"The Black Monk" is a short story by Anton Chekhov, written in 1893 while Chekhov was living in the village of Melikhovo. It was first published in 1894 in The Artist, one of the leading Russian magazines on theater and music in the last quarter of the 19th century. The story tells of the last two tragic years in the life of a fictitious scholar, Andrey Vasilyevich Kovrin.
The Wood Demon or Leshy is a comedic play in four acts by Anton Chekhov.
Viktor Petrovich Burenin was a Russian literary and theatre critic, publicist, novelist, dramatist, translator and satirical poet notorious for his confrontational articles and satirical poems, mostly targeting leftist writers. He was the author of several popular plays, novels and opera librettos.
"A Misfortune", sometimes translated "Misfortune", is an 1886 story by Anton Chekhov. First published in Novoye Vremya, the story concerns Sofya Petrovna, the young wife of a country notary, whose attempts to turn away a suitor only expose her own desire for him and drive her toward an affair. The main theme is sexual enthrallment, a frequent concern in Chekhov's work during this period.
"The Huntsman" is an 1885 short story by Anton Chekhov.
"Easter Eve" is an 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov.
"The Requiem" is an 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov.
Tatiana Repina is a one-act drama by Anton Chekhov, written in 1889, as a sequel to Alexey Suvorin's play Tatiana Repina, with the dedication to the author. The play was written as a private joke from Chekhov to his friend Suvorin and it was not published or performed in Chekhov's lifetime. The only printed copy was discovered among Suvorin's papers in 1912, after his death. Chekhov's Tatyana Repina was published for the first time in 1924.
In the Ravine is a 1900 novella by Anton Chekhov first published in the No.1, January issue of Zhizn magazine.
"Gusev" is an 1890 short story by Anton Chekhov.
"The Teacher of Literature" or "The Russian Master" is an 1894 short story by Anton Chekhov.
"A Story Without a Title" is an 1888 short story by Anton Chekhov.
"About Love" is an 1898 short story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The third and final part of the Little Trilogy, started by "The Man in the Case" and continued by "Gooseberries". It was first published in the August 1898 issue of Russkaya Mysl, and later included into Volume XII of the second, 1903 edition of the Collected Works by A.P. Chekhov, published by Adolf Marks.
"Ariadne" is an 1895 short story by Anton Chekhov.
"The House with the Mezzanine" is an 1896 short story by Anton Chekhov, subtitled "An Artist's Story".
"Peasants" is an 1897 novella by Anton Chekhov. Upon its publication it became a literary sensation of the year, caused controversy but in retrospect is regarded as one of Chekhov's masterpieces.
"The Witch" is an 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov.
"A Nervous Breakdown" is an 1889 short story by Anton Chekhov.
"Happiness" is an 1887 short story by Anton Chekhov.
"The Cattle-Dealers" is an 1887 short story by Anton Chekhov.
