The era of Great Geographical Discoveries gave rise to many heroes. However, among them, Fernando de Magellanes, who went down in history as Magellan, occupies a special place. Having left the Spanish coast with five fragile sailboats, he, a man of incredible courage and iron will, was the first in the world to prove the spherical shape of the Earth in practice. Nothing could stop him - neither the insane hardships of a months-long voyage into the unknown, nor the machinations of envious people, nor the betrayal of his comrades. Of the two hundred and sixty-five members of his expedition, only eighteen returned home on a single patched-up ship. Magellan himself died absurdly during his greatest celebration on the Philippine island of Mactan, his feat was appropriated by others, and only many decades later justice was restored. The book "The Feat of Magellan" is considered one of the peaks of the work of the classic of Austrian literature, the master of biographical prose Stefan Zweig (1881-1942). Translator: Kulisher Anna Semenovna. Artist: Irina Tibilova