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On an early October morning, Psyekoff, the right hand-man to Lieutenant Marcus Ivanovitch Klausoff, informs the inspector of police that he suspects Klausoff has been murdered. Immediately, the inspector and his team head to Klausoff’s home to investigate the matter. After examining the outside of the house, the inspector sends word to the magistrate, asking him to come investigate the case. When the magistrate and his assistant arrive, they check Klausoff’s room, only to find that he is not in there.

After Nadya, a 16 year old girl, returns home from seeing a play, she is happily consumed with its plot of unrequited love. To Nadya, unrequited love is the most interesting type of love, as love is boring if everyone is happy. Quickly, Nadya's thoughts turn to her two suitors, Gorny and Guzdev. Although they have both declared their love for her, she, more than anything, wants to believe that they do not love her. Trying to emulate the unrequited love from the play, she writes a letter to Gorny, like the heroine in the play....

Miguev, a married, intelligent collegiate assessor, is haunted with anxiety and worry. Miguev has a secret that he doesn't want his wife, the town, or his colleagues to discover. His mistress, after becoming pregnant and having his child, has recently tried to extort money from him in exchange for her silence. She threatens to ruin his reputation and divulge his secret shame to everyone unless he pays her. In the height of his fear and worry about his present situation, his fears seem to come alive....

Il protagonista Svietlovidov, un attore di teatro, dopo la sua serata d'onore si addormenta nel camerino. Al risveglio si accorge di essere stato dimenticato e chiuso all'interno del teatro. Lì incontra il suo suggeritore, Nikita, che vive in un camerino. I due ricordano gli anni della loro giovinezza e ripercorrono la gloriosa carriera di Svietlovidov, ormai anziano e malato, recitando brani delle opere teatrali che furono i suoi cavalli di battaglia durante una lunga carriera, che volge ormai verso un inesorabile declino.Il canto del cigno è un’audiolibro della collana LibriVivi Palco.

"Notre hôte m’invita à prendre le thé. Au moment de m’asseoir je jetai un coup d’œil sur le visage de la jeune fille qui me tendait mon verre et je sentis soudain comme un souffle passer sur mon âme et en balayer toutes les impressions de la journée, et avec elles l’ennui de la poussière. J’avais aperçu les traits les plus ravissants du plus beau visage qu’eussent jamais offert à mes yeux la réalité ou le rêve. J’avais devant moi une beauté et je le saisis du premier regard, comme on saisit un éclair." Beautés

Das Stück schildert das Leben auf einem russischen Landgut, geprägt von Resignation, verpassten Chancen und unausgesprochenen Sehnsüchten. Mit subtilem Humor und tiefgehender Psychologie zeigt Tschechow die Zerrissenheit zwischen persönlichen Wünschen und gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made. If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something.

"Почта Приграничья" - фантастический роман Антона Емельянова и Сергея Савинова, первая книга одноименного цикла, жанр боевое фэнтези, героическое фэнтези, мистика.

Мир, где Земля была захвачена и включена в могущественную звездную империю Вели. Максим попадает во временную петлю, которая каждую неделю стирает все вокруг, кроме его знаний и умения работать с энергией.

Мир, где Земля была захвачена и включена в могущественную звездную империю Вели. Максим попадает во временную петлю, которая каждую неделю стирает все вокруг, кроме его знаний и умения работать с энергией. Но он не единственный путешественник во времени....

"Сердце мира" - фантастический роман Антона Емельянова и Сергея Савинова, шестая книга цикла "Мир Карика", жанр LitRPG, боевое фэнтези, попаданцы. Вам лгали, лгут и будут лгать. Нагло. Этот мир построен на лжи! А еще твой покровитель пропал, новые враги сильнее старых, да и со старыми еще не всё до конца ясно.

Oldschool - фантастический роман Антона Текшина, вторая книга цикла "Размороженный", жанр LitRPG, космическая фантастика. У вас было такое - вы прикладываете кучу усилий, жертвуете самым дорогим, а у самого финиша узнаёте, что "ваша принцесса в другом замке"?

Would you go into voluntary solitary confinement for 15 years in order to get rich? And more importantly, what would happen to you in the end? Our protagonist, the banker, agrees to pay millions to a young lawyer who believes he can stay locked up for 15 years in exchange for a multimillion reward. The bet does go ahead, but what it leads to both surprises and frightens the banker. Read in English, unabridged.

Nellie, a young and pretty girl, dreaming day and night of being married, gazes into a looking glass. In the mirror her future husband emerges, and they live together through days and months in fast-forward, yet she sees her future distinctly in all its details.

Natalya was once a happy and radiant young woman. Now an older woman, she reflects about her youth. In particular, she thinks about the heavy emphasis she put on her wealth and the relationships and experiences that it cost her. One man, Pyotr, loved her, but they both let their different statuses in society prevent their love from having a chance. After years of unhappiness and regret, Pyotr comes to visit Natalya.

About Love is the musings of several friends about love and the great mystery surrounding it. After trying to figure out the love existing between an abusive, ugly cook and the lovely girl that doted on him, one of the men, Alehin, begins sharing his story of love and heartbreak. He recounts the tale of his love for the beautiful Anna Alexyevna, a young woman married to his friend. Alehin describes the way in which their relationship developed, returning again and again to the strange mysteries of love.

A tragic father, Old Musatov, finds himself lucky to have very dedicated children. Musatov is a drunkard and is constantly seeking out money from his sons, which they routinely give to him over and over again. Musatov is drunkenly relating the pride and appreciation he feels for all of his sons to one of his sons, Boris, while also admitting his own flaws.

Si los seres humanos queremos tener armonía entre nosotros, lo primero que debemos hacer es que cada uno se preocupe por su propio desarrollo interno, para luego generar cambios positivos en el exterior. Es decir, debemos entender que algunas de las emociones mas comunes suelen, ser en gran parte las protagonistas de nuestros momentos de dolor. La envidia, la frustracion, el enojo, el odio, el miedo, la confusion y la culpa, son las emociones que causan la falta de comprension de nosotros mismnos e impiden nuestro desarrollo integral.

From the sublime to the ridiculous, Anton Chekhov saw it all. And he wrote about it as only a master storyteller can, capturing not only the nuances of human behavior, but also the motivations behind the behavior. Often, too, he found universal truths along the way. These stories cover a variety of themes, both comic and tragic, as his characters encounter religion, government bureaucracy, and each other. And although they were written long ago, they are still surprisingly fresh.

All human foibles can be found in these classic short stories. Great stories, simply told with fresh voices. Shortalk - moving words off the page.