Twelve Plays

This collection of plays presents the fascinating minor works of Chekhov written during a period when the author was producing more serious prose fiction. Included are: On The High Road; Swan Song; The Bear; The Proposal; Tatyana Repin; A Tragic Role; The Wedding; The Anniversary; Smoking Is Bad For You; The Night Before The Trial; The Wood Demon; and Platonov.

Clearly the most accessible collection of Chekhov's plys in English translation.--John J. Conlon, University of Massachussets, Boston

It's good to have the vaudevilles and the one-acts in a companion volume to the Five Plays.--Robert Rockman, Bard College

A great book--To have them all in one place.--Lee Devin, Swarthmore College