"The Wife and Other Stories" is a collection of short stories by the Russian writer Anton Checkhov. He was famous for his deep psychologic writing on different sides of the Russian society of the late 19th century, with its poverty, social turbulence, and new emerging views on the essence of state and tzarism. Many of his works deal with the problems of family relations, adultery, unhappy love, and conflicts between children and parents.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, playwright and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics.