Anton Chekhov bibliography
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Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. He wrote hundreds of short stories, one novel, and seven full-length plays.
Plays
[edit]Four-act plays
[edit]- Untitled Play (Пьеса без названия, discovered 19 years after the author's death in manuscript form with title page missing; most commonly known as Platonov in English; 1878)—adapted in English by Michael Frayn as Wild Honey (1984)
- Ivanov (Иванов, 1887)—a play in four acts
- The Wood Demon (Леший, 1889)—a comedy in four acts; eight years after the play was published Chekhov returned to the work and extensively revised it into Uncle Vanya (see below)
- The Seagull (Чайка, 1896)—a comedy in four acts
- Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня, 1897)—scenes from country life in four acts; based on The Wood Demon
- Three Sisters (Три сестры, 1901)—a drama in four acts
- The Cherry Orchard (Вишнёвый сад, 1904)—a comedy in four acts
One-act plays
[edit]- On the High Road (На большой дороге, 1884)—a dramatic study in one act
- On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco (О вреде табака; 1886, 1902)—a monologue in one act
- Swansong (Лебединая песня, 1887)—a dramatic study in one act
- The Bear or The Boor (Медведь, 1888)—a farce in one act
- A Marriage Proposal (Предложение, c. 1889)—a farce in one act
- A Tragedian in Spite of Himself or A Reluctant Tragic Hero (Трагик поневоле, 1889)—a farce in one act
- The Wedding (Свадьба, 1889)—a play in one act
- Tatiana Repina (Татьяна Репина, 1889)—a drama in one act
- The Night before the Trial (Ночь перед судом, the 1890s)—a play in one act; sometimes considered unfinished
- The Festivities or The Anniversary (Юбилей, 1891)—a farce in one act
Dialogues and parodies
[edit]- The Fool, or The Retired Sea Captain (Дура, или Капитан в отставке, 1883)
- Unclean Tragedians and Leprous Playwrights (Нечистые трагики и прокажённые драматурги, 1884)
- A Young Man (Молодой человек, 1884)
- An Ideal Examination (Идеальный экзамен, 1884)
- Chaos-Vile in Rome (Кавардак в Риме, 1884)
- A Mouth as Big as All Outdoors (Язык до Киева доведет, 1884)
- Honorable Townsfolk (Господа обыватели, 1884)
- At the Sickbed (У постели больного, 1884)
- The Case of the Year 1884 (Дело о 1884 годе, 1885)
- A Drama (Драма, 1886)
- In the Spring: Cat's Monologue (Весной: Сцена-монолог, 1887)
- Before the Eclipse (Перед затмением, 1887)
- A Forced Declaration (Вынужденное заявление, 1888)
Novel
[edit]- The Shooting Party (Драма на охоте, 1884)
Novellas
[edit]- The Unnecessary Victory (Ненужная победа, 1882)
- The Steppe (Степь, 1888)
- The Duel (Дуэль, 1891)
- The Story of an Unknown Man (Рассказ неизвестного человека, 1893)
- Three Years (Три года, 1895)
- My Life (Моя жизнь, 1896)
Novelettes
[edit]- Late-Blooming Flowers (Цветы запоздалые, 1882)
- A Living Chattel (Живой товар, 1882)
- Lights (Огни, 1888)
- The Party (Именины, 1888)
- A Dreary Story (Скучная история, 1889)
- Ward No. 6 (Палата No. 6, 1892)
- The Wife (Жена, 1892)
- The Black Monk (Чёрный монах, 1894)
- A Woman's Kingdom (Бабье царство, 1894)
- Murder (Убийство, 1895)
- Peasants (Мужики, 1897)
- In the Ravine (В овраге, 1900)
Short-story collections
[edit]Collections of his stories that Chekhov prepared and published, or, in the case of The Prank, attempted to publish.
List
- "Artists' Wives" (Жены артистов)
- "Papa" (Папаша)
- "St. Peter's Day" (Петров день)
- "Chase Two Rabbits, Catch None" (За двумя зайцами погонишься, ни одного не поймаешь)
- "A Confession, or, Olya, Zhenya, Zoya" (Исповедь, или Оля, Женя, Зоя)
- "A Sinner from Toledo" (Грешник из Толедо)
- "The Temperaments" (Темпераменты)
- "Flying Islands" (Летающие острова)
- "Before the Wedding" (Мой юбилей)
- "A Letter to a Learned Neighbor" (Письмо к ученому соседу)
- "In the Train Car" (В вагоне)
- "1,001 Passions, or, A Dreadful Night" (Тысяча одна страсть, или Страшная ночь)
The Tales of Melpomene (Сказки Мельпомены, 1884)
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- "He and She" (Он и она)
- "The Baron" (Барон)
- "Revenge" (Месть)
- "Two Scandals" (Два скандала)
- "Artists' Wives" (Жены артистов)
- "A Tragic Actor" (Трагик)
Motley Stories (Пёстрые рассказы, 1886)
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- "Horse and Quivering Doe" (Конь и трепетная лань)
- "The Virtuous Clerk" (Добродетельный кабатчик)
- "The Daughter of Albion" (Дочь Альбиона)
- "Once a Year" (Раз в год)
- "The Patriot" (Патриот своего отечества)
- "The Retired Slave" (Отставной раб)
- "The Death of a Government Clerk" (Смерть чиновника)
- "The Heroic Lady" (Герой-барыня)
- "On a Dark Night" (Тёмною ночью)
- "The Huntsman" (Егерь)
- "The Decoration" (Орден)
- "The Willow-Tree" (Верба)
- "Sleepy Follies" (Сонная одурь)
- "An Incident at Law" (Случай из судебной практики)
- "Sentimentality" (Размазня)
- "A Living Chronology" (Живая хронология)
- "The Head of the Family" (Отец семейства)
- "Murder Will Out" (Шило в мешке)
- "The Cook's Wedding" (Кухарка женится)
- "On a Nail" (На гвозде)
- "Both are Better" (Оба лучше)
- "The Last Mohican" (Последняя могиканша)
- "A Man of Ideas" (Мыслитель)
- "Small Fry" (Мелюзга)
- "A Malefactor" (Злоумышленник)
- "A Dead Body" (Мёртвое тело)
- "Malingerers" (Симулянты)
- "The Tutor" (Репетитор)
- "A Man and a Dog Converse" (Разговор человека с собакой)
- "What Is To Be Done?" (Надлежащие меры)
- "Sorrow" (Горе)
- "The Thief" (Вор)
- "The Fish" (Налим)
- "Old Age" (Старость)
- "The Complicated Affair" (Канитель)
- "At the Pharmacy" (В аптеке)
- "Tryphon" (Трифон)
- "Choristers" (Певчие)
- "A Cynic" (Циник)
- "The Marshal's Widow" (У предводительши)
- "The Captain’s Uniform" (Капитанский мундир)
- "On Christmas Eve" (В рождественскую ночь)
- "In Autumn" (Осенью)
- "Examination for a Rank" (Экзамен на чин)
- "Surgery" (Хирургия)
- "Russian Coal" (Русский уголь)
- "The Chameleon" (Хамелеон)
- "A Slander" (Клевета)
- "Minds in Ferment" (Брожение умов)
- "Vint" (Винт)
- "The Dacha Girl" (Дачница)
- "The Looking Glass" (Зеркало)
- "Misery" (Тоска)
- "Children" (Детвора)
- "It’s Not Meant To Be!" (Не судьба)
- "Abolished!" (Упразднили!)
