Summary The philistine in the nobility of Molière
MOLIERE The philistine in the nobility It would seem, what else does the respectable bourgeois, Mr. Jourdain, need? Money, family, health – everything you can wish for, he has. So in fact, no, thought
Summary Invisible Man Herbert Wells
Herbert Wells Invisible Man In the tavern “The coachman and horses”, owned by Mrs. Hall and her henpecked husband, in early February, there appears a mysterious stranger wrapped from head to foot. To get
“A small sad story” Nekrasov in brief
Early 80’s. In Leningrad there live three inseparable friends: Sashka Kunitsyn, Roman Krylov and Ashot Nikogosyan. All three – up to thirty. All three are “litsedey.” Sashka – “balerun” in the Kirov theater, Roman
Summary Counterpoint Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley Counterpoint A few months from the life of the so-called intellectual elite of London. Receptions, meetings, visits, travel… Friendly conversations, fundamental disputes, secular gossip, family and love troubles… In music, a kind
Summary of the Citadel
A. J. Cronin Citadel The action takes place in the 1920-1930-ies. In Great Britain. In a small mining town Blanelli comes a young doctor Andrew Manson – a new assistant doctor, Dr. Page. When
Summary “I want to sleep” Chekhov
Night. Nurse Varka, a girl of about thirteen, shakes the cradle and sings a lullaby a little audibly. The child cries and does not fall asleep, Varka wants to sleep, but if she falls
Balzac’s “shagreen leather” in brief
I. The Talisman At the end of October, a young man entered the Palais Royal building – Rafael de Valantin, in whose eyes the players noticed some terrible secret, his features expressed the impassiveness
Summary Etruscan vase Prosper Merimee
Prosper Merimee The Etruscan vase of Auguste Saint-Claire was not liked in the so-called “big world”; the main reason was that he tried to please only those who were to his heart. He walked
“History of a city” Saltykov-Shchedrin in brief
This story – the “true” chronicle of the city of Glupov, “Glupovsky Chronicler”, embracing a period of time from 1731 to 1825, which “consistently composed” four Glubovsky archivist. In the chapter “From the publisher”
Summary of “Clara Milich”
After spending some time on the bench with thoughts of a mysterious stranger, he suddenly felt someone come and stand behind him. Klara Milich was embarrassed, apologizing for her courage, but she wanted so