Anton Chekhov bibliography

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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.

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Plays

Four-act plays

One-act plays

Dialogues and parodies

Novel

Novellas

Novelettes

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]

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  • "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)

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]

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  • "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)

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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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Stories (Рассказы, 1901) [lower-alpha 3]

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Short stories

Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories, some left unfinished. Much of his early writting was published in comic periodicals, in the form of quips, topical writting, cartoon captions and sketches. As such, not everything published fits the definition of a short story. [1]

Title [alternative title(s)]Russian publicationOriginal title
A Letter to a Learned Neighbor9 March 1880Письмо к ученому соседу
Chase Two Rabbits, Catch None11 May 1880Каникулярные работы институтки Наденьки N
Papa6 July 1880Папаша
My Jubilee29 June 1880Мой юбилей
A Thousand and One Passions, or A Scary Night27 July 1880Тысяча одна страсть, или Страшная ночь
Little Apples17 August 1880За яблочки
Before the Wedding12 October 1880Перед свадьбой
À l’Américaine7 December 1880По-американски
Artists' Wives7 December 1880Жены артистов
St. Peter's Day29 June 1881Петров день
On the Train [In the Train Car]29 September 1881В вагоне
Salon de Variétés4 October 1881Салон де варьете
The Trial23 October 1881Суд
This and That: Poetry and Prose29 October 1881И то и сё: Поэзия и проза
A Sinner from Toledo23 December 1881Грешник из Толедо
In a Wolf's Cage3 February 1882На волчьей садке
I Forget!!25 February 1882Забыл!!
Life as a Series of Questions and Exclamations26 February 1882Жизнь в вопросах и восклицаниях
A Confession, or Olya, Zhenya, Zoya20 March 1882Исповедь, или Оля, Женя, Зоя
Green Scythe23 April 1882Зелёная Коса
The Date Took Place, But...7 May 1882Свидание хотя и состоялось, но...
The Correspondent20 May 1882Корреспондент
The Unnecessary Victory (novella)17 June 1882Ненужная победа
Village Doctors18 June 1882Сельские эскулапы
Lost Business [A Lost Cause]22 June 1882Пропащее дело
Bad Story26 June 1882Скверная история Нечто романообразное
The Twenty-Ninth of June29 June 1882Двадцать девятое июня
Which One of the Three?13 July 1882Который из трех?
He and She23 July 1882Он и она
The Fair25 July 1882Ярмарка
The Baroness30 July 1882Барыня
A Living Chattel 6 August 1882Живой товар
Late-Blooming Flowers17 October 1882Цветы запоздалые
An Unsuccessful Visit22 November 1882Неудачный визит
Encountered20 November 1882Нарвался
The Good Friend16 December 1882Добрый знакомый
Two Scandals16 December 1882Два скандала
An Idyll – But Alas!18 December 1882Идиллия — увы и ах!
The Baron20 December 1882Барон
Revenge31 December 1882Месть
Experienced: A Psychological Study31 December 1882Пережитое: Психологический этюд
Reluctant Scammers31 December 1882Мошенники поневоле
Soothsayer and Soothsayeress31 December 1882Гадальщики и гадальщицы
The Secrets of the Hundred and Forty-Four Catastrophes, or the Russian Rocambole1882 (published 1923)Тайны ста сорока четырех катастроф
Masquerades5 January 1883Ряженые
The Crooked Mirror5 January 1883Кривое зеркало
Rapture [Joy]8 January 1883Радость
Two in One8 January 1883Двое в одном
Two Romantic Stories [A Doctor’s Romance and An Editor’s Romance]8 January 1883Два романа
