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Im Zentrum des Geschehens steht der 22. August, der Tag, an dem der Kirschgarten versteigert werden soll. Wie ein Damoklesschwert hängen die Frist bis dahin und die Schulden über dem Figuren. Immerhin hängt ihr weiteres Leben vom Kirschgarten und dem Gut ab. Andrejewna Ranjewskaja, die Gutsbesitzerin, ist erst vor kurzem aus Paris zurückgekehrt. Sie hat ihren Sohn verloren, ihr Geliebter in Paris hat sie ausgenommen, und mit ihrem Bruder hat sie alles Geld verprasst...

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Celebrate the magic and warmth of the holiday season with The Essential Christmas Collection, a curated anthology of timeless stories that capture the spirit of Christmas. From classic tales of generosity and joy to heartfelt moments of reflection, this collection will transport you to a world where miracles and Christmas cheer come to life. This enchanting compendium is perfect for cosy winter nights, family gatherings, and anyone seeking to rekindle the true meaning of Christmas. Enjoy these classic tales that have delighted generations and continue to bring joy year after year.

Orson Welles, Sir Laurence Olivier, and Michael Redgrave present a collection of classic Russian fiction including "The Overcoat", "The Queen of Spades", and "A Day in the Country."

Anton Chekhov was a Russian short story writer and a playwright. His playwriting career produced four classics, while his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics alike. As his writing evolved, Chekhov made formal innovations that have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. This collection of short stories consists of "The Duel," "Excellent People," "Mire," "Expensive Lessons," "The Princess," and "The Chemist's Wife."

In Becoming CEO^2, I share the “secrets” behind my journey from sharing a bed with my mother at 21 years old because of financial hardships to building multiple seven-figure businesses before the age of 28, without a website. This isn't a story of magic or luck—it's a story of specific strategies that will grow your business, regardless of your circumstances.

"El contrabajo", "Los banos publicos", "La dama del perrito", "Borrachera contínua", "El vengador", "El marido", "La suerte femenina". Anton Chejov, hijo de un tendero fracasado y nieto de un siervo, comenzo a escribir historias humoristicas como medio de sostenerse y continuar sus estudios medicos.

London, a huge and bustling metropolis, does not reveal itself to the casual visitor. To discover its hidden wonders, you must investigate its streets and squares on foot. Now with Londonwalks Audio Guide, you can put on your earphones, keep your eyes on the historic buildings, colorful shops, and hidden courtyards, and hear the history, scandal, and architectural curiosity of one of the most magnificent cities of Europe.

They lied, they lie, they will lie. This world is built on deception. The struggle for power in the detachment has begun. The parties and their leaders have been determined. The goal is power; the means are anything it takes. Our hero seems to have a couple of trump cards, but everyone is full of surprises in this world, both the Reaper and the shabby newcomer.

The only full-length novel which Chekhov authored, The Shooting Party revolves around Olga, the pretty young daughter of a drunken worker on a country estate, and her relationships with the men in her life. Loved by Urbenin, whom she eventually marries; desired by the Count Karneyev; and adored by Zinovyev, who knows the sadness at the heart of her marriage, a murderous attack begins a spiral of alarm, mistrust, and deceit.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) was a Russian playwright, writer, and doctor. Known best for his plays, he had also written a great multitude of short stories for and about people of all ages and all walks of life. Life as It Happens is a selection of just such stories and novellas. From sad to ridiculous, to dramatic, to funny, by way of tragic or bittersweet - there is something here for everyone.

In this moody Russian drama, Ivanov is a melancholic impoverished landowner whose wife is dying of tuberculosis. However, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to the beautiful Sasha, the daughter of his wealthy neighbors. Augmented by a diverse array of colorful supporting characters and intrigues, this play provides a glimpse of master dramatist Anton Chekhov's early work.

Irine, mladshej iz trjoh sestjor Prozorovyh, ispolnjaetsja dvadcat' let. «Na dvore solnechno, veselo», a v zale nakryvaetsja stol, zhdut gostej - oficerov raskvartirovannoj v gorode artillerijskoj batarei i novogo ejo komandira podpolkovnika Vershinina. Vse polny radostnyh ozhidanij i nadezhd.

Karl Anton Kassauer schaut inmitten der Donaumetropole Wien auf dieses Deutschland. Mit dem Aussenblick nimmt er Stellung zu aktuellen Themen. Ob es euch Piefkes passt oder nicht. Wenn ihr nicht wisst was ein Piefke ist, dann fragt ChatGPT oder eure Oma.

Nikolai Ivanich has never reconciled himself to life in the city and makes plans to acquire enough money to buy a small estate where he can grow gooseberries, a symbol in his mind of happy life in the countryside. He saves every penny and spends his days dreaming of the future estate: where the main building will be located, ducks swimming in a pond, and where the gooseberry bushes will be planted. His brother sees it as an escape from reality and an unnecessary limitation. Read in English, unabridged.

En La bruja, Saveli Guikin, un sacristán insomne, acusa a su esposa Raisa de ser una bruja capaz de provocar tormentas y atraer a extraños al refugio de su cabaña. Mientras una tormenta desata su furia afuera, llegan dos viajeros perdidos, despertando la paranoia del sacristán. A medida que acusan y discuten, la tensión crece hasta un desenlace incierto, donde las sospechas y las acusaciones desafían la realidad.

The world-class writers featured in this collection are adept at conjuring the depth of passion that surrounds all stories of love and loss. The short story form is perfect for capturing the uplift and dizzying heights that accompany a new object of affection, as well as the queasy unease and bottomless longing of lost loves.

Lustige Geschichten ist der Titel einer Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten des russischen Schriftstellers Anton Tschechow (1860–1904). Der Inhalt der Sammlung umfasst Erzählungen wie „Ein Glücklicher", „Der teure Hund" und „Die Nacht vor der Verhandlung", die typisch für Tschechows humorvollen und ironischen Stil sind.

A provincial youth of wealth and noble status refuses to employ himself in the typical occupations of the higher classes, thus acquiring a reputation as a lazy good-for-nothing. In reality, he is intensely sensitive to the injustices perpetrated by his social class upon the working classes of town and country, and resolves to become a common laborer, taking employment as a house painter and ikon gilder. All classes of society around him respond to this revolutionary action with bewilderment and ridicule, even the lowest workmen feeling threatened by this insolent shaking of the cosmic ...

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.