The Collected Novellas & Short Stories of Anton Chekhov (200+ Titles in Multiple Translations)
Living Chattel, Joy, Bliss, At The Barber's, Enigmatic Nature, Classical StudentBy Anton Chekhov
Length130h 52m
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Anton Chekhov's "The Collected Novellas & Short Stories of Anton Chekhov" compiles over 200 works that showcase his mastery of the short story and novella forms. Known for his economy of language and profound psychological insight, Chekhov delves into the human condition through nuanced character studies and intricate plot structures. His works capture the essence of late 19th-century Russian society, revealing the intricacies of personal relationships and social dilemmas. The diverse translations highlight distinct interpretative angles, enriching the reader's experience of his timeless themes of love, loss, and existential inquiry. Born in 1860 in Taganrog, Russia, Chekhov was not only a playwright but also a practicing physician, which influenced his empathetic portrayal of human suffering. His unique background allowed him to understand and articulate the subtleties of everyday life, fostering a literary voice that transcended romanticism. Chekhov's experiences in rural Russia and his observations of the human psyche provided fertile ground for the existential dilemmas and moral complexities that permeate his work, enabling readers to confront their own vulnerabilities. This collection is indispensable for both new and seasoned Chekhov readers, offering an extensive exploration of his literary brilliance. It challenges readers to reflect on their own lives while immersing them in the rich tapestry of human experience. Chekhov's keen insights and distinctive storytelling make this anthology not just a literary journey, but an invitation to ponder our shared humanity.
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GenreLiterary Classics, General Fiction
Length130 hrs 52 mins
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Publish dateNov 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Novellas & Short Stories of Anton Chekhov (200+ Titles in Multiple Translations)
141A MYSTERY
2Biography by Constance Garnett
142THE COSSACK
3A LIVING CHATTEL
143THE LETTER
4BLISS [trans. by Marian Fell]
144AN ADVENTURE
5JOY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
145THE EXAMINING MAGISTRATE
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6AT THE BARBER’S
146ABORIGINES
7AN ENIGMATIC NATURE
147VOLODIA [trans. by Marian Fell]
8A MATTER OF CLASSICS [trans. by Marian Fell]
148VOLODYA [trans. by Constance Garnett]
9A CLASSICAL STUDENT [trans. by Constance Garnett]
149HAPPINESS
10THE DEATH OF A GOVERNMENT CLERK
150BAD WEATHER
11A DAUGHTER OF ALBION
151A PLAY
12THE TROUSSEAU
152A TRANSGRESSION
13AN INQUIRY
153FROM THE DIARY OF A VIOLENT-TEMPERED MAN
14FAT AND THIN
154UPROOTED
15A TRAGIC ACTOR
155A FATHER
16THE SLANDERER [trans. by Herman Bernstein]
156A HAPPY ENDING
17A SLANDER [trans. by Constance Garnett]
157IN THE COACH HOUSE [trans. by Marian Fell]
18THE BIRD MARKET
158IN THE COACH-HOUSE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
19CHORISTERS
159ZINOTCHKA [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
20THE ALBUM
160ZINOTCHKA [trans. by Constance Garnett]
21MINDS IN FERMENT
161THE DOCTOR
22A CHAMELEON
162THE REED [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
23IN THE GRAVEYARD
163THE PIPE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
24OYSTERS [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
164AN AVENGER
25OYSTERS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
165THE POST
26THE SWEDISH MATCH [trans. by Constance Garnett]
166THE RUNAWAY [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
27THE SAFETY MATCH [trans by Julian Hawthorne]
167THE RUNAWAY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
28THE MARSHAL’S WIDOW
168A PROBLEM
29SMALL FRY
169THE OLD HOUSE
30IN AN HOTEL
170THE CATTLE-DEALERS
31BOOTS
171EXPENSIVE LESSONS [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
