Anton Chekhov Masterpieces: Volume 1

Stories in this collection

10 stories

• The Death of a Government ClerkOne accidental sneeze sends an anxious clerk into an increasingly desperate campaign of apologies.
• The Lottery TicketThe possibility of a windfall lets a married couple imagine lives they have never confessed to wanting.
• The BetA banker and a young lawyer stake years of freedom on an argument about punishment and the value of life.
• The SchoolmistressA teacher’s weary journey home opens a glimpse of the life she might have lived.
• A Dead BodyTwo peasants guarding a corpse find that an ordinary night can unsettle the living.
• MiseryA cab driver grieving for his son searches the busy city for someone willing to listen.
• VankaA lonely young apprentice writes a Christmas letter asking his grandfather to bring him home.
• The Lady with the DogA seaside affair unsettles two married people who expected their encounter to remain a holiday diversion.
• The KissAn unexpected kiss in a dark room transforms a shy officer’s imagination and expectations.
• The DarlingA woman gives herself so completely to those she loves that her own opinions become difficult to find.