Selected early plays

PLAYS BY ANTON CHEKHOV,

translated by Julius West

ON THE HIGH ROAD

THE PROPOSAL

THE WEDDING

THE BEAR

A TRAGEDIAN IN SPITE OF HIMSELF

THE ANNIVERSARY

SWAN SONG

by Anton Checkov

Translated From The Russian by Marian Fell

RUSSIAN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

AND MONEY EMPLOYED IN THE PLAYS, WITH ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS

1 verst = 3600 feet = 2/3 mile (almost)

1 arshin = 28 inches

1 dessiatin = 2.7 acres

1 copeck = 1/4 d

1 rouble = 100 copecks = 2s. 1d.