Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second Series
Translated by Julius West
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The opening
ON THE HIGH ROAD
A DRAMATIC STUDY
CHARACTERS
TIHON EVSTIGNEYEV, the proprietor of a inn on the main road SEMYON SERGEYEVITCH BORTSOV, a ruined landowner MARIA EGOROVNA, his wife SAVVA, an aged pilgrim NAZAROVNA and EFIMOVNA, women pilgrims FEDYA, a labourer EGOR MERIK, a tramp KUSMA, a driver POSTMAN BORTSOV’S WIFE’S COACHMAN PILGRIMS, CATTLE-DEALERS, ETC.
The action takes place in one of the provinces of Southern Russia
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About this edition
- The words
- Julius West's English translation, copied word for word.
- Copied from
- Left out
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages
- Closing stage direction (house style) (14 blocks)