Literatura ebooki

A short story about an unhappy involuntary marriage. Family quarrels, like bad weather in the Russian wilderness: there is nothing worse than becoming an involuntary captive of a blizzard of someone else’s spousal abuse. The main character of the story is an ordinary woman with an unfortunate fate. All its features consist only in youth and attractive appearance, and in the still alive soul, which writhes under the weight of the cargo that has landed on it and stubbornly does...

The story of a boy Egor, who goes from his home to a gymnasium located in another city. This trip is the last event before the start of a new life away from mother and familiar places. Nothing unexpected happens on the way, but at the same time, there is a constant change of landscapes and moons of Egor, meetings with new people, both ordinary and of noble origin. The boy is a witness to the life of people whose path also lies through the steppe.

The theme of the „little man”, which appeared in many of Chekhov’s 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 t...

The book, which at one time produced the most ambitious scandal in the history of British literature of the XIX century. This is a book that was desperately admired and equally desperately outraged. The poem that shocked the foundations of the foundations of morality and morality of its era and gave the world one of the most famous literary heroes of mankind – a hero without whom neither Pushkin Onegin nor Lermontov Pechorin would exist.

This story is about a girl whose family has lost everything. Despite his young age, Agnes makes an important decision for himself and his family to go to work as a governess. Those close, at first discouraging a young girl, but understanding her resolve, do not resist her impulse. The work of a governess is not an easy job, Agnes Gray on her way gets acquainted with the life, traditions and way of life of different families. Her students are not always obedient and diligent, ...

Aristophanes, nicknamed the „father of comedy”, wrote in a different way than the first tragedies. He was troubled by everyday problems, rarely associated with the past. Gods also rarely appeared in his works, like the heroes of antiquity: the main role was given to contemporaries. If certain events of Aristophanes did not suit him, he made fun of them, or offered original recipes to change the situation for the better.

Old Philokleon was so addicted to attending court hearings that his son Bdelikleon locked him in the house and stretched a net around the house. He wants to ensure a quiet life for his father, but Philokleon does not at all want peace. He’s a cocky, like a choir made up of his old friends, judges, and he likes to convict. The choir appears on the stage in wasp costumes and tries to help Philokleon slip away, but Bdelikleon prevents this.

This bold statement by Euripides is an absurd premise on which the whole game depends. Women are outraged by the image of the female as crazy, murderous and sexually depraved, and they use the Thesmophoria festival as an opportunity to discuss a suitable choice of revenge, Fearing their abilities, Euripides seeks out his tragic friend Agathon in the hope of convincing him to spy on him and become his protector at the festival – a role that, of course, would require him to dis...

Knighs are not just equestrians: the whole estate was called in Athens – those who had enough money to keep a war horse. These were wealthy people, had small estates outside the city, lived on their income, and wanted Athens to be a peaceful, closed agricultural state. The poet Aristophanes wanted peace; therefore, he made the riders the chorus of his comedy.

Aristophanes is revered as the „father of comedy.” He wrote over forty works, of which eleven reached us. Centuries have passed, but the comedies of Aristophanes continue to live. The political events that Aristophanes criticized in his works have long faded into the past, but the author enjoys the inexhaustible comic ingenuity of the author, his wit and ingenious courage with which he derives the funny from everything that he touches.

The game begins with Praxagora leaving the house on the Athenian street before dawn. She wears a fake beard and men’s clothes, and she carries a cane and a lit lamp. A chorus of Athenian women enter one on one, all dressed in a similar costume. In order to be more convincingly courageous, some women developed tans and stopped shaving armpits. One woman brings a full basket of yarn in order to get the job done, as the assembly replenishes, to which Praxagora reports to her for...

The old farmer Strepsiad is in debt because of his son Fidippida, squandering money for equestrian sports. Strepsiad seeks help from a neighbor – the sage of Socrates; Having come to the „thought room”, where Socrates teaches young people, Strepsiad asks to teach him tricky speeches and evasions, which would allow not to repay debts. But Strepsiad turns out to be unsuitable for science, and then Fidippid goes to study instead

Pisfeter manages to convince the birds that their mission is to rule the world. According to his idea, the bird city of Tucekukuyshchyna is being built between heaven and earth; birds give wings to Pisfeter and Evelpid, Pisfeter becomes the ruler of the new city and puts into effect a plan whose goal is to take power from the Olympic gods. Birds intercept the smoke from the sacrifices that the gods feed on, persuade people to honor the birds as new gods and promise them prote...

This is the comedy of the ancient Greek comedian Aristophanes, the earliest of his plays that have survived to this day. Together with „Mir” and „Lysistrata” refers to the „anti-war” comedies of the author. It refers to a citizen who was so tormented by the constant wars waged by his state that he made peace on his own behalf with all his neighbors, and while the rest fought and endured hardships and poverty, he lived calmly, profitably traded – in general, everything to envy...

