Anton Chekhov

The most widely staged dramatist after Shakespeare, Chekhov left a deep mark both on the development of Russian literature and world theatre, with plays that were remarkable not just for their dialogue but their atmosphere and the tensions expressed between the lines. Collected in this volume...

I DYLAN THOMAS After the Fair The fair was over, the lights in the coconut stalls were put out, and the wooden horses stood still in the darkness, waiting for the music and the hum of the machines that would set them trotting forward. One by one, in every booth, the naphtha jets were turnéd down...

! On Reading Plays Most literature is written to be read. The author carefully uses |f| language not only to develop plot, but also to create realistic settings, characters and dialogue. Plays, howevei; are different from other types of literature: instead of being written to be read, ' they...

Of the eighteen hundred and ninety letters published by Chekhov's family, Constance Garnett, the translator, chose these letters and passages from letters which best illustrates Chekhov's life, character and opinions. The brief memoir is abridged and adapted from the biographical sketch by his...