Chekhov`s worldwide reputation as a dramatist rests on five great plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. All are presented in this collection, taken from the authoritative Oxford Chekhov, in Ronald Hingley`s acclaimed translation. Hingley has also written an introduction specifically for this volume in which he provides a detailed history of Chekhov`s involvement in the theater and an assessment of his accomplishment as a dramatist.