A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A man living with another man’s wife betrays a secret confided in him by her son.
A poor man begs a government doctor to help free his brother from jail.
A man gets the heebie-jeebies after going to a seance.
A sketch of the goings-on at a street market in Moscow.
A blabbermouth wife reveals a bit too much about her girls-only trip to her husband.
A miserable married woman experiences a little happiness when attending a dance for a visiting army regiment.
A man recalls his efforts to blackmail his childhood tutor, who had falled in love with his older brother.
A poor man stands trial for removing hardware from the railroad tracks, an act he can’t see as a crime.
A young woman takes her hard-working husband for granted until it is too late.
A family saga of a thieving, conniving clan of merchants in a factory town.