Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) shares insightful moments in the everyday lives of 19th Century Russians. With great economy, Chekhov's short stories reveal the depths of human joy, confusion, dissatisfaction, and sorrow. His tales elicit a deep sympathy for all people, wherever they may be, in Russia more than a hundred years ago or anywhere in the world today. These translations, by Constance Garnett, Marian Fell, and others, are offered here as public domain recordings created both for LibriVox.org and at public performances. The copyright recordings that are clearly stated as such are offered here by permission of the publisher are intended for personal and classroom use only and are not for commercial distribution.
Stories include: After the Theatre, The Album, Bad Weather, The Bird Market, The Chemist's Wife, A Classical Student, The Death of a Government Clerk, Difficult People, An Enigmatic Nature, Fat and Thin, A Gentleman Friend, The Head Gardiner's Story, Hush!, An Inquiry, In the Graveyard, A Joke (also translate/read as Playing Tricks), The Lion and the Sun, The Lottery Ticket, Love, The Man in the Case, Misery, The Naughty Boy, No Luck, The Old House, Oysters, Panic Fears, A Pink Stocking, Playing Tricks, A Problem, A Story Without a Title, The Slanderer, The Student, A Tragic Actor, The Tutor, Two, Beautiful Girls, The Two Journalists, Typhus, An Upheaval, Whitebrow (Patch), Who Was She, Who Was to Blame, A Work of Art, and others to come...
For Chekhov's complete "The Little Trilogy" visit this collection: CloudMountain Productions The Little Trilogy.
Current audiobook length for the short stories only: 9 hours, 53 minutes.
* The five starred (*) chapters are also a part of the "Love and Loss" Audiobook Sampler, which is iPod/iPod touch friendly (with listed chapter headings.) Try it out! Link at the top of the list.
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