Feodor Sologub 
Old House [PDF ebook] 
And Other Tales

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. I take a piece of life, coarse and poor, and make of it a delightful legend. This sentence establishes the distinction between the two writers. Life for Chekhov may contain its delightful characters, life itself is seldom a delightful legend.