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Stories by Anton Chekhov are short, but deep idea and complexity of literature composition are hidden behind their simplicity. Compactness, outstanding humour, irony and rich content make the stories unique with no equals in the world literature. Maksim Gorky wrote: "Nobody but Anton Chekhov understood so clearly and delicately the tragedy of little things of life, nobody before him could so grimly and truthfully describe people shameful and sad picture of their life in a dim chaos of bourgeois commonness."

This carefully crafted ebook: Greatest Works of Anton Chekhov is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpt:In each one of us there are too many springs, too many wheels and cogs for us to judge each other by first impressions or by two or three external indications. Ivanoff, Act 3 (1887)Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian physician, dramaturge and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. Chekhov practised as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov had at first written stories only for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.Contents:Novel: The Shooting PartyPlays:On the High Road Swan SongIvanoff The AnniversaryThe Proposal The Wedding The Bear The Seagull A Reluctant HeroUncle Vanya The Three Sisters The Cherry Orchard Short Stories: The Safety MatchThe Boys GrishaA Trifle from Real LifeThe Cooks WeddingShrove TuesdayIn Passion WeekAn IncidentA Matter of ClassicsThe TutorOut of SortsA JokeAfter the TheatreVolodiaA Naughty BoyBlissTwo Beautiful GirlsThe Chorus GirlThe Father of a FamilyThe OratorIonitchAt Christmas TimeIn the Coach HouseLady Ns StoryA Journey By CartThe Privy CouncillorRothschilds FiddleA Horsey NameThe PechenegThe BishopThe SlandererThe KissVerotchkaOn TrialThe Mass for the DeadThe Privy CouncillorThe RunawayThe ReedLa CigaleThe Head Gardeners TaleOystersWomenWoeZinotchkaThe PrincessThe MuzhiksThe Darling

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Shooting Party (A Murder Mystery)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Excerpt:"On an April day of the year 1880 the doorkeeper Audrey came into my private room and told me in a mysterious whisper that a gentleman had come to the editorial office and demanded insistently to see the editor. He appears to be a chinovnik, Andrey added. He has a cockadeAsk him to come another time, I said, I am busy today. Tell him the editor only receives on Saturdays.He was here the day before yesterday and asked for you. He says his business is urgent. He begs, almost with tears in his eyes, to see you. He says he is not free on Saturday Will you receive him?" (The Shooting Party, 1884)The Shooting Party is a triangular love story-cum-murder mystery novel and Chekhovs only novel. Not many people are aware of the fact that before becoming the celebrated short story writer and playwright he tried his hands at novel writing. One can witness the birth of Chekhovs unique style (although in its infancy) for which he would be later remembered for.Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian physician, dramaturge and author who is often referred to as one of the seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. He made no apologies for the difficulties he posed to the readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.

In "The Shooting Party," Anton Chekhov offers a poignant exploration of the human condition through a satirical lens. Set against the backdrop of a leisurely hunting excursion, the narrative unfolds with exquisite detail, revealing the complexities and follies of Russian society in the late 19th century. Chekhov employs a nuanced literary style characterized by his signature use of irony and vivid characterizations, which allows readers to discern the subtleties of human behavior and social dynamics during a time of profound change and social upheaval. Through the seemingly simple act of hunting, Chekhov deftly critiques social privilege and the existential dilemmas faced by his characters, reflecting his deep engagement with the philosophical questions of his era. Anton Chekhov, a master of short stories and dramatic works, was deeply influenced by his medical background and a keen observation of human nature, which permeates his writing. His experiences in the midst of a rapidly modernizing Russia provided him with a rich tapestry of social interactions to draw upon, allowing him to hone in on the inherent contradictions and absurdities of life. Chekhovs ability to encapsulate the trivial alongside the profound makes his work both accessible and deeply resonant. Readers seeking a profound yet humorous insight into the human psyche will find "The Shooting Party" an essential addition to their literary collection. Chekhovs astute observations, combined with his elegant prose, create a narrative that challenges perceptions and engages the mind, making it a timeless reflection on the contradictions of society and the human experience.

