Download or read book The Complete Plays written by Anton Chekhov and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007-12-17 with total page 1128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.