Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends
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"Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends" is a collection of correspondence that offers a profound glimpse into the life and thoughts of the renowned Russian playwright and short story writer, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Through his letters, Chekhov reveals his personal struggles, artistic aspirations, and deep affection for his family and friends. The collection showcases his wit, humor, and philosophical reflections, making it an invaluable resource for understanding the man behind the literary genius. Chekhov's candidness in these letters provides readers with an intimate portrait o...
Chapters (316)
- LETTERS OF ANTON CHEKHOV TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS
- With Biographical Sketch
- Translated By Constance Garnett
- TRANSLATOR’S NOTE
- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
- LETTERS
- TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.
- DEAR BROTHER MISHA,
- TO HIS COUSIN, MIHAIL CHEKHOV.
- TO HIS UNCLE, M. G. CHEKHOV.
- TO N. A. LEIKIN.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO D. V. GRIGOROVITCH.
- TO N. A. LEIKIN.
- TO MADAME M. V. KISELYOV.
- MOSCOW,
- September 29.
- December 3.
- December 13.
- TO HIS BROTHER NIKOLAY.
- TO MADAME M. V. KISELYOV.
- TO HIS UNCLE, M. G. CHEKHOV.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- April 6.
- April 8, 9, and 10.
- April 25.
- RAGOZINA BALKA,
- TAGANROG,
- TO V. G. KOROLENKO.
- TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.
- November 24.
- TO D. V. GRIGOROVITCH.
- TO V. G. KOROLENKO.
- TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.
- February 9.
- March 6.
- TO I. L. SHTCHEGLOV.
- May 3.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- July 22.
- TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.
- July 28, 1888.
- TO N. A. LEIKIN.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- MOSCOW,
- MOSCOW,
- November, 1888.
- MOSCOW,
- November 11, 1888.
- November 15, 1888.
- (No date), 1888.
- December 23, 1888.
- December 26, 1888.
- December 30, 1888.
- January 7, 1889.
- March 5, 1889.
- SUMY,
- May 4, 1889.
- May 7.
- May 14, 1889.
- May 15, 1889.
- TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.
- October, 1889.
- MOSCOW,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- February 28.
- March 4.
- TO N. M. LINTVARYOV.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO I. L. SHTCHEGLOV.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- March 29.
- April 1.
- April 11.
- April 15.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- FROM THE STEAMER,
- MY DEAR TUNGUSES!
- April 29, 1890.
- MY DEAR TUNGUSES!
- TO MADAME KISELYOV.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- TOMSK,
- TOMSK,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.
- MY EUROPEAN BROTHER,
- TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.
- TO N. A. LEIKIN.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- IRKUTSK,
- STATION LISTVENITCHNAYA,
- TO HIS MOTHER.
- TO N. A. LEIKIN.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- June 21, 1890.
- POKROVSKAYA STANITSA,
- June 26.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- TELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER.
- TELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO HIS MOTHER.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- MOSCOW,
- MOSCOW,
- TO HIS SISTER.
- January, later.
- January, later.
- January 16, 1891.
- TO A. F. KONI.
- DEAR SIR, ANATOLY FYODOROVITCH,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- MOSCOW,
- February 23.
- March 5.
- TO MADAME KISELYOV.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- VIENNA,
- MY DEAR CZECHS,
- TO HIS BROTHER IVAN.
- TO MADAME KISELYOV.
- TO HIS SISTER,
- VENICE,
- BOLOGNA,
- FLORENCE,
- FLORENCE,
- TO MADAME KISELYOV.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- NAPLES,
- NAPLES,
- MONTE CARLO,
- TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- PARIS,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- ALEXIN,
- ALEXIN,
- TO L. S. MIZINOV.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- BOGIMOVO,
- BOGIMOVO,
- BOGIMOVO,
- TO L. S. MIZINOV.
- TO L. S. MIZINOV.
- (Enclosing a photograph of a young man inscribed “To Lida from Petya.”) PRECIOUS LIDA!
- TO THE SAME.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- TO MADAME KISELYOV.
- TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.
- MY PHOTOGRAPHIC AND PROLIFIC BROTHER!
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- July 29.
- August 6.
- August 18.
- August 18.
- August 28.
- August 28.
