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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... didn't know it wasn't my pie? You're a pig, dovie! Your move! TRILETSKY. I didn't know. I only knew that it would go bad on you if I didn't eat it. That's your move? Might work, ma'am ... And this is mine ... If I do eat a lot, it means ...
... didn't know it wasn't my pie? You're a pig, dovie! Your move! TRILETSKY. I didn't know. I only knew that it would go bad on you if I didn't eat it. That's your move? Might work, ma'am ... And this is mine ... If I do eat a lot, it means ...
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... didn't know you, and who actually believed you knew what you were talking about? You'd end up convincing him that we, I mean, myself, Nikolay Ivanych, my maman and more or less every young person is incapable of feeling indignation and ...
... didn't know you, and who actually believed you knew what you were talking about? You'd end up convincing him that we, I mean, myself, Nikolay Ivanych, my maman and more or less every young person is incapable of feeling indignation and ...
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... didn't know the past! You'd be singing a different tune . . . You'd understand ... (Sighs.) You just can't understand! VOINITSEV. Literature and history are more to be trusted, I think ... We didn't know the past, Porfiry Semyonych, but ...
... didn't know the past! You'd be singing a different tune . . . You'd understand ... (Sighs.) You just can't understand! VOINITSEV. Literature and history are more to be trusted, I think ... We didn't know the past, Porfiry Semyonych, but ...
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... didn't stay at home after all! Make your curtsey, Sasha! Good afternoon, your excellency! (Walks over to Anna Petrovna, kisses one hand and then the other.) ANNA PETROVNA. You cruel, discourteous creature . . . How could you make us ...
... didn't stay at home after all! Make your curtsey, Sasha! Good afternoon, your excellency! (Walks over to Anna Petrovna, kisses one hand and then the other.) ANNA PETROVNA. You cruel, discourteous creature . . . How could you make us ...
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... didn't you say something before? Sergey Pavlovich! VOINITSEV. What? PLATONOV. And he didn't say a word either! Got married and didn't say a word! (Gets up.) I forgot, and they don't say a word. SASHA. I forgot too, while he was talking ...
... didn't you say something before? Sergey Pavlovich! VOINITSEV. What? PLATONOV. And he didn't say a word either! Got married and didn't say a word! (Gets up.) I forgot, and they don't say a word. SASHA. I forgot too, while he was talking ...
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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