“Jamilya” Aitmatova in the summary

It was the third year of the war. There were no adult healthy men in the village, and therefore the brigadier sent my older brother Sadyk’s wife, Jamila, to a purely masculine job –

“The wanderings of Franz Sternbald” Teak in brief summary

The novel is stylized as an old Germanic story. The beginning of the narrative is about 1521. Franz Sternbald, an artist, a young student of Albrecht Dürer, a renowned German painter, leaves Nuremberg and

Summary “The White Heron” by Teleshov

One of the visiting princes fell in love with the daughter of the king – Isolde. The father willingly gave his consent to the marriage of his daughter. The kingdom began to prepare for

Summary Lispeth

JR Kipling Lispeth This spoiled name Elizabeth (in the dialect of the Himalayan mountain people it sounded like Lispet). She is the daughter of Himalayan mountaineer Sonah and his wife Jade, her parents have

Short description “Lefty”

About the work The story of “Lefty” Leskov was released in 1881. The work is dedicated to the genius Tula gunsmith, who was able to surpass the skill of English masters. But his talent

Summary “Fiest”

The heroes of this tragedy are two evil czars from the city of Argos, Atreus and Fiest. The son of this Atreus was the famous leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War Agamemnon

Summary Eric XIV Strindberg

A. Strindberg Eric XIV King Eric is a strange and eccentric figure, he is extremely suspicious and inclined to unexpected decisions. Outraged by the courtyard, he settled in his Stockholm palace a mistress –

Summary of “Who is Good in Russia”

Poem Nekrasov “To Whom in Russia to Live Well” tells about the journey of seven peasants in Russia in search of a happy man. The work was written in the late 60’s and mid-70’s.

Summary Conrad Wallenrod

Adam Mickiewicz Conrad Wallenrod In the prosaic preface to the poem, the author notes that he describes those ancient times when the pagan Lithuanians fought with their main enemy, the Teutonic Order, which subdued

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A childless woman, on the advice of a sorceress, raised a girl out of a grain of a tulip an inch tall – Thumbelina. Cradle for her was a nut shell, a boat –
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