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34-letnij moskvich Laptev, vypusknik filologicheskogo fakul'teta i syn surovogo kupca-millionshchika, priezzhaet v provinciyu, chtoby podderzhat' bol'nuyu sestru. Zdes' on znakomitsya s doktorskoj docher'yu YUliej Sergeevnoj. Vnezapno vspyhnuvshaya nerazdelennaya strast', nelovkoe predlozhenie ruki i serdca, pospeshnyj otkaz, a bolee vsego, posledovavshee za nim uzhe neskol'ko dvusmyslennoe soglasie, dayut nachalo cepochke sobytij, kotorye za kakih-to tri goda proizvedut v zhizni Lapteva i ego blizkih radikal'nye peremeny.

Pechal'noe i surovoe povestvovanie o poedinke glavnogo geroya povesti s ukladom rossijskoj provincii obnazhilo iznanku blagopristojnogo sushchestvovaniya russkogo obyvatelya. Zhiznennaya poshlost' zavladela umami lyudej vsekh soslovij, a v lichnyh otnosheniyah carit serdechnaya grubost'. Povest' - strashnaya pravda o russkoj dejstvitel'nosti.

Psychometrist/paranormal detective Simon Canderous wasn't always a goody-two-shoes. Before the events of Dead To Me, Simon had to learn that "with great power comes great responsibility". But in Simon's case it also came with added financial perks from thievery, too.

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) is generally considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. The Bet is the story of a banker and a lawyer who embark on an insane bet. The banker bets the lawyer two million roubles that he cannot endure 15 years of incarceration. The lawyer agrees and the terms of the imprisonment are set. But during the 15 years each of the characters undergoes various changes and the outcome of the bet is an extraordinary twist in the tale.

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.

Considered one of the greatest short story writers of all time, Anton Chekhov heavily influenced the evolution of the modern short story. Most notably, he used a technique that would later be called "stream-of-consciousness," in which he eschewed the traditional story structure and simply wrote as though he was thinking aloud. Written in that same vein, "The Death of a Government Clerk" is one of his best-known short stories about the fragile Ivan Dmitritch Tchervyakov who blows a small breach of etiquette far out of proportion.

Sadness can be about so many things from places to people, from thoughts to actions. Our classic authors including Arnold Bennett, James Joyce, Willa Cather, Joseph Conrad, Ivan Turgenev and many others use their pens and stories to demonstrate the many ways this feeling can take a hold of lives and its consequences.

"Последняя петля" - фантастический роман Антона Емельянова и Сергея Савинова, жанр боевая фантастика, LitRPG, космическая фантастика. Максим обнаруживает, что находится во временной петле - любая его смерть обнуляет всё кроме его знаний и возвращает в прошлое. Неплохой способ попробовать что угодно, если бы не одно "но".

Sbornik rasskazov velikogo russkogo pisatelja Antona Pavlovicha Chehova. Temoj mnogih rasskazov A. P. Chehova javljaetsja oblichenie chelovecheskih porokov. Chehovskie personazhi stali simvolami ugodnichestva i chinopochitanija, a ih imena - imenami naricatel'nymi. Chehov vsej dushoj nenavidel obyvatel'shhinu, kotoraja zasasyvaet cheloveka, korezhit ego dushu, ubivaet v nem vse luchshee.

El maestro irlandés, ganador del Premio Príncipe de Asturias, vuelve a sorprender con una magistral entrega de Quirke.

In modern society writing a letter, on paper, is almost unheard of. We all scribble notes and reminders but very rarely compose our thoughts in lengthy prose for another person to read. In this volume our talented authors bring us a plethora of narratives that centre themselves on how vital a few lines are to characters navigating through the twists and turns of a story.

Izdanie soderzhit znamenitye proizvedenija o zhivotnyh krupnejshih russkih pisatelej: L. N. Tolstogo, A. P. Chehova, A. I. Kuprina. Dobrye, ostrosjuzhetnye, liricheskie, proizvedenija pokazyvajut krasotu, blagorodstvo, otvagu, beskorystnuju vernost' zhivotnyh. Oni napolneny ljubov'ju k "brat'jam nashim men'shim". Sozdannye velikimi pisateljami, sochetajushhie velikolepnyj jazyk i zanimatel'nyj sjuzhet, rasskazy izdanija interesny vzroslym i detjam. Oni delajut svoih chitatelej dobree i mudree.

Zavtra utrom chtoby opjat' byl u menja! Skazhite emu, chto ja gluboko oskorblena ego nevezhlivym postupkom! I vy, babushka, skazhite! Nadejus', chto on budet u menja i ne zastavit posylat' za soboj. Podojdi sjuda, babushka! Na tebe, milaja! Chto, nebos', trudno upravljat'sja s takimi bol'shimi det'mi?

Tashhi ego, temno-zelenogo prohvosta! — zakrichali starichki i ponesli Ivana Nikiticha v zalu. V zale k starichkam prisoedinilis' kavalery i nachali podbrasyvat' pod samyj potolok bednogo gazetchika. Baryshni zahlopali v ladoshi, muzykanty zamolkli i polozhili svoi instrumenty, lakei, vzjatye shika radi iz kluba, zaudivljalis' «bezobraznosti» i preglupo zahihikali v svoi aristokraticheskie kulaki.

An astonishing collection of fifty of the greatest short stories ever written by some of literature's most highly acclaimed writers. 1. "Odour of Chrysanthemums" by D. H. Lawrence; 2. "Miss Harriet" by Guy de Maupassant; 3. "Twenty-six Men and a Girl" by Maxim Gorky; 4. "Hot Potatoes" by Arnold Bennett; 5. "Rats" by M. R. James; 6. "Zodomirsky’s Duel" by Alexandre Dumas; 7. "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin; 8. "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe; 9. "The Encased Man" by Anton Chekhov.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was one of the greatest writers of all time. Today he is remembered both as a brilliant playwright and one of the masters of the short story. "Typhus" and "Terror" are prime examples.

Povest' "Muzhiki" bylo ochen' spornym proizvedeniem. Derevnyu v obychnoj literature izobrazhali kak raj zemnoj. Pravdivoe izobrazhenie derevni v povesti "Muzhiki" polnost'yu razrushalo ehtot mif.

Verocka ist jung, schön und nachlässig gekleidet. "Junge Frauen, die viel träumen und tagelang träge und im Liegen alles lesen, was ihnen in die Hände fällt, die sich langweilen und traurig sind, kleiden sich im allgemeinen nachlässig."

When several employees of the bank are arrested for corruption, the merchant Avdeyev doesn't give the ordeal much thought, figuring the men going to jail deserve it. His opinion changes however when he returns home to find his wife and son very upset - his house had just been searched by officials in connection to the bank corruption. Avdeyev had signed papers for the bankers without knowing what they were and so had essentially signed his life away by his carelessness.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29th January 1860, in Taganrog, on the south coast of Russia. Chekhov wrote over 500 short stories, which included many, many classics, including ‘The Kiss’ and ‘The Lady with a Dog’. His collection ‘At Dusk’ won him the coveted Pushkin Prize when was only 26. He was also a major playwright beginning with the huge success of ‘Ivanov’ in 1887.