The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend assistant Dr. Watson are examining a cane forgotten in an apartment on Baker Street by a visitor who came in their absence. Soon the host of the cane appears, the doctor James Mortimer, a young tall man with closely set gray eyes and a long protruding nose. … Read more
On a windy March day in 1867 along the mole of the ancient town of Lyme Regis in the southeast of England a young couple is walking. The lady is dressed in the latest London fashion in a narrow red dress without crinoline, which in this provincial backwater will begin to be worn only in … Read more
The Commander of the Order of Calatrava, Fernán Gómez de Guzmán, arrives at Almagro for the Order’s master, Don Rodrigo Télès-Chiron. The master was young for years and only recently inherited this high post from his father. Therefore, the commander, crowned with military glory, treats him with some mistrust and arrogance, but he must observe … Read more
Li Yan-shek, the ruler of Luoyang, is slandered and summoned to the capital for an investigation. But he is so poor (because of honesty) that he asks a usurer to lend him 10 silver coins for the journey. The moneylender Liu Yan-ming agrees if Lee’s daughter, Yu-in, signs the receipt, and the Taoist nun Liu … Read more
The Marquis de Sade Florvil and Kurval, or the Inevitability of Destiny By this work the author wishes to convince the reader that “only in the darkness of the grave a person is able to find rest,” for “the irrepressibility of passions” and “the inevitability of fate” “will never give him rest on earth.” Kurval, … Read more
There are three story lines in the novel: the first is a narrative, which is conducted on behalf of the angel Agasphere, whose name means “Beloved of God”; 2 nd – a story about the life path of Paulus von Eichen, a younger contemporary of Martin Luther; 3rd is correspondence between Professor Siegfried Baifus, Director … Read more
Theresa Deskairu leaves the courtroom. She was accused of attempting to poison her husband, but with the efforts of her relatives the case was stopped “for lack of corpus delicti.” The honor of the family is saved. Teresa is to return home, to Argelouz, where her husband is waiting, who saved her with her false … Read more
YOUNG GUARD Opera in four acts (seven scenes) Libretto by A. Malyshko based on the novel by A. Fadeev Translation from the Ukrainian M. Isakovsky Characters: Oleg Koshevoi, the head of underground Organization “Young Guard” Elena Nikolaevna, the mother of Oleg Vera Vasilievna, Oleg’s grandmother Andrey Valko, director of the mine Ivan Protsenko, leader of … Read more
VP Astafyev Tsar-fish Ignatich is the main character of the novel. This fellow is respected by fellow villagers for being always happy to help with advice and deed, for skill in fishing, for intelligence and sharpness. This is the most prosperous person in the village, everything does “okay” and is reasonable. Often he helps people, … Read more
After the wedding of eighteen-year-old Ani and fifty-two-year-old Modest Alekseevich, an official, the newlyweds, instead of a merry wedding ball and dinner, went to the monastery on a pilgrimage for two hundred versts. The spouse started this trip in order to let the young wife understand that in marriage he puts religion and morality in … Read more