Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts: Play Guide and Free Edition

Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich (1860–1904).

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"Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts" by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov is a play first published in 1897. When an elderly professor and his beautiful young wife visit a rural estate, two men fall under her spell while confronting their provincial disappointments. The estate manager Vanya has sacrificed years supporting the professor's career, while his niece Sonya harbors unspoken feelings for the local doctor. Crisis erupts when the professor announces plans to sell the estate—their home—threatening to upend their carefully managed existence.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Uncle Vanya: Scenes from Country Life in Four Acts
• Author credits: Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich (1860–1904)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Country life -- Russia -- Drama
• Families -- Russia -- Drama
• Russia -- Social life and customs -- Drama
• Russian drama -- Translations into English

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• Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
• Category: Russian Literature

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