Adapted for audio (English language level B2)
“One of the greatest short stories ever written” Vladimir Nabokov
The opening of Chekhov’s The Lady with the Little Dog (1899), adapted for audio. English language level: B2 (upper intermediate).
Nearly forty Dmitri Gurov has a successful career and a young family but is bored and dissatisfied. Holidaying alone, he meets a mysterious young woman – ‘the lady with the little dog’
- Free illustrated transcript (with audio): https://tinyurl.com/3wu6kbaz
- Free teaching resources: https://www.eslreading.org/lady_with_little_dog.html
- Read the complete original story at Project Gutenberg: https://tinyurl.com/ycxactya.
My adaptation stays very close to the original Constance Garnett translation — which is divided into four sections. Changes are mostly for length and clarity.