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No. 26 – Champagne
This is (for Chekhov) an unusual, foxy little story narrated by a bad man. The narrator works at a godforsaken railway station, where “for fifteen miles around there was not one human habitation, not one woman, not one decent tavern.” The station constitutes a tiny world unto itself: “My wife and I; a deaf and…
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No. 29 – Ariadne
This is a brilliant story about a romantic, shallow young man, Shamohin, who is lovesick for his beautiful neighbor, the cold and manipulative (and equally shallow) Ariadne. Shamohin trails pathetically after Ariadne and her lover to Italy, and even lends them money that neither he nor his father can afford to give away. Having longed…
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No. 68 – The Duel
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No. 82 – An Anonymous Story
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No. 73 – Bad Weather
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No. 129 – A Misfortune
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No. 122 – An Avenger
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No. 196 – The Examining Magistrate
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No. 148 – Lights
A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A Chekhov Circus 