Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Novellas and stories of Russian realism and modernism, in multiple translationsBy Anton Chekhov
Length132h 14m
About this audiobook
Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations gathers the master's compressed dramas of provincial longing, moral hesitation, failed love, illness, vanity, and fleeting illumination. Across pieces such as his clinical sketches, comic miniatures, and mature stories of spiritual unease, Chekhov refines a prose of radical restraint: plot loosens, atmosphere deepens, and revelation arrives obliquely. The inclusion of multiple translations usefully exposes the tonal delicacy of his Russian—its irony, tenderness, and conversational precision—placing him at the center of modern realism and the emergence of the open-ended short story. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, trained as a physician and active as a practicing doctor, brought to literature an unusually exact eye for symptom, gesture, and social environment. His life among patients, actors, impoverished clerks, landowners, teachers, and provincial families furnished the human range of his fiction. Writing in late imperial Russia, he transformed everyday disappointment into art without sentimentality or judgment. This volume is especially recommended for readers who want both breadth and nuance: students of literary modernism, admirers of psychological fiction, and anyone interested in how ordinary lives can disclose inexhaustible moral complexity.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length132 hrs 14 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 1, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
146IN PASSION WEEK [trans. by Constance Garnett]
2Introduction
147A MYSTERY
3Author Biography
148THE COSSACK
4Historical Context
149THE LETTER
5Synopsis (Selection)
150AN ADVENTURE
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6Introduction:
151THE EXAMINING MAGISTRATE
7Biography by Constance Garnett
152ABORIGINES
8Novellas and Short Stories:
153VOLODIA [trans. by Marian Fell]
9A LIVING CHATTEL
154VOLODYA [trans. by Constance Garnett]
10BLISS [trans. by Marian Fell]
155HAPPINESS
11JOY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
156BAD WEATHER
12AT THE BARBER’S
157A PLAY
13AN ENIGMATIC NATURE
158A TRANSGRESSION
14A MATTER OF CLASSICS [trans. by Marian Fell]
159FROM THE DIARY OF A VIOLENT-TEMPERED MAN
15A CLASSICAL STUDENT [trans. by Constance Garnett]
160UPROOTED
16THE DEATH OF A GOVERNMENT CLERK
161A FATHER
17A DAUGHTER OF ALBION
162A HAPPY ENDING
18THE TROUSSEAU
163IN THE COACH HOUSE [trans. by Marian Fell]
19AN INQUIRY
164IN THE COACH-HOUSE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
20FAT AND THIN
165ZINOTCHKA [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
21A TRAGIC ACTOR
166ZINOTCHKA [trans. by Constance Garnett]
22THE SLANDERER [trans. by Herman Bernstein]
167THE DOCTOR
23THE SLANDERER [trans. by Herman Bernstein]
168THE REED [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
24THE BIRD MARKET
169THE PIPE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
25CHORISTERS
170AN AVENGER
26THE ALBUM
171THE POST
27MINDS IN FERMENT
172THE RUNAWAY [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
28A CHAMELEON
173THE RUNAWAY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
29IN THE GRAVEYARD
174A PROBLEM
30OYSTERS [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
175THE OLD HOUSE
31OYSTERS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
176THE CATTLE-DEALERS
32THE SWEDISH MATCH [trans. by Constance Garnett]
177EXPENSIVE LESSONS [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
33THE SAFETY MATCH [trans by Julian Hawthorne]
178EXPENSIVE LESSONS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
34THE MARSHAL’S WIDOW
179THE LION AND THE SUN
35SMALL FRY
180IN TROUBLE
36IN AN HOTEL
181THE KISS [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
37BOOTS
