“Rip Van Winkle” by Irving in short summary

At the foot of the Kaathsky Mountains is an ancient village, founded by Dutch settlers in the earliest period of colonization. In ancient times, when this region was still a British province, there lived

“History of New York” by Irving in brief

The history of New York from the creation of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty, which contains among the stories about many surprising and amusing events is also the inexplicable reflections

Summary I’m on a thunderstorm Granin

DA Granin I’m going on a thunderstorm The calm current of the working morning in laboratory No. 2 was violated by the sudden arrival of the chef of Corresponding Member AN Golitsyn. He made

“Khusrov and Shirin” Nizami in summary

The truth of this legend is confirmed by the Bisutun rock with carved images on it, the ruins of Medaina, the traces of the milk brook, the passion of the unfortunate Farhad, the rumor

“Roads of Flanders” Simon in brief summary

For the first time with the heroes of the novel, the author introduces us on the eve of how they retreat as part of the French troops fighting the fascist conquerors in Flanders, are

Shukshin’s “mother heart” in brief

Vitka Borzenkov went to the bazaar in the regional city, sold bacon for a hundred and fifty rubles and went to the wine stall to “smear” a glass or two red. A young girl

Summary Stephen King Lear

IS Turgenev Steppe King Lear A calm, free story about past events. The beginning, characteristic of Turgenev. On a winter evening, six people gathered at an old university friend. People, apparently, are not young

Summary: The saga of people from Laxdal

The saga tells the story of eight generations of an Icelandic family. The central place is reserved for the seventh generation: the events connected with it took place at the end of the 10th

Summary of “Allez” Kuprin

Allez! – this is the first word that Nora remembers from childhood. She grew up in a circus, did dzhigitovka, acrobatics on a trapezoid, went on a rope and all the time, overcoming pain,

Summary of the “Sinichkin Calendar” Bianchi

Day and night the snowstorm raged, and when she lay down and Zinka looked out of the hollow, she did not recognize the forest, so it was covered with snow. And the last month,
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