Plan Fitting the caftan. Sophia receives a letter from Starodum. A new meeting between Sophia and Milo after the separation. The desire of Prostakova to marry Mitrofan at Sofya. The indignation of Skotinin. The arrival of Starodom to Prostakov. Milo asks Sophia’s hands to Starodom. Attempt to kidnap Sophia the Simpletons. Wards over the estate … Read more
Lope de Vega Valencia’s widow, Leonard, a young widow, is faithful to the memory of her deceased husband. She spends whole days praying and reading pious books, not admitting to herself any of the admirers and seekers of her hand. There are a lot of them: the beauty of Leonard is famous throughout Valencia no … Read more
Jan Krishtof Zaluski is the main character. A cripple who has no hands from birth; he has a big head, a pale face “with moving sharp features and large, penetrating running eyes.” “The body was very small, the shoulders narrow, the breasts and abdomen were not visible from under a broad beard, with a strong … Read more
Euripides Iphigenia in Tauris Tavrida ancient Greeks called modern Crimea. There lived Taurians – a Scythian tribe that honored the goddess-virgo and brought her human sacrifices, which in Greece had long since emerged from custom. The Greeks believed that this goddess-maiden – not who else, like their Artemis-hunter. They had a myth, at the outset … Read more
Graeme Green The essence of the matter The action takes place in 1942 in West Africa, in an unnamed British colony. The protagonist is the deputy chief of police of the capital city, Major Henry Skoby, a man who is incorruptible and who is therefore a loser. The chief of police is going to resign, … Read more
G. Nizami Leili and Majnun In Arabia lives a successful, hospitable, generous to the poor ruler of the tribe Amir. He is “glorious, like a caliph”, but he is like a “candle without light,” for he is devoid of offspring. Finally Allah heeded his prayers and bestowed upon him a beautiful son. The baby is … Read more
Novella about Seijuro from Himeji Excellent reed hats are made in Himeji! In a large noisy harbor on the seashore, where rich transatlantic vessels always stand on the dock, a man named Izumi Seijuro, a cheerful, prosperous handsome man, who entered the path of amorous pleasures, lived among the distillers. City fashionable women overpowered him … Read more
Vasyutkino Lake – this is the name of the lake, which was discovered by the 13-year-old boy Vasyutka. It really was not on the map, it was relatively small, for example, compared with Baikal, but the boy himself discovered it. The father and grandfather of the boy were fishermen. They even had a whole brigade. … Read more
JR Kipling Jungle Book The book consists of two parts. Some of the stories tell of Mowgli, about his life in the jungle among wild animals. At the age of two, the little son of a lumberjack is lost in the jungle. Behind him, the lame tiger Sher-Khan is scampering and wants to make him … Read more
Radiy Petrovich Pogodin is a Soviet writer, artist and poet. The heroes of his stories are children with their own inner experiences and thoughts. One of the pearls of his work is the work “How much is the debt”, the summary of which is presented in this article. A real man The main hero of … Read more