translation of the seagull

[efff]

Does anyone know about this English translation of THE SEAGULL? Who has done it and when? Is it a pure translation or has it been altered?

[Logos]

I am not sure about the translation on the site

http://www.online-literature.com/anton_chekhov/sea-gull/

but it is probably by Constance Garnett:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Garnett

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[efff]

Thanks, but I really need to know for sure who the translator is and what year it was done. I get the feeling that the play has been modernized in this translation, and I would appreciate all the info I can get about this specific translation.

Is there anyway to find out for sure where it comes from?

[efff]

According to Project Gutenberg there is no translation of The Seagull by Constance Garnett:

http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/g#a2858

But I'm not sure whether they have all her works listed or just some?

[Logos]

No I don't think Gutenberg has all of her translations listed. Some of them are probably not in the public domain (published *after* 1923), hence not on the internet.

There was another discussion of her work here:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31955

oh, and check your email :)

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