Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 
The Schoolmistress, and Other Stories [PDF ebook] 

Twenty-one lovely short stories that (incidentally) paint a vivid picture of life in Russia.
Contents
The schoolmistress — A nervous breakdown — Misery — Champagne — After the theatre — A lady's story — In exile — The cattle dealers — Sorrow — On official duty — The first-class passenge — A tragic actor — A transgression — Small fry — The requiem — In the coach-house — Panic fears — The bet — The head gardener's story — The beauties — The shoemaker and the devil