Chekhov: 475 books

Anton Chekhov (1860 – 1904) deprecated turning a person into slave first, but later began to make higher demands to his characters and to blame not only their environment, but also themselves for losing their dignity. Chekhov used actively bright details and professional slang to create necessary...

Anton Chekhov (1860 – 1904) is considered to be the last classic writer of the Golden Age of the Russian literature. Before Chekhov the literature had no way to analyze fleeting features of everyday and to give an overwhelming picture of life simultaneously. Grisha is a story of a boy taken for...

Anton Chekhov was a Russian physician, playwright and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. Often ambiguous, at times humorous, ironic, anecdotal, facetious, lyrical, apathetic, bizarre, passionate and tragic, Chekhov's works explore the entire range...

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor...

The Seagull is a drama 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 dramatizes the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin,...

"The Wedding" is a 1889 Russian one-act play by Anton Chekhov. Anton Chekhov (1860– 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history.  Translated and with an Introduction by Julius West  

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor...

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor...

Nikolai Ivanov is losing his mind. His life used to be full of possibility, but now he's moneyless on an old farm with his mendicant uncle and his inexplicably happy if slightly criminal cousin. He's in debt to his neighbours, nothing much makes sense to him anymore, and worst of all, his wife is...

The theme of romance continues in this volume and begins with iconic 'The Lady with the Dog' by Anton Chekhov. Set in Yalta, Crimea, appears at first as a holiday romance. Gurov is a married man but he holidays on his own and has a history of holiday affairs. He meets the lady of the story’s title...

Fairy tales are rarely written exclusively for children. They offer a variety of strong characters, themes and challenges as well as an insight into the mystery of the soul. These tales often contain profound truths that survived many hundreds of years, and a universal appeal that makes them both enjoyable...

"The Three Sisters" is a play by the Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. Anton Chekhov (1860– 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history.  Translated and with an Introduction by Julius West  

This book, part of the multi-volume edition of Chekhov's stories translated by Constance Garnett, contains eight stories. It opens with Chekhov's finest, the novella-length "The Duel." Other stories included are "Excellent People," "Mire," "Neighbours," "At Home," "Expensive Lessons," "The Princess," and "The Chemist's Wife."

The letters of one of the world's greatest writers cover a wide range of subjects in a colorful life, including his visit to a prison colony, the failure of the first performance of "The Seagull", glimpses of the great actor and acting teacher Konstantine Stanislavsky, his increasing struggles with illness and the lives of those in his circle in late nineteenth century Russia.