A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A sly writer woos an apparently rich widow, but she has grander ambitions.
Angered by his wife’s infidelity, a man shops for a gun to take his revenge.
A woman’s request for compensation on behalf of her husband are successful thanks to her relentlessness.
A lazy auditor is unconcerned when his bank goes under.
Two bumpkins stand guard over a dead body, waiting for officials to arrive.
A hunter bunks down in a woodsman’s hut and soon the two men’s differing natures lead to a clash.
A young woman’s daydreams of marital bliss turn nightmarish.
Having had one drink too many, a newlywed husband can’t find his way back to his train compartment where his wife is waiting for him.
A self-satisfied older man hires a matchmaker to find him a wife.
An actor idly boasts about a romantic conquest to the wrong person.