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  • The Party and Other Stories

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    The title story, "The Party," is about a group of friends who attend a party hosted by a wealthy merchant. The story explores themes of social class, vanity, and the absurdity of human behavior. Other stories in the collection include "A Boring Story," which follows an aging professor as he reflects on his life and mortality, and "Terror," which tells the story of a man who becomes convinced that ... Read more

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  • The Exclamation Mark

    And Other Short Stories

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    Translated by Roasmund Bartlett ...
    Series series Hesperus Classics
    A civil servant stands accused of not understanding the rules of punctuation. He begins to go through the correct use of commas and semicolons before arriving at the exclamation mark, which, he realizes, in 40 years of writing, he has never used. From here he develops a bizarre and paranoid fantasy in which everyday objects transform into malevolent exclamation marks. Written when Chekhov was on ... Read more

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  • Uncle Vanya

    A Play

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    One of the most important dramatic works from the acclaimed Russian playwright and "father of the modern dysfunctional family comedy" ( Hyde Park Herald).A classic four-act romantic tragedy, Uncle Vanya is essentially a reworking of an earlier Chekhov play, The Wood Demon. It tells the story of a retired university professor and his extended middle-class family. When the professor unexpectedly ... Read more

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  • The Seagull

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    The Seagull (Russian: Чайка, romanized: Chayka) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. The Seagull is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and ... Read more

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  • THE GREAT RUSSIAN PLAYS & SHORT STORIES

    by Anton Chekhov, A.S. Pushkin, N.V. Gogol, I.S. Turgenev, F.M. Dostoyevsky, L.N. Tolstoy, M.Y. Saltykov, V.G. Korolenko, V.N. Garshin, F.K. Sologub, I.N. Potapenko, S.T. Semyonov, Maxim Gorky, L.N. Andreyev, M.P. Artzybashev, A.I. Kuprin, William Lyon Phelps ...
    Translated by Thomas Seltzer ...
    THE GREAT RUSSIAN PLAYS & SHORT STORIES encompasses an array of profound themes and literary styles, showcasing the tumultuous soul and complex social landscapes of Russia from the 19th to early 20th centuries. This anthology not only provides a breathtaking exploration of human emotions and philosophical depths found in Russian literature but also reflects the stylistic diversity that ... Read more

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  • Chekhov's Plays

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    This file includes five 4-act plays: Ivanoff, The Three Sisters, The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull, and Uncle Vanya) and seven short plays (On the High Road, The Proposal, The Wedding, The Bear, The Tragedian in Spite of Himself, The Anniversary and The Swan Song. According to Wikipedia: "Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 15 July 1904) was a Russian short-story writer, playwright and ... Read more

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  • The Steppe: The Story of a Journey

    Enriched edition. A Journey into the Heart of the Russian Steppe

    by Anton Chekhov, Jade Holloway ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    In "The Steppe: The Story of a Journey," Anton Chekhov artfully weaves a narrative that blends the contemplative with the observational, encapsulating the essence of life along the Russian steppe. Written in 1890, this novella is steeped in Chekhov's trademark impressionistic style, where vivid descriptions and nuanced character studies unfold against the vast, often harsh landscape of rural ... Read more

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  • The Bishop and Other Stories (Translated)

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Series series Short Stories by Anton Chekhov
    Bishop Pyotr was tired. His breathing was laboured and rapid, his throat was parched, his shoulders ached with weariness, his legs were trembling. And it disturbed him unpleasantly when a religious maniac uttered occasional shrieks in the gallery. And then all of a sudden, as though in a dream or delirium, it seemed to the bishop as though his own mother Marya Timofyevna, whom he had not seen for ... Read more

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  • Plays

    Enriched edition.

    by Anton Chekhov, Liam Oakley0 ...
    Translated by Julian Hawthorne, Thomas Seltzer, Marian Fell, Herman Bernstein, Julius West, Robert Edward Crozier Long, A. E. Chamot ...
    In "Plays," Anton Chekhov unveils a masterful collection of dramatic works that profoundly explore the complexities of human existence and the subtleties of relationships. Renowned for his innovative use of subtext and his ability to evoke deep emotions through seemingly simple dialogue, Chekhov's plays such as "The Cherry Orchard" and "Uncle Vanya" offer a rich tapestry of life in late 19th ... Read more

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  • Uncle Vanya

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    The play portrays the visit of an elderly Professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Elena, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends, Vanya, brother of the Professor's late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local Doctor, both fall under Elena's spell, while bemoaning the ennui of their provincial existence. Sonya, the Professor's ... Read more

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  • The Collected Short Stories of Anton Chekhov

    Enriched edition. Poignant Russian Tales of Love, Disillusionment, and Everyday Life in 19th-Century Russia

    by Anton Chekhov ...
    Translated by Julian Hawthorne, Thomas Seltzer, Constance Garnett, Marian Fell, Herman Bernstein, Julius West, Gilbert Cannan, Robert Edward Crozier Long, S.S. Koteliansky, C.E. Bechhofer Roberts, J. M. Murry, B. Roland Lewis ...
    In "The Collected Short Stories of Anton Chekhov," readers are invited into a rich tapestry of human emotion and social commentary that exemplifies Chekhov's mastery of the short story form. With a distinctive literary style characterized by subtle irony, intricate character development, and profound psychological insight, this collection highlights the existential dilemmas of everyday life. ... Read more

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  • Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Novellas and stories of Russian realism and modernism, in multiple translations

    by Anton Chekhov, Keaton Briarwell5 ...
    Translated by Julius West, Julian Hawthorne, Marian Fell, Herman Bernstein, Robert Edward Crozier Long, Thomas Seltzer, Constance Garnett, C.E. Bechhofer Roberts, S.S. Koteliansky0, Gilbert Cannan1, J. M. Murry2, B. Roland Lewis3 ...
    Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations gathers the master's compressed dramas of provincial longing, moral hesitation, failed love, illness, vanity, and fleeting illumination. Across pieces such as his clinical sketches, comic miniatures, and mature stories of spiritual unease, Chekhov refines a prose of radical restraint: plot loosens, atmosphere deepens, ... Read more

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