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Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov · 1922 · translated by Constance Garnett

Quiet, sharp stories about everyday Russian life.

About 5.2 new words in every 100 · 377 parts

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Contents

  1. Imprint
  2. A Living Chattel1 new word
  3. I6 new words
  4. II6 new words
  5. III10 new words
  6. Joy10 new words
  7. At the Barber’s7 new words
  8. An Enigmatic Nature11 new words
  9. A Classical Student9 new words
  10. The Death of a Government Clerk9 new words
  11. A Daughter of Albion9 new words
  12. The Trousseau6 new words
  13. An Inquiry7 new words
  14. Fat and Thin12 new words
  15. A Tragic Actor10 new words
  16. A Slander8 new words
  17. The Bird Market6 new words
  18. Choristers6 new words
  19. The Album12 new words
  20. Minds in Ferment8 new words
  21. A Chameleon11 new words
  22. In the Graveyard12 new words
  23. Oysters7 new words
  24. The Swedish Match
  25. I6 new words
  26. II6 new words
  27. The Marshal’s Widow6 new words
  28. Small Fry9 new words
  29. In an Hotel11 new words
  30. Boots9 new words
  31. Nerves10 new words
  32. A Country Cottage11 new words
  33. Malingerers11 new words
  34. The Fish6 new words
  35. Gone Astray6 new words
  36. The Huntsman8 new words
  37. A Malefactor7 new words
  38. A Dead Body10 new words
  39. The Cook’s Wedding10 new words
  40. In a Strange Land9 new words
  41. Overdoing It8 new words
  42. Old Age10 new words
  43. Sorrow6 new words
  44. Oh! The Public10 new words
  45. Mari d’Elle10 new words
  46. The Looking-Glass9 new words
  47. Art7 new words
  48. A Blunder12 new words
  49. Children6 new words
  50. Misery6 new words
  51. An Actor’s End7 new words
  52. The Requiem6 new words
  53. Anyuta9 new words
  54. Ivan Matveyitch6 new words
  55. The Witch6 new words
  56. A Story Without an End6 new words
  57. A Joke6 new words
  58. Agafya6 new words
  59. A Nightmare6 new words
  60. Grisha10 new words
  61. Love7 new words
  62. Easter Eve6 new words
  63. Ladies10 new words
  64. Strong Impressions11 new words
  65. A Gentleman Friend8 new words
  66. A Happy Man9 new words
  67. The Privy Councillor6 new words
  68. A Day in the Country7 new words
  69. At a Summer Villa9 new words
  70. Panic Fears7 new words
  71. The Chemist’s Wife6 new words
  72. Not Wanted6 new words
  73. The Chorus Girl6 new words
  74. The Schoolmaster9 new words
  75. A Troublesome Visitor8 new words
  76. A Misfortune6 new words
  77. A Pink Stocking10 new words
  78. Martyrs6 new words
  79. The First-Class Passenger8 new words
  80. Talent11 new words
  81. The Dependents8 new words
  82. The Jeune Premier6 new words
  83. In the Dark9 new words
  84. A Trivial Incident9 new words
  85. A Tripping Tongue9 new words
  86. A Trifle from Life12 new words
  87. Difficult People9 new words
  88. In the Court6 new words
  89. A Peculiar Man11 new words
  90. Mire1 new word
  91. I6 new words
  92. II9 new words
  93. Dreams6 new words
  94. Hush!10 new words
  95. Excellent People6 new words
  96. An Incident7 new words
  97. The Orator11 new words
  98. A Work of Art9 new words
  99. Who Was to Blame?8 new words
  100. On the Road6 new words
  101. Vanka9 new words
  102. Champagne7 new words
  103. Frost7 new words
  104. The Beggar7 new words
  105. Enemies6 new words
  106. Darkness10 new words
  107. Polinka6 new words
  108. Drunk7 new words
  109. An Inadvertence10 new words
  110. Verotchka6 new words
  111. Shrove Tuesday7 new words
  112. A Defenceless Creature7 new words
  113. A Bad Business8 new words
  114. Home12 new words
  115. The Lottery Ticket10 new words
  116. Too Early!9 new words
  117. Typhus6 new words
  118. In Passion Week10 new words
  119. A Mystery9 new words
  120. The Cossack8 new words
  121. The Letter6 new words
  122. An Adventure6 new words
  123. The Examining Magistrate9 new words
  124. Aborigines6 new words
  125. Happiness6 new words
  126. Bad Weather9 new words
  127. A Play10 new words
  128. A Transgression7 new words
  129. From the Diary of a Violent-Tempered Man6 new words
  130. Uprooted6 new words
  131. A Father6 new words
  132. A Happy Ending10 new words
  133. In the Coach-House6 new words
  134. Zinotchka7 new words
  135. The Doctor11 new words
  136. The Pipe6 new words
  137. An Avenger6 new words
  138. The Post9 new words
  139. The Runaway6 new words
  140. A Problem6 new words
  141. The Old House6 new words
  142. The Cattle-Dealers6 new words
  143. Expensive Lessons6 new words
  144. The Lion and the Sun9 new words
  145. In Trouble6 new words
  146. The Kiss6 new words
  147. Boys6 new words
  148. Kashtanka
  149. I: Misbehaviour8 new words
  150. II: A Mysterious Stranger10 new words
  151. III: New and Very Agreeable Acquaintances9 new words
  152. IV: Marvels on a Hurdle9 new words
  153. V: Talent! Talent!12 new words
  154. VI: An Uneasy Night6 new words
  155. VII: An Unsuccessful Debut6 new words
  156. A Lady’s Story11 new words
  157. A Story Without a Title10 new words
  158. Sleepy6 new words
