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  • The Wife

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    Anton Chekhov's short story "The Wife" offers a panoramic description of Russian life amidst the constantly warring oppositions of marriage. The frost of winter cannot compare to the impasse in the relationship between Pavel and his estranged wife. The disintegration of the spouses in their rich mansion is portrayed against the background of abject suffering and poverty of the peasantry. A typical ... Leer más

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  • The Schoolmistress

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    Follows Maria's tumultuous journey home after receiving her salary from the school board. 'The Schoolmistress' features Chekhov's much-celebrated realist prose as he illustrates the misery of the poor schoolmistress and her surroundings.While Maria must fight for respect from her superiors and the townsfolk, she dreams of a better life with the wealthy and handsome Hanov. Chekhov's social ... Leer más

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  • Ward No. 6

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series Libro 6 - World Classics
    A haunting tale, Russian author Anton Chekhov's 'Ward No.6' tells the story of Ragin, the head doctor in a provincial town's mental institution. Frustrated by his banal surroundings and what he perceives as a lack of intelligent company, he turns to one of his patients, Gromov, with whom he can express his distaste for what his life has become. The townspeople grow suspicious of the time the ... Leer más

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  • Gone Astray

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    'Gone Astray' is one of Chekhov's earlier comedic short stories that is a light-hearted romp about two drunken lawyers trying to find their way home at night. Chekhov's masterful use of irony is present here as one of the lawyers, Kozyavkin, accidentally violates the law by breaking into a house he believes to be his own. The short features some of Chekhov's most farcical images, such as the ... Leer más

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  • A Mystery

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    The narrative focuses on the extraordinary predicament of the Civil Councillor Navagin. For the past thirteen years he has striven in vain to uncover the undisclosed identity of a certain Fedyukov. His signature mysteriously appears in every single document that leaves Navagin's office. Navagin is perplexed and out of his wits.Ironically enough, the time comes when the Councillor decides to follow ... Leer más

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  • А Nightmare

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    'A Nightmare' is a short story by Anton Chekhov about two men, one a penniless priest and the other a wealthy aristocrat. The now desperate priest is too proud to ask for assistance, whereas the conniving aristocrat is plotting against him because of his oddball behavior. Where exactly will this dangerous game of cat-and-mouse carry the two?A masterful portrayal of human emotions and the ... Leer más

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  • The Duel

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    A modern-day Hamlet, Laevsky enjoys blaming his issues on the corrupting influence of his time and civilization. Van Koren, on the other hand, believes strongly in the survival of the fittest. When the two of them become tangled in a game of infidelity, debts, and deception, it is not long until a physical duel ensues. A complex tale of transformation, human fragility and forgiveness, it was ... Leer más

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  • Sorrow

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    Well, you brought this on yourself. Not only were you browsing the Russian classics section – literature with a reputation so dour and depressing that it has reached meme status, but when you on top of that pick out the one book titled "Sorrow", we can only imagine that you've taken the advice of the people complaining about your sunny disposition and the spring in your step. Fortunately, you're ... Leer más

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  • Neighbours

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    'Neighbours' is a short drama by Chekhov about Zina, a young woman who leaves her home for a married man. This scandalous behaviour plagues the mind of Zina's brother, Pyotr, who believes that she has been abducted and deceived but is too fearful to help her. As Zina's family is ashamed of her behaviour, Pyotr sets out to bring her home before news of her affair is widely known. Pyotr confronts ... Leer más

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  • Typhus

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    'Typhus' is a deeply personal short story by Chekhov, about a young man, Klimov, returning home on a train while suffering from a terrible illness. The tale begins with Chekhov's classic dark humour as the protagonist is disgusted with the characters that surround him. The story changes as Chekhov illustrates a slowly creeping illness that engulfs the main character and terrifyingly distorts the ... Leer más

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  • Beauties

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    'Beauties' is a short story by Chekhov that tells the tale of a young schoolboy travelling through the countryside with his grandfather on a sweltering summer day. The boy is uninterested in his dreary dustbowl surroundings until they arrive at the house of an old friend and the boy becomes transfixed by an astonishingly beautiful young woman. 'Beauties' is a perfect encapsulation of Chekhov's ... Leer más

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  • Terror

    Traducido por Constance Garnett ...
    Series series World Classics
    What are you most afraid of? Spiders, ghosts or perhaps the Slender Man? But have you ever been afraid of life itself? 'Terror' tells the story of just that: a man who is afraid of living. His fears range from his office job in St. Petersburg to the mere act of tilling the soil. He is even scared of his lovely wife and children.But the ultimate cause of his fear of day to day life is not what it ... Leer más

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