- "A Marriage of Convenience" (Брак по расчёту)
- "Oysters" (Устрицы)
- "The Ballroom Pianist" (Тапёр)
- "Anyuta" (Анюта)
- "The Swedish Match" (Шведская спичка)
- "Gone Astray" (Заблудшие)
- "Ivan Matveyich" (Иван Матвеич)
- "Art" (Художество)
- "The Exclamation Mark" (Восклицательный знак)
- "Fat and Thin" (Толстый и тонкий)
- "Honorable Townsfolk" (Господа обыватели)
- "Overdoing It" (Пересолил)
- "An Actor's End" (Актёрская гибель)
- "The Comedian" (Комик)
- "Oh! The Public!" (Ну, публика!)
- "An Enigmatic Nature" (Загадочная натура)
- "On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco" (О вреде табака)
- "He Understood!" (Он понял!)
- "The Whistlers" (Свистуны)
- "The Wall" (Стена)
- "Two Newspapermen" (Два газетчика)
In the Twilight (В сумерках, 1887)
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- "Dreams" (Мечты)
- "A Trivial Incident" (Пустой случай)
- "A Bad Business" (Недоброе дело)
- "Home" (Дома)
- "The Witch" (Ведьма)
- "Verochka" (Верочка)
- "In the Court" (В суде)
- "A Troublesome Visitor" (Беспокойный гость)
- "The Requiem" (Панихида)
- "On the Road" (На пути)
- "A Misfortune" (Несчастье)
- "An Incident" (Событие)
- "Agafya" (Агафья)
- "Enemies" (Враги)
- "A Nightmare" (Кошмар)
- "Easter Eve" (Святою ночью)
Innocent Speeches (Невинные речи, 1887)
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- "First Aid" (Скорая помощь)
- "A Cure for Drinking" (Средство от запоя)
- "The Night Before the Trial" (Ночь перед судом)
- "Dear Dog" (Дорогая собака)
- "Life’s Hardships" (Житейские невзгоды)
- "The Terrible Night" (Страшная ночь)
- "A Happy Man" (Счастливчик)
- "A Transgression" (Беззаконие)
- "A Drama" (Драма)
- "A Work of Art" (Произведение искусства)
- "It Was Her!" (То была она!)
- "Hush!" (Тссс!)
- "Revenge" (Месть (Житейский водевиль))
- "In a Strange Land" (На чужбине)
- "One of Many" (Один из многих)
- "Nerves" (Нервы)
- "Intruders" (Злоумышленники)
- "Zinotchka" (Зиночка)
- "In the Dark" (В потёмках)
- "Not Wanted" (Лишние люди)
- "The Dependents" (Нахлебники)
Stories (Рассказы, 1888)
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- "Happiness" (Счастье)
- "Typhus" (Тиф)
- "Vanka" (Ванька)
- "The Reed-Pipe" (Свирель)
- "Uprooted" (Перекати-поле)
- "A Problem" (Задача)
- "The Steppe" (Степь)
- "Mire" (Тина)
- "The Privy Councillor" (Тайный советник)
- "The Letter" (Письмо)
- "The Kiss" (Поцелуй)
List
- "Children" (Детвора)
- "Vanka" (Ванька)
- "An Incident" (Событие)
- "The Cook's Wedding" (Кухарка женится)
- "The Runaway" (Беглец)
- "Home" (Дома)
Gloomy People (Хмурые люди, 1890)
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- "The Post" (Почта)
- "An Awkward Business" (Неприятность)
- "Volodya" (Володя)
- "The Princess" (Княгиня)
- "In Trouble" (Беда)
- "Sleepy" (Спать хочется)
- "The Cattle-Dealers" (Холодная кровь)
- "A Dreary Story" (Скучная история)
- "A Nervous Breakdown" (Припадок)
- "Champagne" (Шампанское)
Ward No. 6 (Палата № 6, 1893)
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- "Ward No. 6" (Палата № 6)
- "Peasant Wives" (Бабы)
- "Terror" (Страх)
- "Gusev" (Гусев)
Novellas and Stories (Повести и рассказы, 1894)
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- "A Woman's Kingdom" (Бабье царство)
- "The Grasshopper" (Попрыгунья)
- "The Black Monk" (Черный монах)
- "In Exile" (В ссылке)
- "Rothschild's Violin" (Скрипка Ротшильда)
- "The Two Volodyas" (Володя большой и Володя маленький)
- "The Teacher of Literature" (Учитель словесности)
- "At a Country House" (В усадьбе)
- "A Father" (Отец)
- "The Student" (Студент)
- "Neighbours" (Соседи)
Peasants and My Life (Мужики и Моя жизнь, 1897)
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- "Ariadne" (Ариадна)
- "Anna on the Neck" (Анна на шее)
- "The House with the Mezzanine" (Дом с мезонином)
- "At Home" (В родном углу)
- "The Petcheneg" (Печенег)
- "The New Villa" (Новая дача)
- "In the Cart" (На подводе)
- "Peasants" (Мужики)
- "My Life" (Моя жизнь)
- "A Doctor's Visit" (Случай из практики)
- "The Darling" (Душечка)
- "On Official Duty" (По делам службы)
- "Ionych" (Ионыч)
Short stories
[edit]Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories, some left unfinished. Much of his early work was published in comic periodicals, in the form of quips, topical writing, cartoon captions and sketches. As such, not all publications fit the definition of a short story.[1]
Title [alternative title(s)] | Russian publication | Original title |
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A Letter to a Learned Neighbor | 9 March 1880 | Письмо к ученому соседу |
Chase Two Rabbits, Catch None | 11 May 1880 | Каникулярные работы институтки Наденьки N |
Papa | 6 July 1880 | Папаша |
My Jubilee | 29 June 1880 | Мой юбилей |
A Thousand and One Passions, or A Scary Night | 27 July 1880 | Тысяча одна страсть, или Страшная ночь |
Little Apples | 17 August 1880 | За яблочки |
Before the Wedding | 12 October 1880 | Перед свадьбой |
À l’Américaine | 7 December 1880 | По-американски |
Artists' Wives | 7 December 1880 | Жены артистов |
St. Peter's Day | 29 June 1881 | Петров день |
On the Train [In the Train Car] | 29 September 1881 | В вагоне |
Salon de Variétés | 4 October 1881 | Салон де варьете |
The Trial | 23 October 1881 | Суд |
This and That: Poetry and Prose | 29 October 1881 | И то и сё: Поэзия и проза |
A Sinner from Toledo | 23 December 1881 | Грешник из Толедо |
In a Wolf's Cage | 3 February 1882 | На волчьей садке |
I Forget!! | 25 February 1882 | Забыл!! |
Life as a Series of Questions and Exclamations | 26 February 1882 | Жизнь в вопросах и восклицаниях |
A Confession, or Olya, Zhenya, Zoya | 20 March 1882 | Исповедь, или Оля, Женя, Зоя |
Green Scythe | 23 April 1882 | Зелёная Коса |
The Date Took Place, But... | 7 May 1882 | Свидание хотя и состоялось, но... |
The Correspondent | 20 May 1882 | Корреспондент |
The Unnecessary Victory (novella) | 17 June 1882 | Ненужная победа |
Village Doctors | 18 June 1882 | Сельские эскулапы |
Lost Business [A Lost Cause] | 22 June 1882 | Пропащее дело |
Bad Story | 26 June 1882 | Скверная история Нечто романообразное |
The Twenty-Ninth of June | 29 June 1882 | Двадцать девятое июня |
Which One of the Three? | 13 July 1882 | Который из трех? |
He and She | 23 July 1882 | Он и она |
The Fair | 25 July 1882 | Ярмарка |
The Baroness | 30 July 1882 | Барыня |
A Living Chattel | 6 August 1882 | Живой товар |
Late-Blooming Flowers | 17 October 1882 | Цветы запоздалые |
