Anna Markovna’s institution is not one of the most luxurious ones, as, say, Treppel’s institution, but not of low-grade ones, there were only two such in the Yama, the rest – rubles and fifty rubles, for soldiers, thieves, gold coins. Late May evening, Anna Markovna in the hall for guests housed a company of students … Read more
The first of the surviving Greek novels dates back to the 5th century. BC. e. – the time of the highest power of the Persian kingdom, the Peloponnesian conflict, Greco-Persian wars and many other historical events. The beautiful Kalliroya, the daughter of the famous Syracuse strategist Germokrat, and the young Hereey fell in love. And … Read more
“This is an unusual comedy,” warns the actor, who reads the prologue, “there are no obscenities, no pimp, no whore, no boastful warrior, no foundling, no lover, abducting a lover, but only a game of fate, a vanity of human intentions and nobility of the perfect valor “. There were two neighboring regions in Greece, … Read more
G. H. Andersen Magic Hill Lizards discuss that they are preparing to meet noble guests in a magical hill. When the hill opened, an old forest fairy came out of it, which wore an amber heart on its forehead. She asked the kozodoy to blow up the invitations: on the big ball – everyone, even … Read more
The Tang military commander Zhang Shou-gui sends his subordinate, the Turk of An Lu-shan, against the Khitan. Anh is defeated. Zhang sends him to the capital. Emperor Xuan-tsong is carried away by the young concubine of Yan-guifei and is indifferent to the affairs of the government. Despite the warnings of the dignitary Zhang Jiu-lin, he … Read more
The main characters of the story are the king of Persia Solomon and his beloved Sulamith. The story consists of twelve parts. The first part depicts before the reader Persia during the reign of Solomon, tells of Solomon and his deeds. The king was about forty-five years old, when the fame of him, his wisdom … Read more
Before the revolution, the author worked as an instructor of a spare armored battalion. In February of the seventeenth year he arrived with his battalion to the Tauride Palace. The revolution saved him, as well as other spare ones, from months of wearisome and humiliating sitting in the barracks. In this he saw the main … Read more
L. Pirandello The late Mattia Pascal Matthia Pascal, a former curator of books in a library, bequeathed by a certain Signor Bokkamats to his native city, writes the story of his life. Father Mattia died early, and the mother remained with two children – six-year-old Roberto and four-year-old Mattia. All affairs were conducted by the … Read more
M. Kharitonov Lines of Fate, or Milashevich’s Chest, Anton Andreevich Lizavin, philologist, Ph. D. thesis wrote about his countrymen – writers of the 1920s. In the course of these studies, he was carried away by the work of the unknown, but very original writer Simeon Milashevich. One of the strangest stories of the latter was … Read more
Gustave Flaubert Education of the senses In the fall of 1840, eighteen-year-old Frederick Moreau returned to the home town of Nogent-on-the-Seine. He had already received a bachelor’s degree and soon had to go to Paris to study law. Dreamy, capable of science and artistic, “he found that the happiness that deserves the perfection of his … Read more
The action takes place during one crazy day in the castle of Count Almaviva, whose households during this short time manage to weave a dizzying intrigue with weddings, courts, adoption, jealousy and reconciliation. The heart of intrigue is Figaro, the count’s house manager. This is an incredibly witty and wise person, the closest assistant and … Read more
A T. Averchenko Wide Carnival Kulakov should come “the right” guest, there is no need to reckon with the costs. And here he stands in front of the owner of the gastronomic store: “Six and a half? You can go crazy! We, Mihailo Polikarpich, then do this… You give me a box of grainy in … Read more
VI Belov This war Vanya – the son of Daria Rumiantseva – was killed at the front in 42nd, and a paper with a seal and an incomprehensible but painfully suspicious signature (one hook with a loop) comes in more than a year. And Daria decides that the paper is false, forged by some kind … Read more
In 1835, the family of Buddenbrokes, highly revered in the small German merchant city of Marienkirche, moved to a new house on Mengstraße, recently acquired by the head of the firm “Johann Buddenbroke”. The family consists of the old Johann Buddenbrock, his wife, their son Johann, daughter-in-law Elizabeth and grandchildren: ten-year-old Thomas, eight-year-old Antony – … Read more
A. A. Bestuzhev Ammalat-Beck Near the road from Derbent to Tarki, to the left of which stand the peaks of the Caucasus flanked by forests, and on the right the bank of the ever-murmur, like mankind, of the Caspian Sea, lies the Dagestan village. There in May 1819 was a holiday. The Caucasian nature is … Read more
I. Lazhechnikov Basurman The events of the novel begin with the wires to Muscovy Anton Erenstein, a baron of origin, invited as a doctor to the Grand Duke John III. But how did the nobleman’s son become a doctor in the fifteenth century when the “Inquisition of these world pariahs roasted thousands?” Long before this … Read more
In the club of a large industrial city – sold-out. The hall is packed full, people are standing in the aisles. The event is uncommon: a novel by a young local writer has been published. Participants in the readership conference praise the debutant: workdays are reflected accurately and brightly. The heroes of the book are … Read more
