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No. 143 – The Orator
A voluble young writer agrees to eulogize a man he barely knew.
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No. 121 – Rothschild’s Fiddle
A sour coffin maker, coming to the end of his life, regrets his rough treatment of his wife.
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No. 105 – The Death of a Government Clerk
A sycophantic clerk accidentally sneezes on his superior, and cannot apologise enough for the insult.
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No. 180 – Volodya
A shy, depressed teenager blurts out his love for an older woman.
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No. 182 – A Dead Body
Two bumpkins stand guard over a dead body, waiting for officials to arrive.
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No. 99 – An Actor’s End
A dying actor rues his life and wishes he had never left his hometown.
A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A Chekhov Circus 