The Duel
The plot centres around Laevsky, who is living in a small seaside town in the Caucasus after running away with another man's wife, Nadyezhda Fyodorovna, amid dreams of starting a new life.
The dreams have come to nothing as Laevsky idles away his life drinking and playing cards, and Nadyezhda begins to have other affairs.
Laevsky's scheme to run away again, this time without his mistress, brings him into conflict with the rationalist Von Koren, who believes in Darwinian principles of natural selection and extinction of the weak and useless.
Matters come to a head when an outburst from Laevsky leads to a duel. Von Koren is determined to teach Laevksy a lesson. (Introduction by Phil)
Genre(s): General Fiction
Language: English
Group: Chekhov's Novellas
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Play 01 | Chapter 1 | Phil Griffiths |
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Play 02 | Chapter 2 | Phil Griffiths |
00:13:43 |
Play 03 | Chapter 3 | Phil Griffiths |
00:20:04 |
Play 04 | Chapter 4 | Phil Griffiths |
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Play 05 | Chapter 5 | Phil Griffiths |
00:16:26 |
Play 06 | Chapter 6 | Phil Griffiths |
00:19:37 |
Play 07 | Chapter 7 | Phil Griffiths |
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Play 08 | Chapter 8 | Phil Griffiths |
00:05:43 |
Play 09 | Chapter 9 | Phil Griffiths |
00:17:12 |
Play 10 | Chapter 10 | Phil Griffiths |
00:19:46 |
Play 11 | Chapter 11 | Phil Griffiths |
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Play 12 | Chapter 12 | Phil Griffiths |
00:15:02 |
Play 13 | Chapter 13 | Phil Griffiths |
00:08:15 |
Play 14 | Chapter 14 | Phil Griffiths |
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Play 15 | Chapter 15 | Phil Griffiths |
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Play 16 | Chapter 16 | Phil Griffiths |
00:18:04 |
Play 17 | Chapter 17 | Phil Griffiths |
00:14:49 |
Play 18 | Chapter 18 | Phil Griffiths |
00:11:57 |
Play 19 | Chapter 19 | Phil Griffiths |
00:16:22 |
Play 20 | Chapter 20 | Phil Griffiths |
00:07:46 |
Play 21 | Chapter 21 | Phil Griffiths |
00:14:04 |