182THE KISS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
38NERVES
183THE BOYS [trans. by Marian Fell]
39A COUNTRY COTTAGE
184BOYS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
40MALINGERERS
185KASHTANKA
41THE FISH
186LADY N_____'S STORY [trans. by Marian Fell]
42A HORSEY NAME [trans. by Marian Fell]
187A LADY’S STORY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
43GONE ASTRAY
188A STORY WITHOUT A TITLE
44THE HUNTSMAN
189SLEEPY
45A MALEFACTOR
190THE STEPPE or, The Story of a Journey: A Novella (pt. 1)
46THE FATHER OF A FAMILY [trans. by Marian Fell]
191THE STEPPE or, The Story of a Journey: A Novella (pt. 2)
47THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
192LIGHTS
48A DEAD BODY
193TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS [trans. by Marian Fell]
49THE COOK’S WEDDING [trans. by Marian Fell]
194THE BEAUTIES [trans. by Constance Garnett]
50THE COOK’S WEDDING [trans. by Constance Garnett]
195THE PARTY
51IN A STRANGE LAND
196THE SHOEMAKER AND THE DEVIL
52OVERDOING IT
197THE BET [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
53OLD AGE [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
198THE BET [trans. by Constance Garnett]
54OLD AGE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
199THE PRINCESS [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
55SORROW
200THE PRINCESS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
56OH! THE PUBLIC
201A DREARY STORY [trans. by Constance Garnett] (pt. 1)
57MARI D’ELLE
202A DREARY STORY [trans. by Constance Garnett] (pt. 2)
58THE LOOKING-GLASS
203A TEDIOUS STORY [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and John Middleton Murry]
59ART
204THE TEACHER OF LITERATURE
60A BLUNDER
205A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
61CHILDREN
206THE HORSE-STEALERS
62MISERY
207GUSEV [trans. by Constance Garnett]
63AN UPHEAVAL
208GOUSSIEV [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
64AN ACTOR’S END
209WOMEN [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
65THE REQUIEM
210PEASANT WIVES [trans. by Constance Garnett]
66ANYUTA
211THE DUEL: A Novella (pt. 1)
67IVAN MATVEYITCH
212THE DUEL: A Novella (pt. 2)
68THE WITCH
213THE WIFE
69A STORY WITHOUT AN END
214LA CIGALE [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
70A JOKE [trans. by Marian Fell]
215THE GRASSHOPPER [trans. by Constance Garnett]
71A JOKE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
216AFTER THE THEATRE [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
72AGAFYA
217AFTER THE THEATRE [trans. by Marian Fell]
73A NIGHTMARE
218AFTER THE THEATRE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
74GRISHA [trans. by Marian Fell]
219IN EXILE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
75GRISHA [trans. by Constance Garnett]
220IN EXILE [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
76LOVE
221TERROR
77EASTER EVE
222NEIGHBOURS
78LADIES
223WARD NO. SIX: A Novella
79STRONG IMPRESSIONS
224THE TWO VOLODYAS
80A GENTLEMAN FRIEND [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
225AN ANONYMOUS STORY: A Novella (pt. 1)
81A GENTLEMAN FRIEND [trans. by Constance Garnett]
226AN ANONYMOUS STORY: A Novella (pt. 2)
82A HAPPY MAN
227THE TELEPHONE
83THE PRIVY COUNCILLOR [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
228THE BLACK MONK
84THE PRIVY COUNCILLOR [trans. by Marian Fell]
229ROTHSCHILD'S FIDDLE [trans. by Marian Fell]
85THE PRIVY COUNCILLOR [trans. by Constance Garnett]
230ROTHSCHILD’S FIDDLE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
86A DAY IN THE COUNTRY
231THE STUDENT
87AT A SUMMER VILLA
232AT A COUNTRY HOUSE
88PANIC FEARS
233THE HEAD GARDENER'S TALE [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
89THE CHEMIST’S WIFE
234THE HEAD-GARDENER’S STORY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
90NOT WANTED
235A WOMAN’S KINGDOM
91THE CHORUS GIRL [trans. by Marian Fell]
236ANNA ON THE NECK
92THE CHORUS GIRL [trans. by Constance Garnett]
237WHITEBROW
93THE SCHOOLMASTER
238ARIADNE
94A TROUBLESOME VISITOR
