Title: On The Road Date Read: 12th February 2012 Briefly: Held overnight in an inn due to a raging snowstorm, Mademoiselle Ilovaisky meets Grigory Petrovitch Liharev, a man who is being crushed by a need to find fulfilment by applying blind belief … [Read more...]
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Chekhov Shorts: On the Road
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Anton Chekhov, Checkin Off the Chekhov Shorts, Constance Garnett, russian literature, short story review
Chekhov Shorts: Champagne
Title: Champagne Date Read: 12th February 2012 Briefly: The poor narrator feels down on his luck, but perhaps he has good reason. He works in a railway station fifteen miles from any other habitation, with his wife, a deaf telegraph clerk, and a … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: The Orator
Title: The Orator Date Read: 26th June 2012 Briefly: Desperate to have an orator speak at the funeral of collegiate secretary, Kirill Ivanovitch Babilonov, Poplavsky - a friend of the deceased - calls hurriedly at the home of renowned speaker … [Read more...]
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Chekhov Shorts: An Incident
Title: An Incident Date Read: 26th June 2012 Briefly: The birth of kittens at their home, fills Vanya (6) and his sister, Nina (4), with glee. It soon becomes apparent however, that not everyone is the household is as taken with the new arrivals. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Anton Chekhov, Checkin Off the Chekhov Shorts, Constance Garnett, russian literature, short story review
Chekhov Shorts: Excellent People
Title: Excellent People Date Read: 21st February 2012 Briefly: The relationship between a 'literary man' and his sister becomes strained, when the sister begins to form views and beliefs that the brother doesn't agree with. Afterthoughts: I've … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: Hush!
Title: Hush! Date Read: 21st February 2012 Briefly: Journalist Ivan Yegoritch returns home late one night, clearly frustrated at the writing task that lies ahead of him. Afterthoughts: An hilarious tale from Chekhov, which focuses on the theme of … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: Dreams
Title: Dreams Date Read: 7th February 2012 Briefly: While tramping towards the district town, peasant constables Ptaha and Sapozhnikov get to know something of the person they're escorting - a tramp who doesn't look anything like a tramp, who's … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: Mire
Title: Mire Date Read: 7th February 2012 Briefly: Lieutenant Alexandr Grigoryevitch Sokolsky arrives at the home of a young wealthy Jewess to collect money owed to his cousin, Kryukov. Keen to collect the money because it is getting loaned to him … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: A Peculiar Man
Title: A Peculiar Man Date Read: 20th September 2011 Briefly: Midwife, Marya Petrovna Koshkin is awoken in the middle of the night by Kiryakov, a 'tall, well-made gentleman, no longer young, but with a handsome, severe face and bushy whiskers.' The … [Read more...]
Chekhov Shorts: In the Court
Title: In the Court Date Read: 20th September 2011 Briefly: The Circuit Court is in session, but for all members on this day - and one expects every day - it's a mundane and lethargic affair. Even the case of peasant Nikolay Harlamov, who is … [Read more...]