“Gentlemen of Tashkent” Saltykov-Shchedrin in summary

The whole book is built on the boundary of the analytical, grotesque essay and satirical narrative. So what kind of creature is this – a Tashkenter – and what does she crave? She longs

Hauptmann’s Weavers in short summary

The basis of the plot of the drama was a historical event – the uprising of the Silesian weavers of 1844. House of Drayciger, the owner of the paper factory in Peterswaldau. In a

Summary “The Son of the Regiment” Kataev

The protagonist of the story is the 12-year-old boy Vanya Solntsev. He lived in one of the Russian villages. Vanya’s father was killed in the war, and his mother was killed by the Germans.

Summary “Kruglyansky Bridge” Bykova

In the guerrilla camp there was no special room for the prisoners, so the caught Styopka Tolkach was sitting in a well prepared pit. The arrested person recalled everything that had happened in the

Summary of Shakespeare’s Macbeth

The scene of the tragedy occurs in XI. in Scotland and England. I talk three witches about when they will meet again, and agree that after the victory of one of the parties. In

Charles Dickens Great Expectations

Charles Dickens Big Hope In the neighborhood of Rochester, an ancient town southeast of London, lived a seven-year-old boy, nicknamed Pip. He was left without parents, and his “own hands” was brought up by

Summary of Svetlana

V. A. Zhukovsky Svetlana Once a Epiphany Evening The girls guessed: The slipper, Forgetting the foot, was thrown out of the gate. They tried to find out their destiny, their destiny. Among the girls

Fars “Married lover” in brief summary

Between the husband and wife a quarrel breaks out because of the fact that she suspects him of treason. The angry husband leaves, and the wife complains to the neigbour. She promises her friend

“Filumena Marturano” Filippo in brief summary

The action takes place in Naples in the rich house of the fifty-two-year-old Don Domenico Soriano, a successful entrepreneur. In the room are himself Don Domenico, Donna Filumena Marturano, the woman with whom he

Summary Dante Alighieri Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri The Divine Comedy Hell On the half-way of life I – Dante – got lost in a dense forest. Scary, wild animals all around – allegories of vices; to go nowhere. And
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