A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A lawyer bets he can live in solitary confinement for 15 years.
A pretentious writer fails to leave an impression on the world.
A shy, depressed teenager blurts out his love for an older woman.
A man receives a letter from a secret admirer, but the tryst is a bust.
Two bumpkins stand guard over a dead body, waiting for officials to arrive.
A cat has kittens, to the delight of the children in the house.
A father tries one trick and another to get his son to promise not to smoke cigarettes.
A hunter bunks down in a woodsman’s hut and soon the two men’s differing natures lead to a clash.
A whiny piano tuner is humiliated repeatedly after a hotel porter misplaces his boots.
A boy is overindulged by his lackadaisical caretakers.
A Chekhov Circus 