“Nils Lune” by Jacobsen in brief summary

The novel is a story of the life and aspirations of a Danish intellectual, a contemporary of Jacobsen, whom the author carries over a generation ago – about twenty years. The book opens with

“Portrait” of Gogol in brief

The tragic story of the artist Chartkov began before a shop in the Shchukinsky yard, where, among the many paintings depicting peasants or landscapes, he discerned one and, having given the last twenty-ruble for

Summary of Chekhov’s “At the Mill”

Melnik Alexei Biryukov, a huge, middle-aged man with a clumsy figure and face, smoking a pipe at the threshold of his house. Despite the cold and damp weather, he was dressed easily – apparently,

The summary “Straightened”

While in the “smoke” of Turgenev Potugin said that Venus de Milo is undoubtedly the principles of the 89th year. You can ask about the meaning of the word “undoubted”. This word means that

Summary Blond Eckbert

LI Tik Blond Eckbert The action takes place in the German city of Harz in the Middle Ages. Blond Eckbert, a knight of forty, lives with his wife Bertha. They love each other, but

Summary Holushino Compound

BP Ekimov HOLYUCHINO farmstead The glory of the strongest owner on the Don khutor Vikhlyaevsky is firmly held by the one-legged Kholyusha, according to the passport, Bartholomew Vihlyantsev, seventy years of age. So he

Summary Spouses Orlovs

Maxim Gorky Spouses of the Orlovs The story begins with a description of a terrible fight between the Orlovs in their apartment, which is located in the basement of the old and dirty house

Summary “The Man on All Fours”

A young man, Mr. Bennet, who is an assistant to the famous professor Presbury and the groom of his only daughter, turns to Sherlock Holmes for help. Professor Presby, the famous European scientist, whose

Summary Opponents

RB Sheridan Rivals Brave Captain Jack Absolute is in love with the charming Lydia Langwish, and his friend Fockland has a passion for her cousin Lydia Julia. The girls respond to the fans with

Blood and sand

B. Blasco Ibáñez Blood and Sand The life of the torero Juan Gallardo begins at the moment when the hero is at the zenith of fame. Not knowing defeats, the favorite of the public
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