239THE HELPMATE
95THE HUSBAND
240THE MURDER
96MISFORTUNE [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
241THREE YEARS: A Novella (pt. 1)
97A MISFORTUNE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
242THREE YEARS: A Novella (pt. 2)
98A PINK STOCKING
243AN ARTIST’S STORY or, The House with the Mezzanine [trans. by Constance Garnett]
99MARTYRS
244THE HOUSE WITH THE MEZZANINE [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
100THE FIRST-CLASS PASSENGER
245MY LIFE, The Story of A Provincial: A Novella [trans. by Constance Garnett] (pt. 1)
101TALENT
246MY LIFE, The Story of A Provincial: A Novella [trans. by Constance Garnett] (pt. 2)
102THE DEPENDENTS
247MY LIFE, The Story of A Provincial: A Novella trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan] (pt. 1)
103THE JEUNE PREMIER
248MY LIFE, The Story of A Provincial: A Novella trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan] (pt. 2)
104IN THE DARK
249THE MUZHIKS [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
105A TRIVIAL INCIDENT
250PEASANTS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
106A TRIPPING TONGUE
251THE PETCHENEG [trans. By Marian Fell)
107A TRIFLING OCCURRENCE [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
252THE PETCHENYEG [trans. by Constance Garnett]
108A TRIFLE FROM REAL LIFE [trans. by Marian Fell]
253AT HOME
109A TRIFLE FROM LIFE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
254THE SCHOOLMISTRESS
110DIFFICULT PEOPLE
255IONITCH [trans. by Marian Fell]
111IN THE COURT
256IONITCH [trans. by Constance Garnett]
112A PECULIAR MAN
257THE MAN IN A CASE
113MIRE
258GOOSEBERRIES [trans. by Constance Garnett]
114DREAMS
259GOOSEBERRIES [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
115HUSH!
260ABOUT LOVE
116EXCELLENT PEOPLE
261A DOCTOR’S VISIT
117AN INCIDENT [trans. by Marian Fell]
262THE DARLING [trans. by Constance Garnett]
118AN INCIDENT [trans. by Constance Garnett]
263THE DARLING [trans. by Thomas Seltzer]
119THE ORATOR [trans. by Marian Fell]
264THE NEW VILLA
120THE ORATOR [trans. by Constance Garnett]
265ON OFFICIAL DUTY
121A WORK OF ART
266THE LADY WITH THE DOG [trans. by Constance Garnett]
122WHO WAS TO BLAME?
267THE LADY WITH THE TOY DOG [trans. by S. S Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
123ON THE ROAD
268AT CHRISTMAS TIME [trans. by Marian Fell]
124VANKA
269AT CHRISTMAS TIME [trans. by Constance Garnett]
125CHAMPAGNE
270IN THE RAVINE
126FROST
271THE BISHOP [trans. by Marian Fell]
127THE BEGGAR
272THE BISHOP [trans. by Constance Garnett]
128ENEMIES [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
273BETROTHED
129ENEMIES [trans. by Constance Garnett]
274A LIVING CALENDAR [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
130DARKNESS
275A LIVING CALENDAR [trans. by Constance Garnett]
131POLINKA
276WOE [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
132DRUNK
277GRIEF [trans. by Constance Garnett]
133AN INADVERTENCE
278THAT WRETCHED BOY [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
134VEROTCHKA [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
279A NAUGHTY BOY [trans. by Marian Fell]
135VEROTCHKA [trans. by Constance Garnett]
280A JOURNEY BY CART [trans. by Marian Fell]
136SHROVE TUESDAY [trans. by Marian Fell]
281ON TRIAL [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
137SHROVE TUESDAY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
282THE FIT [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
138A DEFENCELESS CREATURE
283OUT OF SORTS [trans. by Marian Fell]
139A BAD BUSINESS
284OVERWHELMING SENSATIONS [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
140HOME
285THE MASS FOR THE DEAD [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
141THE LOTTERY TICKET
286THE TUTOR [trans. by Marian Fell]
142TOO EARLY!
287Analysis
143TYPHUS
288Reflection
144TYPHUS [trans. by S. S. Kotelianksy and Gilbert Cannan]
289Memorable Quotes
145IN PASSION WEEK [trans. by Marian Fell]
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