Brief summary of the first chapter The old lady-landowner of small size went to Petersburg to deal with the “blatant deed.” The landlord decided to help the “high-society dandy” by laying the house and giving him the money, having received a promise from the debtor to pay off with the debt in the near future. … Read more
Once on a ferry Martin Eden, a sailor, twenty years old, defended against a gang of hooligans Arthur Morse, Arthur about the same years as Martin, but belongs to people well-to-do and educated. As a token of gratitude – and at the same time wanting to amuse the family with an eccentric acquaintance – Arthur … Read more
In Denmark, once ruled the king of the glorious kind of Skilding named Hrodgar. He was particularly fortunate in wars with neighbors and, having accumulated great wealth, decided to perpetuate the memory of himself and his government. He decided to build a magnificent banquet hall for the royal squad. Hrodgar did not spare neither the … Read more
Christopher Willebald Gluck 1714-1787 Gluck entered the history of musical culture as a great reformer, who for many decades determined the ways of the development of the opera. His demands for dramatic truth, simplicity and naturalness corresponded to the advanced trends of the era. In place of court-aristocratic ceremonial performances with conventional plot and virtuosic … Read more
Ricarda Houx The life of Count Federigo Confalonieri The young count of Federigo Confalonieri is a recognized idol of the secular youth of Milan. He is listened to, he is imitated in clothes and habits, and his dexterity in fencing, dancing and riding is admirable. The count is clever, penetrating, ambitious, he has the imperious … Read more
P. P. Ershov Humpbacked Horse In one village there lives a peasant. He had three sons: the elder – Danilo – smart, average – Le Havre – “and so, and syak” younger – Ivan – fool. Brothers make a living by growing wheat, transporting it to the capital and selling it there. Suddenly a misfortune … Read more
The action takes place on the well-known Greek island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea, and not even on the whole island, but in the village alone on its outskirts. There lived two shepherds, one co-op, another sheep-breeder, one slave, another free. Once, he saw: a goat feeds his abandoned child – a boy, and … Read more
It is very important to find something that you are really passionate about. Awareness of your passion simplifies the adoption of all decisions and allows you to determine the ultimate goal. Doing what you like is more important than earning a lot of money on hateful work. Decide if you are ready “to stop chasing … Read more
Provincial French city of Saumur is the habitat of wine growers, landowners, forest merchants, bocharas, innkeepers and ship-keepers who sell their goods on the ancient Great Street. The life of the townspeople goes on in everyone’s mind. They have breakfast, lunch, and quarrel each at their porch. In the upper part of the Great Street … Read more
Dimka, Peter and Seryozhka were friends of the three. The leader in this three was Petya. He studied already in the seventh grade, and Dimka and Seryozhka – in the fifth. “Malyavkam”, as Peter sometimes called friends, the oldest friend seemed the most intelligent and strong. Between Dima and Serezha there was always a private … Read more
The sun is not red in the sky. Then the terrible king Ivan Vasilievich sits in a golden wreath at a table. Behind him are the stewards, against him all boyars and princes, on his sides are all oprichniki. Everyone is having fun, only the out-and-out oprichnik Kiribeyevich “lowered his head to the wide chest … Read more
Efimia Alexandrovna conjures her son: when he goes to walk around Kiev, to avoid the alley on which the Queen’s son Marina Kaidalievna lives. She has already enticed a lot of noble and simple people with her magic charms and killed them all mercilessly. On her account destroyed nine Russian heroes, and Dobrynya can expect … Read more
On the first Monday of April 1625, the population of the town of Meng in the suburbs of Paris seemed to be agitated as if the Huguenots had decided to turn it into the second fortress of La Rochelle: a young man of eighteen entered the Meng, wearing a red gelding without a tail. His … Read more
Graham Greene Dr. Fisher from Geneva, or Dinner with a bomb The story takes place in Switzerland, where the main character lives, the Englishman Alfred Jones, on whose behalf the narrative is based. Jones tells us about his acquaintance with Dr. Fischer and his daughter, Anne-Louise. The meeting between Jones and Anne-Louise was absolutely random, … Read more
This is a story about the life of two simple Australians – farmer Stan Parker and his wife Amy. Their life begins with the century, and in it the events of its history and the processes taking place in the Australian reality are reflected in its own way. A story unfolds slowly about how the … Read more
The former thief-pickpocket Nikolai Nikolaevich behind the bottle tells the story of his life to the silent interlocutor. He was released nineteen years, immediately after the war. His aunt registered in Moscow. Nikolai Nikolayevich did not work anywhere – he patted his pockets in the tramway crowd and was at the money. But then a … Read more
