A Chekhov Circus

A guide to the short stories of Anton Chekhov

Tag: Travelers

No. 70 – The Post

A pesky student hitches a ride with an irritated postman.

October 8, 2022
No. 71 – The Petchenyeg

A traveler spends the night at a stranger’s home, and is kept up all night by his host’s incessant talking.

October 8, 2022
No. 79 – On the Road

In a modest country inn, a man traveling with his young daughter recalls the errors he has made in his life, and hopes to rectify them in a new job on the steppe.

October 8, 2022
No. 115 – Overdoing It

A surveyor bound for a remote village becomes convinced that his cab driver is up to no good.

October 8, 2022
No. 119 – The Horse-Stealers

A traveler is forced off the road in a snowstorm and finds himself in the company of a highly untrustworthy group.

October 8, 2022
No. 123 – An Enigmatic Nature

A sly writer woos an apparently rich widow, but she has grander ambitions.

October 8, 2022
No. 170 – Oh, the Public!

A conductor is pilloried simply for doing his job.

October 8, 2022
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.

October 7, 2022
No. 152 – The Cattle Dealers

This is a long story, practically a novella, that is more reportage than fiction. Written in the present tense like a news article, the story concerns the transport of a herd of cattle via rail. The story details the various difficulties of transporting and selling cattle, and in particular the challenges involved in cajoling (and…

October 7, 2022
No. 55 – The Witch

A poor church sexton accuses his wife of witchcraft when a postman begs to come in out of a winter storm.

October 3, 2022