ThreeSistersisanaturalisticplayaboutthedecayoftheprivilegedclassinRussiaandthesearchformeaninginthemodernworld.ItdescribesthelivesandaspirationsoftheProzorovfamily,thethreesisters(Olga,Masha,andIrina)andtheirbrotherAndrei.Theyareafamilydissatisfiedandfrustratedwiththeirpresentexistence.ThesistersarerefinedandculturedyoungwomenwhogrewupinurbanMoscow;howeverforthepastelevenyearstheyhavebeenlivinginasmallprovincialtown.Moscowisamajorsymbolicelement:thesistersarealwaysdreamingofitandconstantlyexpresstheirdesiretoreturn.TheyidentifyMoscowwiththeirhappiness,andthustothemitrepresentstheperfectlife.HoweverastheplaydevelopsMoscownevermaterializesandtheyallseetheirdreamsrecedefurtherandfurther.Meaningneverpresentsitselfandtheyareforcedtoseekitoutforthemselves.
ThisisthefistofthiteenvolumesofAntonChekhov’sshotstoies,tanslatedbyConstanceGanett.AntonChekhovwasaussiandoctowhotunedtofictionasahobby,andquicklyblossomedintooneofthemastesoftheshotstoygene.Thoughheisaguablybestknownfohisdamaticwoks,suchasTheCheyOchad,hisstoiesaewidelyconsideedtobesomeofthemostpefectexamplesofshotfictionevewitten.
thefirstofwhataregenerallyconsideredtobethefourmajorplaysbytheRussiandramatistAntonChekhov.Theplaywaswrittenin1895andfirstproducedin1896.Itdramatisestheromanticandartisticconflictsbetweenfourcharacters:theingenueNina,thefadingleadingladyIrinaArkadina,hersontheexperimentalplaywrightKonstantinTreplyov,andthefamousmiddlebrowstorywriterTrigorin.
Ivanov,amiddle-agedpublicservant,isunhappy.HiswifeAnna,disinheritedbyherfamilyafterconvertingfromJudaism,isdyingoftuberculosis.Heisdeeplyindebt.Andhisbestfriend’sdaughterisinfatuatedwithhim.ComedyandtragedyensueintrulyChekhovianfashion.AnexampleoftheyoungChekhov’smaturingstyle,Ivanovisanearlyharbingerofthemesthatwouldrecurthroughouthiswork.
TheplotcentresaroundLaevsky,whoislivinginasmallseasidetownintheCaucasusafterrunningawaywithanotherman'swife,NadyezhdaFyodorovna,amiddreamsofstartinganewlife.ThedreamshavecometonothingasLaevskyidlesawayhislifedrinkingandplayingcards,andNadyezhdabeginstohaveotheraffairs.Laevsky'sschemetorunawayagain,thistimewithouthismistress,bringshimintoconflictwiththerationalistVonKoren,whobelievesinDarwinianprinciplesofnaturalselectionandextinctionoftheweakanduseless.MatterscometoaheadwhenanoutburstfromLaevskyleadstoaduel.VonKorenisdeterminedtoteachLaevksyalesson.
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TheCherryOrchardisRussianplaywrightAntonChekhov'slastplay.ItpremieredattheMoscowArtTheatre17January1904inaproductiondirectedbyConstantinStanislavski.Chekhovintendedthisplayasacomedyanditdoescontainsomeelementsoffarce;however,Stanislavskiinsistedondirectingtheplayasatragedy.Sincethisinitialproduction,directorshavehadtocontendwiththedualnatureofthisplay.TheplayconcernsanaristocraticRussianwomanandherfamilyastheyreturntothefamily'sestate(whichincludesalargeandwell-knowncherryorchard)justbeforeitisauctionedtopaythemortgage.Thestorypresentsthemesofculturalfutility—boththefutilityofthearistocracytomaintainitsstatusandthefutilityofthebourgeoisietofindmeaninginitsnewfoundmaterialism.Inreflectingthesocio-economicforcesatworkinRussiaattheturnofthe20thcentury,includingtheriseofthemiddleclassaftertheabolitionofserfdominthemid-19thcenturyandthesinkingofthearistocracy,theplayreflectsforcesatworkaroundtheglobeinthatperiod.
AntonChekhovwasaRussianphysician,dramatistandauthorwhoisconsideredtobeamongthegreatestwritersofshortstoriesinhistory.Hiscareerasadramatistproducedfourclassicsandhisbestshortstoriesareheldinhighesteembywritersandcritics.Chekhovpracticedasadoctorthroughoutmostofhisliterarycareer:"Medicineismylawfulwife",heoncesaid,"andliteratureismymistress."Chekhovhadatfirstwrittenstoriesonlyforfinancialgain,butashisartisticambitiongrew,hemadeformalinnovationswhichhaveinfluencedtheevolutionofthemodernshortstory.Hisoriginalityconsistsinanearlyuseofthestream-of-consciousnesstechnique,lateradoptedbyJamesJoyceandothermodernists,combinedwithadisavowalofthemoralfinalityoftraditionalstorystructure.Hemadenoapologiesforthedifficultiesthisposedtoreaders,insistingthattheroleofanartistwastoaskquestions,nottoanswerthem.Thisisacollectionof7ofhisinsightfulshortstoriesaboutthehumanconditionandinclude,besidethetitlestory,ADoctor'sVisit;AnUpheaval;Ionitch;andTheHusbandwhicharebestknown.
