“Group portrait with the lady” Böll in short summary
Leni Pfeiffer, nee Grüten, German. She is forty-eight years old, she is still beautiful – and in her youth was a true beauty: a blonde, with a beautiful stately figure. Does not work, lives
“Suicide” by Erdman in the summary
The play takes place in Moscow in the 20’s. our century. Semen Semenovich Podsekalnikov, unemployed, awakens his wife Marya Lukyanovna at night and complains to her that he is hungry. Marya Lukyanovna, indignant that
Summary The story of Tom Jones, a foundling
Henry Fielding The story of Tom Jones, a foundling In the house of the wealthy squire Olverti, where he lives with his sister Bridget, throw up the baby. Squire, a few years ago, lost
Summary of the Prayer of Daniel the Exile
“Prayer”. Like many other works of ancient Russian literature, it is devoid of narrative about events. The whole text is the appeal of Daniel the Exile to the prince, asking him for mercy. The
Summary of “Robin Hood”
Robin Hood – one of the few, together with King Arthur, the legendary hero of English ballads, who went beyond the framework of folklore and became an important cultural reality – on the topic
Summary Life and the amazing adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe Life and the amazing adventures of Robinson Crusoe This novel is known to everyone. Even those who did not read it (which it is difficult to imagine) remember: a young sailor goes
Summary of “Froggy” By
In one state there lived a king who loved to joke. Therefore, all his seven ministers were famous jokers. But the king also had a real dwarf-jester, whom everyone called the Frog. The frog
Summary of Kühl
Yu. N. Tynyanov Kuhlya Wilhelm graduated with honors from the boarding school. Relatives decide to identify him in the newly founded Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. At a reception with Minister Razumovsky, he meets with Misha
The “cold heart” of Hauf in summary
The poor coal miner from the Black Forest, Peter Munch, “a small clever man”, began to be uneasy with the low-profit and, it seems, not at all an honorable craft inherited from his father.
Summary “Pig Under Oak” Krylov
A fable is a work intended to convey a certain meaning in its content. This kind of creativity is known to the inhabitants of Russia on the imperishable poems of Ivan Andreevich Krylov, because