Chekhov: 475 books

Anton Chekhov was a master of the short story. The son of a former serf in southern Russia, he attended Moscow University to study medicine, writing short stories for periodicals in order to support his family. What began as a necessity became a legitimate career in 1886 when he was asked to write...

This collection features Chekhov's best-known short plays in brand new translations: three farces, two comic duologues and a monologue, all of them referred to by Chekhov as 'vaudevilles' and all written in the late 1880s before any of his great full-length plays. 'I don't much care for theatre,'...

Mankind is looking for something, and will certainly find it. Oh, if it only happened more quickly! In another life, Anton Chekhov would have made a great psychiatrist. His observations of turn-of-the-century Russian society and the class rage boiling quietly under the surface feel...

This collection includes: THE CHORUS GIRL, VEROTCHKA, MY LIFE, AT A COUNTRY HOUSE, A FATHER, ON THE ROAD, ROTHSCHILD'S FIDDLE, IVAN MATVEYITCH, ZINOTCHKA, BAD WEATHER, A GENTLEMAN FRIEND, and A TRIVIAL INCIDENT. According to Wikipedia: "Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 1904) was a Russian short-story...

Classic play. According to Wikipedia: "Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 1904) was a Russian short-story writer, playwright and physician, considered to be one of the greatest short-story writers in world literature. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in...

This collection includes: THE HORSE-STEALERS, WARD NO. 6, THE PETCHENYEG, A DEAD BODY, A HAPPY ENDING, THE LOOKING-GLASS, OLD AGE, DARKNESS, THE BEGGAR,A STORY WITHOUT A TITLE, IN TROUBLE, FROST, A SLANDER, MINDS IN FERMENT,GONE ASTRAY, AN AVENGER, THE JEUNE PREMIER, A DEFENCELESS CREATURE, AN ENIGMATIC...

The Cherry Orchard (or Vishniovy sad in Russian) is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements of farce; however,...

Considered one of the greatest short story writers of all-time, Anton Chekhov also wrote several plays that are regarded as true dramatic classics. 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"....

In the follow-up to his National Translation Award-winning collection The Undiscovered Chekhov, translator and scholar Peter Constantine brings us more little-known work from the legendary author's early days as a magazine writer, pseudonymously turning out pieces for Russia's small middle class....

Anton Chekhov's Novellas contained 5 works written by Anton Chekhov  (1860–1904) A major Russian writer known primarily for his short stories and plays. These are the 5 works of Anton Chekhov in this book: 1. The Steppe (1888) 2. The Duel (1891) 3. An Anonymous Story (1893) 4.  Three Years (1895) 5. My Life (1896)

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Three Sisters’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Anton Chekhov’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted...

Anton Chekhov’s  Short Stories  contained  7 Short Stories written by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov   (translated by Constance Garnett) Russian: Анто́н (29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer who is considered to be among the greatest...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Shooting Party’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Anton Chekhov’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Cherry Orchard’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Anton Chekhov’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted...