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  • The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    IT was said that a new person had appeared on the sea-front: a lady with a little dog. Dmitri Dmitritch Gurov, who had by then been a fortnight at Yalta, and so was fairly at home there, had begun to take an interest in new arrivals. Sitting in Verney's pavilion, he saw, walking on the sea-front, a fair-haired young lady of medium height, wearing a _beret_; a white Pomeranian dog was running ... Read more

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  • Anton Chekhov's Collected Works

    by ANTON TCHEKHOV ...
    Anton Chekhov's Collected Works contained 6 works written by Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) A major Russian writer known primarily for his short stories and plays.These are the 6 works of Anton Chekhov in this book:The Duel and Other Stories (1891)The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories (1917)The Schoolmistress and Other Stories (1918)The Chorus Girl and Other Stories (1920)The Horse-Stealers a... ... Read more

    $1.26 CAD

  • The Duel

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    A modern-day Hamlet, Laevsky enjoys blaming his issues on the corrupting influence of his time and civilization. Van Koren, on the other hand, believes strongly in the survival of the fittest. When the two of them become tangled in a game of infidelity, debts, and deception, it is not long until a physical duel ensues. A complex tale of transformation, human fragility and forgiveness, it was ... Read more

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  • The Schoolmaster and Other Stories

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    FYODOR LUKITCH SYSOEV, the master of the factory school maintained at the expense of the firm of Kulikin, was getting ready for the annual dinner. Every year after the school examination the board of managers gave a dinner at which the inspector of elementary schools, all who had conducted the examinations, and all the managers and foremen of the factory were present. In spite of their official ... Read more

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  • Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    When Professor Serebrakoff and his younger wife, Helena, return to his rural estate, they find themselves less than welcome. Despite the smiles and formality, there is tension in the air and all roads lead to Helena. A family friend, Dr. Astrov quickly falls in love with her, as does the eponymous uncle. 'Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life' is one of Chekhov's greatest plays, and expertly ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Love

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    'Love' begins with the narrator writing a long, poetic and lovelorn letter to the object of his affections, Sasha. It has to be absolutely perfect. However, her reply isn't exactly what he expected. This superbly-observed short story serves as an allegory to the trials and tribulations faced by those falling in love. Wistful, whimsical, and funny, it's an essential read for those who want to find ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Schoolmistress

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    Follows Maria's tumultuous journey home after receiving her salary from the school board. 'The Schoolmistress' features Chekhov's much-celebrated realist prose as he illustrates the misery of the poor schoolmistress and her surroundings.While Maria must fight for respect from her superiors and the townsfolk, she dreams of a better life with the wealthy and handsome Hanov. Chekhov's social ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Party

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    Olga Mikhaylovna is pregnant, and she has spent the day plodding through her husbands name-day party, waiting on their guest's hand and foot. Tired of being pleasant to everyone, she takes a moment to herself in the garden. Her peace is shattered as she spots her husband talking to another woman, and as her suspicions begin to mount, Anton Chekhov creates a moving, gut-wrenching portrait of the ... Read more

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  • In the Graveyard

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    'In the Graveyard' is a tale that is at once both hopeful and hopeless in which Anton Chekhov explores the tragedies of life with a comic touch. The short story opens with friends wandering a graveyard discussing a man they once knew whose 'digestion was fine' but still died due to his nosiness. This mixture of the mundane and the mystical which is fundamental to much of Chekhov's celebrated ... Read more

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  • Gone Astray

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    'Gone Astray' is one of Chekhov's earlier comedic short stories that is a light-hearted romp about two drunken lawyers trying to find their way home at night. Chekhov's masterful use of irony is present here as one of the lawyers, Kozyavkin, accidentally violates the law by breaking into a house he believes to be his own. The short features some of Chekhov's most farcical images, such as the ... Read more

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  • Sorrow

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    Well, you brought this on yourself. Not only were you browsing the Russian classics section – literature with a reputation so dour and depressing that it has reached meme status, but when you on top of that pick out the one book titled "Sorrow", we can only imagine that you've taken the advice of the people complaining about your sunny disposition and the spring in your step. Fortunately, you're ... Read more

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  • Neighbours

    by Anton Tchekhov ...
    Translated by Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    'Neighbours' is a short drama by Chekhov about Zina, a young woman who leaves her home for a married man. This scandalous behaviour plagues the mind of Zina's brother, Pyotr, who believes that she has been abducted and deceived but is too fearful to help her. As Zina's family is ashamed of her behaviour, Pyotr sets out to bring her home before news of her affair is widely known. Pyotr confronts ... Read more

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