Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and FriendsTELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER.Constance Garnett translationChapter navigation278 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTRANSLATOR’S NOTEBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHTO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO HIS COUSIN, MIHAIL CHEKHOV.TO HIS UNCLE, M. G. CHEKHOV.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO D. V. GRIGOROVITCH.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO MADAME M. V. KISELYOV.MOSCOW,September 29.December 3.December 13.TO HIS BROTHER NIKOLAY.TO MADAME M. V. KISELYOV.TO HIS UNCLE, M. G. CHEKHOV.TO HIS SISTER.April 6.April 8, 9, and 10.April 25.RAGOZINA BALKA,TAGANROG,TO V. G. KOROLENKO.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.November 24.TO D. V. GRIGOROVITCH.TO V. G. KOROLENKO.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.February 9.March 6.TO I. L. SHTCHEGLOV.May 3.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.TO HIS SISTER.July 22.TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,MOSCOW,November, 1888.MOSCOW,November 11, 1888.November 15, 1888.(No date), 1888.December 23, 1888.December 26, 1888.December 30, 1888.January 7, 1889.March 5, 1889.SUMY,May 4, 1889.May 7.May 14, 1889.May 15, 1889.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.October, 1889.MOSCOW,TO A. S. SUVORIN.February 28.March 4.TO N. M. LINTVARYOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO I. L. SHTCHEGLOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.March 29.April 1.April 11.April 15.TO HIS SISTER.FROM THE STEAMER,April 29, 1890.TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS SISTER.TOMSK,TOMSK,TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS SISTER.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO HIS SISTER.IRKUTSK,STATION LISTVENITCHNAYA,TO HIS MOTHER.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO HIS SISTER.POKROVSKAYA STANITSA,June 26.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS SISTER.TELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER.TELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS MOTHER.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,MOSCOW,TO HIS SISTER.January, later.January, later.January 16, 1891.TO A. F. KONI.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,February 23.March 5.TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS SISTER.VIENNA,TO HIS BROTHER IVAN.TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS SISTER,VENICE,BOLOGNA,FLORENCE,FLORENCE,TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS SISTER.NAPLES,NAPLES,MONTE CARLO,TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO HIS SISTER.PARIS,TO A. S. SUVORIN.ALEXIN,ALEXIN,TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.BOGIMOVO,BOGIMOVO,BOGIMOVO,TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO THE SAME.TO HIS SISTER.TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.TO A. S. SUVORIN.July 29.August 6.August 18.August 18.August 28.August 28.MOSCOW,TO E. M. S.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,TO MADAME LINTVARYOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,TO E. M. S.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO E. P. YEGOROV.TO A. I. SMAGIN.TO A. S. SUVORIN.December 13, 1891.TO A. I. SMAGIN.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.TO V. A. TIHONOV.TO A. S. KISELYOV.TO I. L. SHTCHEGLOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,TO MADAME AVILOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.May 28, 1892.June 16.MELIHOVO,August 16.MELIHOVO,November 22, 1892.November 25, 1892.February, 1893.April 26, 1893.MELIHOVO,YALTA,TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.TO A. S. SUVORIN.May 9.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MOSCOW,MELIHOVO,TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS SISTER.TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO E. M. S.TO A. F. KONI.TO V. I. NEMIROVITCH-DANTCHENKO.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,MOSCOW,MOSCOW,TO A. I. ERTEL.TO SUVORIN.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO GORKY.YALTA,TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO I. I. ORLOV.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO GORKY.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO G. I. ROSSOLIMO.TO O. L. KNIPPER.YALTA,TO GORKY.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO P. I. KURKIN.TO V. M. SOBOLEVSKY.TO G. I. ROSSOLIMO.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.TO M. O. MENSHIKOV.TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO GORKY.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO GORKY.TO V. A. POSSE.YALTA,TO A. S. SUVORIN,TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO HIS SISTER.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO HIS SISTER.TO GORKY.MOSCOW,July 29, 1902.TO S. P. DYAGILEV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.July 1, 1903.TO S. P. DYAGILEV.TO K. S. STANISLAVSKY.TO MADAME STANISLAVSKY.TO K. S. STANISLAVSKY.TO V. I. NEMIROVITCH DANTCHENKO.TO A. L. VISHNEVSKY.TO K. S. STANISLAVSKY.TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO FATHER SERGEY SHTCHUKIN.TO HIS SISTER.BERLIN,BADENWEILER,June 16.June 21.June 28.THE ENDPrevious chapter ←TO HIS SISTER.Next chapter →TELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER.All chapters and sections (278)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTRANSLATOR’S NOTEBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHTO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO HIS COUSIN, MIHAIL CHEKHOV.TO HIS UNCLE, M. G. CHEKHOV.