# Short Fiction — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Short Fiction by Leonid Andreyev.

- [Short Fiction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/short-fiction.md): A collection of short stories exploring themes of madness, suffering, and human cruelty through various characters and their struggles.
- [Bargamot and Garaska](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/bargamot-and-garaska.md): On Easter Eve, the massive, stolid policeman Bargamot stands guard on Gunner Street, feeling hungry and resentful that he must work while others celebrate. His peaceful anticipation of the holiday is shattered when the d
- [The Little Angel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-little-angel.md): A young boy named Sashka, expelled from school and biting his mother in defiance, attends a Christmas party where he is given a small wax angel ornament. The angel captivates him, offering a fleeting moment of beauty and
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md): Sashka, a thirteen-year-old boy expelled from school, lives in a harsh home with his alcoholic mother Feoktista Petrovna and consumptive father Ivan Savvich. Despite being forbidden by his mother, he is invited to a Chri
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md): At a Christmas party, the troubled boy Sashka feels alienated and hostile among the other children. He bullies little Kolya, refuses to cooperate with adults, and is drawn to a small wax angel on the tree. After a tense 

> 217 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=short_fiction_34_se_1843kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [Petka at the Bungalow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/petka-at-the-bungalow.md)
- [The Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-friend.md)
- [A Grand Slam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/a-grand-slam.md)
- [Love, Faith and Hope](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/love-faith-and-hope.md)
- [Silence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/silence.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [Men May Rise on Stepping-Stones of Their Dead Selves to Higher Things](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/men-may-rise-on-stepping-stones-of-their-dead-selves-to-higher-things.md)
- [The Lie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-lie.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [The Wall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-wall.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Snapper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/snapper.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [Laughter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/laughter.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [In the Basement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/in-the-basement.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [The Tocsin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-tocsin.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [A Present](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/a-present.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [A Dilemma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/a-dilemma.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [An Original](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/an-original.md)
- [On the Day of the Crucifixion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/on-the-day-of-the-crucifixion.md)
- [At the Roadside Station](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/at-the-roadside-station.md)
- [Life of Father Vassily](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/life-of-father-vassily.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [The Red Laugh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-red-laugh.md)
- [Fragment I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-i-fragment-i.md)
- [Fragment II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-i-fragment-ii.md)
- [Fragment III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-i-fragment-iii.md)
- [Fragment IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-i-fragment-iv.md)
- [Fragment V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-i-fragment-v.md)
- [Fragment VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-i-fragment-vi.md)
- [Fragment VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-i-fragment-vii.md)
- [Fragment VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-i-fragment-viii.md)
- [Fragment IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-i-fragment-ix.md)
- [Fragment X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-ii-fragment-x.md)
- [Fragment XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-ii-fragment-xi.md)
- [Fragment XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-ii-fragment-xii.md)
- [Fragment XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-ii-fragment-xiii.md)
- [Fragment XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-ii-fragment-xiv.md)
- [Fragment XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-ii-fragment-xv.md)
- [Fragment XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-ii-fragment-xvi.md)
- [Fragment XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-ii-fragment-xviii.md)
- [Fragment the Last](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/part-ii-fragment-the-last.md)
- [The Spy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-spy.md)
- [The Marseillaise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-marseillaise.md)
- [The City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-city.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [His Excellency the Governor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/his-excellency-the-governor.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [Lazarus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/lazarus.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [Judas Iscariot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/judas-iscariot.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [A Story Which Will Never Be Finished](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/a-story-which-will-never-be-finished.md)
- [The Dark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-dark.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [The Seven Who Were Hanged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-seven-who-were-hanged.md)
- [I: At One O’Clock, Your Excellency!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i-at-one-o-clock-your-excellency.md)
- [Condemned to Be Hanged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii-condemned-to-be-hanged.md)
- [III: Why Should I Be Hanged?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii-why-should-i-be-hanged.md)
- [IV: We Come from Oryol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv-we-come-from-oryol.md)
- [V: Kiss—and Say Nothing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v-kiss-and-say-nothing.md)
- [VI: The Hours Are Rushing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi-the-hours-are-rushing.md)
- [VII: There Is No Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii-there-is-no-death.md)
- [VIII: There Is Death as Well as Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii-there-is-death-as-well-as-life.md)
- [IX: Dreadful Solitude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ix-dreadful-solitude.md)
- [X: The Walls Are Falling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/x-the-walls-are-falling.md)
- [XI: On the Way to the Scaffold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xi-on-the-way-to-the-scaffold.md)
- [XII: They Are Hanged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xii-they-are-hanged.md)
- [The Giant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-giant.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Return of the Veiled Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [The Story of the Snake](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-story-of-the-snake.md)
- [Dies Irae](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/dies-irae.md)
- [Chant the First](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/chant-the-first.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [Chant the Second](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/chant-the-second.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xxiv.md)
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xxv.md)
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xxvi.md)
- [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xxvii.md)
- [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/xxviii.md)
- [The Ocean](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-ocean.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [The Crushed Flower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-crushed-flower.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [The Confessions of a Little Man During Great Days](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-confessions-of-a-little-man-during-great-days.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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