The protagonist Roland Rami returns to civilian life after several months of service in Morocco, where he took part in hostilities. In Paris, with the mediation of one of his army comrades, Rami becomes a member of a small group of young people who meet in the Montmartre region, who practice the art of living … Read more
I rode with hunting one evening, on the road droshky. A heavy thunderstorm caught me on the road. Somehow I was buried under a broad bush and waited patiently for the end of the storm. Suddenly, with a flash of lightning, I saw a tall figure on the road. It turned out to be a … Read more
During the time of the Southern Song Dynasty, many were honored with sovereigns. But it happened more than once that worthy men never met with a happy fate. The rich man Wang Shizhong got sued for murder, but somehow got out. He had a younger brother, Wang Xinzhi. Once the elder brother allowed himself a … Read more
Volodin Innokenty Artemyevitch – a young brilliant successful diplomat, married to the daughter of a major general, prosecutor on special. cases. Enlightenment came to him when he began to disassemble the cabinets of his late mother and came across her notes. His whole life and work appeared to him in a new light, and he … Read more
In the foreword the author reports that during his lifetime he could not openly express his thoughts on the ways of managing people and their religions, since this would entail very dangerous and deplorable consequences. The purpose of this work is to expose those ridiculous errors, among which all had the misfortune to be born … Read more
The events of the old and kind fairy tale unfold in the Swedish city where the boy Malysh lives. He has a mom with a dad, a brother with a sister. But he often feels lonely, as everyone in the family is busy with his own worries. The kid is bored. He is refused a … Read more
Voltaire the Simple-minded On the evening of July 1689, the abbe de Cercabon was walking with his sister along the seashore in his little prior in Lower Brittany, and was reflecting on the bitter fate of his brother and his wife, who had sailed from that very shore to Canada and disappeared there for twenty … Read more
V. Mayakovsky Vladimir Mayakovsky Addressing the crowd, V. Mayakovsky tries to explain why he is carrying his soul on a platter for dinner of going years. Sticking unnecessary tears from the unshaven cheeks of the squares, he feels himself to be the last poet. He is ready to reveal to people their new souls – … Read more
After the marriage, Dr. Watson rarely sees Sherlock Holmes. One evening a great detective comes to his faithful friend and talks about the London professor of mathematics, Professor Moriarty. Professor – Napoleon of the underworld, entangled his web all over London. He prepares crimes, extracts money from them, finds performers. Moriarty himself is invulnerable, since … Read more
Friedrich Schiller Don Carlos Don Carlos, Infante Spanish The action takes place in Spain in 1568, the thirteenth year of the reign of King Philip II. The basis of the plot is the history of the relationship between Philip II, his son Don Carlos, heir to the Spanish throne, and his wife – Queen Elizabeth. … Read more