Raffi's novel "The Golden Rooster" is a powerful depiction of 19th-century Armenian reality and customs. Written in a realistic style, it portrays life in Yerevan and Moscow, revealing the inevitable collapse of wealth built on deceit. The story explores themes of social injustice, the power of education, and moral rebirth, illustrating the triumph of human dignity over superstition and greed.

The historical novel "The Fool" by Raffi is a masterpiece of Armenian classic romanticism. Set in the late 19th century during the Russian-Turkish War, the events unfold in Bayazet and Alashkert in Western Armenia. The author explores themes of national liberation, self-sacrifice, and the struggle against a slave mentality, featuring a protagonist who risks everything for his nation

“The Red-Headed League” is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It first appeared in The Strand Magazine in August 1891, with illustrations by Sidney Paget. Conan Doyle ranked “The Red-Headed League” second in his list of his twelve favorites Holmes stories. It is also the second of the twelve stories in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which was published in 1892.

“The Boscombe Valley Mystery” is one of the 56 short stories about Sherlock Holmes, written by the English writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the fourth story in the series of 12 Sherlock Holmes adventures. It was first published in 1891 in The Strand Magazine. Lestrade invites Holmes to the county of Herefordshire, where a murder has taken place. The victim’s son is accused of the crime, but Holmes deduces that a third person was involved in the murder.