In the preface it is said that the book was born under the influence of the word “AMAGKN”, seen by the author on the wall of Notre Dame Cathedral. Book One January 6, 1482, Paris reads the bell of the bells. Residents of the French capital gather in the Palace of Justice to see the … Read more
“He is alive and glowing” This story begins with the fact that Denisk’s boy is waiting in the yard for his mother. She probably stayed in the institute or in the store, and does not even suspect that his son has already missed her. The author very subtly emphasizes that the child is tired and … Read more
“I remember the early autumn weather. August was warm with rains. Then, in the Indian summer, the webs sank a lot into the fields. I remember an early, fresh, quiet morning. I remember a large, all-gold, dried up and thinned garden, I remember the maple alleys, the delicate aroma of fallen leaves, and the smell … Read more
Evelyn W Return to Brideshead During World War II, while in England and commanding a company that did not take part in hostilities, Captain Charles Ryder received orders from the commanders to transport his subordinates to a new place. Arriving at the place of destination, the captain discovers that he was at the Brideshead estate, … Read more
One of the ancient capitals of Georgia is Mtskheta. It is built between two rivers – Aragva and the Kura, in it stands one of the most beautiful cathedrals of Svetitskhoveli. Somehow one Russian general was carrying a captive child, but he did not take it, because the child was ill and left him in … Read more
Arkady Makarovich Dolgoruky, who is also a teenager, recounts in his notes about himself and recent events, in which he was one of the main participants. He is twenty years old, he just graduated from high school in Moscow, but he decided to postpone his admission to the university, so as not to be distracted … Read more
… May 1660th. The beginning of the independent rule of the young Louis XIV. The heir to the English throne, Charles II, who lives in exile incognito, meets with his cousin, the king of France, and asks for his support in the restoration of the throne. The powerful Cardinal Mazarin denies Louis funding this plan. … Read more
In the Louvre, late at night, the curator Jacques Sauniere is murdered, his body disfigured by strange signs. The police believe that the person killed himself soothed himself. His murderer, Sayles, is calling a certain Teacher and reporting that four people who had informed him before his death with the same information were removed. A … Read more
N. Hawthorne House of the seven pediments In the warning, the author writes that all his characters are fictitious and he would like his work to be read as “a fantastic story, where clouds reflected over the Essex district, but not even the span of his land is imprinted.” In one of the towns of … Read more
Narrator Leskov’s story “The Man on the Clock” was written and first published in 1887 under the title “Salvation of the Perished.” The work was created within the literary realism direction. The story “The Man on the Clock” is based on a real story of the rescue of a watchman drowning man. Main characters Postnikov … Read more