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About Anton Chekhov: One of Russia's greatest writers, Chekhov began his career writing jokes and anecdotes for popular magazines to support himself while he studied to become a doctor. Between 1888 and his death he single-handedly revolutionized both the drama and the short story. Near the end of his life he married an actress, Olga Knipper.
- The Orator
by Anton Chekhov. ONE fine morning the collegiate assessor,...
- Joy
by Anton Chekhov. IT was twelve o'clock at night. Mitya...
- A Living Chattel
NOTES. horribile dictu: horrible to relate . portière: a...
- A Chameleon
by Anton Chekhov. THE police superintendent Otchumyelov is...
- A Misfortune
by Anton Chekhov. SOFYA PETROVNA, the wife of Lubyantsev the...
- The Lady With a Dog
THE LADY WITH THE DOG. by Anton Chekhov. I. IT was said that...
- The Orator
- The Chameleon, 1884. A minor episode occurs on the market square of the city of N: a dog bites the finger of the goldsmith Khryukin and kicks up a fuss.
- Vanka, 1886. Nine-year-old Vanka, already a shoemaker’s apprentice, has no father or mother. The night before Christmas, when everyone has gone to mass, he takes out a crumpled sheet of paper and begins to write a letter to his grandfather.
- Kashtanka, 1887. A small dog, a cross between a dachshund and a mongrel is lost, after her owner got drunk and wandered off. A passing stranger takes pity on her, takes her home, feeds her and decides to keep her, naming her Kashtanka.
- The Student, 1894. When a student of the Theological Academy is walking home, the cold sets in abruptly and a strong wind begins to blow. In a gloomy mood, he starts to imagine how the bitter wind must have blown at the time of Rurik and Peter the Great, and has been blowing for a thousand years, during which time nothing has changed, the same poverty, longing and ignorance still abound.
Jun 15, 2018 · Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English Subject: Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English Subject: Russian fiction -- Translations into English Category: Text: EBook-No. 57333: Release Date: Jun 15, 2018: Most Recently Updated: Apr 8, 2024: Copyright Status: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1945 downloads ...
The Party and Other Stories, Translated by Constance Garnett. THE PARTY . TERROR . A WOMAN’S KINGDOM . A PROBLEM . THE KISS ‘ANNA ON THE NECK’ THE TEACHER OF LITERATURE . NOT WANTED . TYPHUS . A MISFORTUNE . A TRIFLE FROM LIFE . The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories, Translated by Constance Garnett. THE COOK’S WEDDING . SLEEPY . CHILDREN ...
- Anyuta | 1,645 Words
- The Death of A Government Clerk | 1,015 Words
- Small Fry | 1,300 Words
- The Huntsman | 1,855 Words
- The Lady with The Pet Dog | 6,720 Words
- The Malefactor | 1,535 Words
- The Requiem (Panikhida) | 2,060 Words
- The Bet | 2,850 Words
- Vanka | 1,615 Words
- The Darling | 4,850 Words
Anyuta lives in a cheap hotel room with a third-year medical student, Klotchkov. He’s trying to learn and memorize anatomy. Anyuta has lived with five other men like him; they all left her behind when they moved on to a better life. This story can be read in the preview of Stories of Anton Chekhov.
A government clerk, Ivan, sneezes while at the opera, accidentally spraying the man in front of him. The man works in another government department. Ivan is terribly embarrassed. He apologizes and is told to forget it. Ivan can’t relax after his faux pas. He wants to be sure everything is fine. This story can be read in the above preview of Stories...
Nevyrazimov is a lowly government clerk, working on Easter eve. He’s trying to write a note of congratulations to a higher ranking man, with the hope of getting a small promotion. He resents his lot in life. This story can also be read in the above preview of Stories of Anton Chekhov.
A hunter, Yegor, lazily walks down a country road on a stifling day. A woman, Pelagea, gets his attention and walks with him. She wants Yegor to come visit sometime. He doesn’t see the point in it. This story can also be read in the above preview of Stories of Anton Chekhov.
Dmitri is unhappily married, unfaithful to his wife, and has a low opinion of women. While on vacation he meets a young woman, also married, and they have an affair. After Dmitri returns to his routine he finds that he can’t stop thinking about her. This story can be read in the preview of Stories of Anton Chekhov.
Denis Grigoriev is brought before a magistrate after being spotted by the watchman stealing nuts from the rails. Grigoriev is questioned about his crime, and he explains himself. This story can be read in the above preview of Stories of Anton Chekhov.
After a church service, Andrei Andreich, a shopkeeper, is accosted by Father Grigory. Andreich’s daughter had recently died, and the priest is upset over the way Andreich described her in his commemoration. This story can also be read in the above preview of Stories of Anton Chekhov.
At a dinner party a banker argues that capital punishment is preferable to life imprisonment. A young lawyer disagrees, saying that he would rather life in prison than death. They bet two million rubles that the lawyer can’t stay isolated for fifteen years. Read “The Bet”
An orphan, Vanka, apprenticed to a shoemaker surreptitiously writes a letter to his grandfather. He asks to be taken to live with him, so he can escape his life of deprivation and mistreatment. This is the third story in the preview of Great Short Stories of the Masters.
Olenka falls in love with Kukin, a theater owner who complains to her of the difficulties of his profession. They marry and she helps with the theater. She tells people it’s the most important thing in the world. When Kukin goes to Moscow on business, she has a difficult time getting by without him. He gets delayed. This is the ninth story in the p...
Chekhov overlays three stories that are amongst his most famous short stories in a trilogy sometimes referred to as "The Little Trilogy". The three short stories, in order, are: The Man in a Case , Gooseberries , and About Love .
Jul 24, 2008 · With great economy, Chekhov's short stories reveal the depths of human joy, confusion, dissatisfaction, and sorrow. His tales elicit a deep sympathy for all people, wherever they may be, in Russia more than a hundred years ago or anywhere in the world today.
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