An Unsuccessful Visit | 22 November 1882 | Неудачный визит |
Encountered | 20 November 1882 | Нарвался |
The Good Friend | 16 December 1882 | Добрый знакомый |
Two Scandals | 16 December 1882 | Два скандала |
An Idyll – But Alas! | 18 December 1882 | Идиллия — увы и ах! |
The Baron | 20 December 1882 | Барон |
Revenge | 31 December 1882 | Месть |
Experienced: A Psychological Study | 31 December 1882 | Пережитое: Психологический этюд |
Reluctant Scammers | 31 December 1882 | Мошенники поневоле |
Soothsayer and Soothsayeress | 31 December 1882 | Гадальщики и гадальщицы |
The Secrets of the Hundred and Forty-Four Catastrophes, or the Russian Rocambole | 1882 (published 1923) | Тайны ста сорока четырех катастроф |
Masquerades | 5 January 1883 | Ряженые |
The Crooked Mirror | 5 January 1883 | Кривое зеркало |
Rapture [Joy] | 8 January 1883 | Радость |
Two in One | 8 January 1883 | Двое в одном |
Two Romantic Stories [A Doctor’s Romance and An Editor’s Romance] | 8 January 1883 | Два романа |
Rejected Love | 16 January 1883 | Отвергнутая любовь |
The Confession | 19 January 1883 | Исповедь |
Cases of Mania Grandiosa | 22 January 1883 | Случаи mania grandiosa |
On a Dark Night | 22 January 1883 | Темною ночью |
The Only Way | 22 January 1883 | Единственное средство |
A Hypnotic Seance [A Seance] | 24 January 1883 | На магнетическом сеансе |
Gone | 29 January 1883 | Ушла |
A Lawyer's Romance: A Protocol | 5 February 1883 | Роман адвоката |
On a Nail | 5 February 1883 | На гвозде |
At the Barber's | 7 February 1883 | В цирульне |
A Woman Without Prejudice | 10 February 1883 | Женщина без предрассудков |
Advice | 12 February 1883 | Совет |
Grateful: A Psychological Study | 12 February 1883 | Благодарный: Психологический этюд |
The Cross | 12 February 1883 | Крест |
The Zealot | 15 February 1883 | Ревнитель |
The Collection | 18 February 1883 | Коллекция |
A Ram and a Lady | 19 February 1883 | Баран и барышня |
Sentimentality | 19 February 1883 | Размазня |
The Turnip: A Folktale | 19 February 1883 | Репка |
A Poisonous Incident | 22 February 1883 | Ядовитый случай |
The Triumph of the Victor | 26 February 1883 | Торжество победителя |
The Patriot | 27 February 1883 | Патриот своего отечества |
The Clever Janitor | 3 March 1883 | Умный дворник |
The Bridegroom | 5 March 1883 | Жених |
The Fool | 9 March 1883 | Дурак |
A Story That’s Hard to Name | 12 March 1883 | Рассказ, которому трудно подобрать название |
The Brother | 12 March 1883 | Братец |
The Philanthropist | 14 March 1883 | Филантроп |
An Incident at Law | 17 March 1883 | Случай из судебной практики |
An Enigmatic Nature | 19 March 1883 | Загадочная натура |
A Conversation | 26 March 1883 | Разговор |
Trickery | 26 March 1883 | Хитрец |
Knights Without Fear and Without Reproach | 2 April 1883 | Рыцари без страх и упрека |
The Willow-Tree | 9 April 1883 | Верба |
The Thief | 16 April 1883 | Вор |
The Sheet of Paper [Easter Greetings] | 16 April 1883 | Лист |
A Snack | 23 April 1883 | Закуска |
Twenty-Six | 23 April 1883 | Двадцать шесть |
Words, Words, Words | 23 April 1883 | Слова, слова и слова |
The Mother-in-law Lawyer | 30 April 1883 | Теща-адвокат |
A Classical Student [A Matter of Classics] | 7 May 1883 | Случай с классиком |
The Cat | 14 May 1883 | Кот |
Flying Islands | 21 May 1883 | Летающие острова |
My Nana | 21 May 1883 | Моя Нана |
The Nightingale’s Benefit Performance | 21 May 1883 | Бенефис соловья: Рецензия |
Mama and Mr. Lentovsky | 21 May 1883 | Мамаша и г. Лентовский |
The Villains and Mr. Egorov | 21 May 1883 | Злодеи и г. Егоров |
The Ingenuity of Mr. Rodon | 21 May 1883 | Находчивость г. Родона |
The Deputy, or the Story of How Desdemonov Lost 25 Roubles | 28 May 1883 | Депутат, или повесть о том, как у Дездемонова 25 рублей пропало |
The Heroic Lady | 4 June 1883 | Герой-барыня |
How I Came to Be Lawfully Wed | 11 June 1883 | О том, как я в законный брак вступил |
From the Diary of an Assistant Bookkeeper | 18 June 1883 | Из дневника помощника бухгалтера |
Just Like His Grandfather | 18 June 1883 | Весь в дедушку |
Once a Year | 19 June 1883 | Раз в год |
Mr. Gulevich, Writer, and the Drowned Man | 24 June 1883 | Г-н Гулевич (автор) и утопленник |
The Potato and the Tenor | 24 June 1883 | Картофель и тенор |
The Death of a Government Clerk [The Death of a Civil Servant] | 2 July 1883 | Смерть чиновника |
The Real Truth | 9 July 1883 | Сущая правда |
A Naughty Boy [That Wretched Boy] | 23 July 1883 | Злой мальчик |
Goat or Scoundrel? | 23 July 1883 | Козел или негодяй |
The Trousseau [The Dowry] | 30 July 1883 | Приданое |
The Virtuous Clerk | 6 August 1883 | Добродетельный кабатчик |
The Daughter of Albion [A Daughter of Albion] | 13 August 1883 | Дочь Альбиона |
Patronage | 27 August 1883 | Протекция |
An Inquiry [Synopsis] | 3 September 1883 | Справка |
The Retired Slave | 10 September 1883 | Отставной раб |
The Fool, or The Retired Sea Captain | 17 September 1883 | Дура, или Капитан в отставке |
Mayonnaise | 17 September 1883 | Майонез |
In Autumn | 24 September 1883 | Осенью |
In a Landau | 24 September 1883 | В ландо |
Fat and Thin [Lean and Fat] | 1 October 1883 | Толстый и тонкий |
The Grateful German | 1 October 1883 | Признательный немец |
A Tragic Actor [The Tragedian / A Tragic Role] | 8 October 1883 | Трагик |
The Daughter of a Commercial Advisor | 15 October 1883 | Дочь коммерции советника |
A Sign of the Times | 22 October 1883 | Знамение времени |
The Guardian | 22 October 1883 | Опекун |
A Lawyer | 29 October 1883 | Юристка |
At Sea | 29 October 1883 | В море |
At the Post Office | 29 October 1883 | В почтовом отделении |
From the Diary of a Young Girl | 29 October 1883 | Из дневника одной девицы |
The Bird Market | 5 November 1883 | В Москве на Трубной площади |
The Stationmaster | 5 November 1883 | Начальник станции |
A Slander [The Slanderer] | 12 November 1883 | Клевета |
In the Living-Room | 26 November 1883 | В гостиной |
A Children’s Primer [A Collection of Tales for Children] | 3 December 1883 | Сборник для детей |
He Understood! | 3 December 1883 | Он понял! |
The Swedish Match [The Safety Match] | 5 December 1883 | Шведская спичка |
On Christmas Eve | 22 December 1883 | В рождественскую ночь |
The Exam | 25 December 1883 | Экзамен: Из беседы двух очень умных людей |
The Liberal | 7 January 1884 | Либерал |
75,000 | 13 January 1884 | 75 000 |
The Decoration [The Order] | 14 January 1884 | Орден |
The Comedian | 22 January 1884 | Комик |
