Talk:Rothschild's Fiddle (Chekhov/Garnett)

Notes and clarifications

 * The title is sometimes translated as Rothschild's Violin, which has the same meaning.
 * The story was written around 1894. This translation is from about 1920.
 * The term "trumpery" is translated as "trifles" (trivial things) by Fell.
 * "half a rouble" is translated sometimes as "fifty kopecks"
 * "some dainty from a wedding" is translated as "some sweetmeats" by Fell
 * The names Yakov and Marfa can be translated into English as Jacob and Martha.
 * "cupping" and "cupped" probably refer to cupping therapy, in which cups are put on to the patient's flesh to create suction; this is unlikely to help, as Chekhov may have known, but Yakov wants to see it attempted. Similarly applying a leech was folk medicine, unlikely to help.