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1. AN ENIGMATIC NATURE (Загадочная натура) (1883) A very pretty young lady in a first-class railway car is baring her soul to a budding author who is all too anxious to proffer his psychological expertise on problems of the heart, but the explanation by the lovely lady of her current romantic drama puts a real damper on his effusions. (830 words)
2. FAT AND THIN (Толстый и тонкий) (1883) Two former classmates and close friends, one now very plump and the other (…)
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"An Enigmatic Nature" and other stories by Anton Chekhov
1 January 2021, by Anton Chekhov -
"The Black Monk" and other stories by Anton Chekhov
4 December 2020, by Anton ChekhovTABLE OF CONTENTS
1. CHORISTERS (Певчие) (1884) The sacristan of a village church has been intensely rehearsing a complex choral with the school’s choir in preparation for the forthcoming visit of a Petersburg dignitary, in spite of the vocal inadequacies of the singers and the hostility of the church deacon. But when the big day arrives, there is a crisis that reconciles the two churchmen. (1,900 words)
2. THE MARSHAL’S WIDOW (У предводительши) (1885) Every year on the estate of Madame (…) -
"Anyuta" and other Chekhov stories
17 July 2020, by Anton ChekhovTABLE OF CONTENTS
1. A DEAD BODY (Мертвое тело) (1885) A corpse wrapped in linen is lying under a tree in the middle of a misty August night, dutifully watched over by two peasants who are keeping a fire alive. They listen to the sounds of the forest and talk to fight off their feelings of eeriness when a pilgrim comes along attracted by the fire, who is afraid to continue on his way alone after seeing the corpse. (1,900 words)
2. THE REQUIEM (Панихида) (1886) Andrey Andryitch is in (…) -
"The Huntsman" and other Chekhov stories
9 June 2020, by Anton ChekhovTABLE OF CONTENTS
1. THE HUNTSMAN (Егерь) (1885) Yegor is hunting with his dog when he hears his name called by Pelagea, the young woman he had married twelve years previously and who is still hopelessly in love with him. (1,700 words)
2. SORROW (Горе) (1885) The introverted monologue of a peasant who is almost lost in a violent snow-storm driving his critically-ailing wife to the hospital, as he reviews his life and marriage. (2,200 words)
3. LADIES (Дамы) (1886) The Director of (…) -
"Ward No. 6" and other stories by Anton Chekhov
24 December 2019, by Anton ChekhovTABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OLD AGE (Старость) (1885) The architect Uzelkov returns on mission to the town that he had left twenty years before after his divorce there, and is invited to dinner by the wily lawyer who had handled his divorce and who reveals to him during the dinner what really went on with his former wife in those far-off days. (2,200 words)
2. ART (Художество) (1886) Seryozhka has a great talent for creating magnificent holy icons out of snow and ice on the frozen river for the (…) -
"Easter Eve" and other great Chekhov stories
7 December 2019, by Anton ChekhovTABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OYSTERS (Устрицы) (1884) An eight-year-old boy accompanying his unemployed father who has decided to go out to beg for alms notices the strange word “OYSTERS” on a sign inside a restaurant. The story continues in ever-starker tones as the little fellow progressively discovers the meaning of the word and the thing itself. (1,500 words)
2. AN ACTOR’S END (Актерская гибель) (1886) The actor Shtchiptsov feels something snap in his chest and totters off to his hotel room (…) -
"The Lady with the Dog" and other great stories by Anton Chekhov
5 December 2019, by Anton ChekhovTABLE OF CONTENTS
1. A TRIVIAL INCIDENT (Пустой случай) (1886) The narrator recounts how he and his companion, a Prince, had been prevented from hunting in the forest of Madame Kandurin, with whom the prince had formerly been connected. The two go to the lady’s mansion, where the narrator realises the extent of the prince’s sad situation and how close he had previously been to an entirely different fate. (4,000 words)
2. ON THE ROAD (На пути) (1887) We follow the unfolding of the intense (…) -
Anton Chekhov’s funniest story: "From the Diary of a Violent-tempered Man" (1887)
4 September 2015, by Anton ChekhovAnton Chekhov wrote 522 short stories – and many other texts – during his all-too-short career. Although in the main they tend to centre on the dissatisfactions and less-than-joyous aspects of the lives of people from all walks of life, many of them do have a certain whimsical character bordering on the comical, particularly when dealing with servants and country folk somewhat susceptible to the demon drink.
This tale, consisting of the notes of a high-minded and very irascible professor (…) -
INDEX OF THE 200 CHEKHOV TEXTS ON THIS SITE
1 January 2015, by RayIncluding the 188 Chekhov stories on this site, 12 captions by Chekhov to humorous diagrams and all known alternative English titles to the stories on this site. => in alphabetic sequence by English title(s)
=> in alphabetic sequence by Russian title
ENGLISH TITLES
75,000 A CONVERSATION A CYNIC A DAY IN THE COUNTRY A DEAD BODY A DEFENCELESS CREATURE A DOCTOR’S VISIT A DREARY STORY A FATHER A HAPPY ENDING A HAPPY MAN A JOKE A LADY’S STORY A LETTER A LIVING CALENDAR A MISFORTUNE A (…)