Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. He wrote hundreds of short stories, one novel, and seven full-length plays.
Plays Four-act plays Untitled Play (Пьеса без названия, discovered 19 years after the author's death in manuscript form with title page missing; most commonly known as Platonov in English; 1878)—adapted in English by Michael Frayn as Wild Honey (1984) Ivanov (Иванов, 1887)—a play in four acts The Wood Demon (Леший, 1889)—a comedy in four acts; eight years after the play was published Chekhov returned to the work and extensively revised it into Uncle Vanya (see below) The Seagull (Чайка, 1896)—a comedy in four acts Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня, 1899)—scenes from country life in four acts; based on The Wood Demon Three Sisters (Три сестры, 1901)—a drama in four acts The Cherry Orchard (Вишнёвый сад, 1904)—a comedy in four acts
One-act plays On the High Road (На большой дороге, 1884)—a dramatic study in one act On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco (О вреде табака; 1886, 1902)—a monologue in one act Swansong (Лебединая песня, 1887)—a dramatic study in one act The Bear or The Boor (Медведь, 1888)—a farce in one act A Marriage Proposal (Предложение, c. 1889)—a farce in one act A Tragedian in Spite of Himself or A Reluctant Tragic Hero (Трагик поневоле, 1889)—a farce in one act The Wedding (Свадьба, 1889)—a play in one act Tatiana Repina (Татьяна Репина, 1889)—a drama in one act The Night before the Trial (Ночь перед судом, the 1890s)—a play in one act; sometimes considered unfinished The Festivities or The Anniversary (Юбилей, 1891)—a farce in one act
Dialogues and parodies The Fool, or The Retired Sea Captain (Дура, или Капитан в отставке, 1883) Unclean Tragedians and Leprous Playwrights (Нечистые трагики и прокажённые драматурги, 1884) A Young Man (Молодой человек, 1884) An Ideal Examination (Идеальный экзамен, 1884) Chaos-Vile in Rome (Кавардак в Риме, 1884) A Mouth as Big as All Outdoors (Язык до Киева доведет, 1884) Honorable Townsfolk (Господа обыватели, 1884) At the Sickbed (У постели больного, 1884) The Case of the Year 1884 (Дело о 1884 годе, 1885) A Drama (Драма, 1886) In the Spring: Cat's Monologue (Весной: Сцена-монолог, 1887) Before the Eclipse (Перед затмением, 1887) A Forced Declaration (Вынужденное заявление, 1888)
Novel The Shooting Party (Драма на охоте, 1884)
Novellas The Unnecessary Victory (Ненужная победа, 1882) The Steppe (Степь, 1888) The Duel (Дуэль, 1891) The Story of an Unknown Man (Рассказ неизвестного человека, 1893) Three Years (Три года, 1895) My Life (Моя жизнь, 1896)
Novelettes Late-Blooming Flowers (Цветы запоздалые, 1882) A Living Chattel (Живой товар, 1882) Lights (Огни, 1888) The Party (Именины, 1888) A Dreary Story (Скучная история, 1889) Ward No. 6 (Палата No. 6, 1892) The Wife (Жена, 1892) The Black Monk (Чёрный монах, 1894) A Woman's Kingdom (Бабье царство, 1894) Murder (Убийство, 1895) Peasants (Мужики, 1897) In the Ravine (В овраге, 1900)
Short-story collections
Collections of stories that Chekhov prepared for publication. The Prank (Шалость, 1882)
The Tales of Melpomene (Сказки Мельпомены, 1884)
Motley Stories (Пёстрые рассказы, 1886)
In the Twilight (В сумерках, 1887)
Innocent Speeches (Невинные речи, 1887)
Stories (Рассказы, 1888)
Children (Детвора, 1889)
Gloomy People (Хмурые люди, 1890)
Ward No. 6 (Палата No. 6, 1893)
Novellas and Stories (Повести и рассказы, 1894)
Peasants and My Life (Мужики и Моя жизнь, 1897)
Stories (Рассказы, 1901)
Short stories Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories, some left unfinished. Much of his early work was published in comic periodicals, in the form of quips, topical writing, cartoon captions and sketches. As such, not all publications fit the definition of a short story.“CHEKHOV’S INFLUENCE ON OUR GENERATION (1860 - 1960).” В Помощь Преподавателю Русского Языка в Америке / A Guide to Teachers of the Russian Language in America, vol. 14, no. 54, 1960, pp. 25–32. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44827915. Accessed 28 June 2024.