One fine evening, the equally fine executor, Ivan Dmitrievitch Chervyakov, sat in the second row of armchairs and looked through binoculars at the “Corneville Bells.” He looked and felt at the top of bliss. But suddenly. In stories, this is often “but suddenly.” The authors are right: life is so full of surprises! But suddenly … Read more
Vassa Borisovna Zheleznova, 42, the owner of the shipping company, a very wealthy and influential person, lives in her own house with her husband, Sergey Petrovich Zheleznov, 60, a former captain and brother, Prokhor Borisovich Khrapov, careless, drinking a man who collects all kinds of locks. In the house also live Natalia and Lyudmila – … Read more
ME Saltykov-Shchedrin Karas-idealist Carp-idealist – the hero of the fairy tale of the same name. Living in a quiet backwater, the dreams of the triumph of good over evil and even the possibility of petitioning Shchuk (who never saw him off) are blessed and cherished, that she has no right to eat others. He eats … Read more
Teacher of French literature, Thirty-Seven Humbert Humbert has an unusual attraction to very young girls from nine to fourteen years old. This novel-confession was written to them in prison, and the action takes place in the summer of 1947. Living in Paris, ten years before, was married, but his wife left him for the sake … Read more
Laurence Stern Life and opinions Tristram Shandy, gentleman At the beginning of the narrative, the narrator warns the reader that in his notes he will not adhere to any rules for creating a literary work, he will not observe the laws of the genre and adhere to the chronology. Tristram Shandy was born on November … Read more
At King Tref, Silvio, his only son and heir, the prince of Tartaglia, suddenly becomes very ill. The king is constantly in a state of agitation and oppression. The best doctors of the state invited by the king diagnosed him with the “deepest hypochondria” and unanimously admitted that he could not help him. The only … Read more
Enamored swineherd Henry convinces the Princess Henrietta to visit the lawn where the pigs graze and succeeds in a month, only telling her about a certain singing and playing a variety of musical instruments on his kettle, which, besides, is able to guess what dish to cook in the kitchen at any person. The daughters … Read more
In Greece, there were many myths about the exploits of individual heroes, but only four – about such exploits, to which heroes from different parts of the country united. The last was the Trojan War; penultimate – the campaign of the Seven against Thebes; before this – Kalidon’s hunt for a giant boar, headed by … Read more
The novel takes place at the end of the second decade of the 20th century. in one of the Latin American countries. In the evenings, under the shade of the portal of the Lord, beggars and cripples from all over the city are flocking, accustomed to spending the night on its cold stairs. This time … Read more
The most beloved hero of Greek myths was Hercules, a mighty toiler who saved the gods from destruction, and people from terrible monsters, but he did not make himself a kingdom or happiness. The Greeks composed songs about him first, then tragedies, then comedies. One of such comedies also reached us in the Latin processing … Read more