32NERVES
172EXPENSIVE LESSONS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
33A COUNTRY COTTAGE
173THE LION AND THE SUN
34MALINGERERS
174IN TROUBLE
35THE FISH
175THE KISS [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
36A HORSEY NAME [trans. by Marian Fell]
176THE KISS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
37GONE ASTRAY
177THE BOYS [trans. by Marian Fell]
38THE HUNTSMAN
178BOYS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
39A MALEFACTOR
179KASHTANKA
40THE FATHER OF A FAMILY [trans. by Marian Fell]
180LADY N_____'S STORY [trans. by Marian Fell]
41THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
181A LADY’S STORY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
42A DEAD BODY
182A STORY WITHOUT A TITLE
43THE COOK’S WEDDING [trans. by Marian Fell]
183SLEEPY
44THE COOK’S WEDDING [trans. by Constance Garnett]
184THE STEPPE or, The Story of a Journey: A Novella (pt. 1)
45IN A STRANGE LAND
185THE STEPPE or, The Story of a Journey: A Novella (pt. 2)
46OVERDOING IT
186LIGHTS
47OLD AGE [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
187TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS [trans. by Marian Fell]
48OLD AGE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
188THE BEAUTIES [trans. by Constance Garnett]
49SORROW
189THE PARTY
50OH! THE PUBLIC
190THE SHOEMAKER AND THE DEVIL
51MARI D’ELLE
191THE BET [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
52THE LOOKING-GLASS
192THE BET [trans. by Constance Garnett]
53ART
193THE PRINCESS [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
54A BLUNDER
194THE PRINCESS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
55CHILDREN
195A DREARY STORY [trans. by Constance Garnett] (pt. 1)
56MISERY
196A DREARY STORY [trans. by Constance Garnett] (pt. 2)
57AN UPHEAVAL
197A TEDIOUS STORY [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and John Middleton Murry]
58AN ACTOR’S END
198THE TEACHER OF LITERATURE
59THE REQUIEM
199A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
60ANYUTA
200THE HORSE-STEALERS
61IVAN MATVEYITCH
201GUSEV [trans. by Constance Garnett]
62THE WITCH
202GOUSSIEV [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
63A STORY WITHOUT AN END
203WOMEN [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
64A JOKE [trans. by Marian Fell]
204PEASANT WIVES [trans. by Constance Garnett]
65A JOKE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
205THE DUEL: A Novella (pt. 1)
66AGAFYA
206THE DUEL: A Novella (pt. 2)
67A NIGHTMARE
207THE WIFE
68GRISHA [trans. by Marian Fell]
208LA CIGALE [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
69GRISHA [trans. by Constance Garnett]
209THE GRASSHOPPER [trans. by Constance Garnett]
70LOVE
210AFTER THE THEATRE [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
71EASTER EVE
211AFTER THE THEATRE [trans. by Marian Fell]
72LADIES
212AFTER THE THEATRE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
73STRONG IMPRESSIONS
213IN EXILE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
74A GENTLEMAN FRIEND [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
214IN EXILE [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
75A GENTLEMAN FRIEND [trans. by Constance Garnett]
215TERROR
76A HAPPY MAN
216NEIGHBOURS
77THE PRIVY COUNCILLOR [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
217WARD NO. SIX: A Novella
78THE PRIVY COUNCILLOR [trans. by Marian Fell]
218THE TWO VOLODYAS
79THE PRIVY COUNCILLOR [trans. by Constance Garnett]
219AN ANONYMOUS STORY: A Novella (pt. 1)
80A DAY IN THE COUNTRY
220AN ANONYMOUS STORY: A Novella (pt. 2)
81AT A SUMMER VILLA
221THE TELEPHONE
82PANIC FEARS
222THE BLACK MONK
83THE CHEMIST’S WIFE
223ROTHSCHILD'S FIDDLE [trans. by Marian Fell]
84NOT WANTED
224ROTHSCHILD’S FIDDLE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
85THE CHORUS GIRL [trans. by Marian Fell]
225THE STUDENT
86THE CHORUS GIRL [trans. by Constance Garnett]
226AT A COUNTRY HOUSE
87THE SCHOOLMASTER
227THE HEAD GARDENER'S TALE [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