Rejected Love16 January 1883Отвергнутая любовь
The Confession19 January 1883Исповедь
Cases of Mania Grandiosa22 January 1883Случаи mania grandiosa
On a Dark Night22 January 1883Темною ночью
The Only Way22 January 1883Единственное средство
A Hypnotic Seance [A Seance]24 January 1883На магнетическом сеансе
Gone29 January 1883Ушла
A Lawyer's Romance: A Protocol5 February 1883Роман адвоката
On a Nail5 February 1883На гвозде
At the Barber's7 February 1883В цирульне
A Woman Without Prejudice10 February 1883Женщина без предрассудков
Advice12 February 1883Совет
Grateful: A Psychological Study12 February 1883Благодарный: Психологический этюд
The Cross12 February 1883Крест
The Zealot15 February 1883Ревнитель
The Collection18 February 1883Коллекция
A Ram and a Lady19 February 1883Баран и барышня
Sentimentality19 February 1883Размазня
The Turnip: A Folktale19 February 1883Репка
A Poisonous Incident22 February 1883Ядовитый случай
The Triumph of the Victor26 February 1883Торжество победителя
The Patriot27 February 1883Патриот своего отечества
The Clever Janitor3 March 1883Умный дворник
The Bridegroom5 March 1883Жених
The Fool9 March 1883Дурак
A Story That’s Hard to Name12 March 1883Рассказ, которому трудно подобрать название
The Brother12 March 1883Братец
The Philanthropist14 March 1883Филантроп
An Incident at Law17 March 1883Случай из судебной практики
An Enigmatic Nature 19 March 1883Загадочная натура
A Conversation26 March 1883Разговор
Trickery26 March 1883Хитрец
Knights Without Fear and Without Reproach2 April 1883Рыцари без страх и упрека
The Willow-Tree9 April 1883Верба
The Thief16 April 1883Вор
The Sheet of Paper [Easter Greetings]16 April 1883Лист
A Snack23 April 1883Закуска
Twenty-Six23 April 1883Двадцать шесть
Words, Words, Words23 April 1883Слова, слова и слова
The Mother-in-law Lawyer30 April 1883Теща-адвокат
A Classical Student [A Matter of Classics]7 May 1883Случай с классиком
The Cat14 May 1883Кот
Flying Islands21 May 1883Летающие острова
My Nana21 May 1883Моя Нана
The Nightingale’s Benefit Performance21 May 1883Бенефис соловья: Рецензия
Mama and Mr. Lentovsky21 May 1883Мамаша и г. Лентовский
The Villains and Mr. Egorov21 May 1883Злодеи и г. Егоров
The Ingenuity of Mr. Rodon21 May 1883Находчивость г. Родона
The Deputy, or the Story of How Desdemonov Lost 25 Roubles28 May 1883Депутат, или повесть о том, как у Дездемонова 25 рублей пропало
The Heroic Lady4 June 1883Герой-барыня
How I Came to Be Lawfully Wed11 June 1883О том, как я в законный брак вступил
From the Diary of an Assistant Bookkeeper18 June 1883Из дневника помощника бухгалтера
Just Like His Grandfather18 June 1883Весь в дедушку
Once a Year19 June 1883Раз в год
Mr. Gulevich, Writer, and the Drowned Man24 June 1883Г-н Гулевич (автор) и утопленник
The Potato and the Tenor24 June 1883Картофель и тенор
The Death of a Government Clerk [The Death of a Civil Servant]2 July 1883Смерть чиновника
The Real Truth9 July 1883Сущая правда
A Naughty Boy [That Wretched Boy]23 July 1883Злой мальчик
Goat or Scoundrel?23 July 1883Козел или негодяй
The Trousseau [The Dowry]30 July 1883Приданое
The Virtuous Clerk6 August 1883Добродетельный кабатчик
The Daughter of Albion [A Daughter of Albion]13 August 1883Дочь Альбиона
Patronage27 August 1883Протекция
An Inquiry [Synopsis]3 September 1883Справка
The Retired Slave10 September 1883Отставной раб
The Fool, or The Retired Sea Captain17 September 1883Дура, или Капитан в отставке
Mayonnaise17 September 1883Майонез
In Autumn24 September 1883Осенью
In a Landau24 September 1883В ландо
Fat and Thin [Lean and Fat]1 October 1883Толстый и тонкий
The Grateful German1 October 1883Признательный немец
A Tragic Actor [The Tragedian / A Tragic Role]8 October 1883Трагик
