“Crane and heron” – a fairy tale, which is an example of Russian folk art. Today we will retell her story, and also try to understand what the main idea was put into this work. So, before us is the work “Crane and Heron”. The fairy tale has an introduction that should be considered in … Read more
The cycle consists of 25 short stories, which are sketches of the life of the landlords and petty nobility of the first half of the XIX century. Chor and Kalinych The difference between the appearance and life of the peasants of the Orel and Kaluga provinces is striking. Orel man is short, stooped, sullen, lives … Read more
AK Doyle The Sign of Four The events of the novel The Sign of Four unfold in London in 1888. During the forced idleness associated with the lack of orders, the famous detective consultant Sherlock Holmes, living in Baker Street in house 221-6, together with his the other Dr. Watson, expounds to him the essence … Read more
The works included in the cycle “The History of Eternity” are united primarily by the author’s interest, they are distinguished by their own characteristics, a certain cyclicity, the frequency of events in time, isolation… One of the stories included in the “History of Eternity” is “Approaching Almutasim.” The story is a kind of review of … Read more
The action of the story is transmitted on behalf of the main character – Alesha Peshkov. He lived in Astrakhan, where his father, a master cabinetmaker, was instructed to build a triumphal gate for the arrival of the king. But the father died of cholera, from the grief of mother Varvara premature birth began. The … Read more
In the foreword the author reports that the only purpose of his life is to write the history of penguins. For this he studied many sources, and above all the chronicle of the greatest penguin chronicler John Talpa. Like other countries, Penguin has survived several eras: ancient times, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, new … Read more
1805 year, St. Petersburg. At the invited party in the house of the maid of honor Scherer all the nobility of Petersburg gathered. During the general conversation, it comes to Napoleon, and all the guests are split into two camps – some, including the hostess, are opposed to him, while others, including Pierre Bezukhov, the … Read more
VV Nabokov Protection of Luzhin Parents of the ten-year-old Luzhin by the end of the summer finally decide to tell their son that after returning from the village to Petersburg he will go to school. Afraid of the impending change in his life, little Luzhin runs off the station back to the estate before the … Read more
In the introduction, the author – Beggar – says that if poverty is a patent for poetry, then no one doubts that he is a poet. He is in the company of beggars and participates in the performances that this troupe gives weekly in one of the poorest quarters in London – St. Giles. The … Read more
At the gates of Madrid sit Don Guan and his servant Leporello. They are going to wait here for the night to enter the city under its cover. Careless Don Guan believes that he will not be recognized in the city, but sober Leporello is sarcastically set about this. However, no danger can stop Don … Read more