The Witch and Other Stories gathers early and mid-career Chekhov tales drawn largely from rural and provincial Russian life. The title story is a darkly atmospheric piece set in a snowbound church watchman’s cottage where a jealous husband suspects his wife of supernatural powers over men. The collection showcases the variety of Chekhov’s registers — comic, atmospheric, melancholy, and satirical.
An excellent introduction to the earlier Chekhov before the full refinement of his mature style, this public-domain collection is freely available as an EPUB download.