“The village of Stepanchikovo and its inhabitants” Dostoevsky in brief

Former hussar, retired forty-year retired colonel Yegor Rostanev, owner of the rich and well-appointed estate of Stepanchikov, where he lives together with his mother, the widow of General Krachotkin, an unmarried sister, Sasha’s daughter

“Siege position” Camus in brief summary

The plague captures the Spanish city of Cadiz and establishes its own order in it. Only those who overcome fear of the Plague will free people. “Siege position” is a representation in three parts.

“Outsider” Camus in brief summary

Meursault, a small French official, resident of the Algerian suburb, receives news of the death of his mother. Three years ago, being unable to support her on his modest salary, he placed her in

Summary “A horse with a pink mane” Astafyev

My grandmother sent me to the dump for strawberries, along with the neighboring children. She promised: if I dial full tuesok, she will sell my berries together with her own and buy me a

Summary of Hamlet by Shakespeare

The square in front of the castle in Elsinore. Guard Marcellus and Bernard, Danish officers. They are later joined by Horatio, a learned friend of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. He came to make sure

“The Postman Always Rings Twice” Kane in Brief Content

Twenty-four-year-old hero-narrator Frank Chambers wanders around America, nowhere else for a long time. And now, after settling down to work for the Greek, Nick Papadakis, the owner of a gas station and a snack

Summary Karl Maria Weber. Free Shooter

FREEPY ARROW1 Opera in three acts Libretto by F. Kind Characters: Ottokar, the Bohemian prince Kuno, Forester Agatha, his daughter Anhen, a friend of Agatha Baritone Bass Soprano Soprano Bass Tenor Tenor Bass Without

Summary of “Jelsomino in the Land of Liars” Rodari

Gelsomino’s boyfriend (in Italian – “jasmine”) from birth is endowed with an unusually loud voice, capable of destroying the walls. Only from this gift – continuous trouble. Suspicious neighbors do not give Jelsomino a

Summary Blue bird

M. Maeterlinck Bluebird Christmas Eve. The woodcutter’s children, Tiltil and Mytil, sleep in their beds. Suddenly they wake up. Attracted by the sound of music, the children run up to the window and look

Summary “Let’s Make Your Own People” by Ostrovsky

The merchant’s daughter in marriage, Olympia Samsonovna (Lipochka) Bolshova, sits alone at the window with a book and, arguing, “what a pleasant occupation these dances”, begins to waltz: she has not danced for a
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