Anton Chekhov
1) Uncle Vanya
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L.A. Theatre Works
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Uncle Vanya (1898) is a four-act play by Russian short story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1899, directed by acclaimed actor Konstantin Stanislavski-who also played the role of Astrov. Reviews were lukewarm at first, but as the play continued to run, Uncle Vanya gained both popularity and critical prowess, and has since become one of the most influential dramas ever produced.
When retired...
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L.A. Theatre Works
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English
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The Cherry Orchard (1903) is Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov's final play. It was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904, directed by acclaimed actor Konstantin Stanislavski-who also played the role of Leonid Gayev, the bizarre and uninspired brother of Madame Ranevskaya. It has since become one of twentieth century theater's most important-and most frequently staged-dramatic works.
After five years of living in...
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L.A. Theatre Works
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Three Sisters (1900) is a drama in four acts by Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov. It was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901, directed by acclaimed actor Konstantin Stanislavski-who also played the role of Aleksandr Ignatyevich Vershinin, a philosophizing artillery officer in love with middle Prozorov sister Masha. Reviews were mixed at first, but as the play continued to run, Three Sisters became a popular success,...
4) Ivanov
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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Ivanov (1889) is a drama in four acts by Russian writer Anton Chekhov. Written in ten days, the play premiered in 1887 at Moscow's Korsh Theatre and was initially a failure due to its rushed composition, production issues, and significant changes made to Chekhov's script. Disappointed but far from discouraged, Chekhov reworked the play to his satisfaction, and the edited version premiered to rave reviews in St. Petersburg in 1889.
The play follows...
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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First published in Russian in 1897. Translator unknown. One of Chekhov's major plays. An elderly professor and his much younger second wife visit his country estate where his daughter and the brother of his first wife work and live. Cover image is a promotional photograph for Jed Harris' 1930 production of Uncle Vanya starring Lillian Gish by Kenneth Alexander, photographer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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Originally published in 1891. Volume 2 of the Tales of Chekhov translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett and published in 1916. As a young gentleman grows tired of his relationship with his married lover, he is challenged to a pistol duel. Cover illustration of a duel by Ilya Repin [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
7) Swan Song
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Project Gutenberg
Language
English
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Originally published in 1877. Translated from the Russian by Marian Fell. A 68-year-old comic actor falls asleep at a benefit in his honor. When he awakens, he falls into a dispirited monologue. Cover illustration is Study of a Man. Mixed technique on paper by Maria Wiik (Bukowskis) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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Translated from the Russian with an introduction by Julius West. Contents: On the High Road (1884) -- The Proposal (1889) -- The Wedding (1889) -- The Bear (1890) -- A Tragedian in Spite of Himself (1889) -- The Anniversary (1891) -- The Three Sisters (1901) -- The Cherry Orchard (1904). Cover image of Three Sisters by not identified [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons found at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Sisters_cover_1901.jpg...
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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Originally published in 1899. Volume 3 of the Tales of Chekhov translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett and published in 1917. A May-December romance blooms in late-1800's Yalta. Cover illustration from page 424 of "The new book of the dog" by Robert Leighton by Internet Archive Book Images [No restrictions], via Wikimedia Commons.
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Project Gutenberg
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English
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Originally published in 1899. Volume 1 of the Tales of Chekhov translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett and published in 1916. The story of the life and relationships of a woman who is eager to please and considered to be a "darling" by those who know her. Cover image of an unknown woman from Grodno city before 1908 via Wikimedia Commons.
11) The Seagull
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Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The Seagull is Anton Chekhov's brilliant four-act play that is considered a monumental work of drama, and one of the most sublime literary examinations of the complexities of love and friendship. First performed over a century ago, this play remains one of the most widely staged productions throughout the world.
The four protagonists in The Seagull are all artists; Trigorin is a well-established writer, Arkadina is a renowned yet aging actress, her...
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Max Bollinger
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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The play Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov tells the story of three sisters who live in a small town in Russia and their longing for more exciting lives. The sisters are all very different from each other, and they struggle to find ways to connect with each other. The play is full of complex characters and rich dialogue, and it provides a fascinating look at the dynamics of family life.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2007
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English
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(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
Aanton Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, also wrote five works long enough to be called short novels–here brought together in one volume for the first time, in a masterly new translation by the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
The Steppe–the most lyrical of the five–is an account of a nine-year-old
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Duke Classics
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English
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Alexander, a retired professor, and his beautiful young wife, Yelena, have returned to his country estate. Their presence is a complete disruption to everyone including Sonya, the daughter of the professor and his first wife, and Uncle Vanya, the first wife's brother, who have managed the farm for many years. The presence of the captivating Yelena introduces tension into the household. Dr. Astrov, a frequent visitor, and Vanya both fall in love with...
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Duke Classics
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English
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The Seagull is the first of Anton Checkov's four full-length plays. It explores the romantic and artistic tension in the relationships between a young woman, a fading older lady, her playwright son and a popular story writer. The play references Shakespeare's Hamlet both in text and content. It has a cast of eclectic characters whose principle dramas play themselves out off stage and in unvoiced subtext. As this opposed the melodramatic
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Duke Classics
Language
English
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Fans of short fiction will love this collection from Anton Chekhov, the Russian author and physician whom many critics regard as one of the masters of the short story. The pieces brought together in this volume span a wide range of themes and highlight the subtle genius that sets Chekhov's work apart from his peers.
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Duke Classics
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English
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Collected in this volume are five of Chekhov's most popular dramatic works: "Ivanov", "The Sea-Gull", "Uncle Vanya", "Three Sisters" and "The Cherry Orchard". Firstly in "Ivanov" we find the taut psychological drama of Nikolai Ivanov, a man who is severely conflicted by the illness of his wife, his mounting debts, and his own internal desires. Secondly, "The Sea-Gull" is the story of the romantic and artistic conflicts between four main characters:...
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Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Here are twelve short stories by Anton Chekhov, one of the finest masters of what is acknowledged to be a difficult genre. There is the richly comic Oh! The Public, about a hassled ticket inspector, a wry look at morals and manners in The Chorus Girl, and the melancholic tale of a cab driver in Misery. Perhaps the finest of all is the novella In The Ravine, a minutely observed look at life in a village through the eyes of one family. All the characters...
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Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Doctor Zhivago, and Anna Karenina, which was an Oprah Book Club pick and million-copy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to The Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, a collection of thirty of Chekhov’s best tales from the major periods of his creative life.
Considered the greatest short story writer, Anton Chekhov...
Considered the greatest short story writer, Anton Chekhov...
