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Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

  • Drama
  • Book language: English
  • 220 pages

This collection gathers Chekhov's dramatic works in an early English translation by Julius West, complementing an earlier volume. It includes plays about Russian provincial life, family tensions, and the passing of an era, blending comedy and melancholy. Worth listening for its humane characters and subtle, resonant dialogue.

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PLAYS BY ANTON CHEKHOV,
SECOND SERIES
By Anton Chekhov
Translated, with an Introduction, by Julius West

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Contents

  1. PLAYS BY ANTON CHEKHOV, SECOND SERIES
  2. Translated, with an Introduction, by Julius West
  3. INTRODUCTION
  4. ON THE HIGH ROAD
  5. THE PROPOSAL
  6. THE WEDDING
  7. THE BEAR
  8. A TRAGEDIAN IN SPITE OF HIMSELF
  9. THE ANNIVERSARY
  10. THE THREE SISTERS
  11. ACT I
  12. ACT II
  13. ACT III
  14. ACT IV
  15. THE CHERRY ORCHARD
  16. ACT ONE
  17. ACT TWO
  18. ACT THREE
  19. ACT FOUR
  20. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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