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Title: The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories

Contents: The Cook's Wedding -- Sleepy -- Children -- The Runaway -- Grisha -- Oysters -- Home -- A Classical Student -- Vanka -- An Incident -- A Day In The Country -- Boys -- Shrove Tuesday -- The Old House -- In Passion Week -- Whitebrow -- Kashtanka -- A Chameleon -- The Dependents -- Who Was To Blame? -- The Bird Market -- An Adventure -- The Fish -- Art -- The Swedish Match.

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Summary: "The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The book features a range of characters that reflect the intricacies of human nature and social dynamics, often highlighting themes of love, despair, and the absurdity of life. The opening story, "The Cook's Wedding," introduces a young boy named Grisha, who becomes embroiled in the peculiar events surrounding a cabman's visit to his household and the cook Pelageya's reluctant engagement. At the start of "The Cook's Wedding," Grisha is captivated by the happenings in the kitchen as the old nurse and a cabman discuss marriage over tea, while Pelageya, the cook, struggles with her emotions about marrying him. Grisha's youthful innocence shines through as he reflects on the notion of marriage, expressing bewilderment at the idea of a cook marrying a cabman, whom he deems unworthy. The situation escalates as Pelageya's agitation grows, culminating in a humorous yet poignant wedding ceremony that involves various members of the household. Chekhov captures the complexity of relationships and societal expectations, allowing readers to resonate with the challenges his characters face while maintaining a delicate strand of humor and empathy throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904

Translator: Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946

EBook No.: 13417

Published: Sep 9, 2004

Downloads: 662

Language: English

Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

Subject: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories

Contents: The Cook's Wedding -- Sleepy -- Children -- The Runaway -- Grisha -- Oysters -- Home -- A Classical Student -- Vanka -- An Incident -- A Day In The Country -- Boys -- Shrove Tuesday -- The Old House -- In Passion Week -- Whitebrow -- Kashtanka -- A Chameleon -- The Dependents -- Who Was To Blame? -- The Bird Market -- An Adventure -- The Fish -- Art -- The Swedish Match.

Credits: Etext produced by James Rusk
HTML file produced by David Widger

Summary: "The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century. The book features a range of characters that reflect the intricacies of human nature and social dynamics, often highlighting themes of love, despair, and the absurdity of life. The opening story, "The Cook's Wedding," introduces a young boy named Grisha, who becomes embroiled in the peculiar events surrounding a cabman's visit to his household and the cook Pelageya's reluctant engagement. At the start of "The Cook's Wedding," Grisha is captivated by the happenings in the kitchen as the old nurse and a cabman discuss marriage over tea, while Pelageya, the cook, struggles with her emotions about marrying him. Grisha's youthful innocence shines through as he reflects on the notion of marriage, expressing bewilderment at the idea of a cook marrying a cabman, whom he deems unworthy. The situation escalates as Pelageya's agitation grows, culminating in a humorous yet poignant wedding ceremony that involves various members of the household. Chekhov captures the complexity of relationships and societal expectations, allowing readers to resonate with the challenges his characters face while maintaining a delicate strand of humor and empathy throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Reading Level: Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Author: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904

Translator: Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946

EBook No.: 13417

Published: Sep 9, 2004

Downloads: 662

Language: English

Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction

Subject: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.