  159. The Steppe1 new word
  160. I6 new words
  161. II6 new words
  162. III6 new words
  163. IV6 new words
  164. V6 new words
  165. VI6 new words
  166. VII6 new words
  167. VIII6 new words
  168. Lights6 new words
  169. The Beauties
  170. I6 new words
  171. II10 new words
  172. The Party
  173. I6 new words
  174. II7 new words
  175. III9 new words
  176. IV6 new words
  177. V12 new words
  178. The Shoemaker and the Devil6 new words
  179. The Bet
  180. I10 new words
  181. II11 new words
  182. The Princess6 new words
  183. A Dreary Story1 new word
  184. I7 new words
  185. II6 new words
  186. III6 new words
  187. IV9 new words
  188. V10 new words
  189. VI8 new words
  190. The Teacher of Literature
  191. I6 new words
  192. II7 new words
  193. A Nervous Breakdown
  194. I11 new words
  195. II10 new words
  196. III12 new words
  197. IV10 new words
  198. V11 new words
  199. VI8 new words
  200. VII11 new words
  201. The Horse-Stealers6 new words
  202. Gusev
  203. I11 new words
  204. II10 new words
  205. III11 new words
  206. IV9 new words
  207. V8 new words
  208. Peasant Wives6 new words
  209. The Wife
  210. I6 new words
  211. II7 new words
  212. III10 new words
  213. IV7 new words
  214. V9 new words
  215. VI6 new words
  216. VII8 new words
  217. The Grasshopper1 new word
  218. I11 new words
  219. II10 new words
  220. III12 new words
  221. IV12 new words
  222. V8 new words
  223. VI12 new words
  224. VII12 new words
  225. VIII9 new words
  226. After the Theatre9 new words
  227. In Exile6 new words
  228. Terror6 new words
  229. Neighbours6 new words
  230. Ward No. 6
  231. I10 new words
  232. II12 new words
  233. III10 new words
  234. IV11 new words
  235. V11 new words
  236. VI11 new words
  237. VII12 new words
  238. VIII12 new words
  239. IX11 new words
  240. X6 new words
  241. XI11 new words
  242. XII11 new words
  243. XIII12 new words
  244. XIV10 new words
  245. XV11 new words
  246. XVI8 new words
  247. XVII11 new words
  248. XVIII10 new words
  249. XIX12 new words
  250. The Two Volodyas6 new words
  251. Rothschild’s Fiddle6 new words
  252. The Student9 new words
  253. At a Country House6 new words
  254. The Head-Gardener’s Story12 new words
  255. A Woman’s Kingdom
  256. I: Christmas Eve6 new words
  257. II: Christmas Morning6 new words
  258. III: Dinner6 new words
  259. IV: Evening6 new words
  260. Anna on the Neck
  261. I10 new words
  262. II9 new words
  263. Whitebrow6 new words
  264. Ariadne6 new words
  265. The Helpmate9 new words
  266. The Murder
  267. I8 new words
  268. II11 new words
  269. III10 new words
  270. IV6 new words
  271. V10 new words
  272. VI11 new words
  273. VII11 new words
  274. Three Years
  275. I7 new words
  276. II11 new words
  277. III12 new words
  278. IV11 new words
  279. V8 new words
  280. VI10 new words
  281. VII11 new words
  282. VIII9 new words
  283. IX11 new words
  284. X9 new words
  285. XI11 new words
  286. XII11 new words
  287. XIII9 new words
  288. XIV9 new words
  289. XV10 new words
  290. XVI10 new words
  291. XVII10 new words
  292. An Artist’s Story
  293. I11 new words
  294. II10 new words
  295. III7 new words
  296. IV11 new words
  297. My Life
  298. I11 new words
  299. II7 new words
  300. III8 new words
  301. IV10 new words
  302. V11 new words
  303. VI11 new words
  304. VII7 new words
  305. VIII12 new words
  306. IX8 new words
  307. X10 new words
  308. XI12 new words
  309. XII9 new words
  310. XIII6 new words
  311. XIV11 new words
  312. XV11 new words
  313. XVI9 new words
  314. XVII9 new words
  315. XVIII11 new words
  316. XIX8 new words
  317. XX11 new words
  318. Peasants1 new word
  319. I10 new words
  320. II12 new words
  321. III9 new words
  322. IV6 new words
  323. V10 new words
  324. VI8 new words
  325. VII6 new words
  326. VIII8 new words
  327. IX9 new words
  328. The Petchenyeg6 new words
  329. At Home
  330. I9 new words
  331. II10 new words
  332. III11 new words
  333. The Schoolmistress7 new words
  334. The Man in a Case6 new words
  335. Gooseberries6 new words
  336. About Love10 new words
  337. The Darling6 new words
  338. The New Villa
  339. I12 new words
  340. II6 new words
  341. III9 new words
  342. IV11 new words
  343. V11 new words
  344. On Official Duty6 new words
  345. The Lady with the Dog
  346. I11 new words
  347. II12 new words
  348. III11 new words
  349. IV12 new words
  350. At Christmas Time
  351. I10 new words
  352. II12 new words
  353. In the Ravine1 new word
  354. I9 new words
  355. II10 new words
  356. III6 new words
  357. IV10 new words
  358. V6 new words
  359. VI10 new words
  360. VII9 new words
  361. VIII10 new words
  362. IX10 new words
  363. The Bishop
  364. I7 new words
  365. II11 new words
  366. III12 new words
  367. IV8 new words
  368. Betrothed1 new word
  369. I10 new words
  370. II10 new words
  371. III11 new words
  372. IV12 new words
  373. V11 new words
  374. VI9 new words
  375. Endnotes
  376. Colophon
  377. Uncopyright

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