Anton Chekhov Select Stories Podcast
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Master of the stage, Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) shows true genius when sharing insightful moments in the everyday lives of 19th Century Russians. With great economy, Chekhov's short stories reveal the depths of human joy, confusion, dissatisfaction, and sorrow. His tales elicit a deep sympathy for all people, wherever they may be, in Russia a hundred years ago or anywhere in the world today. These superb, insightful translations by Constance Garnett, Marian Fell and others are offered here as public domain recordings created for LibriVox and CloudMountain Audio. The audiobook sampler for iPod contains the stories: After the Theatre, An Enigmatic Nature, A Joke, Misery, and Love.
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Swan Song - A One Act Play for two characters —with an Introduction
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
36:01 An old comedic actor finds himself alone in the theater. He reminisces his disappointing life & is later joined by the theater's much older prompter. This play will be posted here for a few weeks & then removed. Recording © 2010 Alan Davis Drake.
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A Tripping Tongue
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Fri, Sep 18, 2009
10:01 A wife returns home to her husband after vacationing with a woman friend. As soon as she begins to outline their adventures, her tripping tongue stumbles over two conflicting statements.
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The Chorus Girl
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sat, Aug 29, 2009
15:31 The chorus girl Pasha is sitting in her villa with Nikolai Petrovitch and there's a knock at the door. Nikolai hides and Pasha goes to the door. Story text included in the "lyrics" field. Read as you listen! Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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A Day in the Country
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Tue, Aug 18, 2009
16:51 A May thunder storm approaches. Orphan Fyokla searches the town for the kindly old cobbler Terenty. Her brother Danilka's hand is caught in a hole of a tree out in the country. Complete text included in lyrics. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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In an Hotel
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Aug 17, 2009
07:42 Madame Nashatyrin complains to the hotel-keeper about the goings on in the next room. She's trying to protect her two daughters from that "den of iniquity" and its abominations. Complete text included in lyrics. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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A Country Cottage
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, Aug 16, 2009
05:35 Newlyweds Varya and Sasha walk along the platform of their little country station. They talk of their beautiful world and what they will have for dinner as they linger to watch an unexpected train arrive. Read by Alan Davis Drake. Copyright 2009.
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The Boys
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Aug 13, 2009
16:25 Volodia returns home on a school break with his friend Tchetchevitsin. They have a master plan they would rather no one discover. Volodia's sisters are delighted, but his parents will be worried and furious. Recording copyright Alan Davis Drake.
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The Avenger
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, Aug 09, 2009
13:35 "Shortly after finding his wife in flagrante delicto, Fyodor Fyodorovitch Sigaev was standing in Schmuck and Co.'s, the gunsmiths, selecting a suitable revolver." Here is Chekovian comedy at its best. Recording copyright Alan Davis Drake.
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The Lady with the Toy Dog
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Jul 30, 2009
44:32 Dmitri Dimitrich meets a fascinating woman on the Yalta quay. Anna Sergueyevna is about to change their lives, although at first, she considers her actions unpardonable. Would we act much differently than they? Copyright Alan Davis Drake.
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The Huntsman
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Tue, Jul 28, 2009
13:15 Yegor Vlassitch on his daily hunt for game is surprised on the road by his wife, who he has not seen since Easter. He tells her: "Once the spirit of freedom has taken a man, you will never root it out of him." Recording copyright Alan Davis Drake.
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Rothschild's Fiddle
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Jul 23, 2009
28:45 At 70, coffin maker and violinist Yakov unexpectedly enters the final phase of his life. After 50 years of indifference, he experiences an unsettling revelation. Recording copyright Alan Davis Drake.
