Anton Chekhov bibliography

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.

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, 1897)—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 his stories that Chekhov prepared and published, or, in the case of The Prank, attempted to publish.

The Prank (Шалость, 1882)
"Artists' Wives" (Жены артистов)

"Papa" (Папаша)

"St. Peter's Day" (Петров день)

"Chase Two Rabbits, Catch None" (Каникулярные работы институтки Наденьки N)

"A Confession, or, Olya, Zhenya, Zoya" (Исповедь, или Оля, Женя, Зоя)

"A Sinner from Toledo" (Грешник из Толедо)

"The Temperaments" (Темпераменты)

"Flying Islands" (Летающие острова)

"Before the Wedding" (Мой юбилей)

"A Letter to a Learned Neighbor" (Письмо к ученому соседу)

"In the Train Car" (В вагоне)

"1,001 Passions, or, A Dreadful Night" (Тысяча одна страсть, или Страшная ночь)

The Tales of Melpomene (Сказки Мельпомены, 1884)
"He and She" (Он и она)

"The Baron" (Барон)

"Revenge" (Месть)

"Two Scandals" (Два скандала)

"Artists' Wives" (Жены артистов)

"A Tragic Actor" (Трагик)

Motley Stories (Пёстрые рассказы, 1886)
"Horse and Quivering Doe" (Конь и трепетная лань)

"The Virtuous Clerk" (Добродетельный кабатчик)

"The Daughter of Albion" (Дочь Альбиона)

"Once a Year" (Раз в год)

"The Patriot" (Патриот своего отечества)

"The Retired Slave" (Отставной раб)

"The Death of a Government Clerk" (Смерть чиновника)

"The Heroic Lady" (Герой-барыня)

"On a Dark Night" (Тёмною ночью)

"The Huntsman" (Егерь)

"The Decoration" (Орден)

"The Willow-tree" (Верба)

"Sleepy Follies" (Сонная одурь)

"An Incident at Law" (Случай из судебной практики)

"Sentimentality" (Размазня)

"A Living Chronology" (Живая хронология)

"The Head of the Family" (Отец семейства)

"Murder Will Out" (Шило в мешке)

"The Cook's Wedding" (Кухарка женится)

"On a Nail" (На гвозде)

"Both are Better" (Оба лучше)

"The Last Mohican" (Последняя могиканша)

"A Man of Ideas" (Мыслитель)

"Small Fry" (Мелюзга)

"A Malefactor" (Злоумышленник)

"A Dead Body" (Мёртвое тело)

"Malingerers" (Симулянты)

"The Tutor" (Репетитор)

"A Man and a Dog Converse" (Разговор человека с собакой)

"What Is To Be Done?" (Надлежащие меры)

"Sorrow" (Горе)

"The Thief" (Вор)

"The Fish" (Налим)

"Old Age" (Старость)

"The Complicated Affair" (Канитель)

"At the Pharmacy" (В аптеке)

"Tryphon" (Трифон)

"Choristers" (Певчие)

"A Cynic" (Циник)

"The Marshal's Widow" (У предводительши)

"The Captain’s Uniform" (Капитанский мундир)

"On Christmas Eve" (В рождественскую ночь)

"In Autumn" (Осенью)

"Examination for a Rank" (Экзамен на чин)

"Surgery" (Хирургия)

"Russian Coal" (Русский уголь)

"The Chameleon" (Хамелеон)

"A Slander" (Клевета)

"Minds in Ferment" (Брожение умов)

"Vint" (Винт)

"The Dacha Girl" (Дачница)

"The Looking Glass" (Зеркало)

"Misery" (Тоска)

"Children" (Детвора)

"It’s Not Meant To Be!" (Не судьба)

"Abolished!" (Упразднили!)

