Project Gutenberg 2004-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 1396 Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860 1904 Chekov, Anton Pavlovich Чехов, Антон Павлович Tchekhov, Anton Tshehov, Anton Tchekhoff, Anton Tschechow, Anton Tchekoff, Anton Garnett, Constance 1861 1946 Black, Constance Clara The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories 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. Etext produced by James Rusk HTML file produced by David Widger "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 ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English PG Text Category: Short Stories Category: Russian Literature 442167 2025-08-06T05:24:11.578227 text/html 439676 2024-10-28T20:23:12 text/html 246471 2025-08-06T05:24:20.053645 application/epub+zip 252094 2025-08-06T05:24:15.167680 application/epub+zip 222806 2025-08-06T05:24:13.713210 application/epub+zip 460098 2025-08-06T05:24:23.750665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 429483 2025-08-06T05:24:19.207653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399019 2022-09-07T02:05:09.504822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369057 2025-08-06T05:24:10.800203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 349260 2024-10-28T20:23:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18279 2025-08-06T05:24:23.881627 application/rdf+xml 15641 2025-08-06T05:24:14.217211 image/jpeg 3781 2025-08-06T05:24:13.965198 image/jpeg 241134 2025-08-06T05:24:11.609213 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia