#001 A Living Chattel

The first story up is “A Living Chattel.” You can read it here before we discuss: http://www.chekhovshorts.com/stories/001.html Travis review: The first short story we read is really a novelette coming in at over 14,000 words. This story is told in three sections.The first part has Groholsky, a wealthy fop, entreating his lover, Liza, to leave …