Anton Chekhovâs Selected Stories contains a wide spectrum of classics and new favorites, including âWard No. 6,â âThe Lady with the Little Dog,â âA...
The importance of Chekhov's stories is now recognized by readers as well as by fellow authors. Their themes - alienation, the absurdity and tragedy of human existence - have as much relevance today as when they were written, and this superb new trans...
This powerful version of Chekhovâs famous drama reflects the South African phenomenon of the 1990s. With the hindsight of the new millennium we can look back and see that the miracle did happen. The new order did take over from the old....
Maxim Gorky said that no one understood âthe tragedy of life's trivialitiesâ as clearly as Anton Chekhov, widely considered the father of the modern short story and the modern play. Chekhov's singular ability...
Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works interpreted and adapted internationally. This volume contains the 'The Power of Hypnotism', the first version of 'Ivanov', Chekhov's early humorous dialogues and a description...
Chekhov was a Russian who wrote short stories and plays. Plays included in this volume are The Three Sisters, The Proposal, The Wedding, The Bear, A Tragedian on Spite of Himself, and The Cherry Orchard, On the High Road, and The Anniversary. The historic...
Anton Chekhov is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of short stories. He constructs stories where action and drama are implied rather than described openly, and which leave much to the reader's imagination.
When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called upon to investigate. The mystery deepens and suspicion falls more widely as it emerges that the dead woman was at the centre of a tangled...