The Lady with the Dog - Details

Author

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904)

Chapter 1

Characters

Main Character

• Dmitri Dmitrich Gurov

  • From Moscow; is currently in Yalta

  • Has a black-browed wife who looks like she’s nearly twice as old as him

    • Erect, dignified, imposing, and, as she said of herself, a “thinker.”

    • She was a great reader, omitted the “hard sign” at the end of words in her letters.

    • Called her husband “Dimitri” instead of Dmitri.

  • Not yet 40 years old

  • Has a 12-year-old daughter and 2 schoolboy sons

The Lady with the Dog

• Anna Sergeyevna

  • From Petersburg; is currently in Yalta

  • Owns a Pomeranian

  • Always wears the same toque

Settings and Time

Setting

• Yalta, Russia

Time

• Gurov

  • Has been here for a fortnight (2 weeks)

• Anna

  • Has been here for 5 days and plans to stay here all month, hoping that her husband might soon follow.

  • Moved to the town of S. after she got married, where she had been living for 2 years.

Plot Details

• Gurov first caught sight of Anna when he was at Vernet’s outdoor café.

• Gurov then encountered her the second time at the municipal park.

• Gurov met her the third time one evening while he was dining at the restaurant in the park.

  • This was when he first approached Anna and they both talked and had dinner together.