Cellini’sautobiogaphicalmemois,whichhebeganwitinginFloencein1558,giveadetailedaccountofhissingulacaee,aswellashisloves,hateds,passions,anddelights,witteninanenegetic,diect,andacystyle.Theyshowageatself-egadandself-assetion,sometimesunningintoextavaganceswhichaeimpossibletocedit.Heevenwitesinacomplacentwayofhowhecontemplatedhismudesbefoecayingthemout.HewitesofhistimeinPais:Patsofhistaleecountsomeextaodinayeventsandphenomena;suchashisstoiesofconjuingupalegionofdevilsintheColosseum,afteoneofhisnotinnumeousmistesseshadbeenspiitedawayfomhimbyhemothe;ofthemaveloushalooflightwhichhefoundsuoundinghisheadatdawnandtwilightaftehisomanimpisonment,andhissupenatualvisionsandangelicpotectionduingthatadvesity;andofhisbeingpoisonedontwosepaateoccasions.Theautobiogaphyisaclassic,andcommonlyegadedasoneofthemostcolouful;itiscetainlythemostimpotantautobiogaphyfomtheenaissance.Cellini’sautobiogaphyisoneofthebooksTomSawyementionsasinspiationwhilefeeingJiminTheAdventuesofHucklebeyFinn.
MotherGooseforGrownupsisadelightfullysillycollectionofparodiesonwell-knownMotherGoosetalesbyGuyWetmoreCarryl.
ThestaMiawasunpedictablyvaiable.Sometimesitwasblazing,billiantandhot.Othetimesitwasoddlydim,cool,sheddinglittlewamthonitsmanyplanets.GesthGkae,leadeoftheMians,wasseekingabettesta,onetowhichhis"people"couldmigate.Thatstahadtobesteady,eliable,withagoodplanetaysystem.Andinhisastonomicalseaching,hefoundSol.Withhundedsofships,eachlagethanwholeTeestialspacepots,andtavelingfastethanthespeedoflight,theMianssetouttomoveintoSolaegionsandtakeove.AndonEaththeewasnothingwhichwouldbecapableofbeatingoffthisincedibleamada—untilBuckKendallstumbleduponTHEULTIMATEWEAPON.
AsEarth'sfaster-than-lightspaceshiphunginthevoidbetweengalaxies,Arcot,Wade,MoreyandFullercouldseebelowthem,likeavastshininghorizon,themassofstarsthatformedtheirownislanduniverse.Moreyworkedamomentwithhissliderule,thensaid,"Wemadegoodtime!Twenty-ninelightyearsintenseconds!Yetyouhaditonatonlyhalfpower...."Arcotpushedthecontrolleverallthewaytofullpower.Theshipfilledwiththestrainofflowingenergy,andsparkssnappedintheairofthecontrolroomastheyracedataninconceivablespeedthroughthedarknessofintergalacticspace.Butsuddenly,farofftotheirleftandfartotheirright,theysawtwoshiningshipsparallelingtheircourse!TheyheldgrimlytothecourseoftheEarthship,bracketingitlikeanofficialguard.TheEarthscientistsstaredattheminwonder."Lord,"mutteredMorey,"wherecantheyhavecomefrom?"
Askypiratearmedwithsuperiorweaponsofhisowninvention...Firstcontactwithanalienracedangerousenoughtothreatenthesafetyoftwoplanets...ThearrivalofanunseendarksunwhoseattendantmaraudersaimedattheveryendofcivilizationinthisSolarSystem.Thesewerethethreechallengesthattestedtheskillandmindsofthebrilliantteamofscientist-astronautsArcot,Wade,andMorey.Theirinitialadventuresareaclassicofscience-fictionwhichfirstbroughtthenameoftheirauthor,JohnW.Campbell,intoprominenceasamasteroftheinventiveimagination.
Writtenlateinhiscareer,Byron'snarrativepoemTheIslandtellsthefamousstoryofthemutinyonboardtheBounty,andfollowsthemutineersastheyfleetoaSouthSeaisland,"theirguilt-wonParadise."
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ThewritingsofJ.B.Bury(1861-1927),onsubjectsrangingfromancientGreecetothe19th-centurypapacy,areatoncescholarlyandaccessibletothelayman.ThisworkcoverstheperiodfromthebeginningoftheRomanEmpireuntilGibbonbegins;fromAugustusthroughMarcusAureliusandtheAntoinineEmporers.