"A Marriage of Convenience" (Брак по расчёту)

"Oysters" (Устрицы)

"The Ballroom Pianist" (Тапёр)

"Anyuta" (Анюта)

"The Swedish Match" (Шведская спичка)

"Gone Astray" (Заблудшие)

"Ivan Matveyich" (Иван Матвеич)

"Art" (Художество)

"The Exclamation Mark" (Восклицательный знак)

"Fat and Thin" (Толстый и тонкий)

"Gentlemen of the Townsfolk" (Господа обыватели)

"Overdoing It" (Пересолил)

"An Actor's End" (Актёрская гибель)

"The Comedian" (Комик)

"Oh! The Public!" (Ну, публика!)

"An Enigmatic Nature" (Загадочная натура)

"On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco" (О вреде табака)

"He Understood!" (Он понял!)

"The Whistlers" (Свистуны)

"The Wall" (Стена)

"Two Newspapermen" (Два газетчика)

In the Twilight (В сумерках, 1887)
"Dreams" (Мечты)

"A Trivial Incident" (Пустой случай)

"A Bad Business" (Недоброе дело)

"Home" (Дома)

"The Witch" (Ведьма)

"Verochka" (Верочка)

"In the Court" (В суде)

"A Troublesome Visitor" (Беспокойный гость)

"The Requiem" (Панихида)

"On the Road" (На пути)

"A Misfortune" (Несчастье)

"An Incident" (Событие)

"Agafya" (Агафья)

"Enemies" (Враги)

"A Nightmare" (Кошмар)

"Easter Eve" (Святою ночью)

Innocent Speeches (Невинные речи, 1887)
"First Aid" (Скорая помощь)

"A Cure for Drinking" (Средство от запоя)

"The Night Before the Trial" (Ночь перед судом)

"Dear Dog" (Дорогая собака)

"Life’s Hardships" (Житейские невзгоды)

"The Terrible Night" (Страшная ночь)

"A Happy Man" (Счастливчик)

"A Transgression" (Беззаконие)

"A Drama" (Драма)

"A Work of Art" (Произведение искусства)

"It Was Her!" (То была она!)

"Hush!" (Тссс!)

"Revenge" (Месть (Житейский водевиль))

"In a Strange Land" (На чужбине)

"One of Many" (Один из многих)

"Nerves" (Нервы)

"Intruders" (Злоумышленники)

"Zinotchka" (Зиночка)

"In the Dark" (В потёмках)

"Not Wanted" (Лишние люди)

"The Dependents" (Нахлебники)

Stories (Рассказы, 1888)
"Happiness" (Счастье)

"Typhus" (Тиф)

"Vanka" (Ванька)

"The Reed-Pipe" (Свирель)

"Uprooted" (Перекати-поле)

"A Problem" (Задача)

"The Steppe" (Степь)

"Mire" (Тина)

"The Privy Councillor" (Тайный советник)

"The Letter" (Письмо)

"The Kiss" (Поцелуй)

Children (Детвора, 1889)
"Children" (Детвора)

"Vanka" (Ванька)

"An Incident" (Событие)

"The Cook's Wedding" (Кухарка женится)

"The Runaway" (Беглец)

"Home" (Дома)

Gloomy People (Хмурые люди, 1890)
"The Post" (Почта)

"An Awkward Business" (Неприятность)

"Volodya" (Володя)

"The Princess" (Княгиня)

"In Trouble" (Беда)

"Sleepy" (Спать хочется)

"The Cattle-Dealers" (Холодная кровь)

"A Dreary Story" (Скучная история)

"A Nervous Breakdown" (Припадок)

"Champagne" (Шампанское)

Ward No. 6 (Палата № 6, 1893)
"Ward No. 6" (Палата № 6)

"Peasant Wives" (Бабы)

"Terror" (Страх)

"Gusev" (Гусев)

Novellas and Stories (Повести и рассказы, 1894)
"A Woman's Kingdom" (Бабье царство)

"The Grasshopper" (Попрыгунья)

"The Black Monk" (Черный монах)

"In Exile" (В ссылке)

"Rothschild's Violin" (Скрипка Ротшильда)

"The Two Volodyas" (Володя большой и Володя маленький)

"The Teacher of Literature" (Учитель словесности)

"At a Country House" (В усадьбе)

"A Father" (Отец)

"The Student" (Студент)

