#199 In The Ravine

You can find today’s 16,430 word novelette here: http://www.chekhovshorts.com/stories/199.html Travis review: This noirish story feels complete even though it is open ended with life continuing in spite of tragedies and upheavals to a certain family. It is interesting that Chekhov’s kicks off this story with the tale of Ukleevo, the village known for “the deacon ate …

#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 …