The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov: Plays, Novellas, Short Stories, Autobiographical Writings & Reminiscences (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Tragicomedy, Human Nature, and Russian ModernismBy Anton Chekhov
Length173h 24m
About this audiobook
The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov gathers the full range of a writer who transformed modern literature: the major plays, the subtle novellas, the compressed short stories, and revealing autobiographical writings and reminiscences. Across these forms, Chekhov's art is marked by restraint, irony, psychological acuity, and an extraordinary attention to ordinary lives. His drama helped define modern theatrical realism, while his fiction reshaped the short story through open endings, moral ambiguity, and the quiet drama of unspoken feeling. Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), trained as a physician, brought to literature the diagnostic precision of a doctor and the humane skepticism of an observer of social suffering. Born into modest circumstances in Taganrog, he knew poverty, provincial life, illness, and the tensions of a rapidly changing Russia. These experiences inform his depictions of failed aspirations, class instability, intellectual fatigue, and the fragile dignity of everyday people. This volume is essential for readers seeking not merely famous masterpieces but the breadth of Chekhov's achievement. It is recommended to students, scholars, theatre lovers, and anyone drawn to literature that finds profundity in silence, gesture, and the unresolved textures of life.
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
GenreLiterary Classics
Length173 hrs 24 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 1, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26CHAPTER XV
2Introduction
27CHAPTER XVI
3Author Biography
28CHAPTER XVII
4Historical Context
29CHAPTER XVIII
5Synopsis (Selection)
30CHAPTER XIX
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6The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov: Plays, Novellas, Short Stories, Autobiographical Writings and Reminiscences
31CHAPTER XX
7Introduction:
32CHAPTER XXI
8Biography by Constance Garnett
33CHAPTER XXII
9Novel:
34CHAPTER XXIII
10THE SHOOTING PARTY [trans. by Alfred Edward Chamot]
35CHAPTER XXIV
11PRELUDE
36CHAPTER XXV
12CHAPTER I
37CHAPTER XXVI
13CHAPTER II
38CHAPTER XXVII
14CHAPTER III
39CHAPTER XXVIII
15CHAPTER IV
40CHAPTER XXIX
16CHAPTER V
41CHAPTER XXX
17CHAPTER VI
42CHAPTER XXXI
18CHAPTER VII
43CHAPTER XXXII
19CHAPTER VIII
44POSTSCRIPT
20CHAPTER IX
45Plays:
21CHAPTER X
46ON THE HIGH ROAD
22CHAPTER XI
47SWAN SONG, A Play in One Act
23CHAPTER XII
48IVANOFF
24CHAPTER XIII
49CHARACTERS
25CHAPTER XIV
50ACT I
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