Russian folk fairy tales in brief
Frosty My stepmother has a daughter and stepdaughter. The old woman decides to drive the stepdaughter out of the yard and orders her husband to take the girl “in a clear field to the
Summary Travel of amateurs
B. Sh. Okudzhava Travel of amateurs The novel, which takes place in 1845-1855, begins with the return of Prince Sergei Myatlev and narrator Amiran Amilahvari after a duel (which ended in nothing) in the
Summary Snake Snake François Moriak
François Mauriac Snake Club In the rich estate of Kalez, his sixty-eight-year-old master, a successful lawyer, is slowly dying from the angina toad. His family is looking forward to its end. He himself writes
Summary: Harivansha
“The Hari clan” is an ancient Indian epic poem in 3 books, considered an attachment to the “Mahabharata”. The first and third books of the poem set forth the most important Hindu myths about
“The story of the adventures of Joseph Andrews and his friend Abraham Adams” Fielding in brief
Coming to a narration about the adventures of his hero, the author discusses two types of depiction of reality. “Historians,” or “topographers,” are satisfied that they are engaged in “cheating from nature.” The author
Summary of Ivanhoe Scott
Almost one hundred and thirty years have passed since the Norman Duke William the Conqueror defeated the Anglo-Saxon armies and captured England at the Battle of Hastings (1066). The English people are going through
A brief tale of M. Gorky’s fairy tale “Vorobyishko”
Sparrows are just like people’s: adult sparrows and sparrows are boring boring and talk about everything as it is written in books, and young people live by their own mind. Once upon a time
Summary The village
William Faulkner The village of the French Balka was called part of the fertile river valley twenty miles southeast of Jefferson, Joknapatofa County, Mississippi. Once it was a colossal plantation, the remains of which
Summary of Pompadour and Pompadour
M. E. Saltykov-Shchedrin Pompadours and Pompadours In a brief introduction, the author says that this book was written with the aim of shedding light on a very peculiar sphere of life activity, in which
Summary “Night in Lisbon” Remarque
I stared at the ship motionless. Brightly lit, it rested on the surface of the Tajo. not far from the embankment. Although I had been in Lisbon for a week, I still could not