'The Darling'  is a short story by Russian author Anton Chekhov, first published in the No.1, 1899, issue of Semya (Family) magazine, on January 3, in Moscow. Later, Chekhov included it into Volume 9 of his Collected Works, published by Adolf Marks.
The story follows the life of a woman who is referred to by others as 'darling' for her generosity and submissive nature.