‘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
Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’
Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan
Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan It was in the year 2014 that I came across Anton Chekhov’s short story ‘The Bet’. It was one of the literature lessons that was prescribed for the ICSE tenth graders. I read ‘The Bet’ which was a story about the way a young twenty-five-year-old lawyer manages to stay fifteen years in solitary … [Read more...] about Living a life like Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Bet’: An Essay by Fiza Pathan