Stephen Geim Agasfer The novel has three storylines: the first is a narrative that 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 – correspondence between Professor Siegfried Baifus, Director … Read more
A. A. Bestuzhev Frigate Hope Captain-Lieutenant Ilya Petrovich Pravin was in love for the first time and with all possible passion. In vain are the anxieties and warnings of friends, and more of all comrade in the naval corps, and now the first lieutenant of his frigate Neil Pavlovich Kakorin. In vain are the intricate … Read more
Under the scorching sun of July 1942, the walking steppes of the Donets steppe with their carts, artillery, tanks were retreating units of the Red Army, children’s homes and gardens, cattle, trucks, refugees were moving… But they did not have time to cross the Donets: they left the river part of the German army. And … Read more
The battered Turkin is to the next world. It’s clean, it looks like a subway. The commandant orders Terkin to get formalized. Account table, check table, table. At Turkin they demand a certificate, they require a photo card, a certificate from a doctor. Terkin undergoes medical treatment. Everywhere pointers, inscriptions, tables. There are no complaints … Read more
David Copperfield was born half-orphaned – six months after the death of his father. It so happened that when he was born, his father’s aunt, Miss Betsey Trotwood, was present-her marriage was so unfortunate that she became a muzhinenavistnitsey, returned to the girl’s name and settled in the wilderness. Before the nephew’s marriage, she was … Read more
Robert Musil Man without properties Book 1. Part 1. My own Introduction The novel takes place in Vienna in 1913. The main character, the thirty-two-year-old Ulrich, a mathematician and an exalted dreamer, an intellectual and a cynic, already tired of himself and of the world, lives a bright but disorderly life. He does not have … Read more
The scene of action is Britain. The time of action is the 11th century. The powerful King Lear, feeling the approach of old age, decides to shift the burden of power on the shoulders of three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, sharing their kingdom between them. The king wants to hear from his daughters how … Read more
The main heroine of the story – Vera Nikolayevna Sheina, the wife of the nobility leader – had a pleasant time with Anna’s sister’s company at her seaside dacha, waiting for the imminent holiday. On the name day, not many guests gathered, all good friends and relatives. One event knocked Shane out of the rut: … Read more
After the end of the Russo-Japanese war, I chose a three-line better and set off from Manchuria to Russia. Pretty soon crossed the Russian border, crossed a ridge and on the shore of the ocean met with a Chinese, a seeker of zhen-shen. Louvain sheltered me in his hiding place, hidden from typhoons in the … Read more
FA Abramov Brothers and sisters Pekashinsky muzhik Stepan Andreyevitch Stavrov cut down the house on the mountainside, in the cool twilight of a huge larch. Yes, not a house – a two-story house with a small side shelter in addition. There was a war. In Pekashino there were old people, children and women. Without a … Read more