Publishing – publication of the book by D.S. Merezhkovsky (1865–1941), first published in 1896, contains articles about Russian and foreign writers, thinkers, ancient and new: Marcus Aurelius, Calderon, Pliny the Younger, Cervantes, Flaubert, Pushkin, Dostoevsky, Goncharov, etc. In the book There are also handwritten materials for articles, essays not included by Merezhkovsky in the publication, reviews of the book, a research article about the writer, comments, name index. CONTENTS: Preface (5). Acropolis (6). “Daphnis and Chloe” (15). Marcus Aurelius (29). Pliny the Younger (46). Calderon (69). Cervantes (85). Montagne (110). Flaubert (136). Ibsen (147). Dostoevsky (175). Goncharov (195). Maikov (213 ). Pushkin (229). ADDITIONS Articles included in the 1914 edition of “Eternal Companions”. The tragedy of chastity and voluptuousness (298). Turgenev (303). Goethe (311). Handwritten editions. Preparatory materials for articles from “Eternal Companions” Marcus Aurelius. I. E. Renan about Marcus Aurelius (325). Extracts and notes about Montana (328). Montagne (337). Goethe (339). Articles of the 1880-1890s, not included in the “Eternal Companions” Old question on about a new talent. (“At Twilight” and “Stories” by Chekhov) (348). Rousseau (371). Stories by Vl. Korolenko (386). Mystical movement of our century (415). In memory of Turgenev (422). In memory of A. N. Pleshcheev (424 ).On the causes of the decline and on new trends in modern Russian literature (428).Instead of a preface. To the tragedy of Sophocles “Oedipus the King” (503). The peasant in French literature. Essays (507).I. Balzac (507).II. Michelet (523). Neo-romanticism in drama (535). Newest lyrics (563). Yellow-faced positivists (584). Reviews of “Eternal Companions” (1897) D.Sh. [D.P. Shestakov]. D.S. Merezhkovsky. Eternal companions. Portraits from world literature. St. Petersburg, 1897. Publ. P.P.Pertsova (600).[A.M.Skabichesky]. Eternal companions, portraits from world literature. D.S. Merezhkovsky. St. Petersburg, 1897 (601). Ar. Gornfeld. Criticism and lyrics (602). V. Spasovich. D.S. Merezhkovsky and his “Eternal Companions” (641). Scriba [E.A. Soloviev]. G. Spasovich about the city of Merezhkovsky (682). V.L. [V.L. Velichko]. Eternal companions. D.S. Merezhkovsky. SPb. Ts. 2 r. (685).From Russian publications. Two extreme opinions about Pushkin (686). Criticism and history of literature. D. Merezhkovsky. Eternal companions. Portraits from world literature. St. Petersburg, 1897. Ts. 2 r. (688).D.S.Merezhkovsky. Eternal companions. Portraits from world literature. St. Petersburg, 1897 (691). B.V. Nikolsky. “Eternal Companions” by Mr. Merezhkovsky (692). APPENDICES E. A. Andrushchenko. Companions of D.S. Merezhkovsky (703). Notes (758). List of abbreviations (875). Index of names (876).