Anton Chekhov bibliography

Portrait of Chekhov by Isaak Levitan, 1886

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

Four-act plays

• 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

• 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: Шутка в одном действии, 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

Novel

• The Shooting Party (Драма на охоте, 1884)

Novellas

• 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

• 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

Collections of his stories that Chekhov prepared and published, or, in the case of The Prank, attempted to publish.

The Prank (Шалость, 1882) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

List

• "Artists' Wives" (Жены артистов)
• "Papa" (Папаша)
• "St. Peter's Day" (Петров день)
• "Chase Two Rabbits, Catch None" (Каникулярные работы институтки Наденьки N)
• "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)

List

• "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)

List

• "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)
• "Gentlemen of the 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)

List

• "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)

List

• "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)

List

• "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)

Children (Детвора, 1889) ^{[lower-alpha 2]}

List

• "Children" (Детвора)
• "Vanka" (Ванька)
• "An Incident" (Событие)
• "The Cook's Wedding" (Кухарка женится)
• "The Runaway" (Беглец)
• "Home" (Дома)

Gloomy People (Хмурые люди, 1890)

List

• "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)

List

• "Ward No. 6" (Палата № 6)
• "Peasant Wives" (Бабы)
• "Terror" (Страх)
• "Gusev" (Гусев)

Novellas and Stories (Повести и рассказы, 1894)

List

• "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)

List

• "Peasants" (Мужики)
• "My Life" (Моя жизнь)

The Little Trilogy (Маленькая трилогия, 1898) ^{[lower-alpha 3]}

List

• "The Man in the Case" (Человек в футляре)
• "Gooseberries" (Крыжовник)
• "About Love" (О любви)

Stories (Рассказы, 1901) ^{[lower-alpha 4]}

List

• "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

Chekhov wrote 574 short stories including unfinished short stories. The following is a partial list.

Title [alternative title(s)]	Russian publication	Original title
A Letter to a Learned Neighbor	9 March 1880	Письмо к ученому соседу
Elements Most Often Found in Novels, Short Stories, etc.	9 March 1880	Что чаще всего встречается в романах, повестях и т. п.
Chase Two Rabbits, Catch None	11 May 1880	Каникулярные работы институтки Наденьки N
Papa	29 June 1880	Папаша
Before the Wedding	12 October 1880	Мой юбилей
Artists' Wives	7 December 1880	Жены артистов
The Temperaments	17 September 1881	Темпераменты
St. Peter's Day	29 June 1881	Петров день
On the Train [In the Train Car]	29 September 1881	В вагоне
The Trial	23 October 1881	Суд
This and That: Four Vignettes	October 1881	И то и сё – Поэзия и проза
A Sinner from Toledo	23 December 1881	Грешник из Толедо
Sarah Bernhardt Comes to Town	December 1881	И то и сё – Письма и телеграммы
Questions Posed by a Mad Mathematician	February 1882	Задачи сумасшедшего математика
Supplementary Questions for the Statistical Census, Submitted by Antosha Chekhonte	February 1882	Дополнительные вопросы к личным картам статистической переписи, предлагаемые Антошей Чехонте
A Confession, or Olya, Zhenya, Zoya	20 Mar 1882	Исповедь, или Оля, Женя, Зоя
Green Scythe	April 1882	Зелёная Коса
Village Doctors	18 June 1882	Сельские эскулапы
A Living Chattel	August 1882	Живой товар
Life as a Series of Questions and Exclamations	September 1882	Жизнь в вопросах и восклицаниях
Late-blooming Flowers	October–November 1882	Цветы запоздалые
An Unsuccessful Visit	22 November 1882	Неудачный визит
Bibliography	16 January 1883	Библиография
A Hypnotic Seance [A Seance]	24 January 1883	На магнетическом сеансе
Rapture Joy	January 1883	Радость
A Lawyer's Romance: A Protocol	5 February 1883	Роман адвоката
At the Barber's	7 February 1883	В цирульне
Advice	12 February 1883	Совет
The Cross	12 February 1883	Крест
Questions and Answers	12 February 1883	Вопросы и ответы
The Collection	18 February 1883	Коллекция
An Incident at Law	17 March 1883	Случай из судебной практики
An Enigmatic Nature	19 March 1883	Загадочная натура
America in Rostov on the Don	21 March 1883	Америка в Ростове-на-Дону
Heights	9 April 1883	Обер-верхи
A Classical Student	7 May 1883	Случай с классиком
The Cat	14 May 1883	Кот
How I Came to Be Lawfully Wed	11 June 1883	О том, как я в законный брак вступил
Mr. Gulevich, Writer, and the Drowned Man [one half of Something [Кое-что]]	June 1883	Г-н Гулевич (автор) и утопленник
The Potato and the Tenor [one half of Something [Кое-что]]	June 1883	Картофель и тенор
The Death of a Government Clerk The Death of a Civil Servant	2 July 1883	Смерть чиновника
Goat or Scoundrel?	23 July 1883	Козел или негодяй
The Daughter of Albion A Daughter of Albion	13 August 1883	Дочь Альбиона
The Trousseau	August? 1883	Приданое
An Inquiry	3 September 1883	Справка
The Fool, or The Retired Sea Captain	17 September 1883	Дура, или Капитан в отставке
Mayonnaise	17 September 1883	Майонез
In Autumn	September? 1883	Осенью
Fat and Thin [Lean and Fat]	1 October 1883	Толстый и тонкий
The Grateful German	1 October 1883	Признательный немец
A Tragic Actor [A Tragic Role]	8 October 1883	Трагик
A Sign of the Times	22 October 1883	Знамение времени
At Sea	29 October 1883	В море
From the Diary of a Young Girl	29 October 1883	Из дневника одной девицы
The Stationmaster	5 November 1883	Начальник станции
A Slander [The Slanderer]	12 November 1883	Клевета
The Bird Market	November? 1883	В Москве на Трубной площади
A New Illness and an Old Cure	1883?	Новая болезнь и старое средство
The Tutor	1884	Репетитор
The Decoration	14 January 1884	Орден (?)
A Woman's Revenge	2 February 1884	Месть женщины
O Women, Women!	15 February 1884	О женщины, женщины!
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
Reading	24 March 1884	Чтение
The Album	5 May 1884	Альбом
Minds in Ferment	16 June 1884	Брожение умов
Surgery [The Dental Surgeon]	11 August 1884	Хирургия
The Chameleon	8 September 1884	Хамелеон
After the Fair	13 September 1884	Ярмарочное «итого»
What Is To Be Done?	22 September 1884	Надлежащие меры
In the Graveyard	6 October 1884	На кладбище
A Dissertation on Drama	3 November 1884	О драме
At the Patient's Bedside [At the Sickbed]	1 December 1884	У постели больного
Oysters	December 1884	Устрицы
The Swedish Match [The Safety Match]	1884	Шведская спичка
The Marshal's Widow	9 February 1885	У предводительши
A Living Chronology	23 February 1885	Живая хронология
At the Bathhouse	9 March 1885	В бане
Small Fry	23 March 1885	Мелюзга
In an Hotel [In a Hotel]	18 May 1885	В номерах
Boots	3 June 1885	Сапоги
Nerves	8 June 1885	Нервы
A Country Cottage	15 June 1885	Дачники
Trickery: An Extremely Ancient Joke	22 June 1885	Надул
Malingerers	29 June 1885	Симулянты
My Love	June 1885	Моя «она»
The Fish [The Burbot]	1 July 1885	Налим
At the Pharmacy	6 July 1885	В аптеке
A Horsey Name	7 July 1885	Лошадиная фамилия
Gone Astray	15 July 1885	Заблудшие
The Huntsman	18 July 1885	Егерь
A Prelude to a Marriage	20 July 1885	Необходимое предисловие
A Malefactor	24 July 1885	Злоумышленник
A Man of Ideas	10 August 1885	Мыслитель
The Head of the Family	26 August 1885	Отец семейства
Advertisement	August 1885	Реклама
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
Sergeant Prishibeyev	5 October 1885	Унтер Пришибеев]
In a Strange Land	12 October 1885	На чужбине
To Cure a Drinking Bout [A Cure for Drinking]	26 October 1885	Средство от запоя
Doctor's Advice	October? 1885	Врачебные советы
The Writer	11 November 1885	Писатель
Overdoing It [Overseasoned]	16 November 1885	Пересолил
Old Age	23 November 1885	Старость
Sorrow [Grief / Misery / Woe]	25 November 1885	Горе
Oh! The Public!	30 November 1885	Ну, публика!
Marriage in 10-15 Years' Time	November? 1885	Брак через 10-15 лет.
My Talk with Edison Tchekov and Edison	7 December 1885	Моя беседа с Эдисоном
Murder Will Out	14 December 1885	Шила в мешке не утаишь (?)
Mari d’Elle [Her Husband]	18 December 1885	Mari d'Elle
The Looking Glass	30 December 1885	Зеркало
Art	6 January 1886	Художество
A Blunder [Foiled!]	11 January 1886	Неудача
Children [Kids]	20 January 1886	Детвора