The Daughter of a Commercial Advisor15 October 1883Дочь коммерции советника
A Sign of the Times22 October 1883Знамение времени
The Guardian22 October 1883Опекун
A Lawyer29 October 1883Юристка
At Sea29 October 1883В море
At the Post Office29 October 1883В почтовом отделении
From the Diary of a Young Girl29 October 1883Из дневника одной девицы
The Bird Market5 November 1883В Москве на Трубной площади
The Stationmaster5 November 1883Начальник станции
A Slander [The Slanderer]12 November 1883Клевета
In the Living-Room26 November 1883В гостиной
A Children’s Primer [A Collection of Tales for Children]3 December 1883Сборник для детей
He Understood!3 December 1883Он понял!
The Swedish Match [The Safety Match]5 December 1883Шведская спичка
On Christmas Eve22 December 1883В рождественскую ночь
The Exam25 December 1883Экзамен: Из беседы двух очень умных людей
The Liberal7 January 1884Либерал
75,00013 January 188475 000
The Decoration [The Order]14 January 1884Орден
The Comedian22 January 1884Комик
Unclean Tragedians and Leprous Playwrights28 January 1884Нечистые трагики и прокажённые драматурги
A Woman's Revenge2 February 1884Месть женщины
A Young Man4 February 1884Молодой человек
Vanka9 February 1884Ванька
On the Hunt11 February 1884На охоте
The Tutor 11 February 1884 Репетитор
O Women, Women!15 February 1884О женщины, женщины!
A Naive Woodsman18 February 1884Наивный леший
The French Ball [A Reporter’s Dream]18 February 1884Сон репортёра
Choristers25 February 1884Певчие
The Complaints Book 10 March 1884Жалобная книга
Two Letters10 March 1884Два письма
Perpetuum Mobile17 March 1884Perpetuum Mobile
Life Descriptions of Remarkable Contemporaries23 March 1884Жизнеописания достопримечательных современников
Reading24 March 1884Чтение
Maria Ivanovna31 March 1884Марья Ивановна
Tryphon31 March 1884Трифон
A Proud Man24 April 1884Гордый человек
The Album5 May 1884Альбом
Self-Indulgence19 May 1884Самобольщение
The Dacha Girl2 June 1884Дачница
I Had an Argument With My Wife9 June 1884С женой поссорился
Dacha Pleasure16 June 1884Дачное удовольствие
Minds in Ferment16 June 1884Брожение умов
An Ideal Examination16 June 1884Идеальный экзамен
The Vaudevillian [The Skit]30 June 1884Водевиль
Examination for a Rank14 July 1884Экзамен на чин
Russian Coal28 July 1884Русский уголь
Surgery [The Dental Surgeon]11 August 1884Хирургия
An Idyll25 August 1884Идиллия
Tears Invisible to the World25 August 1884Невидимые миру слезы
The Chameleon 8 September 1884Хамелеон
After the Fair13 September 1884Ярмарочное «итого»
Worse and Worse [Out of the Fire and Into the Fire]20 September 1884Из огня да в полымя
What Is To Be Done?22 September 1884Надлежащие меры
Chaos-Vile in Rome27 September 1884Кавардак в Риме
An Eclipse of the Moon [The Eclipse]29 September 1884Затмение Луны
Whist [Vint]29 September 1884Винт
In the Graveyard6 October 1884На кладбище
Goose Talk6 October 1884Гусиный разговор
A Mouth as Big as All Outdoors [Your Tongue Will Lead You to Kiev]13 October 1884Язык до Киева доведет
And Beautiful Things Must Have Limits19 October 1884И прекрасное должно иметь пределы
In a Home for the Terminally Ill and the Elderly27 October 1884В приюте для неизлечимо больных и престарелых
The Mask27 October 1884Маска
A Dissertation on Drama3 November 1884О драме
A Marriage of Convenience8 November 1884Брак по расчету
Honorable Townsfolk10 November 1884Господа обыватели
A Problem17 November 1884Задача
A Speech and a Strap24 November 1884Речь и ремешок
At the Sickbed [At the Patient's Bedside]1 December 1884У постели больного
Pictures From the Recent Past1 December 1884Картинки из недавнего прошлого
Oysters 6 December 1884Устрицы
Marriage to the General15 December 1884Свадьба с генераломРассказ
A Liberal Fool22 December 1884Либеральный душка
The Christmas Tree27 December 1884Елка