Unclean Tragedians and Leprous Playwrights | 28 January 1884 | Нечистые трагики и прокажённые драматурги |
A Woman's Revenge | 2 February 1884 | Месть женщины |
A Young Man | 4 February 1884 | Молодой человек |
Vanka | 9 February 1884 | Ванька |
On the Hunt | 11 February 1884 | На охоте |
The Tutor | 11 February 1884 | Репетитор |
O Women, Women! | 15 February 1884 | О женщины, женщины! |
A Naive Woodsman | 18 February 1884 | Наивный леший |
The French Ball [A Reporter’s Dream] | 18 February 1884 | Сон репортёра |
Choristers | 25 February 1884 | Певчие |
The Complaints Book | 10 March 1884 | Жалобная книга |
Two Letters | 10 March 1884 | Два письма |
Perpetuum Mobile | 17 March 1884 | Perpetuum Mobile |
Life Descriptions of Remarkable Contemporaries | 23 March 1884 | Жизнеописания достопримечательных современников |
Reading | 24 March 1884 | Чтение |
Maria Ivanovna | 31 March 1884 | Марья Ивановна |
Tryphon | 31 March 1884 | Трифон |
A Proud Man | 24 April 1884 | Гордый человек |
The Album | 5 May 1884 | Альбом |
Self-Indulgence | 19 May 1884 | Самобольщение |
The Dacha Girl | 2 June 1884 | Дачница |
I Had an Argument With My Wife | 9 June 1884 | С женой поссорился |
Dacha Pleasure | 16 June 1884 | Дачное удовольствие |
Minds in Ferment | 16 June 1884 | Брожение умов |
An Ideal Examination | 16 June 1884 | Идеальный экзамен |
The Vaudevillian [The Skit] | 30 June 1884 | Водевиль |
Examination for a Rank | 14 July 1884 | Экзамен на чин |
Russian Coal | 28 July 1884 | Русский уголь |
Surgery [The Dental Surgeon] | 11 August 1884 | Хирургия |
An Idyll | 25 August 1884 | Идиллия |
Tears Invisible to the World | 25 August 1884 | Невидимые миру слезы |
The Chameleon | 8 September 1884 | Хамелеон |
After the Fair | 13 September 1884 | Ярмарочное «итого» |
Worse and Worse [Out of the Fire and Into the Fire] | 20 September 1884 | Из огня да в полымя |
What Is To Be Done? | 22 September 1884 | Надлежащие меры |
Chaos-Vile in Rome | 27 September 1884 | Кавардак в Риме |
An Eclipse of the Moon [The Eclipse] | 29 September 1884 | Затмение Луны |
Whist [Vint] | 29 September 1884 | Винт |
In the Graveyard | 6 October 1884 | На кладбище |
Goose Talk | 6 October 1884 | Гусиный разговор |
A Mouth as Big as All Outdoors [Your Tongue Will Lead You to Kiev] | 13 October 1884 | Язык до Киева доведет |
And Beautiful Things Must Have Limits | 19 October 1884 | И прекрасное должно иметь пределы |
In a Home for the Terminally Ill and the Elderly | 27 October 1884 | В приюте для неизлечимо больных и престарелых |
The Mask | 27 October 1884 | Маска |
A Dissertation on Drama | 3 November 1884 | О драме |
A Marriage of Convenience | 8 November 1884 | Брак по расчету |
Honorable Townsfolk | 10 November 1884 | Господа обыватели |
A Problem | 17 November 1884 | Задача |
A Speech and a Strap | 24 November 1884 | Речь и ремешок |
At the Sickbed [At the Patient's Bedside] | 1 December 1884 | У постели больного |
Pictures From the Recent Past | 1 December 1884 | Картинки из недавнего прошлого |
Oysters | 6 December 1884 | Устрицы |
Marriage to the General | 15 December 1884 | Свадьба с генераломРассказ |
A Liberal Fool | 22 December 1884 | Либеральный душка |
The Christmas Tree | 27 December 1884 | Елка |
The Terrible Night | 27 December 1884 | Страшная ночь |
Out of Sorts | 29 December 1884 | Не в духе |
To Speak or Be Silent? | 1884 (published 1925) | Говорить или молчать? |
Festive Duty | 3 January 1885 | Праздничная повинность |
The Captain’s Uniform | 26 January 1885 | Капитанский мундир |
The Marshal's Widow | 9 February 1885 | У предводительши |
A Living Chronology [A Living Calendar] | 23 February 1885 | Живая хронология |
A Report | 3 March 1885 | Донесение |
A Man and a Dog Converse | 9 March 1885 | Разговор человека с собакой |
At the Bathhouse | 9 March 1885 | В бане |
Feast-Day Gratuities (From the Notebook of a Provincial Scrounger) [Celebration] | 23 March 1885 | Праздничные |
Small Fry | 23 March 1885 | Мелюзга |
Both are Better [Two of a Kind] | 30 March 1885 | Оба лучше |
Hopeless | 18 April 1885 | Безнадежный |
The Complicated Affair | 27 April 1885 | Канитель |
May Day at Sokolniki | 2 May 1885 | На гулянье в сокольниках |
The Last Mohican | 6 May 1885 | Последняя могиканша |
In an Hotel [In a Hotel] | 18 May 1885 | В номерах |
About This and That | 18 May 1885 | О том, о сём |
The Diplomat | 20 May 1885 | Дипломат |
Hard Housing | 24 May 1885 | Кулачье гнездо |
The Wallet | 24 May 1885 | Бумажник |
Abolished! | 25 May 1885 | Упразднили! |
The Threat | 25 May 1885 | Угроза |
The Crow | 1 June 1885 | Ворона |
Trifles | 1 June 1885 | Финтифлюшки |
Boots | 3 June 1885 | Сапоги |
My Love | 6 June 1885 | Моя «она» |
Nerves | 8 June 1885 | Нервы |
A Country Cottage | 15 June 1885 | Дачники |
Up the Ladder | 15 June 1885 | Вверх по лестнице |
A Guard in Custody | 17 June 1885 | Стража под стражей |
My Wives | 20 June 1885 | Мои жёны |
Trickery: An Extremely Ancient Joke | 22 June 1885 | Надул |
An Intelligent Log | 23 June 1885 | Интеллигентное бревно |
Malingerers | 29 June 1885 | Симулянты |
The Fish [The Burbot] | 1 July 1885 | Налим |
From the Memories of an Idealist | 4 July 1885 | Из воспоминаний идеалиста |
At the Pharmacy | 6 July 1885 | В аптеке |
A Horsey Name | 7 July 1885 | Лошадиная фамилия |
It’s Not Meant to Be! | 13 July 1885 | Не судьба! |
Gone Astray | 15 July 1885 | Заблудшие |
The Huntsman | 18 July 1885 | Егерь |
A Prelude to a Marriage | 20 July 1885 | Необходимое предисловие |
A Malefactor [The Intruder] | 24 July 1885 | Злоумышленник |
On the Train: Conversational Shootout | 27 July 1885 | В вагоне: Разговорная перестрелка |
Bridegroom and Dad | 31 July 1885 | ВЖених и папенька |
The Guest | 5 August 1885 | Гость |
A Man of Ideas | 10 August 1885 | Мыслитель |
Horse and Quivering Doe | 12 August 1885 | Конь и трепетная лань |
The Dealer | 17 August 1885 | Делец |
Drowning | 19 August 1885 | Утопленник |
The Wall | 21 August 1885 | Стена |
The Whistlers | 24 August 1885 | Свистуны |
The Head of the Family | 26 August 1885 | Отец семейства |
The Village Elder [The Warden] | 2 September 1885 | Староста |
A Dead Body | 9 September 1885 | Мертвое тело |
Women's Good Fortune | 14 September 1885 | Женское счастье |
The Cook's Wedding | 16 September 1885 | Кухарка женится |
After the Benefit Performance | 23 September 1885 | После бенефиса |
A Memo | 28 September 1885 | Записка |
General Education | 30 September 1885 | Общее образование |
