Dear wanderer,
Below you’ll find my translation of a short story published by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov in the Wake-Up Caller1. I am using “The Wake-up Caller” instead of “The Alarm Clock” because it’s closer etymologically to the original title “Budilnik” (“Будильник”). · The only writing advice you need, Anton Chekhov edition magazine in 1885 under the title A Dacha Misfortune, signed “The brother of my brother.” Later, in 1899, the story, corrected and edited, was submitted for publishing in Chekhov’s short story collection under the new title, From An Idealist’s Memoir, but eventually, he himself excluded it from the list. Then, only in 1929, 25 years after Chekhov’s death, the story’s final version (you’re about to read) was published in the new big Chekhov’s short story collection. Compared to the first version, it had fewer jargon words but acquired the comical ‘Reader, I am delighted, let me hug you!’.
Now, enjoy the story and the footnotes.