The Terrible Night27 December 1884Страшная ночь
Out of Sorts29 December 1884Не в духе
To Speak or Be Silent?1884 (published 1925)Говорить или молчать?
Festive Duty3 January 1885Праздничная повинность
The Captain’s Uniform26 January 1885Капитанский мундир
The Marshal's Widow9 February 1885У предводительши
A Living Chronology [A Living Calendar]23 February 1885Живая хронология
A Report3 March 1885Донесение
A Man and a Dog Converse9 March 1885Разговор человека с собакой
At the Bathhouse9 March 1885В бане
Feast-Day Gratuities (From the Notebook of a Provincial Scrounger) [Celebration]23 March 1885Праздничные
Small Fry 23 March 1885Мелюзга
Both are Better [Two of a Kind]30 March 1885Оба лучше
Hopeless18 April 1885Безнадежный
The Complicated Affair27 April 1885Канитель
May Day at Sokolniki2 May 1885На гулянье в сокольниках
The Last Mohican6 May 1885Последняя могиканша
In an Hotel [In a Hotel]18 May 1885В номерах
About This and That18 May 1885О том, о сём
The Diplomat20 May 1885Дипломат
Hard Housing24 May 1885Кулачье гнездо
The Wallet24 May 1885Бумажник
Abolished!25 May 1885Упразднили!
The Threat25 May 1885Угроза
The Crow1 June 1885Ворона
Trifles1 June 1885Финтифлюшки
Boots3 June 1885Сапоги
My Love6 June 1885Моя «она»
Nerves8 June 1885Нервы
A Country Cottage15 June 1885Дачники
Up the Ladder15 June 1885Вверх по лестнице
A Guard in Custody17 June 1885Стража под стражей
My Wives20 June 1885Мои жёны
Trickery: An Extremely Ancient Joke22 June 1885Надул
An Intelligent Log23 June 1885Интеллигентное бревно
Malingerers29 June 1885Симулянты
The Fish [The Burbot]1 July 1885Налим
From the Memories of an Idealist4 July 1885Из воспоминаний идеалиста
At the Pharmacy6 July 1885В аптеке
A Horsey Name 7 July 1885Лошадиная фамилия
It’s Not Meant to Be!13 July 1885Не судьба!
Gone Astray15 July 1885Заблудшие
The Huntsman 18 July 1885Егерь
A Prelude to a Marriage20 July 1885Необходимое предисловие
A Malefactor [The Intruder]24 July 1885Злоумышленник
On the Train: Conversational Shootout27 July 1885В вагоне: Разговорная перестрелка
Bridegroom and Dad31 July 1885ВЖених и папенька
The Guest5 August 1885Гость
A Man of Ideas10 August 1885Мыслитель
Horse and Quivering Doe12 August 1885Конь и трепетная лань
The Dealer17 August 1885Делец
Drowning19 August 1885Утопленник
The Wall21 August 1885Стена
The Whistlers24 August 1885Свистуны
The Head of the Family26 August 1885Отец семейства
The Village Elder [The Warden]2 September 1885Староста
A Dead Body9 September 1885Мертвое тело
Women's Good Fortune14 September 1885Женское счастье
The Cook's Wedding16 September 1885Кухарка женится
After the Benefit Performance23 September 1885После бенефиса
A Memo28 September 1885Записка
General Education30 September 1885Общее образование
Sergeant Prishibeyev 5 October 1885Унтер Пришибеев
Two Newspapermen5 October 1885Два газетчика
The Psychopaths7 October 1885Психопаты
In a Strange Land12 October 1885На чужбине
The Indian Rooster14 October 1885Индейский петух
Sleepy Follies21 October 1885Сонная одурь
To Cure a Drinking Bout [A Cure for Drinking]26 October 1885Средство от запоя
Double Bass and Flute28 October 1885Контрабас и флейта
Ninotchka4 November 1885Ниночка
Dear Dog9 November 1885дорогая собака
The Writer11 November 1885Писатель
The Ballroom Pianist14 November 1885Тапёр
Overdoing It [Overseasoned]16 November 1885Пересолил
No Place18 November 1885Без места
Marriage in 10-15 Years' Time21 November 1885Брак через 10-15 лет
Old Age23 November 1885Старость
Sorrow [Grief / Misery / Woe]25 November 1885Горе
Oh! The Public!30 November 1885Ну, публика!
The Wimp [The Rag]2 December 1885Тряпка
My Talk with Edison [Tchekov and Edison] 7 December 1885 Моя беседа с Эдисоном
Sacred Simplicity [Holy Simplicity]9 December 1885Святая простота
Murder Will Out14 December 1885Шило в мешке