Sergeant Prishibeyev | 5 October 1885 | Унтер Пришибеев |
Two Newspapermen | 5 October 1885 | Два газетчика |
The Psychopaths | 7 October 1885 | Психопаты |
In a Strange Land | 12 October 1885 | На чужбине |
The Indian Rooster | 14 October 1885 | Индейский петух |
Sleepy Follies | 21 October 1885 | Сонная одурь |
To Cure a Drinking Bout [A Cure for Drinking] | 26 October 1885 | Средство от запоя |
Double Bass and Flute | 28 October 1885 | Контрабас и флейта |
Ninotchka | 4 November 1885 | Ниночка |
Dear Dog | 9 November 1885 | дорогая собака |
The Writer | 11 November 1885 | Писатель |
The Ballroom Pianist | 14 November 1885 | Тапёр |
Overdoing It [Overseasoned] | 16 November 1885 | Пересолил |
No Place | 18 November 1885 | Без места |
Marriage in 10-15 Years' Time | 21 November 1885 | Брак через 10-15 лет |
Old Age | 23 November 1885 | Старость |
Sorrow [Grief / Misery / Woe] | 25 November 1885 | Горе |
Oh! The Public! | 30 November 1885 | Ну, публика! |
The Wimp [The Rag] | 2 December 1885 | Тряпка |
My Talk with Edison [Tchekov and Edison] | 7 December 1885 | Моя беседа с Эдисоном |
Sacred Simplicity [Holy Simplicity] | 9 December 1885 | Святая простота |
Murder Will Out | 14 December 1885 | Шило в мешке |
A Cynic | 16 December 1885 | Циник |
Mari d’Elle [Her Husband] | 18 December 1885 | Mari d'Elle |
An Entrepreneur Under the Sofa | 21 December 1885 | Антрепренёр под диваном |
A Dream: A Christmas Story | 25 December 1885 | Сон: Святочный рассказ |
The Exclamation Mark | 28 December 1885 | Восклицательный знак |
The Looking Glass [The Mirror] | 30 December 1885 | Зеркало |
Masquerades | 1 January 1886 | Ряженые |
Letters to the Editor | 4 January 1886 | Письма |
New Year’s Day Martyrs | 4 January 1886 | Новогодние великомученики |
Art | 6 January 1886 | Художество |
A Night in the Cemetery | 8 January 1886 | Ночь на кладбище |
A Blunder [Foiled!] | 11 January 1886 | Неудача |
The First Debut | 13 January 1886 | Первый дебют |
The Telephone | 19 January 1886 | У телефона |
Children [Kids] | 20 January 1886 | Детвора |
The Biggest City | 25 January 1886 | Самый большой город |
The Opening | 25 January 1886 | Открытие |
Misery | 27 January 1886 | Тоска |
The Night Before the Trial | 1 February 1886 | Ночь перед судом |
An Upheaval [The Commotion] | 3 February 1886 | Переполох |
Conversation Between a Drunk and a Sober Devil | 8 February 1886 | Беседа пьяного с трезвым чертом |
An Actor's End [Death of an Actor] | 10 February 1886 | Актерская гибель |
The Foolish Frenchman | 15 February 1886 | Глупый француз |
The Requiem | 15 February 1886 | Панихида |
Anyuta | 22 February 1886 | Анюта |
On Mortality: A Carnival Tale | 22 February 1886 | О бренности |
A Person | 1 March 1886 | Персона |
Ivan Matveyich | 3 March 1886 | Иван Матвеич |
Poison | 3 March 1886 | Отрава |
The Witch | 8 March 1886 | Ведьма |
A Story Without an End | 10 March 1886 | Рассказ без конца |
The Little Joke [A Joke] | 12 March 1886 | Шуточка |
Agafya | 15 March 1886 | Агафья |
My Conversation With the Postmaster | 15 March 1886 | Мой разговор с почтмейстером |
The Wolf [Hydrophobia] | 17 March 1886 | Волк |
To Paris! | 22 March 1886 | В Париж! |
Spring | 24 March 1886 | Весной |
A Nightmare | 29 March 1886 | Кошмар |
Lots of Paper | 29 March 1886 | Много бумаги |
The Rook | 29 March 1886 | Грач |
On the River | 30 March 1886 | На реке |
Grisha | 5 April 1886 | Гриша |
Love | 7 April 1886 | Любовь |
Easter Eve [Easter Night / The Night Before Easter / On Easter Eve] | 13 April 1886 | Святою ночью |
Ladies | 19 April 1886 | Дамы |
Strong Impressions | 21 April 1886 | Сильные ощущения |
A Fairy Tale | 3 May 1886 | Сказка |
A Gentleman Friend | 3 May 1886 | Знакомый мужчина |
A Happy Man | 5 May 1886 | Счастливчик |
The Privy Councillor | 6 May 1886 | Тайный советник |
A Day in the Country | 19 May 1886 | День за городом |
In a Boarding House | 24 May 1886 | В пансионе |
At a Summer Villa [At the Cottage] | 25 May 1886 | На даче |
Nothing To Be Done | 26 May 1886 | От нечего делать |
The Boredom of Life | 31 May 1886 | Скука жизни |
Romance with Double-Bass | 7 June 1886 | Роман с контрабасом |
Panic Fears | 16 June 1886 | Страхи |
The Chemist's Wife | 21 June 1886 | Аптекарша |
Not Wanted | 23 June 1886 | Лишние люди |
A Serious Step | 28 June 1886 | Серьёзный шаг |
The Chorus Girl | 5 July 1886 | Хористка |
The Schoolmaster | 12 July 1886 | Учитель |
A Troublesome Visitor [A Troublesome Guest] | 14 July 1886 | Беспокойный гость |
Rara Avis [A Rare Bird] | 19 July 1886 | Rara avis |
Other People’s Misfortune | 28 July 1886 | Чужая беда |
You and You [Women Make Trouble] | 4 August 1886 | Ты и вы |
The Husband | 9 August 1886 | Муж |
A Misfortune [A Calamity] | 16 August 1886 | Несчастье |
A Pink Stocking | 16 August 1886 | Розовый чулок |
Martyrs | 18 August 1886 | Страдальцы |
The First-class Passenger | 23 August 1886 | Пассажир 1-го класса |
Talent | 6 September 1886 | Талант |
The Dependents | 8 September 1886 | Нахлебники |
The Jeune Premier | 13 September 1886 | Первый любовник |
In the Dark | 15 September 1886 | В потемках |
A Trivial Incident | 20 September 1886 | Пустой случай |
A Bright Personality | 25 September 1886 | Светлая личность |
A Drama | 25 September 1886 | Драма |
A Tripping Tongue | 27 September 1886 | Длинный язык |
A Trifle from Life | 29 September 1886 | Житейская мелочь |
Difficult People | 7 October 1886 | Тяжелые люди |
Ah, Teeth! | 9 October 1886 | Ах, зубы! |
In the Court | 11 October 1886 | В суде |
Revenge | 11 October 1886 | Месть |
Whining | 12 October 1886 | Нытье |
The Proposal | 23 October 1886 | Предложение |
A Peculiar Man | 25 October 1886 | Необыкновенный |
My Household | 26 October 1886 | Мой Домострой |
Mire [Tina] | 29 October 1886 | Тина |
The Lodger | 1 November 1886 | Жилец |
A Dreadful Night | 3 November 1886 | Недобрая ночь |
Calchas | 10 November 1886 | Калхас |
Dreams [Daydreams] | 15 November 1886 | Мечты |
Hush! | 15 November 1886 | Тссс! |
At the Mill | 17 November 1886 | На мельнице |
Excellent People | 22 November 1886 | Хорошие люди |
An Incident [An Event] | 24 November 1886 | Событие |
The Playwright | 27 November 1886 | Драматург |
The Orator | 29 November 1886 | Оратор |
In Trouble | 1 December 1886 | Беда |
The Commission | 8 December 1886 | Заказ |
The Objet d'Art [A Work of Art] | 13 December 1886 | Произведение искусства |
The Jubilee | 15 December 1886 | Юбилей |