"Neighbours" (Соседи)

Peasants and My Life (Мужики и Моя жизнь, 1897)
"Peasants" (Мужики)

"My Life" (Моя жизнь)

Stories (Рассказы, 1901)
"Ariadne" (Ариадна)

"Anna on the Neck" (Анна на шее)

"The House with the Mezzanine" (Дом с мезонином)

"At Home" (В родном углу)

"The Petcheneg" (Печенег)

"The New Villa" (Новая дача)

"In the Cart" (На подводе)

"Peasants" (Мужики)

"My Life" (Моя жизнь)

"A Doctor's Visit" (Случай из практики)

"The Darling" (Душечка)

"On Official Duty" (По делам службы)

"Ionych" (Ионыч)

Short stories
Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories, some left unfinished. Much of his early writting was published in comic periodicals, in the form of quips, topical writting, cartoon captions and sketches. As such, not everything published fits the definition of a short story.

Nonfiction

 * A Journey to Sakhalin (1895), including:
 * Sakhalin Island (1891–1895)
 * Across Siberia

Letters
(In English translation.)
 * Letters of Anton Tchehov to His Family and Friends: With a Biographical Sketch. Translated by Constance Garnett. New York. 1920. Internet Archive on-line edition.
 * Letters on the Short Story, the Drama, and Other Literary Topics, by Anton Chekhov. Selected and Edited by Louis S. Friedland. London. 1924.
 * The Letters of Anton Pavolvitch Tchekhov to Olga Leonardovna Knipper. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. New York.
 * The Life and Letters of Anton Tchekov. Translated and Edited by S.S. Koteliansky and Philip Tomlinson. New York. 1925.
 * The Personal Papers of Anton Chekhov. Introduction by Matthew Josephson. New York. 1948.
 * The Selected Letters of Anton Chekhov. Edited by Lillian Hellman and translated by Sidonie Lederer. New York. 1955. ISBN 0-374-51838-6.
 * DEAR WRITER, DEAR ACTRESS: The Love Letters of Anton Chekhov and Olga Knipper. Ecco, 1997, ISBN 0-88001-550-0.
 * Anton Chekhov's Life and Thought: Selected Letters and Commentary. Translated by Simon Karlinsky, Michael Henry Heim, Northwestern University Press, 1997, ISBN 0-8101-1460-7.
 * A Life in Letters. Translated by Rosamund Bartlett, Anthony Phillips. Penguin Books, 2004. ISBN 0-14-044922-1.

Notebooks

 * Note-Book of Anton Chekhov. Translated by S. S. Koteliansky, Leonard Woolf, New York: B. W. Huebsch, 1921. Internet Archive on-line edition.

Selected English-language compilations of stories

 * The Darling and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1916)
 * The Duel and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1916)
 * The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1917)
 * The Party and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1917)
 * The Wife and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1918)
 * The Witch and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1918)
 * The Bishop and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1919)
 * The Chorus Girl and Other Stories, trans. Constance Garnett (1920)
 * Ward Number Six and Other Stories, trans. Ronald Hingley (Oxford, 1965)
 * The Russian Master and Other Stories, trans. Ronald Hingley (Oxford, 1984)
 * The Steppe and Other Stories, trans. Ronald Hingley (Oxford, 1991)
 * Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (2000)
 * The Complete Short Novels, trans. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky (2000)
 * The Steppe and Other Stories, 1887-1891, trans. Ronald Wilks (Penguin, 2001)
 * Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895, trans. Ronald Wilks (Penguin, 2002)
 * The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904, trans. Ronald Wilks (Penguin, 2002)
 * Seven Short Novels, trans. Barbara Norman Makanowitzky (Norton, 2003)
 * About Love and Other Stories, trans. Rosamund Bartlett (Oxford, 2004)

Audio

 * 55 + Stories Internet Archive Creative Commons and Public Domain
 * The Little Trilogy Internet Archive Creative Commons and Public Domain
 * Additional Stories from LibriVox See More Chekhov Stories
 * Additional Stories from LibriVox See More Chekhov Stories