“All real literature is a challenge, an invitation to play. If you understand something in literature, then you become an accomplice in the game - partly enthusiastic, partly amazed... I would like the masterpieces of English literature to become masterpieces of Russian literature at the level of Chekhov or Bunin,” wrote Vladimir Sergeevich Muravyov, who gave his spiritual strength, knowledge and talent to ensure that his translations from J. R. R. Tolkien, W. Irving, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Muriel Spark, John Fowles and other Irish and American writers come as close as possible to the level of prose of Russian classics. The compilers hope that the anthology “Foray into Reality,” which is published in the “Masters of Literary Translation” series, will help the reader learn the secrets of the skill of this wonderful translator