Books contain real wisdom. Those who love to read are distinguished by high intelligence and communication skills. You can talk with them on any topic. Unfortunately, many people are more interested in watching a movie or surfing the Internet, while true connoisseurs of literary masterpieces discover the incredible and fascinating world of the book. There are a lot of literary works, but there are those of them that remain in the memory forever.
Leo Tolstoy "Anna Karenina"
The book tells about the tragic love of a married woman. Anna Karenina falls in love with officer Vronsky, from that moment her whole life changes dramatically.
In his novel, Tolstoy conveyed the whole picture of the nobility of the second half of the 19th century and the peculiarities of the life of ordinary peasants.
John Tolkien "The Lord of the Rings"
Tolkien's epic novel is written in the fantasy genre. It is a single book translated into 38 languages. She influenced not only the literary works of the fantasy genre, but also the cinema, as well as computer and board games.
The best-selling book tells the story of the hobbit Frodo, who got the Ring of Omnipotence. This ring has tremendous power, but it is capable of enslaving its owner. With the help of this magic ring, the dark magician Sauron can be reborn and once again plunge into terror the free peoples of Middle-earth.
George Orwell "Animal Farm"
This dystopia tells the story of animals that managed to expel from the barnyard of its owner, Mr. Jones. Gradually, animals move to a new level of evolution, they become free, after which they smoothly succumb to the dictatorship of a pig named Napoleon.
Orwell created a parable, an allegory for the 1917 revolution, as well as for the events that took place after the revolution.
Dante Alighieri "Divine Comedy"
The poem was written in 1307-1321, it reflects the features of medieval culture.
Alighieri describes a hell in which only sinful people fall, a purgatory in which sinners atone for their earthly sins are found, and a paradise reserved only for good people.
Emily Brontë "Wuthering Heights"
Emily Bronte's only work tells the story of two generations of the Linton and Earnshaw family clans. Their lives are closely intertwined, destroying the fate of two lovers - Katie and Heathcliff.
The book has become a golden classic of world literature, and the Verekovo wastelands of Yorkshire, on the territory of which the novel takes place, is one of the most famous tourist attractions in England.
Fyodor Dostoevsky "The Idiot"
The protagonist of Dostoevsky's novel, written in 1867-1869, is the 26-year-old prince Lev Myshkin. The prince suffers from epilepsy, but despite his mental illness, he is a very sincere and kind person.
Returning from a hospital located in Switzerland, on the train Myshkin starts a frank conversation with Parfen Rogozhin. A new acquaintance confesses to the prince that he is madly in love with the former kept woman of the millionaire Trotsky, Nastasya Filippovna.
Myshkin finds himself in the house of General Epanchina and meets her family. One day he learns that the general's husband keeps a portrait of Nastasya. This makes an indelible impression on him.