A. Serafimovich In the storm On the sea, Grandfather Agafon and Andreika are fishing in the boat. They pull the fish caught in the net. The boy unintentionally releases the carp into the water, for which the grandfather painfully beats his tarred rope. Andrei is an orphan. When his father left for the Kuban and … Read more
The first family dinner with the Marquis de Norpois has been remembered for a long time by Marcel. It was this rich aristocrat who persuaded his parents to let the boy go to the theater. The Marquis approved Marcel’s intention to devote himself to literature, but criticized his first sketches, Bergotte called the “flutist” for … Read more
XVIII century. In the Admiral Benbow inn, located near the English city of Bristol, a mysterious stranger settles in, a heavy old man with a saber scar on his cheek. His name is Billy Bones. Rough and unbridled, he is at the same time obviously afraid of someone and even asks the son of the … Read more
In one of the Moscow houses, surrounded by many servants, lived an old lady. Among all her servants, the janitor Gerasim was particularly distinguished. He was a tall, handsome man – a real hero. Only now he could not speak – he was so ugly. The lady was very strict and considered that only she … Read more
The book consists of short notes by M. Gorky, published in the Petrograd newspaper “New Life” from May 1, 1917 to June 16, 1918. “The Russian people were married to Freedom.” But this people must throw off the centuries-old oppression of the police regime. The author notes that the political victory is only the beginning. … Read more
The play unfolds in the “small town of one of the southern states.” The owner of the universal store, Jayb Torrens, the leader of the local Ku Klux Klan, is brought from the hospital, where after a thorough examination the doctors came to the conclusion that his days were numbered. This living dead man, even … Read more
King The wedding was almost over and began to prepare for the wedding dinner, as a Moldovan raider Bene Creek, nicknamed King, comes to an unfamiliar young man and reports that a new officer has arrived and Benu is preparing a round-up. The king replies that he knows about the bailiff, and about the raid, … Read more
Leo established some kind of advice. But which one, the author of the fable is not known. The new council consisted of elephants. And, probably, so badly lacked members for the newly-minted council that the lion decided to add donkeys there. Leo established a council of some kind, it is not known, And, having put … Read more
Like an ant – a grain of sand to a grain of sand – Father Vasily built his life: he married, became a priest, produced a son and daughter. After seven years, life crumbled to dust. Drowned in the river by his son, his wife began to drink with sorrow. Rest is not found by … Read more
In the story “Figures” Bunin describes the quarrel of the little restless boy Zhenya and his uncle. The story begins with a stage of forgiveness, when a little boy, looking in the evening to his uncle before going to bed, wishes that good night and, unable to resist, turns to his uncle with the long-suffering … Read more