The action takes place during one crazy day in the castle of Count Almaviva, whose households during this short time manage to weave a dizzying intrigue with weddings, courts, adoption, jealousy and reconciliation. The heart of intrigue is Figaro, the count’s house manager. This is an incredibly witty and wise person, the closest assistant and … Read more
A T. Averchenko Wide Carnival Kulakov should come “the right” guest, there is no need to reckon with the costs. And here he stands in front of the owner of the gastronomic store: “Six and a half? You can go crazy! We, Mihailo Polikarpich, then do this… You give me a box of grainy in … Read more
VI Belov This war Vanya – the son of Daria Rumiantseva – was killed at the front in 42nd, and a paper with a seal and an incomprehensible but painfully suspicious signature (one hook with a loop) comes in more than a year. And Daria decides that the paper is false, forged by some kind … Read more
In 1835, the family of Buddenbrokes, highly revered in the small German merchant city of Marienkirche, moved to a new house on Mengstraße, recently acquired by the head of the firm “Johann Buddenbroke”. The family consists of the old Johann Buddenbrock, his wife, their son Johann, daughter-in-law Elizabeth and grandchildren: ten-year-old Thomas, eight-year-old Antony – … Read more
A. A. Bestuzhev Ammalat-Beck Near the road from Derbent to Tarki, to the left of which stand the peaks of the Caucasus flanked by forests, and on the right the bank of the ever-murmur, like mankind, of the Caspian Sea, lies the Dagestan village. There in May 1819 was a holiday. The Caucasian nature is … Read more
I. Lazhechnikov Basurman The events of the novel begin with the wires to Muscovy Anton Erenstein, a baron of origin, invited as a doctor to the Grand Duke John III. But how did the nobleman’s son become a doctor in the fifteenth century when the “Inquisition of these world pariahs roasted thousands?” Long before this … Read more
In the club of a large industrial city – sold-out. The hall is packed full, people are standing in the aisles. The event is uncommon: a novel by a young local writer has been published. Participants in the readership conference praise the debutant: workdays are reflected accurately and brightly. The heroes of the book are … Read more
Brief summary of the first chapter The old lady-landowner of small size went to Petersburg to deal with the “blatant deed.” The landlord decided to help the “high-society dandy” by laying the house and giving him the money, having received a promise from the debtor to pay off with the debt in the near future. … Read more
Once on a ferry Martin Eden, a sailor, twenty years old, defended against a gang of hooligans Arthur Morse, Arthur about the same years as Martin, but belongs to people well-to-do and educated. As a token of gratitude – and at the same time wanting to amuse the family with an eccentric acquaintance – Arthur … Read more
In Denmark, once ruled the king of the glorious kind of Skilding named Hrodgar. He was particularly fortunate in wars with neighbors and, having accumulated great wealth, decided to perpetuate the memory of himself and his government. He decided to build a magnificent banquet hall for the royal squad. Hrodgar did not spare neither the … Read more