- MOSCOW,
- TO E. M. S.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- MOSCOW,
- TO MADAME LINTVARYOV.
- HONOURED NATALYA MIHAILOVNA,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- MOSCOW,
- TO E. M. S.
- HONOURED ELENA MIHAILOVNA,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- MOSCOW,
- TO N. A. LEIKIN.
- TO E. P. YEGOROV.
- HONOURED EVGRAF PETROVITCH,
- TO A. I. SMAGIN.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- December 13, 1891.
- TO A. I. SMAGIN.
- TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.
- DEAR ALEXEY NIKOLAEVITCH,
- TO V. A. TIHONOV.
- TO A. S. KISELYOV.
- TO I. L. SHTCHEGLOV.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO MADAME AVILOV.
- HONOURED LIDYA ALEXYEVNA,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- MELIHOVO,
- MELIHOVO,
- TO MADAME AVILOV.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- May 28, 1892.
- June 16.
- MELIHOVO,
- August 16.
- MELIHOVO,
- November 22, 1892.
- November 25, 1892.
- February, 1893.
- April 26, 1893.
- MELIHOVO,
- YALTA,
- TO L. S. MIZINOV.
- DEAR LIKA,
- TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- May 9.
- TO MADAME AVILOV.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- MELIHOVO,
- MELIHOVO,
- MELIHOVO,
- MELIHOVO,
- MELIHOVO,
- MELIHOVO,
- MOSCOW,
- MELIHOVO,
- TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO E. M. S.
- TO A. F. KONI.
- TO V. I. NEMIROVITCH-DANTCHENKO.
- DEAR FRIEND,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- MOSCOW,
- MOSCOW,
- MOSCOW,
- TO A. I. ERTEL.
- DEAR FRIEND ALEXANDR IVANOVITCH,
- TO SUVORIN.
- TO MADAME AVILOV.
- TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.
- TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.
- TO GORKY.
- YALTA,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.
- TO I. I. ORLOV.
- TO MADAME AVILOV.
- TO GORKY.
- TO O. L. KNIPPER.
- TO G. I. ROSSOLIMO.
- TO O. L. KNIPPER.
- YALTA,
- TO GORKY.
- PRECIOUS ALEXEY MAXIMOVITCH,
- TO O. L. KNIPPER.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO P. I. KURKIN.
- DEAR PYOTR IVANOVITCH,
- TO V. M. SOBOLEVSKY.
- DEAR VASSILY MIHAILOVITCH,
- TO G. I. ROSSOLIMO.
- DEAR GRIGORY IVANOVITCH,
- TO O. L. KNIPPER.
- DEAR ACTRESS,
- TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.
- MUCH RESPECTED F. D.,
- TO M. O. MENSHIKOV.
- TO L. S. MIZINOV.
- DEAR LIRA,
- TO GORKY.
- DEAR ALEXEY MAXIMOVITCH,
- TO O. L. KNIPPER.
- DEAR ACTRESS,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- TO O. L. KNIPPER.
- DEAR ACTRESS,
- TO GORKY.
- DEAR ALEXEY MAXIMOVITCH,
- TO V. A. POSSE.
- MUCH RESPECTED VLADIMIR ALEXANDROVITCH,
- YALTA,
- TO A. S. SUVORIN,
- TO O. L. KNIPPER.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- DEAR MASHA,
- TO O. L. KNIPPER.
- TO HIS SISTER.
- DEAR MASHA,
- TO GORKY.
- DEAR ALEXEY MAXIMOVITCH,
- MOSCOW,
- July 29, 1902.
- TO S. P. DYAGILEV.
- TO A. S. SUVORIN.
- July 1, 1903.
- TO S. P. DYAGILEV.
- TO K. S. STANISLAVSKY.
- TO MADAME STANISLAVSKY.
- TO K. S. STANISLAVSKY.
- TO V. I. NEMIROVITCH DANTCHENKO.
- TO A. L. VISHNEVSKY.
- TO K. S. STANISLAVSKY.
- DEAR KONSTANTIN SERGEYITCH,
- TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.
- TO MADAME AVILOV.
- TO FATHER SERGEY SHTCHUKIN.
- DEAR FATHER SERGEY,
- TO HIS SISTER.
- BERLIN,
- BADENWEILER,
- June 16.
- June 21.
- June 28.
- THE END
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