“Woman in White” Collins in brief summary
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
Midsummer Night’s Dream
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
Summary “The Ugly Duckling” by Andersen
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
Summary of Venus in Furs
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
Summary “Guardian Angel” Astafyev
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
Summary Beehive
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,
Summary of Chung’s Dreams
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
“The game of beads” Hesse in brief
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
“Faculty of unnecessary things” Dombrovsky in brief
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 –
“Ugly Duckling” Andersen in brief
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