{"_id":"6292c393fa5c01e51eff5d85","title":"Oh! The Public","publish_year":1885,"author":"Anton Chekhov","code":"oh-the-public","words":1225,"image":"oldtrain.jpg","image_alt":"A train crossing a bridge and puffing smoke. Graphite filter","genres":["quirky","childrens"],"blurb":"“Oh, the public! There’s no satisfying them! It’s no use working and doing one’s best! One’s driven to drinking and cursing it all. . . . If you do nothing — they’re angry; if you begin doing your duty, they’re angry too. There’s nothing for it but drink!”","description":"A ticket collector repeatedly tries to clear his name after offending an arthritic man in front of the public, only to make it worse and worse.","rating":3,"original_language":"Russian","translators":["Constance Garnett"],"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}