Blasco Ibanez’s “Blood and Sand” in brief
The life of the torero Juan Gallardo begins at the moment when the hero is at the zenith of fame. Not knowing defeats, the favorite of the public comes from his native Seville to
“The Land of the Blind” by Wells in brief
There was a legend about a mysterious mountain valley in the middle of the Ecuadorian Andes, separated from the outside world after the eruption of the volcano. It was called the country of the
Summary “Legend of Boris and Gleb”
Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich had twelve sons from different wives. The third in seniority was Svyatopolk. Svyatopolk’s mother, a nun, was cut off and taken to wife Yaropolk, Vladimir’s brother. Vladimir killed Yaropolk and captured
Summary Chertukhinsky balakir
SA Klychkov Chertukhin balakir This was in Chertukhin for a long time, “when the coachman Peter Eremeyich was young.” There lived two brothers, Akim and Pyotr Kirilych Penkina. Akim married early, he had a
“Feast during the plague” by Pushkin in brief
On the street there is a covered table, behind which feast several young men and women. One of the feasting, the young man, addressing the chairman of the feast, recalls their mutual friend, the
Summary Moloch Alexander Kuprin
AI Kuprin Moloch The story takes place at a steel plant in the late XIX – early XX centuries. The factory whistle was roaring, announcing the beginning of the working day. The dull dawn
“Fanaticism, or the Prophet Mohammed” Voltaire in brief
The plot of this tragedy of Voltaire was the events of the life of the Arab tribes of Arabia, connected with the spread of Islam and the activities of the religious reformer Mohammed. The
The “thief” Leonova in brief
Moscow was quiet here, in a place called Blagusha. Firsov surveyed the surroundings and experienced a fine and desponding emptiness, familiar from experience, when here, just as before, for other books, a handful of
Summary Twenty years later Alexander Dumas
Alexander Dumas Twenty years later The middle of the XVII century. Spurred on by the Fronde, the people of Paris murmurs: deputies, merchants, legal department outraged policy of Cardinal Mazarin, sucking all the juice
Summary Thaw
I. G. Ehrenburg Thaw In the club of a large industrial city – sold-out. The hall is packed full, people are standing in the aisles. The event is uncommon: a novel by a young