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.
See also ...
- Biographical Sketch, by Mihail Chekhov, translated, abridged and adapated by Constance Garnett
- Anton Tchekoff, by Marian Fell
Plays
- That Worthless Fellow Platonov (most commonly known as Пьеса без названия ['Untitled play'] or simply, Platonov; c. 1881)
- On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco (О вреде табака; 1886, 1902)
- Swan Song / translated by Marian Fell [1887]
- Ivanov, a drama in four acts (Иванов) [1887]
- The Bear or The Boor (Медведь: Шутка в одном действии) [1888]
- A Marriage Proposal (Предложение) [c. 1888-1889]
- A Reluctant Tragic Hero (Трагик поневоле) [1889]
- The Wedding (Свадьба) [1889]
- The Wood Demon, a comedy in four acts (Леший) [1889]
- The Festivities (Юбилей) [1891]
- The Seagull, a comedy in four acts (Чайка) [1896]
- The Tragedian in Spite of Himself [1899]
- Three Sisters, a drama in four acts (Три сестры) / translated by Julius West [1901]
- Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня) [1902]
- The Cherry Orchard, a comedy in four acts (Вишнёвый сад) / translated by Julius West [1904]
Short Stories
- The Witch and other stories
- The Wife, and other stories / translated by Constance Garnett
- The Schoolmaster, and other stories / translated by Constance Garnett
- The Schoolmaster
- Enemies
- The Examining Magistrate
- Betrothed
- From the Diary of a Violent-Tempered Man
- In the Dark
- A Play
- A Mystery
- Strong Impressions
- Drunk
- The Marshal’s Widow
- A Bad Business
- In the Court
- Boots
- Joy
- Ladies
- A Peculiar Man
- At the Barber’s
- An Inadvertence
- The Album
- Oh! The Public
- A Tripping Tongue
- Overdoing it
- The Orator
- Malingerers
- In the Graveyard
- Hush!
- In an Hotel
- In a Strange Land
- The Schoolmistress, and other stories
- 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
- The Bishop and other stories / translated by
Constance Garnett
The Bishop -- The Letter -- Easter Eve -- A Nightmare -- The Murder -- Uprooted -- The Steppe. - The Chorus Girl and other stories / translated by
Constance Garnett
The Chorus Girl -- Verotchka -- My Life -- At A Country House -- A Father -- On The Road -- Rothschild's Fiddle -- Ivan Matveyitch -- Zinotchka -- Bad Weather -- A Gentleman Friend -- A Trivial Incident. - The Cook's Wedding and other stories / translated by
Constance Garnett
The Cook's Wedding -- Sleepy -- Children -- The Runaway -- Grisha -- Oysters -- Home -- A Classical Student -- Vanka -- An Incident -- A Day In The Country -- Boys -- Shrove Tuesday -- The Old House -- In Passion Week -- Whitebrow -- Kashtanka -- A Chameleon -- The Dependents -- Who Was To Blame? -- The Bird Market -- An Adventure -- The Fish -- Art -- The Swedish Match. - The Darling and other stories / translated by
Constance Garnett
The Darling -- Ariadne -- Anyuta -- The Two Volodyas -- The Trousseau -- The Helpmate -- Talent -- An Artist's Story -- Three Years. - The Duel and other stories / translated by Constance
Garnett
The Duel -- Excellent People -- Mire -- Neighbours -- At Home -- Expensive Lessons -- The Princess -- The Chemist's Wife. - The Horse-Stealers and other stories / translated by
Constance Garnett
The horse-stealers -- Ward no. 6 -- The Petchenyeg -- A dead body -- A happy ending -- The looking-glass -- Old age -- Darkness -- The Beggar -- A story without a title -- In trouble -- Frost -- A slander -- Minds in ferment -- Gone astray -- An avenger -- The jeune premier -- A defenceless creature -- An enigmatic nature -- A happy man -- A troublesome visitor -- An actor's end. - The House with the Mezzanine and other stories /
translated by S. S. Koteliansky; translated by Gilbert Cannan
The house with the mezzanine -- Typhus -- Goosberries -- In exile -- The lady with the toy dog -- Goussiev -- My life. - The Lady with the Dog and other stories / translated
by Constance Garnett
The Lady With The Dog -- A Doctor's Visit -- An Upheaval -- Ionitch -- The Head Of The Family -- The Black Monk -- Volodya -- An Anonymous Story -- The Husband.
Novellas
- The Kiss
- Twilight, and Other Stories [1887]
- Humorous Folk [1887]
- Morose Folk [1890]
- Variegated Tales [1894]
- Old Wives of Russia [1894]
- The Duel [1895]
- The Chestnut Tree [1895]
- Ward Number Six [1897]
Miscellaneous Sketches
- The Island of Saghalien [1895]
- Peasants [1898]
- Life in the Provinces [1898]
- Children [1899]


