According to Nelson: this translation of The Seagull includes "a number of lines from the 1896 copy of the play (sent to the censor for approval of the premiere production in St. Petersburg), which do not appear in the script for the Moscow Art Theater 1898 revival, nor in subsequent translations of the play."

is considered to be the first of Chekhov's four major works & contributions to the history of theatre

became known as one of the greatest events in the history of Russian theatre

This volume would make a useful text for studies in Drama, Russian Literature, or European History

Includes an extensive introduction by Richard Pevear.

This is the fifth title in TCG's Russian Translation series

Pevear and Volokhonsky are translators of all great works of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky

: "Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English."

, performing at The Public Theatre Off-Broadway