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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860–1904.
[Plays. English]
The complete plays / Anton Chekhov; translated, edited, and annotated by Laurence Senelick.—1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-393-04885-3 (hardcover)
1. Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904—Translations into English. I. Senelick, Laurence.
II. Title.
PG3456.A19 2006
891.72’3—dc22 2005024362
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