This is a comedy of the ancient Greek comedian Aristophanes. First introduced in 408 BC e., was later redesigned and put on the scene in 388 BC. e. in a contest with four more poets. Competition results are unknown. Put on stage for the second time, in a complete rework. This was the last play staged on the stage by Aristophanes himself.

An elderly wine grower Trigay, tired of the war and strife between the Greek cities, on a giant dung beetle goes to heaven to talk with Zeus. Arriving there, Trigay learns from Hermes that Zeus and the other gods are away, and instead of them, Polemos settled in the house of the gods. Polemos threw the goddess of peace Eiren into the cave and stoned him; together with the Horror that is serving him, he is going to „powder” the Greek cities in a huge mortar depicting a war....

A woman named Lysistrata, determined to stop the senseless war, gathers women from all over Greece in the square in front of the Acropolis of Athens. She offers them „until the men make peace – do not sleep with them, do not give them, do not touch them! „. With difficulty and after much debate and bickering, women agree. They take refuge in the Acropolis and do not admit anyone to themselves. The entire civilian population is divided into two camps: women and the elderly...

Lucy i morze – kontynuacja nominowanej do Nagrody Bookera powieści Mam na imię Lucy i WilliamaLucy i morze to czwarta książka Elizabeth Strout, w której pojawia się pisarka – Lucy Barton po wcześniejszych powieściach: Mam na imię Lucy, To, co możliwe i William. Autorka kolejny raz buduje świat pełen ludzkich historii i związanych z nimi: niepewności, radości, wątpliwości i znaków zapytania. Wplata w nie aktualne wydarzenia społeczno-polityczne, pokazując swą wrażliwość na ota...

Metafizyczna, bluźniercza powieść o tragedii wojny, która nie kończy się wraz z podpisaniem traktatów pokojowych, ale zostaje w jej ofiarach i przenosi się na kolejne pokolenia. Malwina, dziewczynka obdarzona niezwykłą wrażliwością, śni sny-wspomnienia wojenne swojej babki, co sprawia, że równolegle funkcjonuje w dwóch rzeczywistościach – wojennej (przede wszystkim tej z Kresów i Syberii) i Polski lat 90. Rzeczywistości wzajemnie się przenikają, nakładają się na siebie. ...

James to młody mężczyzna, któremu życie raz po raz rzucało kłody pod nogi. Gdy jego przyjaciołom wydawało się, że udało mu się wyjść na prostą, prawda uderzyła ich w najbardziej okrutny sposób.Celia została brutalnie doświadczona przez życie. Otoczyła się murem obronnym, za który wpuszcza niewielu. Gdy poznała Jamesa, myślała, że wie o nim wszystko, jednak rzeczywistość okazała się bardziej skomplikowana.Tych dwoje łączy więcej, niż mogliby przypuszczać: łudząco podobna przes...

Dla ukochanej był w stanie poświęcić wszystko. Pasję, pracę, przyjaciół, całe swoje dotychczasowe życie. Niestety czasami „wszystko” nie wystarcza, a na końcu pozostaje tylko dojmujący smutek i rozczarowanie. I pytanie, czy prawdziwa miłość może wymagać wyrzeczenia się samego siebie?Kiedy poukładany i zaplanowany świat Adriana wali się jak domek z kart, pozostaje mu tylko jedno miejsce, gdzie może zacząć od nowa. Wraca więc do przyjaciół, by razem z nimi znów tworzyć muzykę. ...

Історія українки Роксолани вражає. Адже вона пройшла складний життєвий шлях — від полонянки кримського хана до дружини султана Сулеймана та матері його наступника — Селіма Другого. Відтак у Стамбулі отримала ім’я Гюррем. За життя ця жінка листувалася із правителями Європи та Азії, мала великий вплив на політику та активно займалася благодійністю. У книжці йдеться про її життєвий шлях, місце в історії та велику родину. Вік: 12+.

Kontynuacja powieści ,,Pomówmy szczerze"! Po dekadzie spędzonej w USA Stuart wraca do Londynu i postanawia się spotkać ze swoją byłą żoną Gillian. Lata temu odbił mu ją jego przyjaciel Oliver. Jednak obecnie ich związek chyli się ku ruinie. Stuart podejrzewa więc, że mógłby w końcu odbić byłą żonę. W tym wirze emocji i niepewności, miłość staje się nie tylko siłą napędową, ale także testem wytrzymałości i zdolności do przebaczenia. Spotkanie dawnej miłości może być zar...

Londyn swingujących lat sześćdziesiątych, Włochy końca drugiej wojny światowej. Świetnie napisana opowieść o straconej miłości i rodzinnych sekretach. Jeśli lubisz nostalgiczne, trochę staromodne opowieści – ta książka jest dla ciebie. „Glamour” W czasie drugiej wojny światowej młody Anglik Thomas Arbuckle bez pamięci zakochuje się w pięknej Włoszce Valentinie. Owocem ich miłości jest córka Alba, z którą Thomas wraca do Anglii po wojnie sam… Wiele lat później dorosła Al...