Anton Chekhov: 470 books

Chekhov's treatment of theatre and love against the background of a magical lake attempts to define the role of the artist in the modern world. Plays for Performance Series.

I don't know what it is I'm going to do but I'm going to do something. I'm going to be someone. I am! I'm sick of just being me. I'm going to be someone else. Someone better. I'm going to make a difference. Three sisters, Orla, Marianne and Erin, dream of escaping their tedious suburban lives...

‘Only love brings happiness into this earth, the poetical love of youth, sweeping away the sorrows of the world.’ As guests assemble at a country house for the staging of an avant-garde open air play, artistic temperaments ignite a more entertaining drama behind the scenes, with romantic...

A civilised and complacent culture is on the brink of collapse... The tide of change is coming. Madam Ranyevskaya's liberal world of privilege and pleasure is beginning to show cracks, but she and her family live on in denial. Lopakhin wants to rescue Ranyevskaya. The hard-working son...

Along with Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya is credited as one of Chekhov's masterpieces and a significant precursor of modern drama. Set on a country estate in late nineteenth century Russia, Uncle Vanya is in part a study of the enervation of Russian middle-class provincial life....

Three Sisters was written for the Moscow Art Theatre and was directed by Staniskavski himself on first opening. The play is often included in Chekhov's list of four outstanding plays and part of the classic repertoire of many world theatres. The play follows Chekhovian tradition of subtle character development and humour which often makes it a challenge for both performers and directors.

This book, part of the multi-volume edition of Chekhov's stories translated by Constance Garnett, contains nine stories. In addition to the title story, these are "Difficult People," "The Grasshopper," "A Dreary Story," "The Privy Councillor," "The Man in a Case,""Gooseberries," "About Love," and "The Lottery Ticket."

This book, part of the multi-volume edition of Chekhov's stories translated by Constance Garnett, contains fifteens stories, including the title story, "Gusev," "Peasants," and "Dreams" and "In the Ravine." 

This book, part of the multi-volume edition of Chekhov's stories translated by Constance Garnett, contains seven stories, including "The Letter," "Easter Eve," "A Nightmare," "The Murder," "Uprooted," and the novella-length story "The Steppe."

In ‘The Death of a Civil Servant’, an administrative clerk accidentally sneezes on a hierarchical superior at the opera, which results in great embarrassment and hilarious and futile attempts at atonement. The other short stories included in this volume, ‘A Calculated Marriage’, ‘The Culprit’,...

This holiday, we are offering to you our own Christmas box - filled up to the top with the best Christmas novels, classics to read during holidays, magical Christmas tales, legends, most famous carols and the unique poetry of the giants of literature dedicated to this one and only holiday: The Gift...

Антон Павлович Чехов (1860–1904) – великий русский драматург и новеллист, по профессии врач. За 26 лет творчества Чехов создал около 900 различных произведений (коротких...

'I did have hallucinations, but did they harm anyone? Who did they harm, that's what I'd like to know!'

Gambling, alcohol and flirtations consummated in a beautiful countryside hold obvious attractions for Laevsky. Laevsky and his lover Nadyezhda are lovers. They came to flee Nadyezhda’s husband and to live together in their own home. Instead, they remain in rented rooms. Laevsky drinks, gambles, and...