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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov [Russian: Chekhov's grandfather was a serf, who had bought his own freedom and that of his three sons in He also taught himself to read and write. Yevgenia Morozova, Chekhov's mother, was the daughter of a cloth merchant. He attended a school for Greek boys in Taganrog and Taganrog grammar school The family was forced to move to Moscow following his father's bankruptcy.
At the age of 16, Chekhov became independent and remained for some time alone in his native town, supporting himself through private tutoring. While in the school, he began to publish hundreds of comic short stories to support himself and his mother, sisters and brothers. His publisher at this period was Nicholas Leikin, owner of the St. Petersburg journal Oskolki splinters. His subjects were silly social situations, marital problems, farcical encounters between husbands, wives, mistresses, and lovers, whims of young women, of whom Chekhov had not much knowledge — the author was was shy with women even after his marriage.
His works appeared in St. Petersburg daily papers, Peterburskaia gazeta from , and Novoe vremia from By Chekhov had gained a wide fame as a writer. His second full-length novel, The Shooting Party, was translated into English in Agatha Christie used its characters and atmosphere in her mystery novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Chekhov graduated in , and practiced medicine until In Chekhov met H.
Suvorin, who invited him to become a regular contributor for the St. Petersburg daily Novoe vremya. His friendship with Suvorin ended in because of his objections to the anti-Dreyfus campaingn conducted by paper. But during these years Chechov developed his concept of the dispassionate, non-judgemental author. He outlined his program in a letter to his brother Aleksandr: Absence of lengthy verbiage of political-social-economic nature; 2.
The author's refusal to join the ranks of social critics arose the wrath of liberal and radical intellitentsia and he was criticized for dealing with serious social and moral questions, but avoiding giving answers. However, he was defended by such leading writers as Leo Tolstoy and Nikolai Leskov. I should like to be a free artist and that's all The failure of his play The Wood Demon and problems with his novel made Chekhov to withdraw from literature for a period. In he travelled across Siberia to remote prison island, Sakhalin.
There he conducted a detailed census of some 10, convicts and settlers condemned to live their lives on that harsh island. Chekhov hoped to use the results of his research for his doctoral dissertation. It is probable that hard conditions on the island also worsened his own physical condition. From this journey was born his famous travel book T Books by Anton Chekhov.
Trivia About The Horse-Stealer No trivia or quizzes yet. Quotes from The Horse Stealer The bare birches and cherry-trees, unable to endure its rude caresses, bowed low down to the ground and wailed: He stops at a local tavern, where Kalashnikov, "an arrant scoundrel and horse-stealer" and Merik, "a dark-skinned peasant who had never been to the hospital," were also seeking shelter.
Lyuba, the barmaid, cries, "Ugh!
The unclean spirits are abroad! When the storm quiets down, the men prepare to leave. Yergunov attempts to leave at the same time as Kalashnikov, because he is afraid the man will steal his horse, but Lyuba stands suggestively in front of the door, inviting Yergunov's caress.
Josia rated it really liked it Dec 15, A Horse Book Mary Tourtel. Yet, the poor fellow doesn't deserve to have his horse stolen. It contains one novella: Refresh and try again.
Meanwhile, Kalashnikov proceeds to steal the horse, which, in fact, belonged to the hospital. After these delaying tactics, Lyuba raps the duped man on his head and tosses him out. Some months later, after he has lost his job because of drunkenness, Yergunov passes the tavern, wondering wistfully what it would feel like to be a thief.
To me, the crux of this story lies toward the beginning, in the conversation regarding the existence of devils. Yergunov states the alternatives: Unlike the evil spirits of religion and folk tales, Chekhov's devils are indigenous to the human world, rather than to a supernatural realm.
The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories has 83 ratings and 4 reviews. Twenty-two stories deal with an insane asylum, an old, retired Army officer, superstit. The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov, translated by Constance Garnett · The Horse-Stealers→. Sister Projects.
Chekhov's devils don't control the weather, but they do steal horses.