Summary In a storm

A. Serafimovich In the storm On the sea, Grandfather Agafon and Andreika are fishing in the boat. They pull the fish caught in the net. The boy unintentionally releases the carp into the water,

Summary “Under the shadow of the girls in bloom” Proust

The first family dinner with the Marquis de Norpois has been remembered for a long time by Marcel. It was this rich aristocrat who persuaded his parents to let the boy go to the

“Stevenson’s Treasure Island” in summary

XVIII century. In the Admiral Benbow inn, located near the English city of Bristol, a mysterious stranger settles in, a heavy old man with a saber scar on his cheek. His name is Billy

Summary of “Gerasim and Mumu” by Turgenev

In one of the Moscow houses, surrounded by many servants, lived an old lady. Among all her servants, the janitor Gerasim was particularly distinguished. He was a tall, handsome man – a real hero.

A summary of Gorky’s “Untimely Thoughts”

The book consists of short notes by M. Gorky, published in the Petrograd newspaper “New Life” from May 1, 1917 to June 16, 1918. “The Russian people were married to Freedom.” But this people

“Orpheus descends into hell” by Williams in brief

The play unfolds in the “small town of one of the southern states.” The owner of the universal store, Jayb Torrens, the leader of the local Ku Klux Klan, is brought from the hospital,

“Odessa stories” by Babel in brief

King The wedding was almost over and began to prepare for the wedding dinner, as a Moldovan raider Bene Creek, nicknamed King, comes to an unfamiliar young man and reports that a new officer

Summary “The Lion who founded the council”

Leo established some kind of advice. But which one, the author of the fable is not known. The new council consisted of elephants. And, probably, so badly lacked members for the newly-minted council that

Summary of “The Life of Basil of Thebes” by Andreyev

Like an ant – a grain of sand to a grain of sand – Father Vasily built his life: he married, became a priest, produced a son and daughter. After seven years, life crumbled

Summary “Figures” Bunin

In the story “Figures” Bunin describes the quarrel of the little restless boy Zhenya and his uncle. The story begins with a stage of forgiveness, when a little boy, looking in the evening to
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