The novel is a story of the life and aspirations of a Danish intellectual, a contemporary of Jacobsen, whom the author carries over a generation ago – about twenty years. The book opens with a description of the characters of the hero’s parents: his mother is an enthusiastic romantic soul living in a world of … Read more
The tragic story of the artist Chartkov began before a shop in the Shchukinsky yard, where, among the many paintings depicting peasants or landscapes, he discerned one and, having given the last twenty-ruble for her, brought home. This is a portrait of an old man in Asian clothes, it seemed unfinished, but seized by such … Read more
Melnik Alexei Biryukov, a huge, middle-aged man with a clumsy figure and face, smoking a pipe at the threshold of his house. Despite the cold and damp weather, he was dressed easily – apparently, his thick-skinned, “stale as a corn” body did not feel cold. Small, swollen eyes on his red, fleshy face looked sullenly … Read more
While in the “smoke” of Turgenev Potugin said that Venus de Milo is undoubtedly the principles of the 89th year. You can ask about the meaning of the word “undoubted”. This word means that on one line there are principles, and Venus Milo, and village teacher Tyapushkin. Recently I went to the governor’s city. There … Read more
LI Tik Blond Eckbert The action takes place in the German city of Harz in the Middle Ages. Blond Eckbert, a knight of forty, lives with his wife Bertha. They love each other, but they have no children. They live in seclusion, their guests are rare, except for a friend of the family Philip Walter. … Read more
BP Ekimov HOLYUCHINO farmstead The glory of the strongest owner on the Don khutor Vikhlyaevsky is firmly held by the one-legged Kholyusha, according to the passport, Bartholomew Vihlyantsev, seventy years of age. So he survived until the moment when they allowed the peasants, “so all the more kept.” And then, after all, the cunning had … Read more
Maxim Gorky Spouses of the Orlovs The story begins with a description of a terrible fight between the Orlovs in their apartment, which is located in the basement of the old and dirty house of the merchant Petunnikov. Behind the fight watches the whole yard led by Senka Chizhik – pupil of the painter – … Read more
A young man, Mr. Bennet, who is an assistant to the famous professor Presbury and the groom of his only daughter, turns to Sherlock Holmes for help. Professor Presby, the famous European scientist, whose life is the first place in science, is a widower with an impeccable reputation. A few months ago, a professor who … Read more
RB Sheridan Rivals Brave Captain Jack Absolute is in love with the charming Lydia Langwish, and his friend Fockland has a passion for her cousin Lydia Julia. The girls respond to the fans with fervent reciprocity, and, it seems, nothing prevents the cloudless happiness of the heroes. But this happiness was in jeopardy, as the … Read more
B. Blasco Ibáñez Blood and Sand The life of the torero Juan Gallardo begins at the moment when the hero is at the zenith of fame. Not knowing defeats, the favorite of the public comes from his native Seville to Madrid for the opening of the spring season. This is not the first performance of … Read more