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  1. Jun 15, 2018 · Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov. Credits. David Widger. Language. English. LoC Class. PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature. Subject. Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.

  2. 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. THE LADY WITH THE DOG, Translated By Constance Garnett

    • 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...

  3. Unfortunately, the order of the stories is almost random, and in the last volume Mrs. Garnett stated: "I regret that it is impossible to obtain the necessary information for a chronological list of all Tchehov's works." This site presents all 201 stories in the order of their publication in Russia.

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    • Three Translators Tea Party translations: Two Journalists, No Luck, and Playing Tricks [25:35] - Anton Chekhov - 25:51.
    • * After the Theatre [08:46] - Anton Chekhov - 09:01.
    • The Album [06:29] - Anton Chekhov - 06:45.
  4. Jul 7, 2018 · Book from Project Gutenberg: Project Gutenberg Compilation of 233 Short Stories of Chekhov. ... Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Publisher Project Gutenberg Collection

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  6. Sep 9, 2004 · Project Gutenberg's The Lady With The Dog and Other Stories, by Anton Chekhov This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.

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