An Anonymous StoryAn Anonymous Story
An Anonymous StoryBy Anton Chekhov An Anonymous Story is a novella published in 1893 that has also been translated as The Story of a Nobody and The Story of an
Category: Novellas
Novellas
A Tedious StoryA Tedious Story
A Tedious Story from an Old Man’s JournalBy Anton Chekhov Influenced by the death of his brother Nicolay from tuberculosis, Chekhov’s novella “A Tedious Story (From An Old Man’s Journal)”
Bartleby, the ScrivenerBartleby, the Scrivener
Bartleby, the ScrivenerBy Herman Melville In an October 1939 radio broadcast Winston Churchill described his difficulty in understanding the actions of Russia by saying “it is a riddle, wrapped in
Ward No. 6Ward No. 6
Ward No. 6By Anton Chekhov Perhaps one of Chekov’s most famous and profound descriptions of human misery,” Ward Six” describes the deplorable conditions of a rundown hospital in the hinterlands
My Life: The Story of a ProvincialMy Life: The Story of a Provincial
My Life: The Story of a ProvincialBy Anton Chekhov “My Life: The Story of a Provincial” (1896) is a novella that tells the story of Misail Poloznev, a rebellious young