The Lady with the Dog

Published: June 26, 2019, 5 a.m.

We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we\u2019ll read the 1899 short story by Russian author Anton Chekhov titled, "The Lady with a Dog". The story describes a surprising love affair between two unhappily married people \u2014 Dmitri and Anna. This is one of Chekhov's most famous pieces of short fiction. Vladimir Nabokov, for instance, considers it as one of the greatest short stories ever written.\xa0To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus.\n\n\u2014 read by 'M' \u2014\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices