The novel was written in 1774. The story was based on the story that Goethe himself witnessed. In 1772, the writer was in Wenceslas, a small town. Here in the office of the imperial court, he was practicing law. Fate brought him with a certain Kestner, who served as secretary of the Hanoverian Embassy. Goethe … Read more
Good Doctor Aibolit sits under a tree and treats animals. Everyone comes with their diseases to Aibolit, and no one refuses a good doctor. He helps both the fox bitten by the evil wasp and the watchdog, which the chicken pecked in the nose. Bunny, who cut the legs of the tram, Aibolit sews new … Read more
The tenth year after the end of the Trojan War. On the island of the nymphs of Calypso, where Odysseus has lived for seven years, the Messenger of the Gods Hermes arrives with a message and instructions: It’s time for the Traveler to return home and restore order there. But Odysseus does not aspire to … Read more
Sherlock Holmes is approached for help by the horse trainer Sir Robert Norberton, who lives in the estate of Shoscombe and is the owner of the famous race stables. Sir Robert was never married and lives in his estate with his sister, Lady Beatrice. The estate belonged to the late lady husband, and Sir Robert … Read more
The Trojan War began. The Trojan prince Paris deceived and kidnapped Elena, the wife of the Spartan king Menelaus. The Greeks gathered on them a huge army, led by Argos king Agamemnon, Brother Menelaus and Clytemnestra’s husband – Elena’s sister. The army stood in Aulis – on the Greek shore, facing Troy. But it could … Read more
Jan Krishtof Zaluski is the main character. A cripple who has no hands from birth; he has a big head, a pale face “with moving sharp features and large, penetrating running eyes.” “The body was very small, the shoulders narrow, the breasts and abdomen were not visible from under a broad beard, with a strong … Read more
Rome of the times of Emperor Nero, mired in crimes and debauchery. A nephew, a young and beautiful warrior, the patrician Marcus Vinicius, is Petronius, a writer, an esthete, a connoisseur of luxury and pleasures, an “arbiter of grace”, the approximate Nero. The young man says that when he returned to Rome from the war … Read more
The story “Portrait” of Gogol was written in 1833 – 1834 and entered the cycle “Petersburg Stories”. The work consists of two parts, which tell us about two different fates of artists. The link between the stories is a mystical portrait of the usurer, which had a special impact on the lives of both heroes. … Read more
The “lost world” begins with an explanation in love. The budding reporter Edward Malone asks for the hands and hearts of his lover Gladys. The girl refuses to him for the reason that he is too mediocre for her sublime nature, and that her husband can only expect to become an outstanding and brave person … Read more
In a small state where Prince Demetrius reigned, every citizen was given complete freedom in his endeavor. And fairies and magicians above all put warmth and freedom, so with Demetrius, many fairies from the magical land of Ginistan moved to the blessed little principality. However, after the death of Demetrius, his successor, Pafnuti, conceived the … Read more