History

Life is more interesting than fiction

One of the most unpleasant things in life is being in the background for someone. An “ugly friend” who emphasizes the advantages of the “main character.”

In this story, Marusya, tired of her grandmother's strictness, decides to run away to the forest outside their village. There she comes across an old woman's...

NOTE-BOOK OF ANTON CHEKHOV

Translated by S. S. KOTELIANSKY and LEONARD WOOLF

1921

This volume consists of notes, themes, and sketches...

The most important and interesting thing in life is love. So much has been written about her, is it worth adding anything? Perhaps not, because everyone has ...

Everyone understands their duty in their own way. Someone serves people. Someone has an idea. Selflessly, without complaining and, it seems, without waiting ...

The works included in this volume perfectly reveal the versatility of the author’s creative palette. “Evening Conversations on an Island” takes the reader in...

The works included in this volume perfectly reveal the versatility of the author’s creative palette. “Evening Conversations on an Island” takes the reader in...

Mary Balogh / The Dark Rider / The Dark Rider, 1993

The story of all-conquering love that reigns where ghosts roam castles, where spirits travel throu...

The book "Funny Stories about a Girl Named Tanya" tells about the life of a little girl named Tanya, who always finds herself in funny and unusual situations...

Does revenge always justify the means? What remains for a person who lives only by the thirst for retribution? Whose death will end years of suffering, and w...