“Pharaoh” Prus in brief summary

The novel in three books, saturated with excerpts from authentic ancient Egyptian texts, adjacent to the highly modernized social realities of the distant past, begins with an introduction in which the author sets out

Summary “Fatal eggs” by Bulgakov

The action takes place in the USSR in the summer of 1928. Vladimir I. Persikov, Professor of Zoology at the IV State University and Director of the Moscow Zoo Institute, quite unexpectedly makes a

Summary of the “Flies” Sartre

On the main square of Argos there is a mosquito-stained statue of Jupiter, Waving off large fat flies, enters Orestes. Screams scream from the palace. Fifteen years ago, Clytemnestra, the mother of Orestes and

Byron’s “Corsair” in brief

Performed in picturesque contrasts, the color of “Giaura” is distinguished also by the following Byron’s work of the “eastern” cycle – the more extensive poem “The Corsair” written with heroic couplets. In a short

Summary of Cola Bryunion

Romain Rolland Cola Bryunion “The smoking-room is alive…” – Cola cries to friends who came to see if he died from the plague. But no, Cola Bryunnon, “an old sparrow of Burgundian blood, full

“Angel” of Andreev in the summary

Sashka, the hero of Andreev’s “Christmas story,” possessed an unruly and courageous soul, could not calmly take to evil and took revenge on life. For this purpose, he beat his comrades, rudely bribed his

Summary of Lucinda

F. Schlegel Lucinda Julius tries to find Lucinda where he used to see her-in her room, on their couch-and, without finding her, begins to conduct with her a strange, meaningless conversation, then giving herself

Summary Love under the Elms Yu. G. O’Neill

Yu. G. O’Neill Love under the elms The action takes place in New England on the farm of Effraim Cabot in 1850. In the spring, the old Cabot leaves somewhere unexpectedly, leaving the farm

“Sign of trouble” Bykov in brief summary

Stepanida and Petrok Bogatka live on the farm of Jáchymovschina, three kilometers from the village of Vyselki. Their son Fedya serves in tank troops, the daughter of Fenya studies “on the doctor” in Minsk.

Summary “Fifteen-year-old captain” Verna

The schooner “Pilgrim” is moving towards San Francisco. There are a lot of people on board, among them Captain Gul, five experienced sailors, a fifteen-year-old junior sailor – the orphan Dick Send, the ship
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