A Cynic16 December 1885Циник
Mari d’Elle [Her Husband]18 December 1885Mari d'Elle
An Entrepreneur Under the Sofa21 December 1885Антрепренёр под диваном
A Dream: A Christmas Story25 December 1885Сон: Святочный рассказ
The Exclamation Mark28 December 1885Восклицательный знак
The Looking Glass [The Mirror]30 December 1885Зеркало
Masquerades1 January 1886Ряженые
Letters to the Editor4 January 1886Письма
New Year’s Day Martyrs4 January 1886Новогодние великомученики
Art6 January 1886Художество
A Night in the Cemetery8 January 1886Ночь на кладбище
A Blunder [Foiled!]11 January 1886Неудача
The First Debut13 January 1886Первый дебют
The Telephone19 January 1886У телефона
Children [Kids]20 January 1886Детвора
The Biggest City25 January 1886Самый большой город
The Opening25 January 1886Открытие
Misery 27 January 1886Тоска
The Night Before the Trial1 February 1886Ночь перед судом
An Upheaval [The Commotion]3 February 1886Переполох
Conversation Between a Drunk and a Sober Devil8 February 1886Беседа пьяного с трезвым чертом
An Actor's End [Death of an Actor]10 February 1886Актерская гибель
The Foolish Frenchman15 February 1886Глупый француз
The Requiem 15 February 1886Панихида
Anyuta 22 February 1886Анюта
On Mortality: A Carnival Tale22 February 1886О бренности
A Person1 March 1886Персона
Ivan Matveyich 3 March 1886Иван Матвеич
Poison3 March 1886Отрава
The Witch 8 March 1886Ведьма
A Story Without an End10 March 1886Рассказ без конца
The Little Joke [A Joke]12 March 1886Шуточка
Agafya 15 March 1886Агафья
My Conversation With the Postmaster15 March 1886Мой разговор с почтмейстером
The Wolf [Hydrophobia]17 March 1886Волк
To Paris!22 March 1886В Париж!
Spring24 March 1886Весной
A Nightmare29 March 1886Кошмар
Lots of Paper29 March 1886Много бумаги
The Rook29 March 1886Грач
On the River30 March 1886На реке
Grisha 5 April 1886Гриша
Love7 April 1886Любовь
Easter Eve [Easter Night / The Night Before Easter / On Easter Eve]13 April 1886Святою ночью
Ladies19 April 1886Дамы
Strong Impressions21 April 1886Сильные ощущения
A Fairy Tale3 May 1886Сказка
A Gentleman Friend 3 May 1886Знакомый мужчина
A Happy Man5 May 1886Счастливчик
The Privy Councillor 6 May 1886Тайный советник
A Day in the Country19 May 1886День за городом
In a Boarding House24 May 1886В пансионе
At a Summer Villa [At the Cottage]25 May 1886На даче
Nothing To Be Done26 May 1886От нечего делать
The Boredom of Life31 May 1886Скука жизни
Romance with Double-Bass 7 June 1886 Роман с контрабасом
Panic Fears16 June 1886Страхи
The Chemist's Wife21 June 1886Аптекарша
Not Wanted23 June 1886Лишние люди
A Serious Step28 June 1886Серьёзный шаг
The Chorus Girl 5 July 1886Хористка
The Schoolmaster12 July 1886Учитель
A Troublesome Visitor [A Troublesome Guest]14 July 1886Беспокойный гость
Rara Avis [A Rare Bird]19 July 1886Rara avis
Other People’s Misfortune28 July 1886Чужая беда
You and You [Women Make Trouble]4 August 1886Ты и вы
The Husband9 August 1886Муж
A Misfortune [A Calamity]16 August 1886Несчастье
A Pink Stocking16 August 1886Розовый чулок
Martyrs18 August 1886Страдальцы
The First-class Passenger23 August 1886Пассажир 1-го класса
Talent6 September 1886Талант
The Dependents8 September 1886Нахлебники
The Jeune Premier13 September 1886Первый любовник
In the Dark15 September 1886В потемках
A Trivial Incident20 September 1886Пустой случай
A Bright Personality25 September 1886Светлая личность
A Drama25 September 1886Драма
A Tripping Tongue27 September 1886Длинный язык
A Trifle from Life29 September 1886Житейская мелочь
Difficult People7 October 1886Тяжелые люди
Ah, Teeth!9 October 1886Ах, зубы!
In the Court11 October 1886В суде
Revenge 11 October 1886 Месть
Whining12 October 1886Нытье
The Proposal23 October 1886Предложение
A Peculiar Man25 October 1886Необыкновенный
