Summary of “The Ousters of the North” by Cyrus

A little bear cub of Neva is born in late March. His mother, an old bear, teaches the baby how to get food, how to avoid danger. Not sparing herself, the mother protects her

“Characters, or Manners of this century” LaBruyere in brief summary

In the preface to his “Character”, the author acknowledges that the purpose of the book is an attempt to draw attention to the shortcomings of society, “made from nature”, with the aim of correcting

Summary “A Tale of Life” by Paustovsky

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

“Jurg Yenach” Meyer in brief summary

At the time of the Thirty Years’ War in Graubünden, a century ago joined Valtellin, the head of the Catholic party, the influential patrician Pompeo Plant, was convicted of collusion with Austria-Spain. With the

Summary “On the Road” Kazakova

The story of Yuri Kazakov “On the Road” is devoted to the theme of social changes in the village in the sixties and seventies of the twentieth century. The main characters of the story

“On the contrary” Huysmans in brief summary

The protagonist of the novel is the aristocrat des Essent, who is disgusted with the world around him, who lives alone in a country house and surrenders to refined and perverted pleasures. Introduction In

“White steamer” Aitmatov in brief

The boy and his grandfather lived on a forest cordon. There were three women on the cordon: grandmother, aunt Bekey – the grandfather’s daughter and the wife of the chief person in the cordon,

Summary “Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber”

In the epic is told about the military exploits of Elijah. He departs from the house, from the village of Karacharovo, which is near Murom, to the capital city of Kiev to serve to

Summary Corsair George G. Byron

JG Byron The Corsair The color of “Giaura” painted by contrasts contrasts the following Byron’s work of the “eastern” cycle – the more extensive poem “The Corsair” written with heroic couplets. In a short

“Horace” Corneille in brief summary

Longtime allies Rome and Alba entered the war with each other. So far, only small skirmishes have occurred between the enemy armies, but now, when the Albanian army is standing at the walls of
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