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No. 41 – At Home
You could easily fill a book of Chekhov stories set on the steppe, the dreary, endless grasslands that stretch across much of Russia. “At Home” is the tale of a young woman, Vera, who after receiving an education in a distant city, returns to her family’s decaying property on the steppe. There’s nothing for her…
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No. 66 – Oysters
A recollection of a painful moment of childhood poverty.
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No. 67 – Verotchka
After a long stay as a guest at a house in the country, a statistician is taken aback when the daughter of the household tells him she has fallen in love with him.
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No. 68 – The Duel
In a languid seaside town, a mutual dislike festers and turns into a violent confrontation.
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No. 78 – The Trousseau
In a spooky house, a mother and daughter work feverishly to create a trousseau for a wedding that will never occur.
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No. 76 – Expensive Lessons
A dullard falls in love with his French tutor.
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No. 82 – An Anonymous Story
A political operative goes undercover as a rich man’s servant but finds himself drawn into the man’s life.
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No. 70 – The Post
A pesky student hitches a ride with an irritated postman.
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No. 71 – The Petchenyeg
A traveler spends the night at a stranger’s home, and is kept up all night by his host’s incessant talking.
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No. 72 – A Bad Business
A church sexton stumbles across a menacing stranger in the graveyard.
A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A Chekhov Circus 