Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (or Tchekoff), Russian writer, dramatist, physician and humanitarian, began writing humorous works to support his family and pay his way through medical school. As a physician he was known for humanitarian work through two Cholera epidemics. As a writer, he is known for simple language and drama internal to his characters, and is now a fixture of literature courses for "The Lady with a Dog," "The Kiss," and "The Student", stories first published between 1886 and 1904. Other masterpieces include the plays The Three Sisters (1901), Uncle Vanya (c.1902), and The Cherry Orchard (1904). For the story "The Steppe," first published in 1888, Chekhov received the Pushkin Prize.

Plays by Anton Chekov, Volume 1, is based on the 1912 edition by translator Mariane Fell, the source of this edition's introduction and the following three plays: The Swan Song, The Seagull, and Uncle Vanya. Substituted is Constance Garnett's translation of Ivanhoff (due to availability), and added is Garnett's translation of The Three Sisters (to round out the collection). Notes by James Rusk and A.S. Man.

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