The Lady with the Dog

À propos de l'œuvre

Dmitry Gurov, a Muscovite on holiday in Yalta, idly strikes up an acquaintance with a young lady who walks along the seafront with a white Pomeranian. A holiday romance that both think will be brief turns out to be something more. A delicate story about how real feeling comes to people already tired of their own lives.

Table des matières

1. IChapitre 1
2. IIChapitre 2
3. IIIChapitre 3
4. IVChapitre 4

Genèse de l'œuvre

The story was published in the magazine Russkaya Mysl (Russian Thought) in December 1899. Chekhov made one of his first notes for it - A Lady with a Pug - back in 1896 in Kislovodsk.

Contexte

At the end of the nineteenth century Yalta was a fashionable resort for holidays and medical treatment. The story has four short chapters with simple sentences and many precise details, so it is easy to read one chapter at a time.

Le saviez-vous ?

• In 1960 director Iosif Kheifits made a film of the same name based on the story.
• A Pomeranian (шпиц) is a small breed of dog with fluffy fur.