Project Gutenberg 2006-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 1083 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 Wife, and Other Stories The wife -- Difficult people -- The grasshopper -- A dreary story -- The privy councillor -- The man in a case -- Gooseberries -- About love -- The lottery ticket. Produced by James Rusk and David Widger "The Wife and Other Stories" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a collection of short stories written during the late 19th century, a time marked by significant social and political change in Russia. This specific narrative, titled "The Wife," explores the complex emotional landscape of marriage, duty, and the struggles of the protagonist, Pavel Andreitch, as he grapples with his relationships and the dire plight of the starving peasants nearby. At the start of "The Wife," Pavel receives a distressing letter about peasants suffering from famine and illness in the village of Pestrovo. Troubled by their plight, he finds himself unable to concentrate on his writing and feels a compelling urge to help them, despite his isolation from those around him, including his wife, Natalya Gavrilovna. Their relationship has become distant over the years, marked by mutual resentment and misunderstanding. As Pavel resolves to aid the peasants and organize assistance, their interactions reveal deep-seated frustrations and estrangements, culminating in a poignant reflection on love, duty and the meaning of happiness in a world rife with suffering. The contrasting dynamics of their relationship and the looming crisis outside set the stage for a rich exploration of human emotion and social responsibility. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Translations into English PG Text Category: Short Stories Category: Russian Literature 521495 2025-08-01T11:24:00.574911 text/html 537847 2021-01-27T16:40:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 181390 2021-01-27T16:40:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 261768 2025-08-01T11:24:08.907857 application/epub+zip 268581 2025-08-01T11:24:03.625880 application/epub+zip 256274 2025-08-01T11:24:02.383850 application/epub+zip 464298 2025-08-01T11:24:12.835794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439756 2025-08-01T11:24:08.049822 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400945 2022-09-01T12:45:52.060037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455219 2025-08-01T11:23:59.819946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 455080 2016-09-10T11:32:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 172691 2016-09-10T11:34:26 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 448365 2016-03-12T08:52:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171897 2016-03-12T09:02:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22323 2025-08-01T11:24:13.002808 application/rdf+xml 12939 2025-08-01T11:24:02.885867 image/jpeg 3527 2025-08-01T11:24:02.630859 image/jpeg 256743 2025-08-01T11:24:00.612917 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia