Selected Stories

150th Anniversary Edition Praised by Tolstoy as an “incomparable artist”, Chekov is considered one of the masters of the short story. This collection features twenty of his most noted stories, including The Confession, Ninotchka, and The Cure for Drinking.

The confession —
The understood —
At sea–a sailor’s story —
A nincompoop —
Surgery —
Ninochka–a love story —
A cure for drinking —
The jailer jailed —
The dance pianist —
The milksop —
Marriage in ten or fifteen years —
In Spring —
Agafya —
The kiss —
The father —
In exile —
Three years —
The house with the mansard–an artist’s story —
Peasants —
The darling.