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Chekhov's worldwide reputation as a dramatist rests on five great plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. All are presented in this collection, taken from the authoritative Oxford Chekhov, in Ronald Hingley's acclaimed translation. Hingley has also... read more
Books in This Collection
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Ivanov
by Anton Chekhov (Author)Ivanov, a driving force in local government and a visionary landowner, feels burnt out at thirty-five. Once the pioneer of scientific farming methods and of education for peasants, he now drowns in bureaucracy and debt, his large estate...
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The Seagull
by Anton Chekhov (Author)The Seagull , a spectacular failure on its first appearance, was the play that, on its second, established Anton Chekhov as an important and revolutionary dramatist. Here, amid the weariness of life in the country, the famous actress Arkadina...
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Uncle Vanya
by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov -
The Three Sisters
A Play
by Anton Chekhov (Author)In this, his third adaptation of a Chekhov play, Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Mamet offers a contemporary, highly accessible version of Chekhov’s The Three Sisters. Working from a literal translation by Vlada Chernomordik, Mamet has...
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The Cherry Orchard
by Anton Chekhov (Author)Chekov's great tragicomic eulogy for a passing way of life is superbly adapted to make a powerful and beautifully playable drama. Plays for Performance Series.
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- Mrs. Ranevsky: Add a description of this character.
- Dr. Astrov
- Sonya
- Masha
- Mrs. Babakin
- Sasha
- Nicholas
- Olga
- Andrew
- Peter
- Nina Zarechny
- Anna
- Constantine
- Ivanov
- Zizi
- Martha
- Natasha
- Vershinin
- Paul
- Tanya
- Mrs. Voynitsky
- Trigorin
- Mr. Leonid
- Irina
- Bobik
- Sarah
- Solyony
- Helen
- Michael
- Alexander
- Matthew
- Lyuba
- Dorn
- Chuck
- Gabriel
- Lebedev
- Boris
- Dunyasha
- Irma
- Grisha
- Simon
- Sophie
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The garden on IVANOV's estate.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Anton Chekhov (Author)
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- Dewey: 891.723
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