-
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…
-
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…
-
No. 68 – The Duel
In a languid seaside town, a mutual dislike festers and turns into a violent confrontation.
-
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.
-
No. 73 – Bad Weather
An errant husband fools his credulous wife and mother-in-law with an obvious lie.
-
No. 129 – A Misfortune
A lawyer connives to win the heart of a married woman.
-
No. 122 – An Avenger
Angered by his wife’s infidelity, a man shops for a gun to take his revenge.
-
No. 196 – The Examining Magistrate
A doctor deduces the solution in the mysterious death of a married woman.
-
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 