Not so long ago there lived a student named Zhang, a young man of rare virtues, with a refined soul. He was already thirty-three years old, and he still did not have a lover. When his friends were amazed at his modesty, he said in response that he simply did not meet the one who … Read more
William Godwin Caleb Williams Eighteen-year-old Caleb Williams, timid and well-read, after the death of his parents, poor peasants who lived in the possessions of the wealthy squire Ferdinand Fokland, becomes his secretary. The strange behavior of Falkland, who leads a closed life and often falls into a gloomy reverie, followed by outbursts of anger, leads … Read more
From the orphanage it was planned to send two older children to the Caucasus, but they immediately dissolved into space. And twins Kuzminy, in the orphanage Kuzmenshi, on the contrary, said that they would go. The fact is that a week before this they had undergone a dig under the bread cutter. They dreamed once … Read more
That morning, Misha Polyakov got up very early to cut out an eraser for the slingshot from Uncle Semyon, an obsolete bicycle camera. In the courtyard he saw a neighbor, a sailor Sergei Ivanych Polevoy, who was hiding something under a doghouse. When the neighbor left, Misha shoved his hand into the hiding place and … Read more
There lived two peasant brothers: one rich, and the other poor. For many years the rich gave the poor debt, but he remained as poor. Once the poor man came to ask the rich horse to bring firewood. He gave the horse reluctantly. Then the poor began to ask for a yoke. But the brother … Read more
SA Klychkov Prince of Peace “A long time ago it will be back” lived in Chertukhin, a man named Mikhail Ivanovich Bachura, nicknamed the Holy One. In his old age, his wife died, and he began to feed alms. I met a girl-beggar on the way, brought him home and married her. Marya turned out … Read more
A far future unfolds before us. The Master of the Games and the hero of Castalia, Joseph Knecht, achieved the maximum formal and substantial perfection in the game of the spirit. He has nowhere else to strive for, and only dissatisfaction lies ahead. Soon, disappointment is added to this, and he leaves Kastalia in an … Read more
The story begins with a description of a terrible fight between the Orlovs in their apartment, which is located in the basement of the old and dirty house of the merchant Petunnikov. Behind the fight watches the whole yard led by Senka Chizhik – pupil of the painter – a mischievous boy of 12 years … Read more
Part one Compared to the frightened silence that prevailed in Petersburg in the winter of 1739, an unusual revival was observed in the courtyard of Ober-Yegermeister Volynsky. Volynsky arranged a celebration for the Empress Anna Ioannovna, for this purpose, couples in national costumes from all parts of Russia gathered in his yard. One after another, … Read more
O. Henry Trust, which burst One day the heroes of the cycle “Noble Conger” Jeff Peters and Andy Tucker, who, according to Peters, “each dollar in the hand of another… perceived as a personal insult, if he could not perceive it as mining, “returned from Mexico after another successful scam and stopped in a Texas … Read more