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God will repay each person according to what they have done. The tale is a proof of this famous proverb. Old rich Lord Oakhurst was dying. The life had never seemed so amazing to him before, summer day was bright and sunny. He was thinking about the wonderful day, when he made a proposal to his young wife. She was not fond this idea…- 460 • Mar 11, '26
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“Only the Russians live in Russia, right?” “It is very cold over there, isn’t it?” “Who are these Russians?” You will find answers to these and other similar questions in this book. We worked hard so you can have first-hand information about Russia. We encourage you to go ahead and explore this beautiful country with its good people who are often taken for enemies…- 350 • May 29, '26
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“The Hunger” was deservedly translated into several foreign languages, and was repeatedly reprinted in Russia. Possessed of great talent as a realist, and of a profound knowledge of the life of the rank and file among the workers and government employees during the epoch of military communism, Semenov gave an uncannily truthful picture of the terrible months of famine endured by the masses in…- 164 • Feb 28, '26
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is a humorous short story by Scottish writer William Edmondstoune Aytoun, first published anonymously in Blackwood’s Magazine around 1845, satirizing the speculative railway mania in Scotland during the 1840s by detailing the absurd and chaotic construction of a fictional railway line. It’s known for its vigorous fun, social commentary, and vivid depiction of the era’s industrial excitement and folly, often appearing in collections of…- 9.8 K • Feb 26, '26
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, or a Brief Relation of the Exceeding Mercy of God in Christ to his Poor Servant John Bunyan is a Puritan spiritual autobiography written by John Bunyan. This book has all chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.- 1.2 K • Apr 4, '26
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- This collection of short stories was written from 1831 to 1832. The tales first appeared in various magazines and were published in book form when Gogol was twenty two. Containing many of Gogol’s early impressions and memories of childhood, the stories present images of humble peasant life in the Ukraine. They are also heavily laced with Ukrainian folklore and cultural references, offering a unique perspective…
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- Eternal Bread is a sci-fi novel by Alexander Belyaev, published in 1928. The novel is devoted to the prospects for the development of the field of biology, biochemistry and microbiology, now related to biotechnology. Originally written in Russian language in 1928. Translated by Bogdan Michka, Copyright © 2022. This story has out of 12 chapters featured on this site, containing a total of words.
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- American author Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton achieved significant literary acclaim during her career, garnering comparisons to luminaries like Henry James and Ambrose Bierce. This collection of spine-tingling gothic tales will please fans of the genre who don’t want to sacrifice literary quality when it comes to scary stories. Included are the following stories: Death and the Woman, The Striding-Place, and The Sacrificial Altar. This…
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Back from his R&R at the Throne, agent Blaze is ready to get back to work. This time, he is paired up with a partner. Temerlin, a powerful warrior from the Judgement Department, rarely encounters mercy in his line of work, but sometimes he does, and he struggles to understand it. He has been watching Blaze, studying his cases, and he thinks working together…- 3.2 K • Mar 10, '26
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Meet agent Blaze, a spiritual being in service of the Most High. He works undercover when dealing with humans; his cover is often blown by the end of the case, but at that point it no longer matters. Each case is different. Blaze can be sent to a peasant, a nobleman or a king. He comes to rescue, to comfort, to teach a lesson,…- 3.7 K • Mar 10, '26
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