Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

Chekhov's fame grows steadily with the years, and now for the first time his best work is made available in a single low priced volume. The translation is by S.S. Koteliansky, whose English versions of The Cherry Orchard and The Seagull appear here for...

Uncle Vanya has been described as the least pleasant and most bitter ofChekhov's plays - yet the difficulty in communication is one of itsoutstanding features.Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 1853992593ISBN-13: 9781853992599Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1998Pages: 104Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 8.48h x 5.48w x 0.26d

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On a quiet, still night when the stars speckle the sky, two shepherds, one old and one young, watch over their flock of sheep. While the two shepherds are laying down keeping watch, a wealthy overseer pays them a visit. The overseer, who has...

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Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 3368313304ISBN-13: 9783368313302Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2022Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.26d

Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 3368313312ISBN-13: 9783368313319Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2022Pages: 108Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Kashtanka is a short story written by the renowned Russian author Anton Chekhov. The story revolves around a little dog named Kashtanka who gets separated from her owner and ends up on the streets. She is taken in by a group of performers who...

In 1841 a serf belonging to a Russian nobleman purchased his freedom and the freedom of his family for 3,500 roubles, being at the rate of 700 roubles a soul, with one daughter, Alexandra, thrown in for nothing. The grandson of this serf was...

In 1841 a serf belonging to a Russian nobleman purchased his freedom and the freedom of his family for 3,500 roubles, being at the rate of 700 roubles a soul, with one daughter, Alexandra, thrown in for nothing. The grandson of this serf was...

Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary...

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 29 January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history.Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 9386101483ISBN-13: 9789386101488Publisher: Alpha EditionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/04/2017Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize:...

Please visit www.ArcManor.com for more books by this and other great authors.Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 1604502371ISBN-13: 9781604502374Publisher: Tark Classic FictionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2008Pages: 120Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.28d

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories...

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories...

This collection includes, The Duel, Ward No.6, A Woman's Kingdom, Three Years, My Life, Peasants and In the Ravine, in addition to a biographical introduction and a chronology.Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 0393005526ISBN-13: 9780393005523Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2003Pages: 448Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.22h...

Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 089875321XISBN-13: 9780898753219Publisher: International Law and Taxation PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2001Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 7.98h x 5.04w x 0.98d

A timeless observation of the human condition from one of the best story writers in the history of world literature. Chekhov's characteristic mix of humour and poignancy united by the themes of truth, freedom, happiness and love in the 14 story collection presented in...

Many of Chekhov's short stories, translated into English during the early years of the 20th century, do not retain the slavic flavor of the originals. Ross' translations reverse this trend. The stories focus on the development and unique existence of the male the trials...

This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 1258924250ISBN-13: 9781258924256Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 706Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.44lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.50d

Unique Elements About the Author About the Translator A Literary Classic by ANTON CHEKHOV. The Bet and Other Stories by RUSSIAN author ANTON CHEKHOV is a collection of short stories first published in 1899 in RUSSIA.The title story of this collection, "The Bet," tells...

Unique Elements About the Author About the Translator A Literary Classic by ANTON CHEKHOV. The Bet and Other Stories by RUSSIAN author ANTON CHEKHOV is a collection of short stories first published in 1899 in RUSSIA.The title story of this collection, "The Bet," tells...

THE evening service was being celebrated on the eve of Palm Sunday in the Old Petrovsky Convent. When they began distributing the palm it was close upon ten o'clock, the candles were burning dimly, the wicks wanted snuffing; it was all in a sort...

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While Anton Chekhov is best known for his lengthier plays, he also wrote one-act comedies. The Boor is one of those. In The Boor, a crude and rude landowner, Smirnov, visits a grieving widow, Yelena, to collect on a debt her departed husband owed...

The Cherry Orchard is a play written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. The play is set in Russia in the early 20th century and tells the story of a wealthy family who are facing financial ruin. The family owns a large estate, including...

The Cherry Orchard is a play written by Anton Chekhov that tells the story of the aristocratic Lyubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya and her family's struggle to save their estate from being sold. The play is set in Russia in the early 20th century and explores...

ONE day when she was younger and better-looking, and when her voice was stronger, Nikolay Petrovitch Kolpakov, her adorer, was sitting in the outer room in her summer villa. It was intolerably hot and stifling. Kolpakov, who had just dined and drunk a whole...

ONE day when she was younger and better-looking, and when her voice was stronger, Nikolay Petrovitch Kolpakov, her adorer, was sitting in the outer room in her summer villa. It was intolerably hot and stifling. Kolpakov, who had just dined and drunk a whole...

OLENKA, the daughter of the retired collegiate assessor, Plemyanniakov, was sitting in her back porch, lost in thought. It was hot, the flies were persistent and teasing, and it was pleasant to reflect that it would soon be evening. Dark rainclouds were gathering from...

OLENKA, the daughter of the retired collegiate assessor, Plemyanniakov, was sitting in her back porch, lost in thought. It was hot, the flies were persistent and teasing, and it was pleasant to reflect that it would soon be evening. Dark rainclouds were gathering from...

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 29 January 1860 - 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history.Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 9386101556ISBN-13: 9789386101556Publisher: Alpha EditionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/04/2017Pages: 166Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize:...

A HOSPITAL assistant, called Yergunov, an empty-headed fellow, known throughout the district as a great braggart and drunkard, was returning one evening in Christmas week from the hamlet of Ryepino, where he had been to make some purchases for the hospital. That he might...

A HOSPITAL assistant, called Yergunov, an empty-headed fellow, known throughout the district as a great braggart and drunkard, was returning one evening in Christmas week from the hamlet of Ryepino, where he had been to make some purchases for the hospital. That he might...

IT happened nigh on seven years ago, when I was living in one of the districts of the J. province, on the estate of Bielokurov, a landowner, a young man who used to get up early, dress himself in a long overcoat, drink beer...

""The Kiss"" is a short story written by Anton Chekhov, originally published in 1899. The story follows the main character, Ryabovitch, a bank clerk who finds himself unexpectedly kissing a married woman, Olga, at a party. The kiss leads to a series of events...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

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...

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...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Unique Elements About the Author About the Translator A Literary Classic by ANTON CHEKHOV. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by RUSSIAN author ANTON CHEKHOV is a collection of short stories first published in 1899 in RUSSIA. The title story of this...

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...

The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories The Tales of Chekhov Vol. III Grisha, a fat, solemn little person of seven, was standing by the kitchen door listening and peeping through the keyhole. In the kitchen something extraordinary, and in his opinion never...

From the translator's note when this book was originally published in 1921: "The contents of this volume have not previously been translated into English. The first section consists of Tchekhov's Note-books, in which, from 1892 to 1904, he jotted down thoughts, quotations, etc., which...

The present volume makes available the inimitable Notebook of Anton Chekhov as well as those passages from Chekhov's correspondence that reveal his innermost beliefs as a writer and a man. His lively opinions on the theatre, on stories and novels, on literary figures like...

The Proposal is a short play written by Anton Chekhov, a renowned Russian playwright and author. The play revolves around a young man named Lomov, who visits his neighbor, Chubukov, to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage. Lomov is nervous and anxious, but...

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Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 3368312707ISBN-13: 9783368312701Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2022Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.55d

Author: Anton Pavlovich ChekhovISBN-10: 3368312715ISBN-13: 9783368312718Publisher: Outlook VerlagLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/28/2022Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...