Who Was to Blame? | 20 December 1886 | Кто виноват? |
On the Road | 25 December 1886 | На пути |
Vanka | 25 December 1886 | Ванька |
It Was Her! | 27 December 1886 | То была она! |
Man: A Bit of Philosophy | 27 December 1886 | Человек: Немножко философии |
For the Information of Husbands | 1886 (published 1927) | К сведению мужей |
New Year’s Torture | 4 January 1887 | Новогодняя пытка |
Champagne (A Wayfarer's Story) | 5 January 1887 | Шампанское (рассказ проходимца) |
Frost | 12 January 1887 | Мороз |
The Beggar | 19 January 1887 | Нищий |
Enemies | 20 January 1887[2] | Враги |
The Good German | 24 January 1887 | Добрый немец |
Darkness | 26 January 1887 | Темнота |
Polinka | 2 February 1887 | Полинька |
Drunk | 9 February 1887 | Пьяные |
An Inadvertence [A Rash Thing to Do] | 21 February 1887 | Неосторожность |
Verochka [Verotchka] | 21 February 1887 | Верочка |
Shrove Tuesday | 23 February 1887 | Накануне поста |
A Defenceless Creature | 28 February 1887 | Беззащитное существо |
A Bad Business | 2 March 1887 | Недоброе дело |
Home | 7 March 1887 | Дома |
The Lottery Ticket | 9 March 1887 | Выигрышный билет |
Too Early! | 16 March 1887 | Рано! |
An Encounter | 18 March 1887 | Встреча |
Typhus | 23 March 1887 | Тиф |
Life’s Hardships | 28 March 1887 | Житейские невзгоды |
In Passion Week | 30 March 1887 | На страстной неделе |
A Mystery | 11 April 1887 | Тайна |
The Cossack | 13 April 1887 | Казак |
The Letter | 18 April 1887 | Письмо |
Boa Constrictor and Rabbit | 20 April 1887 | Удав и кролик |
In the Spring [Cat's Monologue] | 25 April 1887 | Весной: Сцена-монолог |
The Critic | 27 April 1887 | Критик |
An Adventure | 4 May 1887 | Происшествие |
The Examining Magistrate [The Investigator] | 11 May 1887 | Следователь |
Aborigines [The Philistine] | 18 May 1887 | Обыватели |
Volodya | 1 June 1887 | Володя |
Happiness [Fortune] | 6 June 1887 | Счастье |
Bad Weather | 8 June 1887 | Ненастье |
A Drama [A Play] | 13 June 1887 | Драма |
One of Many | 15 June 1887 | Один из многих |
First Aid | 22 June 1887 | Скорая помощь |
A Nasty Story [A Disgraceful Affair / A Most Unfortunate Incident / An Unpleasant Predicament] | 29 June 1887 | Неприятная история |
A Transgression | 4 July 1887 | Беззаконие |
Notes from the Journal of a Quick-Tempered Man [From the Diary of a Violent-tempered Man] | 5 July 1887 | Из записок вспыльчивого человека |
Uprooted | 14 July 1887 | Перекати-поле |
A Father | 20 July 1887 | Отец |
A Happy Ending | 25 July 1887 | Хороший конец |
In the Coach-House | 3 August 1887 | В сарае |
Intruders | 8 August 1887 | Злоумышленники (Рассказ очевидцев) |
Before the Eclipse | 9 August 1887 | Перед затмением |
Zinotchka | 10 August 1887 | Зиночка |
The Doctor | 17 August 1887 | Доктор |
The Siren | 24 August 1887 | Сирена |
The Reed-Pipe [The Pipe] | 29 August 1887 | Свирель |
An Avenger | 12 September 1887 | Мститель |
The Post | 14 September 1887 | Почта |
A Wedding | 21 September 1887 | Свадьба |
The Runaway | 28 September 1887 | Беглец |
A Problem | 19 October 1887 | Задача |
Intrigues | 24 October 1887 | Интриги |
The Old House | 29 October 1887 | Старый дом |
The Cattle-Dealers | 31 October 1887 | Холодная кровь |
Expensive Lessons | 9 November 1887 | Дорогие уроки |
The Lion and The Sun | 5 December 1887 | Лев и Солнце |
In Trouble [A Misfortune] | 7 December 1887 | Беда |
The Kiss | 15 December 1887 | Поцелуй |
Boys | 21 December 1887 | Мальчики |
Kashtanka | 25 December 1887 | Каштанка |
A Lady's Story [Natalia Vladimirovna] | 25 December 1887 | Рассказ госпожи NN |
A Story Without a Title | 1 January 1888 | Без заглавия |
Sleepy [Let Me Sleep] | 25 January 1888 | Спать хочется |
The Steppe (novella) | 25 February 1888 | Степь (История одной поездки) |
A Forced Declaration [No Comment / The Sudden Death of a Steed] | 22 April 1888 | Вынужденное заявление |
Lights | 25 May 1888 | Огни |
An Awkward Business [An Unpleasantness] | 3 June 1888 | Неприятность |
The Beauties | 21 September 1888 | Красавицы |
The Party [The Name-Day Party] | 27 October 1888 | Именины |
A Nervous Breakdown [The Seizure / An Attack of Nerves] | 29 November 1888 | Припадок |
The Cobbler and the Devil [The Shoemaker and the Devil] | 25 December 1888 | Сапожник и нечистая сила |
Beauties (From a Doctor's Notebook) (unfinished) | 1888 (published 1914) | Красавицы (из записок врача) |
The Bet | 1 January 1889 | Пари |
The Princess | 26 March 1889 | Княгиня |
A Dreary Story [A Boring Story / A Dull Story] | 27 October 1889 | Скучная история |
Thieves [The Horse Stealers / Robbers] | 1 April 1890 | Воры |
Gusev [Goussiev] | 25 December 1890 | Гусев |
At the Zelenins' (unfinished) | 1890 (published 1905) | У Зелениных |
A Letter | 1890 (published 1907) | Письмо |
Peasant Wives [Women] | 25 June 1891 | Бабы |
The Duel (novella) | 22 October 1891 | Дуэль |
In Moscow | 7 December 1891 | В Москве |
The Wife [My Wife] | January 1892 | Жена |
The Grasshopper [The Butterfly / The Fidget] | 5 January 1892 | Попрыгунья |
After the Theatre | 7 April 1892 | После театра |
Fragment | 18 April 1892 | Отрывок |
The Story of a Commercial Venture | 2 May 1892 | История одного торгового предприятия |
In Exile | 9 May 1892 | В ссылке |
From a Retired Teacher's Notebook [From a Retired Teacher's Diary] | 23 May 1892 | Из записной книжки старого педагога |
A Fishy Affair | 13 June 1892 | Рыбья любовь |
Neighbours | 15 June 1892 | Соседи |
Ward No. 6 [Ward 6] | November 1892 | Палата № 6 |
Terror [Fear] | 25 December 1892 | Страх |
The Story of an Unknown Man [An Anonymous Story / The Story of a Nobody] (novella) | February 1893 | Рассказ неивестного человека |
The Two Volodyas | 28 December 1893 | Володя большой и Володя маленький |
The Black Monk | 5 January 1894 | Чёрный монах |
A Woman's Kingdom | January 1894 | Бабье царство |
Rothschild's Violin [Rothschild's Fiddle] | 6 February 1894 | Скрипка Ротшильда |
The Student | 14 April 1894 | Студент |
The Teacher of Literature [The Russian Teacher] | 10 July 1894 | Учитель словесности |
At a Country House [In a Manor House] | 28 August 1894 | В усадьбе |
The Head Gardener's Story | 25 December 1894 | Рассказ старшего садовинка |
Three Years (novella) | 19 January 1895 | Три года |
His Wife [The Helpmate] | 15 March 1895 | Супруга |
Whitebrow [Patch] | 18 October 1895 | Белолoбый |
Anna on the Neck [The Order of St. Anne] | 22 October 1895 | Анна на шее |
Murder [The Murder] | November 1895 | Убийство |
