Anton Chekhov: 470 books

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Sometimes you want to read in Russian. Sometimes you want to read in English. There’s a great option: bilingual books! Bilingual, or dual-language books, are books in which text appears side-by-side in both the target language and English. These are some of the Russian books to enjoy...

In the waning weeks of his life, a renowned bishop reflects on his past and his priorities. Written during the period when Anton Chekhov was gravely ill with tuberculosis, “The Bishop” reflects the author’s feelings about his own imminent death, and is considered one of his finest works. HarperCollins...

This selection of stories and tales is perfect for that cold winter night to cosy up around fireplace and enter magical world of far away lands or kingdoms of the past. This volume opens with two tales from Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, followed by Puss...

“But man is a fickle and disreputable creature and perhaps, like a chess-player, is interested in the process of attaining his goal rather than the goal itself.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground. Soviet Six Pack presents six of the finest examples of classic Russian...

Anton Chekhov has begun his literature career in the 1880s. First he deprecated turning a person into slave. Later he began to make higher demands to his characters and to blame not only their environment, but also themselves for losing their dignity and for enslavement and abjection. The Album is...

Anton Chekhhov (1860 – 1904) is one of the most famous dramatist. No one but Chekhov could understand tragedy of small things so finely and clear. His legacy includes the best works of the Russian flash fiction. An Enigmatic Nature is a story of two people talking in a railcar compartment. The author...

Tea's cold, lunch is late and the great Professor has turned out to be a fraud - for Uncle Vanya, life has gone wonky, it's gone to hell. Only one thing can save him - a glamorous woman's love. But she's not interested either. And what's worse, she's married to the Professor. Samuel...

Those audiences fortunate enough to have seen a production of Chekhov's The Wood Demon, know that it is a marvel, a play equal to The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, and The Three Sisters. Unlike the others, The Wood Demon is a young man's play, bursting with vitality, energy, and...

Don't be miserable, you wonderful woman; be a mermaid. There's the ocean; throw yourself in. Fall in love with some poor mortal and drag him down with you. Astonish us! On an isolated country estate, Sonia and her Uncle Vanya are committed to a life of ceaseless toil. But when the ageing invalid...

Uncle Vanya is a drama by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897 and received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski. The play depicts the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous,...

«The Cherry Orchard» is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. The ebook «The Cherry Orchard» from Animedia Company is translated, with an Introduction, by Julius West. The story presents themes of cultural futility – both the futile attempts of the aristocracy to maintain...

From the legendary Russian short-story writer Anton Chekhov comes The Party and Other Stories, a captivating collection of nine stories. The title story, “The Party,” is a poignant portrayal of a pregnant wife and her husband’s possible indiscretion. Also included are a personal tale and fiction...

This book, part of the multi-volume edition of Chekhov's stories translated by Constance Garnett, contains twenty-two tales, among them some of Chekhov's finest. In addition to the title story, this volume includes "A Happy Ending," "Old Age," "The Beggar," "Story without a Title," "Frost," "A Happy...