Summary “The daughter of Lawrence”
The trilogy covers the period from 1310 to 1349 when the plague devastated Europe reached Norway. Father Christine came from a Swedish family, known as the Sons of Lagman. Three generations of this family
Summary Princess Klevskaya
M. M. de Lafayette Princess Klevskaya The novel takes place in the middle of the 16th century. Madame de Chartres, for many years after her husband’s death, lived away from the court, and her
“Essays of the Bursa” Pomyalovsky in brief
A huge dirty school room. Classes are over, and bursaks play games. Most recently, the “period of violent education” ended, when everyone, regardless of age, had to undergo a full course of science. Now
“Artists” Garshin in brief
The narrative is alternated on behalf of two artists – Dedov and Ryabinin, contrasted with each other. Grandfather, a young engineer, having received a small inheritance, leaves the service to devote himself entirely to
Summary “Zadonshchina”
The word about the Grand Duke Dmitri Ivanovich and his brother, Prince Vladimir Andreevich, how they defeated the adversary of his Tsar Mamai. Grand Duke Dmitry Ivanovich and his brother, Prince Vladimir Andreevich, was
“Notes from the cell” of Temey in brief summary
The jets of the outgoing river… They are continuous; but they are all not the same, old waters. Through the windmills floating foam bubbles… they then disappear, they will contact again, but for a
Summary of the “Scarlet Flower” Aksakov
A rich merchant is going to set up trade affairs in the far-away kingdom, in the thirtieth state. Before leaving, he asks his three daughters what kind of gifts they should bring. The eldest
“The Tale of Life” by Paustovsky in brief
Once in the spring I was sitting in the Mariinsky Park and reading Stevenson’s Treasure Island. Sister Galya sat next to her and also read. Her summer hat with green ribbons lay on a
“Autumn Light” by Gardner in Brief Content
The novel “Autumn Light” takes place in the American province, far from the big cities. The quiet life of small towns, far from the senseless fuss and the frenzied rhythm of megacities, is not
Summary “The Prince and the Pauper” Twain
London, the middle of the XVI century. On the same day, two boys are born – Tom, the son of the thief John Kenti, huddling in the stinking cul-de-sac Yard Courtyard, and Edward, heir