George Bird Evans vs. Anton Chekhov
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
George Bird Evans
1906 – 1998
George Bird Evans was an American writer, artist, dog breeder, and sportsman. Evans' most notable contributions are in the area of upland gunning with English Setters. Over the course of his career, Evans authored or edited over two dozen books and scores of magazine articles on this subject, becoming one of the world's best recognized authorities on upland gunning and bird dogs.
"A grouse deserves better than to be shot on the ground."
Anton Chekhov
1860 – 1904
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer, widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre.
"We learn about life not from pluses alone, but from minuses as well."
Connections
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