The Bet & The House with the Mezzanine
A pair of Chekhov’s most uncomfortable short stories: the first is a highly pertinent concept-led tale and the second is a more naturalistic dilemma, set in a house that is both an oasis of culture and a metaphor for the closely corralled world of the Russian bourgeoisie.
Author
Anton ChekhovIllustration
Christopher RainbowSeries Co-editors
Tim Abrahams and Colin WatersBUY THE BOOK
ALL BOOKS IN THE SERIES
The Machine Book of Weird
A Case of Eavesdropping & The Other Wing — Algernon Blackwood
The Story of an Hour & The Storm — Kate Chopin
The Door in the Wall & The Flowering of the Strange Orchid — HG Wells
The Horla & The Inn — Guy de Maupassant
The Singular Speculation of the Housing Agent & The Invisible Man — GK Chesterton
Room in a Tower & Philip’s Safety Razor — EF Benson
The Shunned House and The Temple — HP Lovecraft
The Bet & The House with the Mezzanine — Anton Chekhov
The Furnished Room & The Cop and the Anthem — O Henry
The Yellow Wallpaper & The Rocking Chair — Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Reticence of Lady Ann & Sredni Vashtar — Saki
