In the summer of 1884, shortly after qualifying as a doctor in Moscow, Anton Chekhov began working at a district hospital. “I am in fine fettle, for I have my medical diploma in my pocket,” he ...

I keep a photograph of Anton Chekhov on my mantelpiece. It's such an informal shot that it looks surprisingly modern. Chekhov appears to be sitting at a cluttered desk or a table, resting his head on ...

“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” Taganrog, Russia Chekhov attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog (1867-68) and Taganrog grammar school (1868-79).

Anton Chekhov’s “Sakhalin Island,” his long investigation of prison conditions in Siberia, is the best work of journalism written in the nineteenth century. The fact that so few people know of the ...

"Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." Chekhov is the short story writer's short story writer. As the author of over 600 examples, his influence on the modern ...

Anton Chekhov lived at Melikhovo from 1892 to 1899, and not only wrote some of his most famous works there (the short story Chamber No. 6, and the plays The Seagull and Uncle Vanya), but also worked ...

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was ...

When Anton Chekhov died in Badenweiler in July 1904 of tuberculosis of the lungs, I was a young man who had embarked upon literature with some short stories and a novel which owed a great deal to the ...