Abitofamenage-a-quatreinaremotecabininthewildernessasfugitiveHugh,hisyoungerbrotherPete,nursemaidandcookBella,andnowthenewlyarrivedsnow-blindedyoungSylviewhohadbeensnatchedfromneardeathinthesnowbytheheroicbutmoodyHugh.Becauseofherblindness,Sylvieisledtobelieveherrescuertobeahandsomeanddashinghero;hisyoungerbrothertobebutayoungladof14;andBellaamatronlyoldmaid.ButSylviewould,intime,formherownimageoftheclanandattempttobringthemtogetherastheyweredestinedtobesplitapart.Demonstrationlieshereinoftheinherentabilityoftheblindtousetheirothersensestobestanysituationlaidbeforethem.
Inthepreviousnovel,duringtheearlydaysofWorldWarI,TarzandiscoveredthathiswifeJanewasnotkilledinafiresetbyGermantroops,butwasinfactalive.InthisnoveltwomonthshavegonebyandTarzaniscontinuingtosearchforJane.HehastrackedhertoahiddenvalleycalledPal-ul-don,whichmeans"LandofMen."InPal-ul-donTarzanfindsarealJurassicParkfilledwithdinosaurs,notablythesavageTriceratops-likeGryfs,whichunliketheirprehistoriccounterpartsarecarnivorous.Thelostvalleyisalsohometotwodifferentracesoftailedhuman-lookingcreatures,theHo-don(hairlessandwhiteskinned)andtheWaz-don(hairyandblack-skinned).TarzanbefriendsTa-den,aHo-donwarrior,andOm-at,theWaz-donchiefofthetribeofKor-ul-ja.InthisnewworldhebecomesacaptivebutsoimpresseshiscaptorswithhisaccomplishmentsandskillsthattheynamehimTarzan-Jad-Guru(TarzantheTerrible),whichisthenameofthenovel
EdgaiceBuoughs’JackLondon/H.H.Knibbs-inspied,selfless,poety-spouting,hobochaacte,Bidge,makesanotheappeaanceinthenovellete,TheOakdaleAffai(oiginaltitle,BidgeandtheOskalooskaKid.)Joiningthepoetichobointhisgothic-liketaleaemanyotheunusualelements:dakmysteiousnights,adesetedhauntedfamhouse,aviolentthundestom,theOskalooskaKid,anamelessgil,thievesandmudees,Beppothebea,andothesupises.TheOakdaleAffaiisadeepmysteyandwouldpuzzleevenShelockHolmes.
EdgarRiceBurroughs(1875–1950)ShadesofThePrisonerofZenda!Allouroldfriendsarehere—theyoungking,theusurpinguncleandhisevilhenchman,thebeautifulprincess,theloyalretainerandtheunwillingimposter.WhatmorecouldyouHopefor?Thisfast-pacedstorystaysfarawayfromTarzan’sjungleortheinnerworldofPellucidar.
ThestorytoldinFrancesHodgsonBurnett’sclassicnovel,ALittlePrincess,wasfirstwrittenasaserializednovella,SaraCrewe,orWhatHappenedatMissMinchin’s,andpublishedinSt.NicholasMagazine,in1888.
ThisisacollectionofshortstoriesandfairytalesbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett,theauthorofTheSecretGardenandALittlePrincess.
PeterRabbitgoestoschool,withMotherNatureashisteacher.Inthiszoologybookforchildren,ThorntonW.BurgessdescribesthemammalsofNorthAmericaintheformofanentertainingstory,includingplentyofdetailbutomittinglongscientificnames.Thereisanemphasisonconservation.
Whenaninnocentbluejaystartstalkinginhissleep,it’suptohimtofindoutwhat’sgoingoninthisfun,naturalistic,Southern-stylechildren’sstory.
TheAdventuresofJohnnyChuckisanotherinthelonglistofchildren’sbooksbyconservationistThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisstory,itisspringtimeandayoungchuck’sfancyturnstothoughtsof…traveling,protectingone’sturf,findinganewhome,andyes,love.Alongtheway,welearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchastherearegoodandbadkindsofpride,theimportanceofkeepingsecretsandthat,evenintheanimalworld,thethreemostimportantfactorsindeterminingthedesirabilityofpropertyare“location,location,location.”
TheAdventuresofJimmySkunkisanotherinthelonglistchildren’sbooksbytheconservationist,ThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisbook,JimmySkunkhasencounterswithReddyFox,PeterRabbit,Unc’BillyPossumandotheracquaintancesofhisintheGreenMeadowsandGreenForest.Alongtheway,welearnsomeofthehabitsofJimmyandhisfriendsandwelearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchastheimportanceofalwayskeepingone’stemper,keepingpromisesandnotplayingpracticaljokes.WearealsotreatedtoaphilosophicaldiscussionbyJimmySkunkontheadvantagesofdefensiveweaponry.
JoinusaswefollowJerryMuskratandhisfriendsonanadventuretodiscoverwhatisthreateningtheirhomeland;TheLaughingBrookandTheSmilingPool.(SummarybyLinetteGeisel)
Forthiscollection,LibriVoxvolunteersmadetheirownselectionsfromRobertBrowning'spoetryandprosetocelebratethe200thanniversaryofhisbirthon7thMay1812.