Francis Morgan, the wealthy heir of the owner of large enterprises, Richard Henry Morgan, thinks in lazy idleness what to do. At this time, the former rival of the late RG Morgan in exchange games, Sir Thomas Regan, learns from Alvarez Torres that he knows the location of the treasure, hidden by the ancestor of … Read more
On a beautiful summer day, the leaves on the tree whispered with marshmallows. Casting a shadow on the ground, they were adorned in every possible way and asked if the winds agreed with the fact that they, the leaves, were very beautiful and significant. Is it not true that we are the beauty of the … Read more
R. E. Raspe The Adventures of Baron Munchausen A small old man with a big nose sits by the fireplace and talks about his incredible adventures, convincing listeners that these stories are the truth. Being in winter in Russia, the baron fell asleep right in the open field, tying his horse to a small column. … Read more
In Petrograd Crocodile walks the streets. He smokes cigarettes and speaks Turkish. And people go after him, scoff, tease and offend. And then the dog also expresses his contempt for him – he bites it in the nose. And the crocodile swallows the doggie. People are indignant, angry: “Hey, hold him, / Yes, knit him, … Read more
Norway early XX century. The hero – Wilfred Sagen, the Little Lord, grows up in the hypocritical atmosphere of a rich bourgeois family. Outstanding nature of a fourteen-year-old boy is disgusted by the pretense of the mother and other relatives, their desire to protect him from real life. The hero does not allow anyone into … Read more
The tragedy of William Shakespeare “Hamlet” was written in 1600 – 1601 years and is one of the most famous works of world literature. The plot of the tragedy is based on the legend of the ruler of Denmark, dedicated to the story of the revenge of the protagonist for the death of his father. … Read more
A. and B. Strugatsky It’s hard to be a god The action takes place in the distant future on one of the habitable planets, the level of development of civilization which corresponds to the earthly Middle Ages. This civilization is observed by envoys from the Earth – employees of the Institute of Experimental History. Their … Read more
Maxim Gorky The Life of Klim Samgin In the house of an intelligent Narodnik Ivan Akimovich Samgin, a son was born, to whom his father decided to give an “unusual” peasant name to Klim. It immediately singled out the boy among the other children of his circle: the daughter of Dr. Somov Lyuba; the children … Read more
The book of Boris Polevoy “The Story of a Real Man” was written in 1946. The prototype of the protagonist of the work was a real historical character – the hero of the USSR, the pilot Alexei Maresiev. The book of Boris Polevoy was awarded the Stalin Prize. Main characters Alexei Meresyev – fighter pilot, … Read more
JL Borges World history of baseness In the series “World history of baseness” collected stories about the lives of murderers, scammers, pirates. Among them, “Hakim of Merv, a masked dyer,” Hakim, who was later nicknamed the Prophet Under the Veil, was born in 736 of the Cross (ie AD) in the dying city of Merv … Read more