“The Magic Mountain” Manna in brief
The action takes place at the beginning of the 20th century in Switzerland, in a tuberculosis sanatorium located near Davos. The title of the novel evokes associations with the mountain Gerzelberg, where, according to
Summary About this
V. Mayakovsky About this The theme, about which the poet wants to speak, is sung many times. He himself circled in her poetic squirrel and wants to spin again. This theme can even push
“Blind musician” Korolenko in brief summary
In the Southwest of Ukraine, in the family of the rich country landowners Popelskikh, a blind boy is born. At first no one notices his blindness, only his mother guesses this by the strange
Summary “Cricket” Bunin
In Bunin’s story “Cricket”, the author reveals the beauty of the human soul, inherent in even the most inconspicuous man, such as the protagonist, Ilya Kapitonov, nicknamed Cricket. Cricket is a saddler in the
Summary of the story “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District” NS Leskov
Chapter first Katerina Lvovna was very attractive by appearance, a woman of the twenty-fourth year. The girl was married to a wealthy merchant Izmailov. Their family consisted of the widowed father-in-law of Boris Timofeevich,
Summary Ring of Rakshasa
Vishakhadatta Signet of the Rakshasa The renowned expert on the art of Chanakya’s policy, or Kaugilia, was deposed in Pataliputra, the capital of the country of Magadha, the last king of the Nand dynasty,
Summary “House with a mezzanine” Chekhov
The narrator (the narrative is a first-person narrator) remembers how six or seven years ago he lived in Belokurov’s estate in one of the counties of the T-g province. The owner “got up very
Summary “History of one city”
About the work In 1870, after a series of publications of separate chapters, Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin’s The History of a City appeared. This event received a wide public response – the writer was accused of
“Child of the word” A. Murdoch in summary
Hilary Birdou is forty-one years old. He works “in the state department – no matter what”, in the bureaucratic hierarchy, except for the typist and clerk, stands on the lowest step; lives in an
Summary Young Guard Fadeyev
A. A. Fadeev Young Guard Under the scorching sun of July 1942, they walked along the Donetsk steppe with their carts, artillery, tanks, the retreating units of the Red Army, children’s homes and gardens,