The Complete Plays"The most complete collection of the Russian playwright's repertoire."—Vogue This stunning new translation presents the only truly complete edition of the plays of one of the greatest dramatists in history. Anton Chekhov is a unique force in modern drama, his works interpreted and adapted internationally and beloved for their brilliant wit and understanding of the human condition.This volume contains work never previously translated, including the newly discovered farce The Power of Hypnotism, the first version of Ivanov, Chekhov's early humorous dialogues, and a description of lost plays and those Chekhov intended to write but never did. |
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... general's lady . . . the general's lady three rubles . . . With what's owing—ten rubles! Uh-oh! When shall I have the honor of receiving that sum? GLAGOLYEV SR. Eh, my friends, my friends! You didn't know the past! You'd be singing a ...
... general's lady . . . the general's lady three rubles . . . With what's owing—ten rubles! Uh-oh! When shall I have the honor of receiving that sum? GLAGOLYEV SR. Eh, my friends, my friends! You didn't know the past! You'd be singing a ...
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... ladies and gentlemen! Phew . . . It's hot ... So, Sasha! Can you smell it? He sits down. SASHA. I smell it. PLATONOV ... general's lady and gambling away your shiny ten-kopek coins ... It's hot ... ANNA PETROVNA. I was getting tired of ...
... ladies and gentlemen! Phew . . . It's hot ... So, Sasha! Can you smell it? He sits down. SASHA. I smell it. PLATONOV ... general's lady and gambling away your shiny ten-kopek coins ... It's hot ... ANNA PETROVNA. I was getting tired of ...
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... General! Under his command I would capture the fortresses, known by the name of the ladies' polonaise.27 (Bows.) May I take your hand, ma'am! SOFYA YEGOROVNA (extends her hand and then withdraws it). Very kind of you, but ... it isn't ...
... General! Under his command I would capture the fortresses, known by the name of the ladies' polonaise.27 (Bows.) May I take your hand, ma'am! SOFYA YEGOROVNA (extends her hand and then withdraws it). Very kind of you, but ... it isn't ...
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... general's lady marries him, I'm a rich man! My I.O.U.s will be paid, saints in heaven! I've even lost my appetite at this joyous prospect. The servants of God, Anna and Porfiry, be joined in holy matrimony, or, rather, Porfiry and Anna ...
... general's lady marries him, I'm a rich man! My I.O.U.s will be paid, saints in heaven! I've even lost my appetite at this joyous prospect. The servants of God, Anna and Porfiry, be joined in holy matrimony, or, rather, Porfiry and Anna ...
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... lady? In any case they are I.O.U.s, which means that they require repayment ... lady? ANNA PETROVNA. You may not. (Goes to the door.) Go and work your gums ... general? Who closed his eyes on his deathbed? ANNA PETROVNA. You, you, you ...
... lady? In any case they are I.O.U.s, which means that they require repayment ... lady? ANNA PETROVNA. You may not. (Goes to the door.) Go and work your gums ... general? Who closed his eyes on his deathbed? ANNA PETROVNA. You, you, you ...
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ain’t Aleksandr ANNA PETROVNA AVDOTYA NAZAROVNA BABAKINA BORKIN BORTSOV BUGROV can’t Chekhov Cherry Orchard CHUBUKOV damn dear didn’t door drink DUDKIN DYADIN Exits eyes father FEDYA forgive FYODOR IVANOVICH General’s lady GLAGOLYEV JR goes GREKOVA GUEST hand happy he’s heaven’s sake hell honor I’ve IVAN IVANOVICH IVANOV Ivanych KHRUSHCHOV Kisses KOSYKH KRASNUSHKINA Laughs LEBEDEV LEDENTSOV listen LOMOV look Lord LVOV ma’am Mariya married MERIK Mikhail Vasilich Moscow Moscow Art Theatre NATALIYA STEPANOVNA never Nikolay Alekseevich ORLOVSKY OSIP Pause PETRIN PLATONOV play POPOVA Roars with laughter rubles Russian SASHA SCENE SEREBRYAKOV Sergey SHABELSKY SHCHERBUK SHIPUNOV Shouts Shurochka SMIRNOV SOFYA YEGOROVNA SONYA talk tell Theatre there’s thing TIKHON TRILETSKY Uncle Vanya understand VENGEROVICH JR VOINITSEV VOINITSKY walks What’s Who’s wife wife’s woman won’t Wood Goblin YELENA ANDREEVNA you’re you’ve young YULYA ZHELTUKHIN ZINAIDA SAVISHNA