My Life. The Story of a Provincial

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

The theme of the little man, which appeared in many of Chekhovs short stories, was also touched on in the novel My Life. The main character, Misail Poloznev, a nobleman by birth, becomes a simple worker. In order to live the way he wants, he breaks with his father. He is opposed to lies and hypocrisy, namely they, in his opinion, reign among the intelligentsia. The quote of the old house painter Radish: Aphids eat grass, rust iron, and lies the soul. According to the protagonist, moral self-improvement of a person is directly related to physical labor, which he would like to make mandatory for everyone.

The Storm

Max Brand

Twelve-year-old Tommy is left to fend for himself. Thanks to endurance, ingenuity and a wonderful union with the grizzly bear, whose mother he helped, the boy survives. When Tommy gets older, he and the bear set off for the valley, where they prevent the killing of an indestructible horse. The horse, bear and Tommy become legend and the expedition is about to capture or kill Tommy.

Tales of the Jazz Age

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, Tales of the Jazz Age includes two of F. Scott Fitzgeralds better-known short stories, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. Set in the Jazz Age, Fitzgeralds own term for the Roaring Twenties of newly confident, post-war America, this collection of early 11 short stories shows a comic genius at work, fashioning every genre from low farce to shrewd social insight, along with fantasy of extraordinary invention.

The Dead Secret

Wilkie Collins

The mistress of the old estate the Portgen Tower dies, leaving a dying letter in which she makes a fatal confession. The discovery of this secret can have truly tragic consequences for all the inhabitants of the estate. But the maid, hoping to keep the peace of her masters, hides the letter in the old abandoned room of the castle the Dead Room. Many years will pass before the Dead Room will part with its terrible secret.

The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service

Dick Donovan

Dick Donovan was a pseudonym used by (Mr) Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock (1842-1934). Muddock was also a journalist and wrote many other books. His series characters included not only Dick Donovan, the Glasgow Detective, but also Russian Secret Service agent Michael Danevitch, Vincent Trill of the Detective Service, private detective Tyler Tatlock and early forensic criminologist Fabian Field among others. The Chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service is a collection of short stories that includes 10 thrilling tales such as The mysterious disappearance of a million roubles, A modern Borgia, The strange story of an attaché, etc.

Politics

Aristotle

The treatise is divided into 8 chapters (books), each of which is devoted to a particular topic. First of all, in the first book, Aristotle begins his concept with the very concept of state, since without understanding this term one can forget about further theory. In the second book, Aristotle undertakes to criticize the already existing theories about the state, namely the theory of Plato, Faley of Chalkedon, Hippodamus; It also analyzes and analyzes the states and their devices that existed during it Crete, Athens, Carthage, Lacedaemon.

Mośki, Joski i Srule

Janusz Korczak

Zbiór opowieści dla dzieci autorstwa Janusza Korczaka. Były publikowane jako powieść w odcinkach w czasopiśmie dla dzieci Promyk w 1909 roku. Korczak wykorzystał w nich doświadczenia z pracy na kolonii letniej w Michałówce z 1907 roku. Poszczególne odcinki powieści wzbudzały duże zainteresowanie młodych czytelników, o czym świadczą odpowiedzi redakcji na ich listy.

From Sea to Sea. Letters of Travel

Rudyard Kipling

The book of the famous English writer R. Kipling consists of essays on the travel experience of the author from his trip in 1889 from India to England through the countries of Southeast Asia and North America. The book is written in a vibrant and vibrant language. The reader will be interested in descriptions of nature, the authors observation of the life and culture of various peoples, his meeting with M. Twain.