The Cherry Orchard
Translated by Constance Garnett
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The opening
Act I
A room, which has always been called the nursery. One of the doors leads into Anya’s room. Dawn, sun rises during the scene. May, the cherry trees in flower, but it is cold in the garden with the frost of early morning. Windows closed.
Enter Dunyasha with a candle and Lopahin with a book in his hand.
Lopahin The train’s in, thank God. What time is it?
Dunyasha Nearly two o’clock puts out the candle. It’s daylight already.
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About this edition
- The words
- Constance Garnett's English translation, copied word for word.
- Left out
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 2 places
- The source library's header, footer and license