The book presents the most significant works of the outstanding Russian writer V. G. Korolenko: "The Blind Musician," "Wonderful," "Makara's Dream," "Sokolinets," "In a Bad Society," "The River Plays," "At-Davan," "The Last Ray," "Frost," "Moment," "Lights," and also rarely reprinted "Pugachevskaya legend in the Urals."