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Quarter 1 (Jan-March)
Fifty-Two Stories by Anton Chekhov

Quarter 2 (April-June)
The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Quarter 3 (July-Sept)
Selected Short Stories by Virginia Woolf

Quarter 4 (Oct-Dec)
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories by Leo Tolstoy

Chekhov = 5 votes; Dostoevsky = 4 votes; Tolstoy = 4 votes. Woolf = 3 votes, tied with Crane and Gaskell. Since we have not read short stories by Woolf yet and 2023 had 3 male authors - all Russian! - in the top spots, I opted to put Woolf in the remaining quarter.

Remember, if your choice of short story author / collection did not make it to our 2023 reading schedule, you can still read it. Let us know what you're reading in the "What classic are you reading now?" thread under the "Let us chat a moment!" section. Never know when someone may have something engaging to say about what you are reading outside of planned group reads. Keep suggestions for short story authors and their collections in mind for our 2024 planning later on.

Samantha I did not realize that the votes went Russian. How exciting and a great list! Thank you!

I'm looking forward to this, I intend on joining for all four. I have Dostoevsky's short stories spread across a few volumes in Penguin Classics so will read the same stories but in different books.

These are all collections that I’m very interested in reading cover to cover. I’ve read some of the stories within and enjoyed all. I’m also going to fit in The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol which I own and seems to follow the theme.

Glad y'all are excited about these! Feel free to read other short stories by these authors but try to keep discussion of those spoiler free. Always mark spoilers here when you can, anyway, of course.

Lesle, I, too, found it interesting how the votes skewed towards Russian authors. That means 2024 will decidedly by authors outside of Russia, as these are some of the top Russian classics (plus Gogol, which Chad mentioned).

I'll be in for Virginia Woolf. Except for Kew Gardens, I've not read any of her short stories.

I'm hoping to read Tolstoy and Chekhov, and possibly Dostoevsky.

Virginia Woolf always leaves me cold I'm afraid, despite a few attempts.

Sandy, thank you for those resources. When it comes to classics, especially by well-known authors, the works can often be found online for free (provided that the work has made it to the public domain).

I have personally never looked into Tolstoy or Chekhov, so I'll see if I can find time to check either out next year. During high school I had the opportunity to read Crime and Punishment... Which I only made it 1/3 of the way through. I am curious about Woolf.

Hi! I'm new here and bought the Dostoevsky's collection of short essays. Do we just read and review or is there a discussion? LMK :)

Winnie wrote: "Hi! I'm new here and bought the Dostoevsky's collection of short essays. Do we just read and review or is there a discussion? LMK :)"

Hello Winnie and welcome!
We actually have a thread for reading, discussions and final thoughts.
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Will be wonderful to have your thoughts!

Hi. Does anyone have the table of contents for this edition of the selected stories of Virginia Woolf? I'd rather not purchase the book, as I have a complete collection of hers in another edition already. Would love to know which stories to read. Thanks!

“A Haunted House��, “A Society, the title story “Monday or Tuesday��, “An Unwritten Novel��, “The String Quartet��, “Blue and Green��, “Kew Gardens�� and the well-known “The Mark on the Wall��.
In addition to the eight stories, as originally included in Monday or Tuesday, the Penguin Modern Classics edition includes other early and signal stories such as “Solid Objects��, “In the Orchard��, “A Woman’s College from Outside��, “The Lady in the Looking-Glass: A Reflection��, The Shooting Party��, “The Duchess and the Jeweller�� and “Lappin and Lappinova��. Many of these stories are rather short, do however expound Woolf’s unique style, and form a nice complement to the eight stories of Monday or Tuesday.

Lesle wrote: "“A Haunted House��, “A Society, the title story “Monday or Tuesday��, “An Unwritten Novel��, “The String Quartet��, “Blue and Green��, “Kew Gardens�� and the well-known “The Mark on the Wall��.
In additio..."

Thank you so much!!

Your more than welcome, Helene!