Anton Chekhov, 1860-1904

Biographical note

Major Russian short story writer and playwright. Many of Chekhov's short stories are considered the apotheosis of the form while his playwriting career—though brief—has had a great impact on dramatic literature and performance. From Chekhov, many playwrights have learned how to use mood, apparent trivialities and inaction to highlight the internal psychology of characters. Chekhov's four major plays—The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard—have all been widely performed for decades.

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• from Wikipedia
• Biographical Sketch, by Mihail Chekhov, translated, abridged and adapated by Constance Garnett
• Anton Tchekoff, by Marian Fell

Plays

• Ivanoff [1889]
• Swan Song [1889]
• The Sea-Gull [1896]
• Uncle Vanya [1902]

Short Stories

• The Witch and other stories
  The Witch -- Peasant Wives -- The Post -- The New Villa -- Dreams -- The Pipe -- Agafya -- At Christmas Time -- Gusev -- The Student -- In The Ravine -- The Huntsman -- Happiness -- A Malefactor -- Peasants
• The Wife
  The Wife -- Difficult People -- The Grasshopper -- A Dreary Story -- The Privy Councillor -- The Man in Case -- Gooseberries -- About Love -- The Lottery Ticket
• The Schoolmistress
  The schoolmistress -- A nervous breakdown -- Misery -- Champagne -- After the theatre -- A lady's story -- In exile -- The cattle-dealers -- Sorrow -- On official duty -- The first-class passenger -- A tragic actor -- A transgression -- Small fry -- The requiem -- In the coach-house -- Panic fears -- The bet -- The head-gardener's story -- The beauties -- The shoemaker and the devil

Letters

• Letters of Anton Chekhov to his family and friends; with a Biographical Sketch; translated by Constance Garnett