‘A Daughter of Albion’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘A Daughter of Albion’ is a short story hitting out at the free-spirited and broad-minded British of the nineteenth century. The word ‘Albion’ indicates someone belonging to Great Britain or England. In this story penned by Anton Chekhov, one of the greatest short story writers of the nineteenth century, a … [Read more...] about ‘A Daughter of Albion’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
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‘Fat and Thin’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘Fat and Thin’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘Fat and Thin’ is a realistic short story penned by the greatest Russian short story writer of the nineteenth century, Anton Chekov. The story is sharp, crisp, lucid, and poignant. It brings out the truth of how, when old school friends become influential or famous personalities, we tend to do two things: Either we are … [Read more...] about ‘Fat and Thin’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘A Story Without A Title’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘A Story Without A Title’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘A Story Without A Title’ is a parable-like story about how well-uttered or well-spoken words can influence the actions of people. When a speaker is charismatic like the Father Superior in this short story, then it is very easy to sway the listener’s mind to whatever the speaker hints at directly or … [Read more...] about ‘A Story Without A Title’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘The Student’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘The Student’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘The Student’ is a very poignant story of a young student studying for the clergy. The setting for the story is the evening of Good Friday, the day when Christians commemorate the Lord Jesus Christ’s passion and death on the Cross. The weather is described as being cold. The world too was cold to the Lord’s death … [Read more...] about ‘The Student’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis
‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis ‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov begins at a party where the death penalty is being discussed. The party has been given by a rich banker with an excited temperament. At this party are many intellectuals, journalists, lawyers, and their like. Intellectual topics are being discussed and there is no sign of frivolity in the … [Read more...] about ‘The Bet’ by Anton Chekhov: Short Story Analysis