A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A voluble young writer agrees to eulogize a man he barely knew.
A sour coffin maker, coming to the end of his life, regrets his rough treatment of his wife.
A sycophantic clerk accidentally sneezes on his superior, and cannot apologise enough for the insult.
A shy, depressed teenager blurts out his love for an older woman.
Two bumpkins stand guard over a dead body, waiting for officials to arrive.
A dying actor rues his life and wishes he had never left his hometown.
A Chekhov Circus 