Misery	27 January 1886	Тоска
An Upheaval	3 February 1886	Переполох
An Actor's End [Death of an Actor]	10 February 1886	Актерская гибель
The Requiem	15 February 1886	Панихида
Bliny	19 February 1886	Блины
Anyuta	22 February 1886	Анюта
On Mortality: A Carnival Tale	22 February 1886	О бренности
Ivan Matveyich	3 March 1886	Иван Матвеич
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
A Nightmare	29 March 1886	Кошмар
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 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
At a Summer Villa	25 May 1886	На даче
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
A Glossary of Terms for Young Ladies	12 July 1886	Словотолкователь для «барышень»
The Schoolmaster	12 July 1886	Учитель
A Troublesome Visitor [A Troublesome Guest]	14 July 1886	Беспокойный гость
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 Tripping Tongue	27 September 1886	Длинный язык
A Trifle from Life	29 September 1886	Житейская мелочь
Difficult People	7 October 1886	Тяжелые люди
In the Court	11 October 1886	В суде
Revenge	11 October 1886	Месть
A Peculiar Man	25 October 1886	Необыкновенный
Mire	29 October 1886	Тина
A Dreadful Night	3 November 1886	Недобрая ночь
Calchas (later adapted into the play Swansong)	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	24 November 1886	Событие
The Orator	29 November 1886	Оратор
The Objet d’Art A Work of Art	13 December 1886	Произведение искусства
Who Was to Blame?	20 December 1886	Кто виноват?
On the Road	25 December 1886	На пути
Vanka	25 December 1886	Ванька
Champagne (A Wayfarer's Story)	5 January 1887	Шампанское (рассказ проходимца)
Frost	12 January 1887	Мороз
The Beggar	19 January 1887	Нищий
Enemies [1]	20 January 1887	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!
Typhus	23 March 1887	Тиф
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
An Adventure	4 May 1887	Происшествие
The Examining Magistrate	11 May 1887	Следователь
Aborigines	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
First Aid	22 June 1887	Скорая помощь
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
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
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 (Text)	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 (The Story of a Journey) (novella)	February? 1888	Степь (История одной поездки)
Lights	May? 1888	Огни
An Awkward Business	3 June 1888	Неприятность
The Beauties	21 September 1888	Красавицы
The Party [The Name-day Party]	October? 1888	Именины
The Cobbler and the Devil The Shoemaker and the Devil	25 December 1888	Сапожник и нечистая сила
The Bet	01/01/1889	Пари
The Princess	26 March 1889	Княгиня
A Forced Declaration [No Comment]	22 April 1889	Вынужденное заявление
A Dreary Story [A Boring Story / A Dull Story]	November 1889	Скучная история
A Nervous Breakdown [The Seizure / An Attack of Nerves]	1889	Припадок
Thieves The Horse Stealers / Robbers]	1 April 1890	Воры
Gusev [Goussiev]	25 December 1890	Гусев
Peasant Wives [Women]	25 June 1891	Бабы
The Duel (novella)	November 1891	Дуэль
The Wife My Wife	January 1892	Жена
The Grasshopper [The Butterfly / The Fidget]	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
Terror [Fear]	25 December 1892	Страх
Neighbours	1892	Соседи
Ward No. 6 [Ward 6]	1892	Палата № 6
The Two Volodyas	28 December 1893	Володя большой и Володя маленький
The Story of an Unknown Man [An Anonymous Story] / The Story of a Nobody] (novella)	1893	Рассказ неивестного человека
The Black Monk	January 1894	Чёрный монах
Rothschild's Violin [Rothschild's Fiddle]	6 February 1894	Скрипка Ротшильда
The Student	15 April 1894	Студент
The Teacher of Literature [The Russian Teacher]	July 1894	Учитель словесности
At a Country House	28 August 1894	В усадьбе
The Head Gardener's Story	25 December 1894	Рассказ старшего садовинка
A Woman's Kingdom	1894	Бабье царство
Anna on the Neck [The Order of St. Anne]	22 October 1895	Анна на шее
Whitebrow [Patch]	November 1895	Белолoбый
Ariadne	December 1895	Ариадна
His Wife The Helpmate	1895	Супруга
Murder The Murder	1895	Убийство
Three Years (novella)	1895	Три года
The House with the Mezzanine [An Artist's Story]	April 1896	Дом с мезонином
My Life (novella)	December 1896	Моя жизнь
Peasants	April 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]	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
Gooseberries	August 1898	Крыжовник
About Love [Concerning Love] [2]	August 1898	О любви
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	January 1900	На святках
In the Ravine [In the Hollow / In the Gully]	January 1900	В овраге
The Bishop	April 1902	Архиерей
Betrothed [A Marriageable Girl, The Fiancée, The Bride]	December 1903	Невеста

Nonfiction

• A Journey to Sakhalin (1895), including:
  • Sakhalin Island (1891–1895)
  • Across Siberia

Letters

(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

• 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

• 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)
• About Love and Other Stories, trans. Rosamund Bartlett (Oxford, 2004)
• Seven Short Novels, trans. Barbara Norman Makanowitzky (Norton, 2003)
• 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)

References

1. Intended for publication in 1882, but was subsequently abandoned. First published by New York Review Books in 2015, in an English translation.
2. Except for "The Runaway", all stories were previously published in other collections.
3. Not published as a collection, but referred as a trilogy by the author.
4. Volume 9 of collected works, prepared for publication by the author himself.

1. "Enemies by Anton Chekhov | Major English | Class 12 - Mero Notice" . Retrieved 2021-04-06.
2. "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

External links

• 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, 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

• 55 + Stories Internet Archive Creative Commons and Public Domain
• The Little Trilogy Internet Archive Creative Commons and Public Domain
• Additional Stories from LibriVox See More Chekhov Stories