-perincian kecil yang tidak disedari orang.