Called the greatest of short story writers, Chekhov changed the genre itself with his spare, impressionistic depictions of Russian life and the human condition.

The death of a clerk --Small fry -- The huntsman -- The malefactor -- Panikhida -- Anyuta -- Easter night -- Vanka -- Sleepy -- A boring story -- Gusev -- Peasant women -- The fidget -- In exile -- Ward No. 6 -- The black monk -- Rothschild's fiddle -- The student -- Anna on the neck -- The house with the mezzanine -- The man in a case -- Gooseberries -- A medical case -- The darling -- On official business -- The lady with the little dog -- At Christmastime -- In the ravine -- The bishop -- The fiancée.