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The Death of a Civil Servant by Anton Chekhov
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Category: Classics | Series: Alma Quirky Classics
In 'The Death of a Civil Servant', an administrative clerk accidentally sneezes on a hierarchical superior at the opera, which results in great embarrassment and hilarious and futile attempts at atonement. The other short stories included in this volume, 'A Calculated Marriage', 'The Culprit', 'The Excl ...Show more
The Duel and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov; Constance Garnett (Translator); Janet Malcolm (Contribution by)
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Category: Fiction | Series: Stories Volume 2
A married woman restlessly seeks a deeper love. An insomniac ponders the meagreness of his life. A man loses the respect of his family because of a counterfeit coin. A duel of wits escalates into a clash of cultures - and more. The Duel and Other Stories is the second in an exclusive three-volume editio ...Show more
The Essential Tales of Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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Category: Fiction
Of the two hundred stories that Anton Chekhov wrote, the twenty stories that appear in this extraordinary collection were personally chosen by Richard Ford--an accomplished storyteller in his own right. Included are the familiar masterpieces--"The Kiss," "The Darling," and "The Lady with the Dog"--as we ...Show more
The Kiss and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov
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Category: Classics
Unique volume containing six of Chekhov's most celebrated stories. While at a party organized by the lieutenant of his regiment, the shy and awkward Ryabovitch is suddenly kissed by an unknown woman in a dark room. This unexpected and electrifying encounter marks a turning point in his life and a shift ...Show more
The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories (riverrun Editions) by Anton Chekhov; Constance Garnett (Translator)
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Category: Fiction | Series: riverrun editions
A man and woman fall in love in a seaside town. The only trouble is, they're both married to other people. A schoolmaster is scandalized by his sweetheart riding a bicycle. A woman falls in love with a series of men, each of whom leave her in different ways. Chekhov's stories capture Russian provincia ...Show more
The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904 by Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekhov
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
An enchanting collection of tales which showcase Anton Chekhov at the height of his power as a writer In the final years of his life, Chekhov produced some of the stories that rank among his masterpieces, and some of the most highly-regarded works in Russian literature. The poignant 'The Lady with the L ...Show more
The Plays: The Cherry Orchard, The Three Sisters, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov
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Category: Performing Arts Drama Plays | Series: Evergreens
The most widely staged dramatist after Shakespeare, Chekhov left a deep mark both on the development of Russian literature and world theatre, with plays that were remarkable not just for their dialogue but their atmosphere and the tensions expressed between the lines. Collected in this volume are Chekh ...Show more
The Prank: The Best of Young Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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Category: Classics
"The Prank" is a major international literary discovery: the young Anton Chekhov's own selection of the best of his early work, here appearing for the first time in any language as the single volume its author intended it to be, and featuring two stories that have not been translated into English before ...Show more
Three Years by Anton Chekhov; Hugh Aplin (Translator)
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Category: Classics | Series: 101 Pages Ser.
On a visit to a provincial town to see his sister Nina who is suffering from cancer, Alexei Laptev, who works for his father's Moscow haberdashery business, falls in love with Yulia, the daughter of her doctor, and proposes to her. Although she does not reciprocate his feelings, she agrees to marry him ...Show more
Uncle Vanya by Conor McPherson (Adapted by); Anton Chekhov
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Category: Performing Arts Drama Plays | Series: NHB Classic Plays Ser.
In the heat of summer, Sonya and her Uncle Vanya while away their days on a crumbling estate deep in the countryside, visited occasionally by the only local doctor Astrov. However, when Sonya's father, Professor Serebryakov, suddenly returns with his restless, alluring, new wife, declaring his intention ...Show more
Ward No. 6 and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov + Janet Malcolm (Contribution by)
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Category: Fiction | Series: Riverrun Editions Ser.
A young man tries to figure out the best way to live. A young woman struggles to assert herself within a regrettable marriage. A doctor attempts to befriend his most interesting patient. This riverrun edition presents a selection of Chekhov's longer stories - novellas, effectively - in Constance Garnett ...Show more
Ward No. 6 and Other Stories, 1892-1895 by Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekhov
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Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser. | Reading Level: very good
"Ward No. 6 and Other Stories 1892-1895" collects stories which show Anton Chekhov beginning to confront complex, ambiguous and often extreme emotions in his short fiction. This "Penguin Classics" edition is translated with notes by Ronald Wilks, and an introduction by J. Douglas Clayton. These stories ...Show more