Childhood Chapter III - Papa
In which a stern father attends closely to the burdens of estate management, revealing the careful balances and challenges of household finances through a candid conversation with his loyal, perceptiv...
20 Feb 8min
Childhood Chapter IV - Lessons
In which a stern tutor’s discontent and the sorrow of parting cast a sombre shadow over a boy’s lessons, stirring heartfelt reflections on loyalty and ingratitude within the household. The day unfolds...
20 Feb 7min
Childhood Chapter II - Mamma
In which the gentle morning unfolds in a well-appointed drawing-room where Mamma, tender and composed, tends to tea whilst her children and household staff engage in their modest trials with music and...
19 Feb 5min
Childhood Chapter I - The Tutor, Karl Ivanitch
In which a young boy awakens to the stern yet kind attentions of his tutor, Karl Ivanitch, whose peculiar habits and quiet solitude inspire both irritation and sympathy in the child's heart. Amid the ...
19 Feb 12min
Master and Man Chapter 10
In which a loyal servant awakens to a dire and frostbitten morning alongside his unresponsive master, cloaked in snow and silence amid a relentless winter's grasp. The tale quietly unfolds the enduran...
18 Feb 6min
Master and Man Chapter 9
In which Vasili Andreevich, caught in the merciless snowstorm, strives with steady resolve to protect and warm the frostbitten Nikita beneath his fur coat, overcoming his own fear and weariness with a...
17 Feb 13min
Master and Man Chapter 8
In which Vasili Andreevich, beleaguered by the biting wind and blinding snow, endeavours to find his way through a desolate winter landscape, pained by the treacherous sameness of the storm-tossed wor...
16 Feb 10min
Master and Man Chapter 7
In which a weary servant, overcome by cold and fatigue during a harsh winter journey, reflects upon his life and sins with a quiet resignation, trusting in a higher power's mercy. As the biting cold d...
15 Feb 6min