There is a legend that in one ancient city there was a watch bell, the sound of which reached Moscow. Therefore, the city received its name: Zveni-city. Near Zvenigorod, on the Moscow River is the village of Dunin. The river there is quite different than in the city. It is narrower, and the two boys, … Read more
At the beginning of May 192 … in Leningrad, an abandoned dacha on the Krestovka River is killing. The criminal investigation officer Vasily V. Shelga discovers a murdered person with signs of torture. In the spacious basement of the dacha, some physical and chemical experiments were carried out. It is suggested that the murdered one … Read more
The seventeen-year-old Melkur entered into the light, “possessing all that is required, so as not to go unnoticed.” From his father he inherited a beautiful name, a great condition awaited his mother. The time was peaceful, and Melkur did not think of anything except pleasures. Among the fuss and brilliance the young man suffered from … Read more
Sherlock Holmes seeks help from Colonel Ross, who kidnapped a stallion named Silver, the first favorite of the races for the Wessex Cup. Silver coach John Straker was found dead. The great detective arrives at the crime scene. Since the last time Silver took all the prizes at the races, there are a lot of … Read more
The events of the novel take place in 1968 1972. Through the whole novel, excerpts from the diary of Billy Abbott pass by a refrain. He watches from outside the family Djordakhov. His reasoning, as a rule, is extremely cynical. Part one Journalist Alexander Hubbel and his wife came to rest in Antibes. For several … Read more
There was this in Chertukhin long ago, “when the coachman Peter Eremeyich was young.” There lived two brothers, Akim and Pyotr Kirilych Penkina. Akim married early, he had a lot of children, and he worked day and night. And Peter was lazy, he lived with his brother, did nothing, but he knew how to tell … Read more
Oscar Wilde Giant the egoist Every day after school, children played in a wonderfully beautiful garden. But one day the giant returned – the owner of this garden. He drove out all the children and forbade them to return. He was a big egoist. When the time came for spring, she did not come to … Read more
Memorial Day (the end of summer, the beginning of autumn). The aged Tolgonai comes to the field to pour out his soul. This strong woman has no one to complain about her life. In childhood, during the harvest, Tolgonai was led to the field by the hand and put into the shade under the mop. … Read more
Germany after the First World War. Economic crisis. The ruined fates of people and their souls. As one of the heroes of the novel says, “we live in an era of despair.” Three school and then front-line comrades – Robert Lokamp, Gottfried Lenz, Otto Kester – work in a car repair shop. Robert was thirty. … Read more
Every day after school, children played in a wonderfully beautiful garden. But one day the giant returned – the owner of this garden. He drove out all the children and forbade them to return. He was a big egoist. When the time came for spring, she did not come to the garden of the giant. … Read more
R. Akutagawa The Flour of Hell The lady, who served at the court of his lordship Horikawa, tells the story of the writing of the screens “Flour of Hell.” His lordship was a mighty and magnanimous ruler, therefore all the inhabitants of the capital revered him as a living Buddha. There were even rumors that … Read more
Washington Irving (April 3, 1783, New York – November 28, 1859, Tarrytown, New York) is an outstanding American romantic writer. For some time he was preparing for the practice of lawyers. During the war with England, in 1812, was adjutant under General Tompkins, then he took part in one trade enterprise, but so unsuccessfully that … Read more
AI Hertel Gardenins, their servant, adherents and enemies The widow of the actual state councilor Tatyana Ivanovna Gardenina together with her three children usually spent the winter in Petersburg. Because of the signs of anemia in her daughter Elise, an impressionable girl of about seventeen, the family lived abroad for some time in the summer, … Read more
During the Great Patriotic War, the writer as an artilleryman went a long way from Stalingrad to Czechoslovakia. Among Yuri Bondarev’s books on the war, “Hot Snow” occupies a special place, opening up new approaches to solving moral and psychological problems posed in his first novels – “Battalions Ask for Fire” and “The Last Salvoes.” … Read more
ADOLF Roman ADOLF. The story of A. told by Constant is not too rich in events. A. Son of the Minister of a German Elector, after graduating from the University of Goettingen, he comes to a small German town. He is lonely, used to hide his true thoughts behind jokes and slander, he lives without … Read more
Jacques Cazot The Devil in Love The narrative is conducted on behalf of a young Spanish nobleman, who almost fell prey to diabolical intrigues. When Don Alvar Maravillas was twenty-five years old, he served as captain of the Guard of the King of Naples. Officers often indulged in philosophical conversations, and one day the conversation … Read more
Petrograd, mid-20’s. The main character is Andrei Nikolayevich Svistonov, a writer. “Svistonov did not work out systematically, not suddenly appeared before him the image of the world, not suddenly everything became clear, and not then he wrote.” On the contrary, all his things arose from ugly notes on the margins of books, from stolen comparisons, … Read more