The Shooting Party: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Shooting Party, credited to Anton Chekhov, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Shooting Party by Anton Chekhov. (Translated by Alfred Edward Chamot.) Read in English by Bryn Roberts. "The Shooting Party" is a mystery, set in the Russian countryside. The story revolves around the murder of a beautiful young woman named Olga, who is found dead in a forest. The narrator, a magistrate named Sergei Kamyshev, recounts the events leading up to the crime, mixed with his own personal experiences and emotions. We learn about Olga's various relationships, with her fiancé, the impoverished and idealistic schoolteacher Urbenin, and Kamyshev himself, who is deeply infatuated with her. The unfolding mystery explores themes of love, jealousy, and the darker side of human nature, as the characters' motivations and secrets are gradually revealed. The investigation into Olga's murder is marked by twists and turns, leading to a shocking and tragic conclusion. Chekhov combines romance, drama, and suspense, creating a rich and consuming narrative that peers into the complexities of human relationships and the consequences of unchecked passions. - Summary by Bryn Roberts

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Shooting Party
• Author credits: Anton Chekhov
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 35
• Listed recording duration: 8:28:06

Catalogue topics

• murder
• Russia
• man-woman relationships
• social life & customs

Opening tracks: first 24 of 35

1. 00 - Introduction — 11:40
2. 01 - Prelude — 14:16
3. 02 - Chapter 1 — 14:27
4. 03 - Chapter 2 — 22:37
5. 04 - Chapter 3 — 16:40
6. 05 - Chapter 4 — 26:01
7. 06 - Chapter 5 — 19:23
8. 07 - Chapter 6 — 14:55
9. 08 - Chapter 7 — 15:17
10. 09 - Chapter 8 — 15:39
11. 10 - Chapter 9 — 11:19
12. 11 - Chapter 10 — 12:07
13. 12 - Chapter 11 — 7:27
14. 13 - Chapter 12 — 16:15
15. 14 - Chapter 13 — 13:32
16. 15 - Chapter 14 — 24:51
17. 16 - Chapter 15 — 7:15
18. 17 - Chapter 16 — 15:32
19. 18 - Chapter 17 — 10:56
20. 19 - Chapter 18 — 18:09
21. 20 - Chapter 19 — 12:53
22. 21 - Chapter 20 — 3:30
23. 22 - Chapter 21 — 25:40
24. 23 - Chapter 22 — 9:07

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