Summary Comparative biographies
Plutarch Comparative biographies “Comparative biographies” – this is 23 pairs of biographies: one Greek, one Roman, beginning with the legendary kings of Theseus and Romulus and ending with Caesar and Antonius, of whom Plutarch
Summary “Twelve sleeping virgins”
Twelve sleeping virgins The mysterious narrative is preceded by an appeal to the Dream, the “air companion of young days”, whose presence promises a sweet recollection. The first ballad. Thunderbolt. In time immemorial over
Summary “Let’s call myself Gantenbain”
The plot is divided into several separate stories, and in each of them there are several different options. So, for example, the image of the person leading the narrative is divided into two opposite
“Nana” E. Zola in the summary
Anna Kupo, nicknamed Nana, the daughter of the drunk laundrywoman Gervaise McCar, and the crippled worker Kupo, died in Paris in 1870, eighteen years of age from smallpox, having survived for several days her
Summary “Glass of water”
Early XVIII century. England, along with Austria, Prussia and other countries, leads an endless and exhausting war for the Spanish inheritance against the Franco-Spanish coalition. England is ruled by a weak-willed and compliant Queen
Montaigne’s “Experiments” in Brief Content
The first book is preceded by an appeal to the reader, where Montaigne declares that he did not seek fame and did not seek to bring benefits – this is primarily a “sincere book”,
“Boy” Gorky in brief
Speech from the author. “It’s hard to tell this little story – it’s so simple.” On Sundays, the lyrical hero gathered children in spring and summer, and in the morning took them to nature.
“The Female Portrait” of James in Brief Content
Mr. Tachit and his son Ralph live in his Gardencloth manor about forty miles from London. Mrs. Tachit travels a lot and happens in her husband’s house only a month a year. She spent
Summary Honorary Consul
Graham Greene Honorary Consul The action takes place in a small Argentine town on the border with Paraguay in the late 1960s – early 1970s. The protagonist is a doctor Eduards Plarr, a political
Summary “Yellow Fog” Volkova
Once upon a time in the Magic Country came the evil witch, the giantess Arachna. She harmed everyone, only condescending to the tribe of gnomes. Arachne prolonged their life, helped them to hunt and