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A Chameleon
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Fri, Jul 17, 2009
09:20 Police superintendent Otchumyelov investigates an alleged dog bite. On-going inquiries lead him to continually change his point of view and attitude towards the ever changing perpetrator and victim —which is which? Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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Joy
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Wed, Jul 15, 2009
05:50 With surprise to all, late one night Mitya Kuldarov expresses supreme joy to his parents and his sister and brothers: "I am so delighted, Mamma! Do you know, now all Russia knows of me! All of Russia!" Studio recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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A Father
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Jul 13, 2009
21:31 Old Musatov lives a dissipated life, living in drunken squalor, regularly begging off his three sons, who are forever generous to him. Just what kind of man is their father? What is Chekhov getting at? Studio recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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A Gentleman Friend
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Wed, Jul 08, 2009
10:01 Vanda "found herself, on leaving the hospital, in a position she had never been in before: without a home to go to or a farthing in her pocket. What was she to do?" Studio recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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Two Beautiful Girls
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, Jul 05, 2009
23:46 An unnamed man relates in languorous detail two incidents in his life where he meets a beautiful girl. He compares the two, yet in typical Chekhov fashion, only the reader is left with drawing conclusions. Studio recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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Bad Weather
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Jul 02, 2009
13:13 On rainy days, hard working, sickly Kvashin does not return to his wife and mother-in-law at the summer villa. They both love and trust him immensely, yet it always seems to be raining. One day his wife visits him. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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3 Translators Tea Party Translations: Two Journalists, No Luck, and Playing Tricks
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Jun 29, 2009
25:35 A casual US group has made three marvelous translations of Chekhov stories. Read details in file tags. ("Playing Tricks" also appears in this collection in a different translation "A Joke.") This live concert hall recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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The Slanderer
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Wed, Jun 24, 2009
11:08 At his daughter's wedding, Sergey steals into the kitchen. On seeing the sturgeon, he emits a loud sound of delight --misheard as a kiss with his cook. He does a frightful job of recovering his reputation. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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The Lion and the Sun
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Jun 22, 2009
12:07 Mayor Stepan Ivanovitch Kutsyn is desirous of receiving the Persian order of the Lion and the Sun. Here is how Kutsyn persuades a visiting Persian Magnate to give him the badge he passionately longs for. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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The Naughty Boy
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, Jun 14, 2009
07:00 A brief tale of Kolia's threats to reveal the secret of sister Anna Zamblitskaya courtship with her suitor Ivan Lapkin. The naughty Kolia extorts payment after payment, until the couple... Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake. PD text included.
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A Tragic Actor
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Wed, Jun 10, 2009
10:53 Masha, the daughter of Sidoresky the police captain, first falls in love the with theatre and then Fenogenov, the tragic actor. All become trapped in unexpected lives. Read the public domain text as you listen. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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Difficult People
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Jun 08, 2009
21:35 The Shiryaevs are a highly dysfunctional family. At the center of the family's challenges sits their angry father/husband Yevgraf Ivanovitch. Like father, like son—and not surprisingly, like grandfather as well. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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Who Was She?
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Wed, Jun 03, 2009
12:57 Retired Col. Pyotr Ivanovitch tells a group of young ladies of his various exploits as a young man. A boastful story telling rogue with his own opinions about everyone, he can craft a story to fit the occasion. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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Whitebrow (Patch)
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Tue, Jun 02, 2009
15:51 A rare Chekhovian snapshot of a puppy and a wolf as the central characters in another tale of misery. Recording of this public reading of "Patch," given in English at 2009 Chekhov Conference, is © 2009 Alan Davis Drake. Text in the public domain.
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Typhus - with an introduction from Medicine and Surgery Magazine, 1918
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, May 31, 2009
21:20 A "Little Classic" Physicians May Have Overlooked, from 1918 Medicine & Surgery. "Dr. Chekhov is too great a writer to impress us with his medical knowledge." Lt. Klimov rides the train from Petersburg to Moscow, not knowing he has Typhus. © 2009.
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Who Was to Blame?
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, May 10, 2009
10:14 Who IS to blame for the mice? The uncle, the cook, or the cat? Mmmm? Another light-hearted ditty from ole Anton. But is this, alas, truly light-hearted? Perhaps the nephew holds the true answer. Public domain text. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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The Old House — A Story Told by a Houseowner
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, May 03, 2009
16:22 Before his building is raised, a house owner gives an architect a tour of the building and shares his pessimistic view of life while revealing the intimate lives of some of its occupants. Text in the public domain. Recording © 2009 Alan Davis Drake.
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Two Letters - from Letters of Anton Chekhov To His Family and Friends
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, Apr 12, 2009
17:39 Chekhov's letters to brother Nikolay and to Madame Kiselyov are like reading his stories: personal, direct, thoughtful, with the main character AC himself. Read by Alan Davis Drake for CloudMountain. Text in the public domain. Recording © 2009.
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A Classical Student
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, Apr 12, 2009
08:00 A 13-year-old student of classic Greek fails his exam, his hopeful mother expresses her displeasure and frustration —despite her son's pleading. Dramatization. Alan Davis Drake performs for CloudMountain. Text in the public domain. Recording © 2009.
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The Lottery Ticket
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sat, Apr 11, 2009
13:20 While a content middle-class man withholds from his wife the day's winning lottery number, they both fantasize what the future would hold if she's won. Alan Davis Drake performs for CloudMountain. Text in the public domain. Recording © 2009.
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A Pink Stocking
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Fri, Apr 10, 2009
09:50 A university man reads his wife's letter to her sister and discovers his "pink stockinged" wife semi-illiterate —unlike "blue stockinged" university women. Alan Davis Drake performs for CloudMountain. Text in the public domain. Recording © 2009.
