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The Wood Demon (Russian: Леший tr. Goblin 1889) is a comedic play in four acts written by Russian author Anton Chekhov. The play was written in 1888 and debuted in December 271889 at the Abramov Theater. The play was first refused by the Alexandrinsky Theatre of Saint Petersburg and the Maly Theatre of Moscow. Eight years after this play failed Chekhov returned to the work.