The story follows an old Cossack, Taras Bulba, and his two sons, Andriy and Ostap returning home from an Orthodox seminary in Kiev. Ostap is the more adventurous, whereas Andriy...
Diary of a Madman is one of Gogol's greatest stories. The tale follows the life of a minor civil servant during the repressive era of Nicholas I. Following the format of a diary,...
A young priest is preparing to spend three nights alone with the corpse of a dead witch and only his faith to protect him. He is ordered to supervise the waking of the dead witch...
Besitz und Verlust eines schönen neuen, unter unsäglichen Entbehrungen erworbenen Mantels bringen in das armselige Leben eines Petersburger Kanzleischreibers höchstes Glück...
Afanasij Iwanowitsch Towstogub und Pulcherija Iwanowna sind ein altes Gutsbesitzerehepaar, das sich sehr liebt und sich rührend um sich und seine Dienstboten kümmert. Dabei...
The corrupt officials of a small Russian town, headed by the Mayor, react with terror to the news that an incognito inspector (the revizor) will soon be arriving in their town to...
Chichikov, a gentleman of middling social class and position arrives in a small town and quickly tries to make a good name for himself by impressing the officials of the town....
A young priest is preparing to spend three nights alone with the corpse of a dead witch and only his faith to protect him. He is ordered to supervise the waking of the dead witch...
En junio de 1936, Viktoria debe abandonar su formación en Francia y regresar a Stuttgart para asistir al funeral de su padre, Victor, que ha fallecido de forma repentina. Los...
Stuttgart, 1903. Como hija de un próspero fabricante de chocolate, no parece que el futuro de Judith Rothmann vaya a estar sometido a muchos sobresaltos. Lo que se espera...