My Household26 October 1886Мой Домострой
Mire [Tina]29 October 1886Тина
The Lodger1 November 1886Жилец
A Dreadful Night3 November 1886Недобрая ночь
Calchas 10 November 1886Калхас
Dreams [Daydreams]15 November 1886Мечты
Hush!15 November 1886Тссс!
At the Mill17 November 1886На мельнице
Excellent People22 November 1886Хорошие люди
An Incident [An Event]24 November 1886Событие
The Playwright27 November 1886Драматург
The Orator29 November 1886Оратор
In Trouble1 December 1886Беда
The Commission8 December 1886Заказ
The Objet d'Art [A Work of Art]13 December 1886Произведение искусства
The Jubilee15 December 1886Юбилей
Who Was to Blame?20 December 1886Кто виноват?
On the Road25 December 1886На пути
Vanka 25 December 1886Ванька
It Was Her!27 December 1886То была она!
Man: A Bit of Philosophy27 December 1886Человек: Немножко философии
For the Information of Husbands1886 (published 1927)К сведению мужей
New Year’s Torture4 January 1887Новогодняя пытка
Champagne (A Wayfarer's Story)5 January 1887Шампанское (рассказ проходимца)
Frost12 January 1887Мороз
The Beggar19 January 1887Нищий
Enemies20 January 1887 [2] Враги
The Good German24 January 1887Добрый немец
Darkness26 January 1887Темнота
Polinka2 February 1887Полинька
Drunk9 February 1887Пьяные
An Inadvertence [A Rash Thing to Do]21 February 1887Неосторожность
Verochka [Verotchka]21 February 1887Верочка
Shrove Tuesday 23 February 1887Накануне поста
A Defenceless Creature28 February 1887Беззащитное существо
A Bad Business2 March 1887Недоброе дело
Home 7 March 1887Дома
The Lottery Ticket9 March 1887Выигрышный билет
Too Early!16 March 1887Рано!
An Encounter18 March 1887Встреча
Typhus23 March 1887Тиф
Life’s Hardships28 March 1887Житейские невзгоды
In Passion Week30 March 1887На страстной неделе
A Mystery11 April 1887Тайна
The Cossack13 April 1887Казак
The Letter18 April 1887Письмо
Boa Constrictor and Rabbit20 April 1887Удав и кролик
In the Spring [Cat's Monologue]25 April 1887Весной: Сцена-монолог
The Critic27 April 1887Критик
An Adventure4 May 1887Происшествие
The Examining Magistrate [The Investigator]11 May 1887Следователь
Aborigines [The Philistine]18 May 1887Обыватели
Volodya1 June 1887Володя
Happiness [Fortune]6 June 1887Счастье
Bad Weather8 June 1887Ненастье
A Drama [A Play]13 June 1887Драма
One of Many15 June 1887Один из многих
First Aid 22 June 1887Скорая помощь
A Nasty Story [A Disgraceful Affair / A Most Unfortunate Incident / An Unpleasant Predicament]29 June 1887Неприятная история
A Transgression4 July 1887Беззаконие
Notes from the Journal of a Quick-Tempered Man [From the Diary of a Violent-tempered Man]5 July 1887Из записок вспыльчивого человека
Uprooted14 July 1887Перекати-поле
A Father20 July 1887Отец
A Happy Ending25 July 1887Хороший конец
In the Coach-House3 August 1887В сарае
Intruders8 August 1887Злоумышленники (Рассказ очевидцев)
Before the Eclipse9 August 1887Перед затмением
Zinotchka10 August 1887Зиночка
The Doctor17 August 1887Доктор
The Siren 24 August 1887Сирена
The Reed-Pipe [The Pipe]29 August 1887Свирель
An Avenger12 September 1887Мститель
The Post14 September 1887Почта
A Wedding21 September 1887Свадьба
The Runaway 28 September 1887Беглец
A Problem19 October 1887Задача
Intrigues24 October 1887Интриги
The Old House29 October 1887Старый дом
The Cattle-Dealers 31 October 1887Холодная кровь
Expensive Lessons9 November 1887Дорогие уроки
The Lion and The Sun5 December 1887Лев и Солнце
In Trouble [A Misfortune]7 December 1887Беда
The Kiss15 December 1887Поцелуй
Boys 21 December 1887Мальчики
Kashtanka 25 December 1887Каштанка
A Lady's Story [Natalia Vladimirovna]25 December 1887Рассказ госпожи NN
A Story Without a Title 1 January 1888Без заглавия
Sleepy [Let Me Sleep]25 January 1888Спать хочется
The Steppe (novella)25 February 1888Степь (История одной поездки)