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO D. V. GRIGOROVITCH.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO MADAME M. V. KISELYOV.MOSCOW,September 29.December 3.December 13.TO HIS BROTHER NIKOLAY.TO MADAME M. V. KISELYOV.TO HIS UNCLE, M. G. CHEKHOV.TO HIS SISTER.April 6.April 8, 9, and 10.April 25.RAGOZINA BALKA,TAGANROG,TO V. G. KOROLENKO.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.November 24.TO D. V. GRIGOROVITCH.TO V. G. KOROLENKO.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.February 9.March 6.TO I. L. SHTCHEGLOV.May 3.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.TO HIS SISTER.July 22.TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,MOSCOW,November, 1888.MOSCOW,November 11, 1888.November 15, 1888.(No date), 1888.December 23, 1888.December 26, 1888.December 30, 1888.January 7, 1889.March 5, 1889.SUMY,May 4, 1889.May 7.May 14, 1889.May 15, 1889.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.October, 1889.MOSCOW,TO A. S. SUVORIN.February 28.March 4.TO N. M. LINTVARYOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO I. L. SHTCHEGLOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.March 29.April 1.April 11.April 15.TO HIS SISTER.FROM THE STEAMER,April 29, 1890.TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS SISTER.TOMSK,TOMSK,TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS SISTER.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO HIS SISTER.IRKUTSK,STATION LISTVENITCHNAYA,TO HIS MOTHER.TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO HIS SISTER.POKROVSKAYA STANITSA,June 26.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS SISTER.TELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER.TELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS MOTHER.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,MOSCOW,TO HIS SISTER.January, later.January, later.January 16, 1891.TO A. F. KONI.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,February 23.March 5.TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS SISTER.VIENNA,TO HIS BROTHER IVAN.TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS SISTER,VENICE,BOLOGNA,FLORENCE,FLORENCE,TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS SISTER.NAPLES,NAPLES,MONTE CARLO,TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO HIS SISTER.PARIS,TO A. S. SUVORIN.ALEXIN,ALEXIN,TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.BOGIMOVO,BOGIMOVO,BOGIMOVO,TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO THE SAME.TO HIS SISTER.TO MADAME KISELYOV.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.TO A. S. SUVORIN.July 29.August 6.August 18.August 18.August 28.August 28.MOSCOW,TO E. M. S.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,TO MADAME LINTVARYOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,TO E. M. S.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,TO N. A. LEIKIN.TO E. P. YEGOROV.TO A. I. SMAGIN.TO A. S. SUVORIN.December 13, 1891.TO A. I. SMAGIN.TO A. N. PLESHTCHEYEV.TO V. A. TIHONOV.TO A. S. KISELYOV.TO I. L. SHTCHEGLOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,TO MADAME AVILOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.May 28, 1892.June 16.MELIHOVO,August 16.MELIHOVO,November 22, 1892.November 25, 1892.February, 1893.April 26, 1893.MELIHOVO,YALTA,TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.TO A. S. SUVORIN.May 9.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MELIHOVO,MOSCOW,MELIHOVO,TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS SISTER.TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO E. M. S.TO A. F. KONI.TO V. I. NEMIROVITCH-DANTCHENKO.TO A. S. SUVORIN.MOSCOW,MOSCOW,MOSCOW,TO A. I. ERTEL.TO SUVORIN.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS BROTHER ALEXANDR.TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO GORKY.YALTA,TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO HIS BROTHER MIHAIL.TO I. I. ORLOV.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO GORKY.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO G. I. ROSSOLIMO.TO O. L. KNIPPER.YALTA,TO GORKY.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO P. I. KURKIN.TO V. M. SOBOLEVSKY.TO G. I. ROSSOLIMO.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.TO M. O. MENSHIKOV.TO L. S. MIZINOV.TO GORKY.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO A. S. SUVORIN.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO GORKY.TO V. A. POSSE.YALTA,TO A. S. SUVORIN,TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO HIS SISTER.TO O. L. KNIPPER.TO HIS SISTER.TO GORKY.MOSCOW,July 29, 1902.TO S. P. DYAGILEV.TO A. S. SUVORIN.July 1, 1903.TO S. P. DYAGILEV.TO K. S. STANISLAVSKY.TO MADAME STANISLAVSKY.TO K. S. STANISLAVSKY.TO V. I. NEMIROVITCH DANTCHENKO.TO A. L. VISHNEVSKY.TO K. S. STANISLAVSKY.TO F. D. BATYUSHKOV.TO MADAME AVILOV.TO FATHER SERGEY SHTCHUKIN.TO HIS SISTER.BERLIN,BADENWEILER,June 16.June 21.June 28.THE ENDSAHALIN, July 11, 1890.◇Arrived well, telegraph Sahalin.—CHEKHOV.◇← TO HIS SISTER.TELEGRAM TO HIS MOTHER. →