A. Shtifter Forest trail Tiburius Knight was a great crank. There were several reasons for this. First, his father was an eccentric. Secondly, his mother also had strangeness, the main of which was excessive care for his son’s health. His tutor had such a strong desire for order, that the boy hated all learning. The … Read more
Plan Morning at Famusov’s house. Arrival of Chatsky. Sophia’s coldness towards him. The conversation between Famusov and Chatsky. The monologue of Famusov about Uncle Maxim Petrovich. Visit Skalozub. Monologue of Chatsky about serfdom. The fall of Molchalin from the horse. Ball in the house of Famusov. Attitude of the guests to the gossip about the … Read more
To the old Cossack colonel Taras Bulba come after the release of the Kiev Academy of his two sons – Ostap and Andriy. Two stout fellows, whose healthy and strong faces had not yet touched the razor, were confused by the meeting with their father, who was making fun of their recent seminarians’ clothes. The … Read more
Two of his sons arrive at the court of King Bithynia Prussia. Nycomed, the son of the first marriage, left the army, at the head of which he won numerous victories, laying at the feet of his father not one kingdom; his deceit was enticed into the capital by his stepmother, Arsinoe. The son of … Read more
Brendan Bien Hostage Action I The raznotsherstnye inhabitants of a Dublin house this evening were in a state more nervous and animated than usual: the master, Musya, displayed heart-rending passages on bagpipes; female prostitutes ruffled with the damaging fishery of former young men – Rio Rita and Princess Grace; one girl made a scandal because … Read more
Esayas Tegner Saga of Fridtjof The name of the ancient Scandinavian (Icelandic) hero – Fridhjofr consists of two parts: fridh – peace, peace and thjofr – the thief, ie means “The thief of the world”. The main source of the poem is the Old Norse saga of Fridtjof Smel, which developed in the late 13th … Read more
A messenger with a small jewel case in the name of Princess Vera Nikolaevna Sheina was delivered by a messenger through a maid. Princess pronounced it, but Dasha said that the messenger immediately ran away, and she did not dare to tear the birthday girl away from the guests. Inside the case was a gold, … Read more
They met in summer, on one of the Volga steamers. He is a lieutenant, She is a lovely little, tanned woman. “… I’m completely drunk,” she laughed, “I was really crazy, three hours ago I did not even know you existed.” The lieutenant kissed her hand, and his heart was blissfully and terribly frozen… The … Read more
The action takes place in 1942 and is centered around a small cafe in one of the Madrid neighborhoods. In the book about one hundred and sixty characters, they appear and, hardly touching each other, disappear, picked up by the cycle of life in the giant hive of the city. Some figures are more detailed … Read more
IS Turgenev First love The story takes place in 1833 in Moscow, the main character – Volodya – sixteen years old, he lives with his parents at the dacha and is preparing to enter the university. Soon, the family of Princess Zasekin enters the poor outbuilding in the neighborhood. Volodya accidentally sees the princess and … Read more