Balzac’s “Eugene Grande” in brief summary

Evgenia Grande was considered the most enviable bride in Saumur. Her father, a simple bocar, grew rich in the days of the Revolution, buying up the confiscated church possessions for a pittance-the best vineyards

Summary The life of Archpriest Habakkuk written by himself

Avvakum The life of Archpriest Habakkuk himself written by Protopop Habakkuk wrote the life with the blessing of the monk Epiphanius, his spiritual father. A solar eclipse is a sign of God’s wrath. In

“Consuelo” J. Sand in summary

The action takes place in 40-50 years. XVIII century. Together with his heroine, the outstanding singer Consuelo, the reader from sunny Venice gets into the gloomy Bohemian forest, goes along the roads of the

“Akutagava’s Web” in brief summary

One morning, Buddha wandered alone along the shore of a paradise pond. He stopped in thought and suddenly saw everything that was happening on the bottom of the Lotus Pond, reaching to the very

Summary of Leo Tolstoy’s story “Childhood”

August 12, 18 ** ten years old Nikolenka Irtenev wakes up on the third day after her birthday at seven o’clock in the morning. After the morning toilet, the teacher Karl Ivanych leads Nicholas

Brief information “Britannicus”

Agrippina is the widow of Domitius Enobarb of Nero’s father and the second widow of Emperor Claudius. With the help of intrigues and crimes, Nero was elevated to the throne afterwards was killed by

Summary of Banabhatta

Banabhatta (Hindi Ba? Abha?? a or Bana, Hindi Bana; 7th century) is an ancient Indian Sanskrit poet. He was “Asthana Kavi” (court poet) in the court of King Harsavadhana, who reigned from approx. 606

Summary “On the Western Front without Change” Remarque

The soldiers have supper nine kilometers from the front line. They are given double portions of food and tobacco, since after the last attack, eighty people returned from the battlefield instead of one hundred

A brief note of my great-grandfather’s note

A. Shtifter Notes of my great-grandfather The hero, describing the old house that belonged to his great-grandfather, the village doctor, recalls: “The old utensils surrounded us with an indelible chronicle, and we children got

Plotonov’s “ditch” in the summary

“On the day of the thirtieth anniversary of his personal life, Voshchev was given a calculation from a small mechanical factory where he was earning funds for his existence.” He wrote in a dismissal
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