The action of the poem takes place in the autumn-winter of 1843 The lyrical hero of the poet leaves cheerful Paris and his beloved wife in order to make a short trip to his native Germany, which he missed very much and visit an old sick mother who had not seen for thirteen years. He … Read more
After another successful scam, Peters and Tucker decide to become philanthropists. Once in the provincial town of Floresville, they, with the consent of local residents, open the “World University” there, and they themselves become his trustees. On the first of September, the newly-opened educational institution hospitably opens the doors to students from five states, and … Read more
LN Tolstoy Kreutzer Sonata Early spring. The end of the century. In Russia there is a train. In the car there is a lively conversation; merchant, clerk, attorney, smoking lady and other passengers argue about the women’s question, about marriage and free love. Only love covers marriage, says the smoking lady. Here, in the middle … Read more
Leonhard Frank Disciples of Jesus The novel’s events date back to 1946 and unfold in Würzburg am Main, which was destroyed by American aviation after the SS command, ignoring the will of the impotent population, rejected the Americans’ demand to surrender the city without a fight and signed an order for defense. Few have any … Read more
On June 26, 1864, the crew of the Duncan yacht, owned by Lord Edward Glenarvan, the most prominent member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club and a wealthy Scottish landowner, catches the shark in the Irish Sea, in the belly of which finds a bottle with a note in three languages: English, German and French. … Read more
The story “The Night Before Christmas” was written by NV Gogol in 1830 – 1832. The first edition of the work was published in 1832 in the printing house of A. Plushar. The story is included in the well-known cycle of the writer “Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka”. In “Nights Before Christmas” Gogol with … Read more
Iris Murdoch Child of the word Hilary Birdu is forty one years old. He works “in the state department – no matter what”, in the bureaucratic hierarchy, except for the typist and clerk, stands on the lowest step; lives in an uncomfortable apartment, which serves him only as a “place for sleeping,” without trying to … Read more
AR Lesage Türkare The young baroness was after the death of her husband in very cramped circumstances. Therefore, she is forced to encourage courtship of a little sympathetic and distant from her circle, the businessman Türkare, who is in love with her and promises to marry. It’s not entirely clear how far their relationship went, … Read more
In the family of the steppe landlords, Sasha’s daughter grows like a field flower. Her parents are nice old men, honest in their cordiality, “flattery disgusts them, but arrogance is unknown.” Parents tried in childhood to give their daughter everything that their small means allowed; However, science and books seemed superfluous to them. In the … Read more
V. Irving The History of New York In one of the New York hotels in 1808, a short, nimble little old man settled and lived there for a long time, paying nothing to the owners, so they eventually became worried and began to make inquiries about who he and than is engaged. Having found out … Read more