"19 myths about popular heroes. The most famous prototypes in the history of books and TV series" is a book about personalities who have left their almost invisible mark in the history of literature. Almost invisible, because under the guise of many heroes familiar to us from the book pages, there are real historical figures who really lived once people whose names are known only to literary critics. In the pages of this book, you will meet those who inspired writers of the past to create such famous images as Sherlock Holmes, Milady, Mitrofanushka, Ostap Bender and many others. You will also find out who became the prototype of the heroes of Russian fairy tales and epics, and you will find the answer to the question whether Ivan Tsarevich really existed. Lyudmila Makagonova and Natalya Seregina are the authors of the popular historical blogs "Collection of Delusions" and "History. Interesting!," As well as the authors of the book "Collection of delusions. 20 most controversial personalities in world history."