This collection features Chekhovs 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 dont much care for theatre, he wrote at the time, but I do enjoy vaudevilles.The Bear, The Proposal and The Wedding are all farces on the preposterous busness of courtship and marriage. A Tragic Figure and Swansong are comic duologues: one about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha, the other about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories. On the Evils of Tobacco is a bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.These accurate and actable translations by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine reveal a dramatist revelling in the broad comedy of human behaviour, a comedy which was refined in his later masterpieces.Highly entertaining, these comic shorts offer a fascinating insight into Chekhovs development as a dramatist, and will provide actors at any level - student, amateur or professional - with an ideal showcase.This edition also includes an introduction, a chronology of key dates, and a pronunciation guide.

Hear what I have to say about the cherry orchard, because it is mine. I say bring it down, tear it down. Smash it down and tear it down. Watch, watch. Just you watch. I will build holiday villas, as far as the eye can see. I will build a place for everyone to come and enjoy. For the future. And this will be the future. A new life. A new way of life. Here! Come now and play. Play. Play! Get the band to play.Ranyevskaya returns more or less bankrupt after ten years abroad. Luxuriating in her fading moneyed world and regardless of the increasingly hostile forces outside, she and her brother snub the lucrative scheme of Lopakhin, a peasant turned entrepreneur, to save the family estate. In so doing, they put up their lives to auction and seal the fate of the beloved orchard. Set at the very start of the twentieth century, The Cherry Orchard captures a poignant moment in Russias history as the country rolls inexorably towards 1917. The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov in a version by Andrew Upton, premiered at the National Theatre, London, in May 2011.

A striking version of Chekhovs classic play by Charlotte Pyke, John Kerr and Joseph Blatchley, restoring to the play the cuts demanded by the Russian censor in 1896.In nineteenth-century rural Russia, an anxious young writer prepares the first performance of his new play for the two women in his life. The consequences are devastating, with everybody in love with the wrong person, and death hovering close by.Through both comedy and tragedy, Seagull explores lives that are precariously balanced between love and indifference, success and failure, hope and despair.This version of Anton Chekhovs The Seagull was first performed at the Arcola Theatre, London, in 2011.absorbingly vibrant - a Seagull that soars. - The Timeswonderfully nimble... the play feels fresh and vital... full of warmth and wit - Stagenew translation brings an immediacy and a vibrancy to the play that does it a world of good - Whatsonstage.com

Teas cold, lunch is late and the great Professor has turned out to be a fraud - for Uncle Vanya, life has gone wonky, its gone to hell. Only one thing can save him - a glamorous womans love. But shes not interested either. And whats worse, shes married to the Professor. Samuel Adamson new version of Anton Chekhovs Uncle Vanya - a dark and funny exploration of cross-purposed love, bitter jealousy and a dysfunctional family - opened at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds, in February 2015.

In a room in a house in a provincial town, three sisters wait for their lives to begin. Olga, the eldest. Masha, the middle child. Irina, the youngest.The clock strikes. A candle is lit. The clock stops. Something catches fire. The clock strikes. They wake up.Cordelia Lynns new version of Chekhovs Three Sisters was first performed at the Almeida Theatre, London, in April 2019, in a production directed by Rebecca Frecknall.

Translated by Constance Garnett / Contents: / The Schoolmaster / Enemies / The Examining Magistrate / Betrothed / From The Diary Of A Violent-Tempered Man / In The Dark / A Play / A Mystery / Strong Impressions / Drunk / The Marshals Widow / A Bad Business / In The Court / Boots / Joy / Ladies / A Peculiar Man / At The Barbers / An Inadvertence / The Album / Oh! The Public / A Tripping Tongue / Overdoing It / The Orator / Malingerers / In The Graveyard / Hush! / In An Hotel / In A Strange Land

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 new arrivals. Sitting in Verneys pavilion, he saw, walking on the sea-front, a fair-haired young lady of medium height, wearing a beret; a white Pomeranian dog was running behind her.

"The Seagull", performed in 1896 and published in Russia the following year as Chayka, is a slice-of-life drama by Anton Chekhov set in the Russian countryside at the end of the 19th century. The cast of characters is dissatisfied with their lives. Some desire love. Some desire success. Some desire artistic genius. No one, however, ever seems to attain happiness.Scholars have often said that Chekhovs plays are not plot driven. Instead, the plays are character studies designed to create a specific mood. Some critics view "The Seagull" as a tragic play about eternally unhappy people. Others see it as a humorous albeit bitter satire, poking fun at human folly.