A Forced Declaration [No Comment / The Sudden Death of a Steed]22 April 1888Вынужденное заявление
Lights25 May 1888Огни
An Awkward Business [An Unpleasantness]3 June 1888Неприятность
The Beauties21 September 1888Красавицы
The Party [The Name-Day Party]27 October 1888Именины
A Nervous Breakdown [The Seizure / An Attack of Nerves]29 November 1888Припадок
The Cobbler and the Devil [The Shoemaker and the Devil]25 December 1888Сапожник и нечистая сила
Beauties (From a Doctor's Notebook) (unfinished)1888 (published 1914)Красавицы (из записок врача)
The Bet 1 January 1889Пари
The Princess26 March 1889Княгиня
A Dreary Story [A Boring Story / A Dull Story]27 October 1889Скучная история
Thieves [The Horse Stealers / Robbers]1 April 1890Воры
Gusev [Goussiev]25 December 1890Гусев
At the Zelenins' (unfinished)1890 (published 1905)У Зелениных
A Letter1890 (published 1907)Письмо
Peasant Wives [Women]25 June 1891Бабы
The Duel (novella)22 October 1891Дуэль
In Moscow7 December 1891В Москве
The Wife [My Wife]January 1892Жена
The Grasshopper [The Butterfly / The Fidget]5 January 1892Попрыгунья
After the Theatre7 April 1892После театра
Fragment18 April 1892Отрывок
The Story of a Commercial Venture2 May 1892История одного торгового предприятия
In Exile 9 May 1892В ссылке
From a Retired Teacher's Notebook [From a Retired Teacher's Diary]23 May 1892Из записной книжки старого педагога
A Fishy Affair13 June 1892Рыбья любовь
Neighbours15 June 1892Соседи
Ward No. 6 [Ward 6]November 1892Палата № 6
Terror [Fear]25 December 1892Страх
The Story of an Unknown Man [An Anonymous Story / The Story of a Nobody] (novella)February 1893Рассказ неивестного человека
The Two Volodyas28 December 1893Володя большой и Володя маленький
The Black Monk 5 January 1894Чёрный монах
A Woman's KingdomJanuary 1894Бабье царство
Rothschild's Violin [Rothschild's Fiddle]6 February 1894Скрипка Ротшильда
The Student 14 April 1894Студент
The Teacher of Literature [The Russian Teacher]10 July 1894Учитель словесности
At a Country House [In a Manor House]28 August 1894В усадьбе
The Head Gardener's Story25 December 1894Рассказ старшего садовинка
Three Years (novella)19 January 1895Три года
His Wife [The Helpmate]15 March 1895Супруга
Whitebrow [Patch]18 October 1895Белолoбый
Anna on the Neck [The Order of St. Anne]22 October 1895Анна на шее
Murder [The Murder]November 1895Убийство
Ariadne December 1895Ариадна
Schulz (unfinished)1895 (published 1914)Шульц
The House with the Mezzanine [An Artist's Story]April 1896Дом с мезонином
My Life (novella)December 1896Моя жизнь
Peasants 23 August 1897Мужики
The Petcheneg [The Savage]2 November 1897Печенег
At Home 16 November 1897В родном углу
In the Cart [The Schoolmistress]21 December 1897На подводе
All Friends Together [A Visit to Friends / With Friends]2 February 1898У знакомых
Ionych [Ionitch / Doctor Startsev]September 1898Ионыч
The Man in the Case [A Hard Case / The Encased Man / The Man in the Shell]July 1898Человек в футляре
About Love [Concerning Love]August 1898 [3] О любви
Gooseberries August 1898Крыжовник
Ionych [Doctor Startsev]September 1898Ионыч
A Doctor's Visit [A Case History / A Medical Case]December 1898Случай из практики
The Darling 3 January 1899Душечка
The New Villa3 January 1899Новая дача
On Official Duty [On Official Business / On Duty]January 1899По делам службы
The Lady with the Dog [Lady with a Lapdog / The Lady with the Toy Dog]December 1899Дама с собачкой
At Christmas Time 1 January 1900На святках
In the Ravine [In the Hollow / In the Gully]24 January 1900В овраге
The Cripple (unfinished)1900 (published 1905)Калека
The Bishop 23 March 1902Архиерей
Betrothed [A Marriageable Girl / The Fiancée / The Bride]26 November 1903Невеста
The Disorder of Compensation (unfinished)1903 (published 1905)Расстройство компенсации

