Russian Silhouettes: More Stories of Russian Life
Transcriber’s Note:
The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.
ANTON TCHEKOFF
TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN BY
MARIAN FELL
LONDON
DUCKWORTH & CO.
1915
Copyright, 1915, by Charles Scribner’s Sons, for the
United States of America
Printed by the Scribner Press
New York, U. S. A.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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CONTENTS
STORIES OF CHILDHOOD
THE BOYS
GRISHA
A TRIFLE FROM REAL LIFE
THE COOK’S WEDDING
SHROVE TUESDAY
IN PASSION WEEK
AN INCIDENT
A MATTER OF CLASSICS
THE TUTOR
OUT OF SORTS
STORIES OF YOUTH
A JOKE
AFTER THE THEATRE
VOLODIA
A NAUGHTY BOY
BLISS
TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
LIGHT AND SHADOW
THE CHORUS GIRL
THE FATHER OF A FAMILY
THE ORATOR
IONITCH
AT CHRISTMAS TIME
IN THE COACH HOUSE
LADY N——’S STORY
A JOURNEY BY CART
THE PRIVY COUNCILLOR
ROTHSCHILD’S FIDDLE
A HORSEY NAME
THE BISHOP