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Database of Chekhov Anthologies

Created by Michael J. Szczepanik

[names in brackets are alternate titles / stories highlighted yellow are the 14 on Bill Moore's list]

English Title
 Orig. Pub. Date 201 Stories (Online) Stories of A.C. (Bantam) A.C.'s Short Stories (Norton) 40 Stories (Vintage) Ward No. 6 (B&N) Portable Chekhov (Penguin) About Love (Oxford) Lady w/ Little Dog (Penguin) Essential Tales (Harper) The Kiss et al (Penguin) The Steppe et al (Oxford) Peasants et al (B&N) Russian Master (Oxford) Lady w/ Lapdog (Penguin) Selected Stories (Signet) Ward Number 6 (Penguin) Woman's Kingdom (Oxford) The Steppe (Penguin) The Duel et al (Penguin) Ward Number 6 (Oxford) Short Novels Anthologized how frequently?


D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X
The Darling [Angel] 1899 x x x
x x

x


x x x





9
Ward No. 6 1892 x x

x


x



x
x

x x
8
The Student 1894 x x x x x
x


x



x




8
In Exile 1892 x x x x x




x


x





7
Rothschild’s Fiddle [Violin] 1894 x x x
x
x


x









6
The Huntsman 1885 x x x x

x













5
A Boring Story [A Dreary Story] [A Dull Story] 1889 x x










x


x
x
5
Heartache [Misery] 1886 x
x x
x














4
Sleephead [Sleepy] 1888 x x x x
















4
The Neighbours 1892 x


x


x









x
4
Easter Eve 1886 x x

x















3
The Princess 1889 x

x x















3
A Woman's Kingdom 1994 x













x x



3
Grief [Sorrow] 1885? x











x






2
The Lady with the Little [Toy/Pet] Dog 1899 x x x x x x x x x


x x






11
Gooseberries 1898 x x x
x x x x x x

x







10
About Love [On Love] 1898 x
x x
x x x x x
x x







10
The House with the Mezzanine [An Artist's Story] [The House with the Mansard] [The House with an Attic] 1896 x x x x

x x


x
x x





9
The Fidget [The Grasshopper] [The Butterfly] 1892 x x x
x


x



x
x


x
8
Peasants 1897 x



x
x x x
x x
x





56
The Man in a Case [The Man in a Shell] [A Hard Case] 1898 x x x

x x x
x

x







8
The Bishop 1902 x x x x x
x x
x










8
The Kiss 1887 x


x x

x x



x

x


7
Gusev 1890 x x
x
x x


x





x


7
Anna on the Neck [The Order of St. Anne] 1895 x x x x
x


x

x







7
In the Ravine [In the Hollow] [In the Gully] 1900 x x

x x
x
x





x



7
The Duel 1891 x









x x



x x
x 6
The Black Monk 1894 x x



x







x x
x

6
A Journey by Cart [In the Cart] [The Schoolmistress] [In the Horsecart] 1897 x
x x
x x


x









6
The Fiancee [Betrothed] [The Bride] 1903 x x x x


x


x








6
Agafya [Agatha] 1886 x
x







x
x x





5
Peasant Women [Peasant Wives] 1891 x x
x





x x








5
Big Volodya and Little Volodya [The Two Volodyas] 1893 x

x










x x
x

5
My Life 1896 x





x


x



x


x 5
A Medical Case [A Doctor's Visit] [A Case History] 1898 x x x
x



x










5
On Official Business [On Official Duty] 1899 x x


x

x
x









5
At Christmas[time] 1900 x x


x x


x









5
How many of the 14 stories on Bill's list appear in each collection:
14 9 7 6 8 2 3 0 3 0 3 0 1 4 2 3 1 1 1 3 0
How many of ALL the above 37 stories appear in each collection:
37 24 19 16 15 14 13 10 10 9 8 8 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 2
























      Recommendations on what two books to buy:

E + G get's you 11 of the 14 stories

F + H get's you 11 of the 14 stories

E + H get's you 11 of the 14 stories

Add to any of these combinations a special booklet with 4 more stories. Bill is reprinting the following 4 stories in a separate booklet to give you 100% of the 14 (as long as you bought any of the above 2 volume combinations).
 
1.Heartache [Misery]
2.The Neighbours
3.A Woman's Kingdom
4.Grief [Sorrow]
Anthology Specifics

201 Stories (Online) D 201 Stories by Anton Chekhov - http://chekhov2.tripod.com/
Stories of A.C. (Bantam) E Stories of Anton Chekhov - tr. Larissa Volokhonsky & Richard Pevear - Bantam
A.C.'s Short Stories (Norton) F Anton Chekhov's Short Stories - ed. Ralph E. Matlaw - Norton Critical Editions
40 Stories (Vintage) G Forty Stories - tr. Robert Payne - Vintage
Ward No. 6 (B&N) H Ward No. 6 and Other Stories - ed. David Plante - Barnes & Noble Classics Series
Portable Chekhov (Penguin) I The Portable Chekhov - ed. Avrahm Yarmolinsky - Penguin Portable Library
About Love (Oxford) J About Love and Other Stories - tr. Rosamund Bartlett - Oxford World's Classics
Lady w/ Little Dog (Penguin) K Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 - tr. Ronald Wilks - Penguin Classics
Essential Tales (Harper) L The Essential Tales of Chekhov - ed. Richard Ford - Harper Perennial
The Kiss et al (Penguin) M The Kiss and Other Stories - tr. Ronald Wilks - Penguin Classics
The Steppe et al (Oxford) N The Steppe and Other Stories - tr. Ronald Hingley - Oxford World's Classics
Peasants et al (B&N) O Peasants and Other Stories - tr. Constance Garnett - Barnes & Noble
Russian Master (Oxford) P The Russian Master and Other Stories - tr. Ronald Hingley - Oxford World's Classics
Lady w/ Lapdog (Penguin) Q Lady with Lapdog and Other Stories - tr. David Magarshack - Penguin Classics
Selected Stories (Signet) R Selected Stories - tr. Ann Dunnigan - Signet Classics
Ward Number 6 (Penguin) S Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895 - tr. Ronald Wilks - Penguin Classics
Woman's Kingdom (Oxford) T A Woman's Kingdom and Other Stories - tr. Ronald Hingley - Oxford World's Classics
The Steppe (Penguin) U The Steppe and Other Stories, 1887-1891 - tr. Ronald Wilks - Penguin Classics
The Duel et al (Penguin) V The Duel and Other Stories - tr. Ronald Wilks - Penguin Classics
Ward Number 6 (Oxford) W Ward Number Six and Other Stories - tr. Ronald Hingley  - Oxford World's Classics
Short Novels X The Complete Short Novels - tr. Larissa Volokhonsky & Richard Pevear - Vintage