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No. 20 – Art
Like “The Fish,” “Too Early,” and several other Chekhov stories, “Art” is a tale featuring comically oafish workingmen, but in this case, the main character, a peasant named Seryozkha, has a special talent. Seryozkha is a ragged, mangy mutt of a man, with tufts of wool hanging from his shaggy sheepskin. Not only that, he…
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No. 88 – Talent
A lazy artist summering in the countryside seduces a young woman who wants to escape to the big city.
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No. 159 – A Problem
After a young man bounces a check, a family debates whether to bail him out.
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No. 140 – Gone Astray
Two men drink too much and get lost stumbling home.
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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. 75 – A Father
A drunken father receives far better treatment from his diligent son than he deserves.
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No. 112 – An Inadvertence
Normally a sober man, Strizhin has a bit too much to drink at a party and then imbibes from the wrong bottle when he gets home.
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No. 114 – The Marshal’s Widow
The guests at a memorial service must sneak out for quick sips of vodka because the widow has banned drinking in her house.
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No. 174 – Drunk
A drunken bully bullies everyone around him, drunkenly.
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No. 165 – A Happy Man
Having had one drink too many, a newlywed husband can’t find his way back to his train compartment where his wife is waiting for him.
A Chekhov Circus
A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov
A Chekhov Circus 