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An Inquiry
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Apr 06, 2009
06:25 A country gentleman wishes to inquire at the government office about a local case, but finds he must learn office the "language" before he can speak with anyone. Alan Davis Drake reads for CloudMountain. Text in the public domain. Recording © 2009
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The Death of a Government Clerk
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, Apr 05, 2009
07:24 Blissfully attending the opera, a government clerk sneezes on the bald head in front of him. He spends the rest of his life trying to get his apology accepted. Read by Alan Davis Drake for CloudMountain. Recording © 2009. Text in the public domain.
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An Upheavel
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sat, Apr 04, 2009
19:25 A newly appointed governess returns from a walk to find her mistress rummaging through her private things, in search of a stolen brooch. Read by Alan Davis Drake for CloudMountain. Recording © 2009. Text in the public domain.
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Hush!
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Tue, Mar 24, 2009
08:50 A story which perhaps gives us some insight into Chekhov's full life, late night habits. Read, recorded, and mixed by Alan Drake for CloudMountain. Recording © 2009. Text in the public domain.
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A Work of Art
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, Mar 15, 2009
10:09 One of Chekhov's medical stories; a poor family gives a work of art to their doctor as a reward for saving their only son's life. But this work of art is too unusual for everyone... Read, recorded, and mixed by Alan Drake for CloudMountain. © 2009.
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Love and Loss: A Chekhov Sampler — Five Thematic Stories by Anton Chekhov • iPod/iTunes
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Tue, Nov 25, 2008
01:01:41 iPod Friendly Audiobook Sampler • Five podcasted stories: After the Theatre, An Enigmatic Nature, A Joke, Misery, and Love. Read, recorded, and mixed by Alan Drake in CloudMountain Studios. © 2009.
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The Tutor
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Nov 24, 2008
08:33 High school student Gregory Ziboroff tutors a younger boy. He deals not only with his reluctant charge but is also forced to navigate uncertain waters with the younger boy's father. It's uncertain who is in charge or who is the wiser.
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The Student
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Nov 24, 2008
12:11 A clerical student walks home in the dark night and meets two widows just before Easter, gives him much to reflect upon: relating the past to the present. Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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A Joke (Included in the audiobook sampler)
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, Jul 27, 2008
12:00 A young man takes his friend Nadia sledding. Fearful though she is to ride, he plays a little joke on her as the zoom quickly down the hill. He whispers something into her ear that will haunt both of them —perhaps for the rest of their lives.
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Oysters
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Jul 24, 2008
10:33 A destitute father and son wander the streets of Moscow in search of food. The son's curiosity (and hunger) gets the better of him. Read for LibriVox.
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Fat and Thin
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Mon, Jun 23, 2008
Two childhood friends meet unexpectedly at the Station after many years of absence. In their brief attempts to return to former times, they find each other much different than childhood would have imagined them today.
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The Head Gardener's Story
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Wed, May 28, 2008
Count N.'s gardener, Mihail Karlovitch, explains why he is always delighted to meet with verdicts of Not Guilty, "even when my conscience tells me the jury made a mistake in acquitting the criminal." "Faith in man is higher than any other consideration."
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Misery (Included in the audiobook sampler)
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Sun, May 18, 2008
Iona, a penniless cab driver whose son has died just a few days earlier, sits in snow drifts and misery as he fails both to make a living wage and to gain sympathy from the people and patrons he meets. In the very end, he finds a sympathetic listener.
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The Album
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Wed, May 07, 2008
When adults take something seriously, children often take a different approach. Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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An Enigmatic Nature (Included in the audiobook sampler)
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
A humorous story with ironic pathos. An agitated woman meets a novelist on the train. She reveals all. Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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The Chemist's Wife
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake Author: &Author: Jodi Krangle
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
Two men visit the Chemist's shop late at night and spend time flirting with the Chemist's wife. Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake and Jodi Krangle.
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A Story Without a Title
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
What life may or may not be like in a medieval monastery. What have the monk's been missing? Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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Love (Included in the audiobook sampler)
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
What is real love? A man discovers the answer through the years. Or does he? Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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In the Graveyard
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
A group of associates walk through the graveyard and meet a disappointed actor. Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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A Problem
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
Family honor? What is really important? A peek into the true nature of a young man. Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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The Bird Market
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
The bird market has a lot more to offer than birds. Chekhov's eye for detail reveals more than we might imagine on a stroll through the market. Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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After the Theater (Included in the audiobook sampler)
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
After an evening at the theater, a young girl considers her life as if it were on the stage itself. Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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Panic Fears
Author: Narrator: Alan Davis Drake
Thu, Apr 24, 2008
The speaker describes the three times in his life when he felt the sense of great panic. Sometimes the source of the panic is revealed, at others, well, perhaps for some things, there are no explanations... Read for LibriVox by Alan Davis Drake.
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