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Chekhov : A Life in Letters by A.P. Chekhov
Category: Biography | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
From the teenager in provincial Russia in 1875 to his premature death in Germany in 1904, Chekhov wrote over 4,500 letters to a range of correspondents, including family and friends, his publisher and fellow writers - not to mention actresses. These letters tell the story of Chekhov's life as a man and ...Show more
The Cherry Orchard by A.P. Chekhov
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Drama Classics S.
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 wil ...Show more
The Complete Short Novels by A.P. Chekhov
Category: Classics
For the centenary of Chekhov's death, a new translation of his short novels - brought together in one volume for the first time. Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, never wrote a full-length novel, but he wrote five works long enough to be called short novels. The Steppe - p ...Show more
The Shooting Party by A.P. Chekhov
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Anton Chekhov's only full-length novel, this "Penguin Classics" edition of "The Shooting Party" is translated and edited by Ronald Wilks, with an introduction by John Sutherland. "The Shooting Party" centres on Olga, the pretty young daughter of a drunken forester on a country estate, and her fateful re ...Show more
The Steppe & Other Stories 1887-1891 by A.P. Chekhov
Category: Classics | Series: Classics Ser.
"The Steppe and Other Stories 1887-91" is a collection that reveals Anton Chekhov's evolution from a novice writer to a master of short narrative form. This "Penguin Classics" edition is translated by Ronald Wilks with an introduction by Donald Rayfield. This collection of Chekhov's finest early writing ...Show more
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