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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- Biographical Sketch, by Mihail Chekhov, translated, abridged and adapated by Constance Garnett


Anton Tchekoff, by Marian Fell
Plays
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