Anton Chekhovs play Uncle Vanya in a new version by Christopher Hampton. This version will be first staged at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 25 October 2012 and run until 16 February 2013.Its often said that the best of the Chekhov plays is the one youve seen most recently. Uncle Vanya doesnt have a suicide, like The Seagull, or an adulterous couple and a duel more or less indistinguishable from murder, like Three Sisters; nor does it seem to announce the end of an era, like The Cherry Orchard: all it has is a series of ludicrously bungled attempts at murder and suicide and adultery. Perhaps these failures are what makes it feel the saddest and most truthful of these great tragi-comedies, in which, possibly unique to all drama, not a single word seems redundant or out of place. - From the authors introduction.

Only a year ago, the landowner Nikolai Ivanov was full of energy and optimism, in love with his wife and working hard. Now, for no reason he can understand, Ivanov is overcome with inertia and self-disgust. His wife is dying and he feels nothing. He is drowning in debt and despair, and he does nothing. Is it him? Is it Russia? And is the possibility of happiness with the young woman who loves him just a cruel illusion? Ivanov was the 27-year-old Chekhovs shot at despatching the superfluous man of Russian literature, and in surrounding him with a brilliantly drawn set of provincial types he created some of the best comedy he was ever to write.

Young Chekhov contains a trilogy of plays by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov, written as he emerged as the greatest playwright of the late nineteenth century. The three works, Platanov, Ivanov and The Seagull, in contemporary adaptations by David Hare, will be staged at the Chichester Festival Theatre in the summer of 2015.

A unique collection of everything that Chekhov wrote about the theatre.Chekhov started writing about theatre in newspaper articles and in his own letters even before he began writing plays. Later, he wrote in detail about his own plays to his lifelong friend and mentor Alexei Suvorin, his wife and leading actress, Olga Knipper, and to the two directors of the Moscow Art Theatre, Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko.Collected for this volume, these writings reveal Chekhovs instinctive curiosity about the way theatre works and his concerns about how best to realise his own intentions as a playwright. Often peppery, passionate, even distraught, as he feels his plays misinterpreted or undermined, Chekhov comes over in these pages as a true man of the theatre.Chekhov is an acute observer who could easily have made his way as a director or dramaturg judging by his ability to spot strengths and weaknesses in not only his own writing but that of others. This book builds a strong picture of theatrical life in Moscow and St Petersburg just before and at the turn of the last century, with vast amounts of bitching seemingly a commonplace. It can also serve as a tangential autobiography since, through its pages, it is possible to learn much about its subjects life and work. - British Theatre Guide

The essential edition of the greatest short stories by the Russian master of the formChekhov was without doubt one of the greatest observers of human nature in all its untidy complexity. His short stories, written throughout his life and newly translated for this essential collection, are exquisite masterpieces in miniature.Here are tales offering a glimpse of beauty, the memory of a mistaken kiss, daydreams of adultery, a lifetime of marital neglect, the frailty of life, the inevitability of death, and the hilarious pomposity of ordinary men and women. They range from the lighthearted comic tales of his early years to some of the most achingly profound stories ever composed.

The NHB Drama Classics series presents the worlds greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the plays theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding.This Drama Classics edition of Anton Chekhovs early tragedy of the disruptive presence of a glamorous actress and her lover is translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

Dont be miserable, you wonderful woman; be a mermaid. Theres 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 Serebriakov and his bewilderingly beautiful young wife take up residence, a yearning envelops the household and disturbs the accustomed tedium. Friend and confidant Astrov grows lovelorn, Sonias heart breaks and even Vanya falls under the spell. And so they fight, bond, belittle, lament, make peace and contemplate the odd murder. Featuring sex, comedy and unbearable sadness in nineteenth-century Russia, this version of Anton Chekhovs Uncle Vanya was written and directed by Terry Johnson and opened at Hampstead Theatre, London, in November 2018. And having weathered the storm, whats left? My feelings for you; a few droplets on a window pane, catching the sun, running down a way, drying to nothing.

The NHB Drama Classics series presents the worlds greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the plays theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding.This Drama Classics edition of Anton Chekhovs masterpiece of provincial claustrophobia is translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.