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"The Sea-Gull" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a play written in 1895. Four characters clash over art and love at a country estate: a fading actress, her aspiring playwright son, a famous writer, and a young woman who dreams of the stage. Romantic entanglements intertwine with artistic ambitions as characters speak in subtext rather than direct declarations. The opening night in 1896 was a notorious disaster, but a later production became a triumph that transformed Russian theatre forever. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 |
|---|---|
| Title | The sea-gull |
| Alternate Title | The seagull |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seagull |
| Credits | Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Authors, Russian -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1754 |
| Release Date | Feb 22, 2006 |
| Last Update | Sep 10, 2016 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 5844 downloads in the last 30 days. |
Original page: gutenberg.org/ebooks/1754