The action takes place in England in 1850. The young London artist Walter Hartright, on the recommendation of his friend, the Italian professor Pesca, receives the place of a drawing teacher in Limmeridge in Cumberland, on the estate of Frederick Fairley, Esq. Before leaving, Walter comes to say goodbye to his mother and sister living … Read more
William Shakespeare Midsummer Night’s Dream The action takes place in Athens. The ruler of Athens bears the name of Theseus, one of the most popular heroes of ancient traditions about the conquest by the Greeks of the warrior tribe of women – Amazons. On the queen of this tribe, Ippolite, and Theseus marries. The play, … Read more
Ducks have hatched ducks. One of them was late, and outwardly failed. The old duck frightened her mother that it was a turkey, not otherwise, but he swam better than other ducklings. All the inhabitants of the poultry yard attacked the ugly duckling, even the poultryman pushed away from the stern. Mother first interceded, but … Read more
L. von Sacher-Masoch Venus in furs Venus has a cold. Speaking about the coldness of Europe and Europeans, she constantly sneezes and wraps her marble shoulders in dark sable fur. “The more rude a woman will treat a man, the more she will be loved and worshiped by them.” Pleasant companion! However, we must wake … Read more
The village where Vitya lived lived in 1933 was crushed by famine. The pigeons disappeared, the bands of boys and dogs were quiet. People got their food as they could. Hunters went to the taiga to catch the beast. However, he went into the depths of the forest, away from hunger. Only the most experienced … Read more
KH Sela Beehive The action takes place in 1942 and is centered around a small cafe in one of the Madrid quarters. In the book about one hundred and sixty characters, they appear and, hardly touching each other, disappear, picked up by the cycle of life in the giant hive of the city. Some figures … Read more
IA Bunin Dreams Chang Chang (dog) sleeps, recalls how six years ago in China he met his current master, captain. During this time, their fate changed abruptly: they no longer swim, live in the attic, in a large and cold room with low ceilings. The captain sleeps on the crushed bed, but Chang remembers what … Read more
The action takes place in the distant future. The infallible Master of the Games and the hero of Castalia, Josef Knecht, having reached the limits of formal and substantial perfection in the game of the spirit, feels frustrated and then disappointed and leaves Kastalia in a harsh world beyond to serve a specific and imperfect … Read more
Already foreseeing his fate, Georgy Nikolaevich Zybin, a thirty-year-old historian and employee of the museum of local lore in Alma-Ata, persuaded himself to live “rightly”: “quietly, quietly, imperceptibly, unnoticed, do not touch anyone – I am the keeper of antiquities, and that’s all! ” What can prevent his calm work and life? The museum director, … Read more
Ducks have hatched ducks. One of them was late, and outwardly failed. The old duck frightened her mother that it was a turkey, not otherwise, but he swam better than other ducklings. All the inhabitants of the bird’s dvor attacked the ugly duckling, even the poultryman pushed away from the fodder. Mother first interceded, but … Read more