At the beginning of the fairy tale, we get to know eleven of the royal princes and the little princess, who are the children of the king. The king’s wife died, and he married a new woman. My stepmother did not like her stepchildren and stepdaughter very much. With the help of witchcraft, her stepmother … Read more
The novel, consisting of three novels, refers to the time of the economic depression of the 1930s. Florida fisherman Harry Morgan from Key West makes a living by giving his motorboat to various rich people who came here to fish. They hire a boat together with the owner – he knows well where the biting … Read more
Peace is not for Robinson, he hardly hangs out in England for several years: thoughts about the island are haunted him day and night. His wife’s age and sensible speeches keep him for the time being. He even buys a farm, intends to engage in rural labor, to which he is so accustomed. The death … Read more
G. von Kleist Michael Kolhaas The action dates back to the middle of the 16th century, to the period of the Reformation. Michael Kolhaas, the protagonist of the story, earns a living by breeding and selling horses. It is a simple and just man, highly appreciating his honor and dignity. Once he goes to Leipzig … Read more
In his palace sat the formidable Khan Girey, angry and sad. What is sad about Girey, what is he thinking about? He does not think about the war with Russia, he is not afraid of the machinations of enemies, and his wives are loyal to him, they are guarded by a faithful and evil eunuch. … Read more
A few years ago, the king and the queen lived, and every day they said: -Oh, if we had a child! But they did not have any children and were not. One day it happened that the queen was sitting in a bath and a frog came out of the water and told her: – … Read more
Two young people – a medical student Busygin and a sales agent Semyon, nicknamed Silva – priodararili for unfamiliar girls. Passing those to the house, but not meeting the further hospitality, which they counted on, they find that they were late for the train. The time later, on the street is cold, and they are … Read more
AA Kim Nightingale echo On a rainy summer night in 1912, on one of the docks of the Amur, the steamer leaves a young man alone. This is the German Otto Meisner, master of philosophy, a pet at the University of Konigsberg. The vague feeling that he once was here is stored in his soul. … Read more
The foreword to the author’s text is a fragment from the book of the Greek historian Appian Alexandrian “Syrian Wars”. The events described in the play date from the middle of the second century. BC. E., when the kingdom of the Seleucids was attacked by the Parthians. The prehistory of the dynastic conflict is set … Read more
Thought to start the diary came to Chelkatourine on March 20. The doctor admitted finally that he had to live for two weeks. Soon the rivers will burst. Together with the last snow they will take away his life. Who can tell his gloomy thoughts at the last hour? Only the old and the near … Read more