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A collection of nine of Chekhov's short stories from the middle period of his life

Table of Contents

Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895Introduction
Further Reading
Chronology
Note on Text
Patronymics

The Grasshopper
Ward No. 6
Ariadna
The Black Monk
Murder
A Woman's Kingdom
The Two Volodyas
Three Years
The Student

Publishing History and Notes

About the Author

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian physician and writer of short stories and plays, including the masterpieces: 'Uncle Vanya', 'The Seagull', and 'The Cherry Orchard'. Ronald Wilks has translated many Russian works including, for Penguin, those of Gorky, Sologub, Tolstoy, Pushkin, and Chekhov. J. Douglas Clayton is Professor of Russian at the University of Ottawa. He is the author of 'Pierrot in Petrograd' about the Commedia dell'arte and the Russian tradition.