The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov, Fiction, Short Stories, Classics, Literary

🌐🌐🌐 The Chorus Girl is a story of the type that made Chekhov famous: keenly-observed, acerbic, and perfectly-paced. Pasha, the chorus girl of the title, is an aging ingénue who is suddenly confronted by the slim, prim and intimidating wife of one of her legion of gift-bearing admirers. Out of guilt and sentimentality, Pasha accedes to the aggrieved wifes demand to return all of the gifts that her husband has given, although this unfaithful husband among the many has given her only two inexpensive items. Not long after the husband arrives at Pashas flat to discover that his wife has been there and learned of his infidelity, the chorus girl keenly regrets her actions and the tragic-comedy of her life. The dozen stories in this collection also include Rothschilds Fiddle, which tells the story of Yakov Ivanov, a village undertaker who realizes too late what an angry, hate-filled life he has led and whose violin lives on after his death.