The Darling

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The Darling (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)

The Story

Olenka Plemyannikova is a lonely spinster who is constantly in love with someone or other. She finds it difficult to live without loving someone; she turns pale, loses weight, and is unable to form opinions of her own. When the reader encounters her at the beginning of the story, she has been infatuated with her French teacher, loved her father dearly, and is now ready for marriage. She is young, healthy, and well liked by all, men and women, young and old.

Ivan Kukin, the manager of the local theater and amusement park, lives by Olenka and converses with her...

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See Also:

• Anton Chekhov (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
• Anton Chekhov (Drama)
• Anton Chekhov (Dictionary of World Biography)
• Anton Chekhov (Short Fiction)
• Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)

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