Other humorous writing

TitleRussian publicationOriginal title
Elements Most Often Found in Novels, Short Stories, etc.9 March 1880Что чаще всего встречается в романах, повестях и т. п.
Nadia N.'s Vacation Homework15 June 1880Каникулярные работы институтки Наденьки N
The Temperaments17 September 1881Темпераменты
Sarah Bernhardt30 November 1881Сара Бернар
Again About Sarah Bernhardt6 December 1881Опять о Capе Бернар
This and That: Letters and Telegrams [Sarah Bernhardt Comes to Town]6 December 1881И то и се: Письма и телеграммы
Supplementary Questions for the Statistical Census, Submitted by Antosha Chekhonte29 January 1882Дополнительные вопросы к личным картам статистической переписи, предлагаемые Антошей Чехонте
Questions Posed by a Mad Mathematician20 February 1882Задачи сумасшедшего математика
Bibliography16 January 1883Библиография
Modern Prayers7 February 1883Современные молитвы
Questions and Answers12 February 1883Вопросы и ответы
America in Rostov on the Don21 March 1883Америка в Ростове-на-Дону
Heights9 April 1883Обер-верхи
The Philadelphia Conference of Natural Scientists30 April 1883Съезд естествоиспытателей в Филадельфии
A Brief Anatomy of Man23 August 1883Краткая анатомия человека
A New Illness and an Old CureOctober 1883Новая болезнь и старое средство
The Testament of an Old Man, 18835 January 1884Завещание старого, 1883-го года
Contract of 1884 with Mankind14 January 1884Контракт 1884 года с человечеством
Troubling Thoughts12 May 1884Несообразные мысли
Letter to a Reporter9 June 1884Письмо к репортеру
On the Characteristics of Nations17 November 1884К характеристике народов
The Newest Writer1 December 1884Новейший письмовник
The Case of the Year 18845 January 1885Дело о 1884 годе
Something about A. S. Dargomyzhsky24 May 1885Кое-что об А. С. Даргомыжском
Advertisement22 August 1885Реклама
The Marriage Season28 September 1885К свадебному Сезону
Doctor's Advice2 October 1885Врачебные советы
Visiting Cards4 January 1886Визитные карточки
Bliny 19 February 1886 Блины
Persons Entitled to Travel Free of Charge on the Imperial Russian Railways7 June 1886Список лиц, имеющих право на бесплатный проезд по русским железным дорогам
A Glossary of Terms for Young Ladies12 July 1886Словотолкователь для «барышень»
Statistics18 October 1886Статистика

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Letters

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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. ↑ Volume 9 of collected works, prepared for publication by the author himself.
  1. ↑ “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.
  2. ↑ "Enemies by Anton Chekhov | Major English | Class 12 - Mero Notice" . Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  3. ↑ "About Love by Anton Chekhov Summary (Class 12)". Mero Notice. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2021-03-12.

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