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1800s: Chekhov’s stories capture Russian provincial life in the late nineteenth century
The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
What you need to know before your trail
A man and woman fall in love in a seaside town. The only trouble is, they’re both married to other people.
A schoolmaster is scandalized by his sweetheart riding a bicycle.
A woman falls in love with a series of men, each of whom leave her in different ways.
Chekhov’s stories capture Russian provincial life in the late nineteenth century while Garnett’s translations make these classic works feel as vivid as if they were written yesterday.
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Russia provincial life
The stories:
Easter Eve, Enemies, The Kiss, Beauties, The man in a case, Gooseberries, About Love, The Darling, The Lady with the Dog, The Bishop, Ionitch, The Grasshopper, the New Villa,TheSchool mistress, The Party, A woman’s Kingdom.
The story collection reflects on various themes that marked the Russian society in the 19th century and the relationship between the various characters and the community they were living in. There are themes of rebellion, wanting to be free in some way, the difference between life in the city and life in the rural areas. There was a huge disparency between rich and poor back in the late 1800s (some would say not much has changed)
“The leaves did not stir on the trees, cicadas twanged, and the monotonous muffled sound of the sea that rose from below spoke of the peace, the eternal sleep awaiting us. So it rumbled below when there was no Yalta, no Oreanda here; so it rumbles now, and it will rumble as indifferently and as hollowly when we are no more. And in this constancy, in this complete indifference to the life and death of each of us, there lies, perhaps a pledge of our eternal salvation, of the unceasing advance of life upon earth, of unceasing movement towards perfection. Sitting beside a young woman who in the dawn seemed so lovely, Gurov, soothed and spellbound by these magical surroundings – the sea, the mountains, the clouds, the wide sky – thought how everything is really beautiful in this world when one reflects: everything except what we think or do ourselves when we forget the higher aims of life and our own human dignity.”
This is an collection of stories which each in their own way manage to give the reader an insight into human nature. Short stories of emotion and psychology which showcase the state of Russian society at the time.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories
Destination : Russia Author/Guide: Anton Chekhov Departure Time:1800s onwards
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