# Nadenka — Short Fiction character guide

> Nadenka in Short Fiction by Anton Chekhov.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0055-a-joke

## Who they are

A young woman who is the subject of a joke.

## In the story

### [A Joke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/a-joke)

The young woman who is both terrified and fascinated by the toboggan rides, repeatedly hearing the whispered declaration of love and left in uncertainty.

### [Hush!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/hush)

Krasnyhin's wife, who is woken and ordered to prepare tea and ensure silence while he writes.

### [From the Diary of a Violent-Tempered Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/from-the-diary-of-a-violent-tempered-man)

A young lady of ardent temperament who mistakenly believes the narrator is in love with her; she declares she will be true to him despite not loving him.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_5_se/chapters/iv)

Not present in this chapter.

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