The Bet and Other Stories written by Anton Tchekhov who was a Russian playwright and short-story writer. This book was published in 1915. And now republish in ebook format. We believe this work is culturally...

Considerado um dos criadores do conto curto, Tchekhov, em poucas pinceladas, pintava toda a complexidade do homem, elevan­do o pequeno texto a alturas épicas. Nes­ta coletânea estão reu­nidas algumas...

Ivan Laïevski, fonctionnaire de 28 ans, n’aime plus Nadéjda, sa compagne. Il a des scrupules à la rejeter alors qu’elle n’a que lui, et qu’ils n’ont tous deux aucune fortune. Ils vivent loin de leur famille...

First published in 1887, 'A Bad Business' is a supernatural ghost story from famous Russian author Anton Chekhov. An encounter between a graveyard's night-watchman and a mysterious visitor isn't all that...

"The Lady with the Dog" is one of Chekhov's most popular short stories, following the adulterous relationship between two married people. Dmitri is unhappy in his marriage and curses the monotony of his...

A short story written in the vein of the Gothic tradition, "The Black Monk" tells of a Kovrin, a Russian scholar, who is suffering from stress and overworking. He goes to the countryside, to an idyllic...

'In the Graveyard' is a tale that is at once both hopeful and hopeless in which Anton Chekhov explores the tragedies of life with a comic touch. The short story opens with friends wandering a graveyard...

'An Anonymous Story' follows an anonymous assassin, sent to infiltrate the home of Orlov, the wealthy son of a judge. Disguised as a servant, the revolutionary perfectly blends into the household and...

'In the Dark' is a darkly humorous short story by Anton Chekhov about a couple awoken during the night by a sneezing fit. This absurdist scene quickly becomes terrifying as the wife attempts to convince...

'A Nightmare' is a short story by Anton Chekhov about two men, one a penniless priest and the other a wealthy aristocrat. The now desperate priest is too proud to ask for assistance, whereas the conniving...

'At Christmas Time' is a masterful short story written late in Chekhov's career that is divided into two parts. The first half follows an illiterate peasant family hiring an ex-soldier to write a letter...

Well, you brought this on yourself. Not only were you browsing the Russian classics section – literature with a reputation so dour and depressing that it has reached meme status, but when you on top of...

Follows Maria's tumultuous journey home after receiving her salary from the school board. 'The Schoolmistress' features Chekhov's much-celebrated realist prose as he illustrates the misery of the poor...

What are you most afraid of? Spiders, ghosts or perhaps the Slender Man? But have you ever been afraid of life itself? 'Terror' tells the story of just that: a man who is afraid of living. His fears range...

Olga Mikhaylovna is pregnant, and she has spent the day plodding through her husbands name-day party, waiting on their guest's hand and foot. Tired of being pleasant to everyone, she takes a moment to...

Fydor Lukitch Sysoev has been regarded as the best teacher for as long as he can remember, he cares about his students and never forgets an injustice or mistreatment. However, his confidence and patience...

A modern-day Hamlet, Laevsky enjoys blaming his issues on the corrupting influence of his time and civilization. Van Koren, on the other hand, believes strongly in the survival of the fittest. When the...

'Typhus' is a deeply personal short story by Chekhov, about a young man, Klimov, returning home on a train while suffering from a terrible illness. The tale begins with Chekhov's classic dark humour as...

Saveliy is highly suspicious that his wife, Raisa is a witch. She is constantly luring people into their poverty-ridden house, under the pretence of shelter from a storm, in order to seduce them. His...

In Anton Chekhov's short story "Happiness" from 1887, a horseman approaches two shepherds just before dawn on a summer's night. He tells them the story of a wicked old man without moral who had died without...

The narrative focuses on the extraordinary predicament of the Civil Councillor Navagin. For the past thirteen years he has striven in vain to uncover the undisclosed identity of a certain Fedyukov. His...

Nikolay Kharlamov has been accused of murdering his wife. 'In the Court' follows his trial, describing everything in almost molecular detail. Chekhov's storytelling paints an uncomfortably realistic image...

When Professor Serebrakoff and his younger wife, Helena, return to his rural estate, they find themselves less than welcome. Despite the smiles and formality, there is tension in the air and all roads...

Esta coletânea reúne treze contos de Anton Tchekhov eternizados ao longo do século XIX: "História alegre", "A feiticeira", "Fatalidade", "Pesadelo", "Anyuta", "Réquiem", "Um belo tumulto", "O marido",...

Avec Maupassant, Katherine Mansfield et quelques autres, Tchekhov, l’un des plus grands écrivains de la seconde moitié du XIXe siècle, est l’un des maîtres de ce genre difficile entre tous : la nouvelle....

Ce roman policier aux accents parodiques n'avait jamais été retraduit en France depuis les années 1930.

Tragi-comiques, ces quatre œuvres brèves sont chacune des pièces d’orfèvrerie tchékhovienne, où se débattent des individus aux solitudes vertigineuses. 'Je n’ai personne, Nikitouchka, ni parents, ni...

"Un soir, il neigea. En rentrant du travail je trouvai Mlle Maria dans ma chambre. "Pourquoi ne venez-vous pas à la maison ? Puisque vous ne vouliez plus venir chez moi, c'est moi qui suis venue chez...

La toute première pièce de Tchekhov (1860-1904), écrite autour de 1878, jamais jouée de son vivant, est ici présentée dans sa version intégrale, pour la première fois traduite en français par André Markowicz...

En 1880, Anton Tchekhov n’a que vingt ans ; ses études de médecine ne suffisant pas à le nourrir, il s’engage dans l’écriture de nouvelles qui seront aussitôt publiées par d’importantes revues humoristiques....