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Stephen Fry Presents a Selection of Anton Chekhov's Short Stories

By: Anton Chekov
Narrated by: Stephen Fry
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Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable short stories of our time. A brilliant combination of reader and writer come together in these seven short stories available on digital download only.

Immerse yourself in a world where the wonderful Stephen Fry reads some of the more memorable short stories of our time. Stephen's voice takes you into a different kind of listening experience, enabling you to imagine narrative, settings, places and people with vivid colour and meaning. Enjoy the work of one of the most celebrated writers in world literature – Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekov. A brilliant combination of reader and writer come together in these seven short stories available on digital download only. Includes An Avenger, A Blunder, Boys, The Huntsman, The Lady with the Dog, Misery and Oysters.

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Anton Chekov’s short stories although somewhat dark are filled with life lessons. The truth behind life’s facades paints the pictures in these well written stories.
A must for the serious, logic person. Leaving a long lasting impression.

Dark but beautiful.

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I loved the witty black-humoured short stories, especially ‘the duel’ and ‘oysters’.
Initially I was unsure about Stephen Fry’s reading style but I came to enjoy the fast pace and focus on the comedic aspects.
Unfortunately the recording was let down by the editing. There were only milliseconds between the poignant endings of the short stories and the beginning of the next, in some cases Stephen Fry didn’t even get to finish his final words!

Fine Tragicomedy

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What a joy to listen to the world’s best narrator, reading Russia’s best short stories. Only.... the audio editing is excruciating.

The stories and the narrator deserve better

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I loved the selection, but more stories could have been included. Not comprehensive enough. Chekov is still taught at Universities worldwide, so this can be a good recommendation for literature students to listen to on their way to Uni, for example.

Lovely, poignant stories. Excellent reading!

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