Summary of the “Cow” Platonov
The boy comes to his cow in the barn, talks with the darling, wants to hug her, but she is indifferent to caress. She is concentrating on chewing dry grass and thinking about her.
“Godfather” Puzo in brief summary
Vito Andolini was twelve years old when his father was killed, who did not get along with the Sicilian mafia. As the mafia hunts for his son, Vito is sent to America. There he
“The Artamonov Affair” Gorky in brief
I arrived in the city of Drymov Ilya Artamonov – a handsome stately man, the residents said he wanted to build a canvas factory on the riverbank. Earlier Ilya served as prikazychikom princes, got
Summary of “Letters of the Russian traveler” Karamzin
In the preface to the second edition of letters in 1793, the author draws the reader’s attention to the fact that he did not dare to change the manner of the narrative-the living, sincere
Summary Moby Dick, or White Whale Herman Melville
Herman Melville Moby Dick, or White Whale A young American with the biblical name Ishmael (in the book of Genesis it is said of Ishmael, the son of Abraham: “He will be among people
“Lost illusions” of Balzac in brief summary
To feed illusions is the fate of the provincials. Lucien Chardon was originally from Angouleme. His father, a simple apothecary, in 1793, miraculously saved the girl de Rubambre, the last representative of this noble
“Insulted and Injured” by Dostoevsky in a brief summary
Ivan Petrovich, a twenty-four-year-old novice writer, in search of a new apartment, meets on a Petersburg street a strange old man with a dog. Unable to be thin, in rags, he has the habit
Summary “Biryuk”
Story “Biryuk” by IS Turgenev was written in 1847 and entered the cycle of the writer’s works about the life, traditions and way of life of the Russian people “Notes of a Hunter”. The
“Thumbelina” Andersen in brief summary
A childless woman, on the advice of a sorceress, raised a girl from the grain of a tulip to an inch tall Thumbelina. Cradle for her was a nut shell, a tulip petal in
Summary Barry D. M
James Matthew Barrie (born May 9, 1860, Kirrimure – June 19, 1937, London) – Scottish playwright and novelist, author of the famous children’s fairy tale “Peter Pan.” James Matthew Barry was born May 9,