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Anton Chekhov

Stories and plays where small gestures expose loneliness, comedy, status and unspoken change.

LIVED
1860–1904
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
Russian
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15 works mapped
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Plays and stories

  1. The Seagull
    “The scene is laid in the park on Sorin’s estate. A broad avenue of trees leads away from the audience toward a lake which lies lost in the depths of the park.”
    Project Gutenberg eBook #1754 · Public domain in the USACONTINUE WITH THE VERIFIED FULL TEXT ↗
  2. Uncle Vanya
    “Ever since the Professor and his wife have come, our daily life seems to have jumped the track. I sleep at the wrong time, drink wine, and eat all sorts of messes for luncheon and dinner.”
    Project Gutenberg eBook #1756 · Public domain in the USACONTINUE WITH THE VERIFIED FULL TEXT ↗
  3. Three Sisters

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  4. The Cherry Orchard
    “A room which is still called the nursery. One of the doors leads into Anya’s room. It is close on sunrise. It is May. The cherry-trees are in flower but it is chilly in the garden.”
    Project Gutenberg eBook #7986 · Public domain in the USACONTINUE WITH THE VERIFIED FULL TEXT ↗
  5. Ivanov

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  6. The Bear

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  7. The Proposal

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  8. The Lady with the Dog
    “It was said that a new person had appeared on the sea-front: a lady with a little dog.”
    Project Gutenberg eBook #13415 · Translated by Constance Garnett · Public domain in the USACONTINUE WITH THE VERIFIED FULL TEXT ↗
  9. Ward No. 6
    “Never, even in his student days, had he had the appearance of a strong man. He was pale, thin, and sensitive to cold; he ate little and slept foully.”
    Project Gutenberg eBook #55307 · Translated by R. E. C. Long · Public domain in the USACONTINUE WITH THE VERIFIED FULL TEXT ↗
  10. The Duel

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  11. The Black Monk
    “All day—since early morning—my head has been taken up with a strange legend. I cannot remember whether I read it, or where I heard it.”
    Project Gutenberg eBook #55307 · Translated by R. E. C. Long · Public domain in the USACONTINUE WITH THE VERIFIED FULL TEXT ↗
  12. The Steppe

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  13. The Bishop

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  14. Peasants

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  15. The Darling
    “Olenka, the daughter of the retired collegiate assessor, Plemyanniakov, was sitting in her back porch, lost in thought.”
    Project Gutenberg eBook #13416 · Translated by Constance Garnett · Public domain in the USACONTINUE WITH THE VERIFIED FULL TEXT ↗

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