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For those new to Chekhov: Reading the stories in order is a wonderful experience; however, I recommend beginning with a few humorous stories, such as "Oh! the Public!" (39), "The Orator" (92), and "A Transgression" (124). Next try one of Chekhov's most moving stories, "Misery" (45).
- The Orator
by Anton Chekhov. ONE fine morning the collegiate assessor,...
- Neighbours
NOTES. Her Excy.: the title vashe prevoskhoditelstvo (your...
- Joy
The papa turned pale. The mamma glanced at the holy image...
- A Living Chattel
NOTES. horribile dictu: horrible to relate . portière: a...
- A Chameleon
A CHAMELEON. by Anton Chekhov. THE police superintendent...
- A Misfortune
by Anton Chekhov. SOFYA PETROVNA, the wife of Lubyantsev the...
- An Artist's Story
AN ARTIST'S STORY. by Anton Chekhov. I. IT was six or seven...
- The Man in a Case
by Anton Chekhov. AT the furthest end ... They are afraid to...
- The Lady With a Dog
THE LADY WITH THE DOG. by Anton Chekhov. I. IT was said that...
- Grisha
by Anton Chekhov. GRISHA, a chubby little boy, born two...
- The Orator
The Darling and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 374 downloads. The Witch, and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 356 downloads. Contemporary One-Act Plays 319 downloads. The Black Monk, and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 307 downloads. The Bishop and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 286 downloads.
- 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 28, 2024 · Lists of celebrated short fiction by author and region and curated collections you should add to your home library. Over 500 readers have voted on the 40+ books on Best Anton Chekhov Short Stories. Current Top 3: The Bet, The Lady with the Dog, Rothschild's Violin.
Jun 15, 2018 · 74,104 free eBooks. 49 by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Chekhov. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
- Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904
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the stories in the following two ebooks were added at a later time and are not included in the alphabetical list below; a click on the title will open the story online.
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Anton Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, also wrote five works long enough to be called short novels. Here, brought together in one volume for the first time, in a masterly new translation by the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
