A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A father is distraught when his daughter runs off with an actor.
A wolf accidentally kidnaps a puppy during a raid on a farm.
A rich man is touched when his staff at work present him with an album, but he is unconcerned the next day when his children rip it to pieces.
Normally a sober man, Strizhin has a bit too much to drink at a party and then imbibes from the wrong bottle when he gets home.
A man recovers from typhus only to learn that he has infected his beloved sister.
A lawyer connives to win the heart of a married woman.
The guests at a memorial service must sneak out for quick sips of vodka because the widow has banned drinking in her house.
A surveyor bound for a remote village becomes convinced that his cab driver is up to no good.
A mother of marriage-age daughters has nothing but disdain for a rough-mannered soldier until she learns that he is single and a gentleman.
A lost dog is taken in by a circus animal trainer.