Ariadne | December 1895 | Ариадна |
Schulz (unfinished) | 1895 (published 1914) | Шульц |
The House with the Mezzanine [An Artist's Story] | April 1896 | Дом с мезонином |
My Life (novella) | December 1896 | Моя жизнь |
Peasants | 23 August 1897 | Мужики |
The Petcheneg [The Savage] | 2 November 1897 | Печенег |
At Home | 16 November 1897 | В родном углу |
In the Cart [The Schoolmistress] | 21 December 1897 | На подводе |
All Friends Together [A Visit to Friends / With Friends] | 2 February 1898 | У знакомых |
Ionych [Ionitch / Doctor Startsev] | September 1898 | Ионыч |
The Man in the Case [A Hard Case / The Encased Man / The Man in the Shell] | July 1898 | Человек в футляре |
About Love [Concerning Love] | August 1898[3] | О любви |
Gooseberries | August 1898 | Крыжовник |
Ionych [Doctor Startsev] | September 1898 | Ионыч |
A Doctor's Visit [A Case History / A Medical Case] | December 1898 | Случай из практики |
The Darling | 3 January 1899 | Душечка |
The New Villa | 3 January 1899 | Новая дача |
On Official Duty [On Official Business / On Duty] | January 1899 | По делам службы |
The Lady with the Dog [Lady with a Lapdog / The Lady with the Toy Dog] | December 1899 | Дама с собачкой |
At Christmas Time | 1 January 1900 | На святках |
In the Ravine [In the Hollow / In the Gully] | 24 January 1900 | В овраге |
The Cripple (unfinished) | 1900 (published 1905) | Калека |
The Bishop | 23 March 1902 | Архиерей |
Betrothed [A Marriageable Girl / The Fiancée / The Bride] | 26 November 1903 | Невеста |
The Disorder of Compensation (unfinished) | 1903 (published 1905) | Расстройство компенсации |
Other humorous writing
[edit]Title | Russian publication | Original title |
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Elements Most Often Found in Novels, Short Stories, etc. | 9 March 1880 | Что чаще всего встречается в романах, повестях и т. п. |
Nadia N.'s Vacation Homework | 15 June 1880 | Каникулярные работы институтки Наденьки N |
The Temperaments | 17 September 1881 | Темпераменты |
Antosha Ch's Advertising Office | 24 October 1881 | Контора объявлений Антоши Ч |
Sarah Bernhardt | 30 November 1881 | Сара Бернар |
Again About Sarah Bernhardt | 6 December 1881 | Опять о Capе Бернар |
This and That: Letters and Telegrams [Sarah Bernhardt Comes to Town] | 6 December 1881 | И то и се: Письма и телеграммы |
Supplementary Questions for the Statistical Census, Submitted by Antosha Chekhonte | 29 January 1882 | Дополнительные вопросы к личным картам статистической переписи, предлагаемые Антошей Чехонте |
Comic Advertisements and Announcements | 12 February 1882 | Комические рекламы и объявления |
Questions Posed by a Mad Mathematician | 20 February 1882 | Задачи сумасшедшего математика |
Budilnik Calendar for 1882 | 6 March 1882 | Календарь «Будильника» на 1882 год |
Meeting Spring | 23 March 1882 | Встреча весны |
Philosophical Definitions of Life | 31 December 1882 | Философские определения жизни |
Letter to the Editor | 1882 (published 1923) | Письмо в редакцию |
Advertisements and Announcements | 1882 (published 1923) | Рекламы и объявления |
Thoughts of a Reader of Newspapers and Magazines | 15 January 1883 | Мысли читателя газет и журналов |
Bibliography | 16 January 1883 | Библиография |
What’s Better? | 5 February 1883 | Что лучше? |
Modern Prayers | 7 February 1883 | Современные молитвы |
Questions and Answers | 12 February 1883 | Вопросы и ответы |
America in Rostov on the Don | 21 March 1883 | Америка в Ростове-на-Дону |
Heights | 9 April 1883 | Обер-верхи |
The Philadelphia Conference of Natural Scientists | 30 April 1883 | Съезд естествоиспытателей в Филадельфии |
3,000 Foreign Words that have Entered into the Russian Language | 23 July 1883 | 3000 иностранных слов, вошедших в употребление русского языка |
A Brief Anatomy of Man | 23 August 1883 | Краткая анатомия человека |
My Ranks and Titles | 10 September 1883 | Мои чины и титулы |
My Witticisms and Sayings | 15 October 1883 | Мои остроты и изречения |
List of Exhibitors Awarded With Iron Medals for the Russian Section at the Amsterdam Exhibition | 15 October 1883 | Список экспонентов, удостоенных чугунных медалей по русскому отделу на выставке в Амстердаме |
A New Illness and an Old Cure | October 1883 | Новая болезнь и старое средство |
Buckwheat Porridge Praises Itself | 1883 (published 1931) | Гречневая каша сама себя хвалит |
The Testament of an Old Man, 1883 | 5 January 1884 | Завещание старого, 1883-го года |
Contract of 1884 with Mankind | 14 January 1884 | Контракт 1884 года с человечеством |
Mixed-up Advertisements | 14 January 1884 | Перепутанные объявления |
Forgiveness | 18 February 1884 | Прощение |
The Fruit of a Long Reflection | 14 April 1884 | Плоды долгих размышлений |
Some Thoughts on the Soul | 14 April 1884 | Несколько мыслей о душе |
Troubling Thoughts | 12 May 1884 | Несообразные мысли |
Country Rules | 26 May 1884 | Дачные правила |
Letter to a Reporter | 9 June 1884 | Письмо к репортеру |
The Sign | 27 October 1884 | Вывеска |
On the Characteristics of Nations | 17 November 1884 | К характеристике народов |
The Newest Writer | 1 December 1884 | Новейший письмовник |
A Proposal | 29 December 1884 | Предписание |
The Case of the Year 1884 | 5 January 1885 | Дело о 1884 годе |
No Harmful Thoughts | 24 January 1885 | Не тлетворные мысли |
Maslenitsa Rules of Discipline | 25 January 1885 | Масленичные правила дисциплины |
Service Notes | 2 March 1885 | Служебные пометки |
About March, April, May, June, July and August | 16 March-24 August 1885 | О марте, апреле, мае, июне, июле и августе |
A Prose Toast | 20 March 1885 | Тост прозаиков |
A Woman’s Toast | 20 March 1885 | Женский тост |
Rules for Beginning Authors | 20 March 1885 | Правила для начинающих авторов |
Red Hill | 30 March 1885 | Красная горка |
Life is Beautiful! | 27 April 1885 | Жизнь прекрасна! |
A Woman From a Drunkard’s Point of View | 2 May 1885 | Женщина с точки зрения пьяницы |
Something about A. S. Dargomyzhsky | 24 May 1885 | Кое-что об А. С. Даргомыжском |
Fish Business | 14 June 1885 | Рыбье дело |
Something Serious | 27 July 1885 | Нечто серьёзное |
Advertisement | 22 August 1885 | Реклама |
The Marriage Season | 28 September 1885 | К свадебному Сезону |
Doctor's Advice | 2 October 1885 | Врачебные советы |
Opinions on a Hat Disaster | 24 October 1885 | Мнения по поводу шляпной катастрофы |
A Guide For Those Who Want to Get Married | 2 November 1885 | Руководство для желающих жениться |
