The second volume of A. Averchenko’s works includes: the third book of the collection “Stories (humorous)” (1911), “New History” (from “General History, processed by Satyricon”) (1910), “Expedition to Western Europe satirikontsev" (1911) and one of the best collections of the writer's stories, "Circles on the Water" (1912). Many stories are published for the first time in the last eight to ten years.