The Darling

Introduction

"The Darling" (Russian: Душечка, romanized: Dushechka) is a short story by Russian author Anton Chekhov, first published in the No.1, 1899, issue of Semya (Family) magazine, on January 3, in Moscow.[1] Later, Chekhov included it into Volume 9 of his Collected Works, published by Adolf Marks.

The story follows the life of a woman who is referred to by others as "darling" for her generosity and submissive nature.[2]


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