Summary of “Comedians”

Smith feels his utter helplessness to change something in this country. Later, the hero receives an offer from Jones to become a companion in his scam, but discreetly refuses, and at night, Jones, who

Summary “Dog of the Baskervilles” Doyle

In the beginning of the story, the detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. Watson are talking with their visitor – the physician James Mortimer. He reads Sherlock Holmes and Watson a legend about

A brief summary of the novel by A. Tolstoy “Peter I”

The novel opens with a description of real historical events. In 1675 Fedor Alexeyevich entered the throne. But after his death, the struggle for power begins. After Peter’s childhood, the state was governed by

Summary of Giuseppe Verdi. Falstaff

FALSTAF Lyrical comedy in three acts Libretto by A. Boito Characters: Sir John Falstaff Ford, Alice’s husband Fenton Dr. Caius Baritone Baritone Tenor Tenor Tenor Bass Soprano Soprano Mezzo soprano Mezzo soprano Bardolph Pistol

Summary of the novel by F. M. Dostoevsky “Crime and Punishment”

Part one I In 1865, a former law student Rodion Raskolnikov finally “crushed by poverty,” his closet resembles not an apartment, but a closet. A young man is tormented by painful and disturbing thoughts.

Summary of the story of V. G. Rasputin “Lessons of the French”

The narrative is conducted on behalf of an eleven-year-old boy who finds himself face to face with a harsh life. His mother had three children, and he was the eldest. After the end of

Summary of “Freken Julia”

The action takes place in Sweden, in the count’s, a manor in the kitchen on the night of Ivan Kupala, when, according to folk tradition, among all who celebrate this religious and magical holiday

“The burden of human passions” Maugham in summary

The action takes place at the beginning of the XX century. Nine-year-old Philip Carey remains an orphan, and he is sent for education to his uncle-priest in Blackstable. The priest does not feel affection

Insidiousness and Love Friedrich Schiller

Friedrich Schiller Deceit and Love The action takes place in Germany in the eighteenth century, at the court of one of the German Dukes. The son of President von Walther is in love with

The book of mournful hymns

G. Narekatsi Book of Lamentations Vardapet Grigor, a scholar monk Narekskogo monastery mystic and poet, author of the interpretation of the biblical “Song of Songs” and hymnographic writings and words of praise of the
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