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No. 14 – The Party
This story is just about perfect. The party of the title is a name-day celebration for Pyotr, a handsome, self-satisfied, possibly philandering, and definitely pompous aristocrat of less-than significant means. His wife, Olya, is pregnant and miserable, not only because of Pyotr’s bloviating and flirting, but also because she is painfully encased in a corset…
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No. 53 – Sleepy
In 1883, Chekhov published 35 stories. In 1884, the number slipped to 19, a decline presumably related to the fact that he graduated from medical school this year and began practicing as a doctor. In 1885 the pace picked up, with 37 stories published. And in 1886 the floodgates opened, with 63 stories hitting the…
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No. 155 – The Steppe
A boy travels from his home on the steppe to a new city, accompanied by a variety of fellow travelers.
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No. 108 – A Story Without a Title
A monk’s warnings about the goings-on in a big city have the opposite effect he intended.
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No. 178 – The Bet
A lawyer bets he can live in solitary confinement for 15 years.
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No. 188 – The Shoemaker and the Devil
A shoemaker agrees to sell his soul to the devil.
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No. 164 – The Beauties
An unnamed narrator recalls two strikingly beautiful women.
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No. 148 – Lights
An engineer recalls a misbegotten love affair that forced him to become a better person.
A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A Chekhov Circus 