88A TROUBLESOME VISITOR
228THE HEAD-GARDENER’S STORY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
89THE HUSBAND
229A WOMAN’S KINGDOM
90MISFORTUNE [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
230ANNA ON THE NECK
91A MISFORTUNE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
231WHITEBROW
92A PINK STOCKING
232ARIADNE
93MARTYRS
233THE HELPMATE
94THE FIRST-CLASS PASSENGER
234THE MURDER
95TALENT
235THREE YEARS: A Novella (pt. 1)
96THE DEPENDENTS
236THREE YEARS: A Novella (pt. 2)
97THE JEUNE PREMIER
237AN ARTIST’S STORY or, The House with the Mezzanine [trans. by Constance Garnett]
98IN THE DARK
238THE HOUSE WITH THE MEZZANINE [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
99A TRIVIAL INCIDENT
239MY LIFE, The Story of A Provincial: A Novella [trans. by Constance Garnett] (pt. 1)
100A TRIPPING TONGUE
240MY LIFE, The Story of A Provincial: A Novella [trans. by Constance Garnett] (pt. 2)
101A TRIFLING OCCURRENCE [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
241MY LIFE, The Story of A Provincial: A Novella trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan] (pt. 1)
102A TRIFLE FROM REAL LIFE [trans. by Marian Fell]
242MY LIFE, The Story of A Provincial: A Novella trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan] (pt. 2)
103A TRIFLE FROM LIFE [trans. by Constance Garnett]
243THE MUZHIKS [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
104DIFFICULT PEOPLE
244PEASANTS [trans. by Constance Garnett]
105IN THE COURT
245THE PETCHENEG [trans. by Marian Fell]
106A PECULIAR MAN
246THE PETCHENYEG [trans. by Constance Garnett]
107MIRE
247AT HOME
108DREAMS
248THE SCHOOLMISTRESS
109HUSH!
249IONITCH [trans. by Marian Fell]
110EXCELLENT PEOPLE
250IONITCH [trans. by Constance Garnett]
111AN INCIDENT [trans. by Marian Fell]
251THE MAN IN A CASE
112AN INCIDENT [trans. by Constance Garnett]
252GOOSEBERRIES [trans. by Constance Garnett]
113THE ORATOR [trans. by Marian Fell]
253GOOSEBERRIES [trans. by S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
114THE ORATOR [trans. by Constance Garnett]
254ABOUT LOVE
115A WORK OF ART
255A DOCTOR’S VISIT
116WHO WAS TO BLAME?
256THE DARLING [trans. by Constance Garnett]
117ON THE ROAD
257THE DARLING [trans. by Thomas Seltzer]
118VANKA
258THE NEW VILLA
119CHAMPAGNE
259ON OFFICIAL DUTY
120FROST
260THE LADY WITH THE DOG [trans. by Constance Garnett]
121THE BEGGAR
261THE LADY WITH THE TOY DOG [trans. by S. S Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan]
122ENEMIES [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
262AT CHRISTMAS TIME [trans. by Marian Fell]
123ENEMIES [trans. by Constance Garnett]
263AT CHRISTMAS TIME [trans. by Constance Garnett]
124DARKNESS
264IN THE RAVINE
125POLINKA
265THE BISHOP [trans. by Marian Fell]
126DRUNK
266THE BISHOP [trans. by Constance Garnett]
127AN INADVERTENCE
267BETROTHED
128VEROTCHKA [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
268A LIVING CALENDAR [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
129VEROTCHKA [trans. by Constance Garnett]
269A LIVING CALENDAR [trans. by Constance Garnett]
130SHROVE TUESDAY [trans. by Marian Fell]
270WOE [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
131SHROVE TUESDAY [trans. by Constance Garnett]
271GRIEF [trans. by Constance Garnett]
132A DEFENCELESS CREATURE
272THAT WRETCHED BOY [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
133A BAD BUSINESS
273A NAUGHTY BOY [trans. by Marian Fell]
134HOME
274A JOURNEY BY CART [trans. by Marian Fell]
135THE LOTTERY TICKET
275ON TRIAL [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
136TOO EARLY!
276THE FIT [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
137TYPHUS
277OUT OF SORTS [trans. by Marian Fell]
138TYPHUS [trans. by S. S. Kotelianksy and Gilbert Cannan]
278OVERWHELMING SENSATIONS [trans. by John Middleton Murry]
139IN PASSION WEEK [trans. by Marian Fell]
279THE MASS FOR THE DEAD [trans. by Robert Crozier Long]
140IN PASSION WEEK [trans. by Constance Garnett]
280THE TUTOR [trans. by Marian Fell]
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