The series of books “This is important to know” is an illustrated publication on key areas of knowledge - 50 facts, ideas, things, people that radically influenced the course of history. These books provide an excellent opportunity to close gaps in knowledge, refresh or evaluate facts you already know from a new point of view. Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask! This book contains 50 exciting stories about the most famous works created by great writers and poets! In this collection you will find articles on the most significant and valuable works of world literature, which every educated person should definitely read: Homer’s “Odyssey”, “Decameron” Giovanni Boccaccio, “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri, “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare, “Fathers and Sons” by Ivan Turgenev, “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy, “We” by Evgeny Zamyatin, “100 Years of Solitude” by Garcia Marquez and many others.< /p>