The Man In A Case - American Literature
americanliterature.com › the-man-in-a-caseThe Man in a Case is one of Anton Chekhov's most famous short stories. Dealing with the idea that there are "people in the world, solitary by temperament, who try to retreat into their shell like a hermit crab or a snail," it uses a tale within a tale to relate the story of Byelikov who progresses from an emotional "shell" to a real wooden one ...