Home Remedies | 7 December 1885 | Домашние средства |
Visiting Cards | 4 January 1886 | Визитные карточки |
A Competition | 11 January 1886 | Конкурс |
Bliny | 19 February 1886 | Блины |
About Women | 26 April 1886 | О женщинах |
A Literary Table of Ranks | 10 May 1886 | Литературная табель о рангах |
Persons Entitled to Travel Free of Charge on the Imperial Russian Railways | 7 June 1886 | Список лиц, имеющих право на бесплатный проезд по русским железным дорогам |
A Glossary of Terms for Young Ladies | 12 July 1886 | Словотолкователь для «барышень» |
Statistics | 18 October 1886 | Статистика |
Nonfiction
[edit]- Fragments of Moscow Life (1883-1885)
- The Case of Rykov and Company (1884)
- A Journey to Sakhalin (1895), including:
- Sakhalin Island (1891–1895)
- Across Siberia
Letters
[edit](In English translation.)
- Letters of Anton Tchehov to His Family and Friends: With a Biographical Sketch. Translated by Constance Garnett. New York. 1920. Internet Archive on-line edition.
- Letters on the Short Story, the Drama, and Other Literary Topics, by Anton Chekhov. Selected and Edited by Louis S. Friedland. London. 1924.
- The Letters of Anton Pavolvitch Tchekhov to Olga Leonardovna Knipper. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. New York.
- The Life and Letters of Anton Tchekov. Translated and Edited by S.S. Koteliansky and Philip Tomlinson. New York. 1925.
- The Personal Papers of Anton Chekhov. Introduction by Matthew Josephson. New York. 1948.
- The Selected Letters of Anton Chekhov. Edited by Lillian Hellman and translated by Sidonie Lederer. New York. 1955. ISBN 0-374-51838-6.
- DEAR WRITER, DEAR ACTRESS: The Love Letters of Anton Chekhov and Olga Knipper. Ecco, 1997, ISBN 0-88001-550-0.
- Anton Chekhov's Life and Thought: Selected Letters and Commentary. Translated by Simon Karlinsky, Michael Henry Heim, Northwestern University Press, 1997, ISBN 0-8101-1460-7.
- A Life in Letters. Translated by Rosamund Bartlett, Anthony Phillips. Penguin Books, 2004. ISBN 0-14-044922-1.
Notebooks
[edit]- Note-Book of Anton Chekhov. Translated by S. S. Koteliansky, Leonard Woolf, New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1921. Internet Archive on-line edition.
Selected English-language compilations of stories
[edit]- The Darling and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1916)
- The Duel and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1916)
- The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1917)
- The Party and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1917)
- The Wife and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1918)
- The Witch and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1918)
- The Bishop and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1919)
- The Chorus Girl and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1920)
- Ward Number Six and Other Stories, trans. Ronald Hingley (Oxford, 1965)
- The Russian Master and Other Stories, trans. Ronald Hingley (Oxford, 1984)
- The Steppe and Other Stories, trans. Ronald Hingley (Oxford, 1991)
- Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (2000)
- The Complete Short Novels, trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (2000)
- The Steppe and Other Stories, 1887-1891, trans. Ronald Wilks (Penguin, 2001)
- Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895, trans. Ronald Wilks (Penguin, 2002)
- The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904, trans. Ronald Wilks (Penguin, 2002)
- Seven Short Novels, trans. Barbara Norman Makanowitzky (Norton, 2003)
- About Love and Other Stories, trans. Rosamund Bartlett (Oxford, 2004)
- Fifty-Two Stories, trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (Knopf 2020)
References
[edit]- ^ Intended for publication in 1882, but was subsequently abandoned. First published by New York Review Books in 2015, in an English translation.
- ^ Except for "The Runaway", all stories were previously published in other collections.
- ^ Volume 9 of collected works, prepared for publication by the author himself.
- ^ “CHEKHOV’S INFLUENCE ON OUR GENERATION (1860 - 1960).” В Помощь Преподавателю Русского Языка в Америке / A Guide to Teachers of the Russian Language in America, vol. 14, no. 54, 1960, pp. 25–32. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44827915. Accessed 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Enemies by Anton Chekhov | Major English | Class 12 - Mero Notice". Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ "About Love by Anton Chekhov Summary (Class 12)". Mero Notice. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- Entirely in Russian Archived 2017-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- The Undiscovered Chekhov: Fifty-One Newly Translated Stories, translated by Peter Constantine, foreword by Spalding Gray, UK (Duckbacks) edition, 2002: ISBN 0-7156-3155-1. NB: This collection seems to expand with each new edition
- The Unknown Chekhov: Stories and Other Writings Hitherto Unpublished, translated by Avrahm Yarmolinsky, 1954
- The Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov, translated by Maria Bloshteyn, New York (NYRB) edition, 2015: ISBN 978-1-59017-836-2
- Chekhov, A. (2016). Little Apples: And Other Early Stories. United States: Seven Stories Press.
External links
[edit]Wikisource has original text related to this article:
- Chekhov's Short Fiction, translated by Constance Garnett at Standard Ebooks
- Works by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov at Project Gutenberg
- Five short stories by Chekhov adapted for the stage
- Bringing early Chekhov to an English-speaking readership
- Chekhov's Short Stories and Plays. English Translation
- Chekhov, Anton (2009). Sekirin, Peter (ed.). A Night in the Cemetery: And Other Stories of Crime and Suspense. New York: Pegasus. p. 320. ISBN 978-1605980591.
- Study resource for "The Lady with the Dog" Retrieved 17 February 2007.
- Teuber, Andreas. "Anton Chekhov Page". Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- Willis, Louis (27 January 2013). "Chekhov's Crime Stories". Literary and Genre. Knoxville: SleuthSayers.
Audio
[edit]- 55 Stories Internet Archive Creative Commons and Public Domain
- The Little Trilogy Internet Archive Creative Commons and Public Domain
- Works by Anton Chekhov at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Additional Stories from LibriVox See More Chekhov Stories