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Works of Anton Chekhov: Uncle Vanya

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Chekhov, Anton

Chekhov, Anton
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Uncle Vanya

Introduction

Nobody is quite clear about the date of composition of Uncle Vanya. In
December, 1896, Chekhov wrote to his friend Suvorin about "Uncle Vanya, which
is not known to anyone in the world." And in a letter to Maxim Gorky dated
December 3, 1898, he says: "Uncle Vanya was written long ago." At any rate,
Vanya first appeared in print in a collection of Chekhov's works published in
1897. The play was immediately picked up by numerous provincial theaters,
which performed it with great success.

Moscow audiences did not see Vanya for ...

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