Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich 1860-1904

The witch and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( Book )
1,039 editions published between 1888 and 2014 in 29 languages and held by 8,610 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This book, part of the multi-volume edition of Chekhov's stories translated by Constance Garnett, contains seven stories, including The Letter, Easter Eve, A Nightmare, The Murder, Uprooted, and the novella-length story The Steppe

The cherry orchard and other plays by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( Book )
547 editions published between 1900 and 2014 in 25 languages and held by 6,273 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Dramatization of the passing of the old order in Russia, as an artistocratic family learns their land has been sold to a peasant

The three sisters by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( Book )
119 editions published between 1922 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 3,931 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Jarrell's translation clearly exhibits the sensitivity and poignancy of Chekhov's play which traces the intricate relationships between the sisters and the supporting characters

The seagull a play in four acts by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( )
73 editions published between 1895 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An exploration of the relationships between a young woman, a fading older lady, her playwright son and a popular author. Trepleff, a youthful aspiring writer dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre while Irina Arkadina, Trepleff's self-centered mother, an accomplished actress, derides her son's ambitions

Uncle Vanya by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( Book )
58 editions published between 1922 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
So, what happens in Uncle Vanya? Not much; just life, played out over four acts. There are rich people, and there are people who work for the rich people, whom the rich people don't really care about. There is a gun fired in anger and desperation, but there aren't any bodies to carry off stage. There are men making fools of themselves over women. There are those who accept their fates and wait for their rewards in heaven, and there are others who don't care one way or another. Chekhov's play moves so languidly that, without a vibrant cast, an understanding director, and a lively translation, it stands the chance of passing under the radar of the average audience. The reworking of the script aims at accessibility, replacing the "outdated colloquialisms" and "brittle prose" of earlier translations

The short stories of Anton Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( Book )
65 editions published between 1903 and 1994 in 3 languages and held by 1,812 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A day in the country.--Old age.--Kashtanka.--Enemies.--On the way.--Vanka.--La cigale.--Grief.--An inadvertence.--The black monk.--The kiss.--In exile.--A work of art.--Dreams.--A woman's kingdom.--The doctor.--A trifling occurrence.--The hollow.--After the theatre.--The runaway.--Vierochka.--The steppe.--Rothschild's fiddle

Uncle Vanya scenes from country life in four acts by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( )
23 editions published between 1899 and 2012 in English and held by 1,785 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Uncle Vanya is one of Anton Checkov's four major plays. It was first performed in 1900, the year after its publication, under direction by the celebrated Konstantin Stanislavski. The text reworks an earlier play by Checkov, The Wood Demon . Critics have attempted to follow Checkov's method and artistic development by tracking the changes he made to the earlier text. The cast of Uncle Vanya is significantly pared back and the ending left less happily resolved

Plays by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( Book )
109 editions published between 1912 and 2007 in English and Multiple languages and held by 1,653 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents eight plays by Anton Chekhov

Ivanoff a play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( )
26 editions published between 1923 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,560 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nikolai Ivanov is a government official concerned with peasant affairs. Chekhov paints him as the quintessentially melancholy Russian from the upper social strata. Ivanov is severely afflicted by internal conflicts - by his loss of appetite for life and the love of his wife. He also battles external pressures from the managing of his estate and his debts. Everything collides in a melodramatic climax. Ivanoff (from Ivan, the commonest of Russian names) was by no means meant to be a hero, but a most ordinary, weak man oppressed by the "immortal commonplaces of life", with his heart and soul aching in the grip of circumstance, one of the many "useless people" of Russia for whose sorrow Chekhov felt such overwhelming pity. He saw nothing in their lives that could not be explained and pardoned, and he returns to his ill-fated, "useless people" again and again, not to preach any doctrine of pessimism, but simply because he thought that the world was the better for a certain fragile beauty of their natures and their touching faith in the ultimate salvation of humanity

The sea-gull by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( Book )
63 editions published between 1912 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,557 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Classic comedy-drama depicting man's propensity for destroying those he is close to. The main protagonists are Trepleff, the youthful aspiring writer who dreams of bringing new forms to the theatre and Irina Arkadina, Trepleff's self-centered mother, an accomplished actress, who derides her son's ambitions