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"Dear Enemy" is the sequel to "Daddy-Long-Legs". This is also an epistolary novel, but the protagonist is replaced by Judy's college classmate and best friend-Sally. After Judy married "Daddy Long Legs" Jervis, the two lived a happy and sweet life. Judy wanted to improve the John Greer Orphanage where she once lived. When they saw that the optimistic Sally was still living a willful and muddled life, with "no progress" in their words, the couple decided to invite Sally to be the director of the John Greer Orphanage. Sally was reluctant at first, but after Judy's repeated persuasion and politician Gordon's cynicism (Sally believed that the latter had a greater driving force), this red-haired Irish descendant came to the orphanage resolutely...

The protagonist of "Daddy-Long-Legs", Joshua Albert (later renamed Judy), is a little girl who grew up in an orphanage. She is an excellent writer and was sponsored by an anonymous director of the orphanage to go to college. Judy had never met this director, but saw him by chance, so she called him "Daddy-Long-Legs." As a requirement for funding, the director asked Judy to write him a letter every month, reporting every detail of her life in order to practice her writing skills. This book is composed of letters written by Judy to Daddy-Long-Legs. From it, we can see a girl's growth path of studying hard, finding herself, becoming independent, and finally realizing her dream as a writer.

"Daddy Long Legs" is a novel written by American writer Jane Webster in 1912. The main story of this novel is that Judy grew up in an orphanage. When she was 18 years old, luck came to her. An anonymous director of the orphanage named "Daddy-Long-Legs" was willing to sponsor her to go to college. But there is one condition, that is, Judy must write a letter every month to report on her study and life situation, and there will be no reply to her. In the next four years, Judy, who was independent and self-respecting, kept writing letters to this uncle she had never met as a spiritual sustenance. Although she received help, she did not rely on it. Instead, she studied hard, obtained a scholarship, and used her vacations to tutor, determined to become a writer. But the letters she wrote were like nothing. When she knew she would never get a reply, she also complained to "Daddy-Long-Legs". And when she was about to confess her love to the excellent and outstanding Master Jiewei, "Daddy Long Legs" finally showed up - Master Jiewei was the "Daddy Long Legs" who supported her.

"The Story of Donkey Skin" is one of Balzac's top ten classics. Human desires are like a piece of donkey skin. The more desires we have, the less life we ​​have! Observe the various aspects of life with a smile and read all the customs of the world! "Donkey Skin" is Balzac's first full-length philosophical novel. The novel ingeniously uses a donkey skin to symbolize the contradiction between human desires and life, and uses this to summarize his life experience and philosophical thinking. It tells the story of Valentine, a young man from an aristocratic background who went bankrupt and threw himself into the social scene. When he was desperate, he was about to commit suicide by drowning when an antique dealer gave him a magical donkey skin. This donkey skin can fulfill any of his wishes, whether they are good or evil thoughts, but once the wish is realized, the donkey skin will immediately shrink and his life span will be shortened.

"The Scholars" is a novel written by Wu Jingzi in the Qing Dynasty. It uses realism to depict the different expressions of fame and wealth of various people, and represents the peak of ancient Chinese satirical novels. The use of vernacular in the novel has become more proficient, and the characterization of the characters is also quite in-depth and delicate, especially the use of superb satirical techniques, making the book a masterpiece of Chinese classical satirical literature.

"Flowers in the Mirror" is a novel written by Li Ruzhen, a literati in the Qing Dynasty. The first half of the book describes the story of Tang Ao, Duo Jiugong and others traveling overseas by boat, including their experiences in the Daughter's Country, the Gentleman's Country and other countries. The second half tells the story of Wu Zetian's imperial examination to select talented girls, Tang Xiaoshan, who was entrusted by Baihua Fairy, and one hundred talented girls entrusted by other flower fairies who passed the exam and made a difference in the court. His magical and humorous creative techniques are based on classics, and he cleverly outlines a gorgeous color picture of the heavenly wheel.

"The Prince and the Pauper" is Mark Twain's attempt at a historical fantasy novel. The story is set in England in the mid-16th century. The protagonists are Prince Edward, the son of King Henry VIII, and Tom, a poor boy who is often abused by his father. Not only were they born on the same day, they even have the same appearance. After a chance encounter, the two exchanged clothes out of curiosity about each other's lives. From then on, Tom cautiously began his dream palace life, while Edward went through many hardships and embarked on a tortuous road back to the palace...

"The Prince and the Pauper (English Edition)/Classic English Library" is a satirical novel. The story is based on the social conditions of England in the 16th century. It describes in the form of a fairy tale that Tom, a poor boy in the slums, dramatically changes his identity with Prince Edward by chance and becomes the King of England. After the kind-hearted Tom became the king, he implemented some benevolent policies, abolished some cruel punishments, and pardoned some innocent prisoners, thus gaining the love and support of the people. The real prince Edward experienced various social conditions under the autocratic rule of the feudal monarchy, which enabled him to witness the suffering and shortcomings of the people with his own eyes, which made him deeply aware of the cruelty of British law and the contradictions of social classes. The writing style of the work is light, but the meaning is profound. Every line reveals the author's dissatisfaction with the rulers and sympathy for the suffering people.

"The Surprise at the First Moment" is a popular book with 40 short stories in total. It describes many fascinating stories in the form of a "parallel script" that is popular among the people, such as a businessman becoming rich due to bad luck, Scholars rose from poverty to fame; honest officials solved cases like gods, corrupt officials bent the law like tigers; villains committed adultery and sued, and swindlers engaged in intrigues; how young people pursued faithful love, and how feudal ethics created marital tragedies. The language is simple and concise; the plot is twists and turns, confusing, yet reasonable; the characters' inner thoughts are described in detail, and the artistic image is lifelike. It has always been highly praised.

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"The Surprise at the First Moment" is a collection of Chinese novels written by Ling Shuchu in the late Ming Dynasty. The contents of the books are very complex, and their ideological tendencies are also different. They mainly include works that describe the thoughts, actions, fate of businessmen, and works that describe marriage and love. Although most of the story themes come from the writings of previous generations, after Ling's re-creation, they express the social reality and atmosphere of the times in the late Ming Dynasty, and are imbued with Ling's own ideas and cynical resentment.

"Beautiful Friend" is the masterpiece of Maupassant's novels. Duroy, a junior officer of the French colonial army in Algeria, was bold, ruthless and cruel. He broke into Paris on his own with his good looks, and was introduced by a friend to work as a reporter for "La Vie Française." The novel reveals the emptiness, debauchery, and depravity of the upper class society, shows the shamelessness of bourgeois politicians, exposes the dark inside story of the political world and the press, and strongly criticizes the dark social reality.

This is a unique Spanish-style story created by Maugham in his later years. The heroine of the story, Catalina, is a beautiful, intelligent but unfortunately disabled Spanish girl in the small town of Fort Rodriguez. One day, she claimed that the Virgin Mary suddenly appeared to her and told her that among the three Valero brothers in the city, the one who served God the most devoutly would heal her lameness. The eldest brother among the three brothers is none other than the Archbishop of Segovia. The Virgin's revelation seemed clear enough, but the development of things was beyond everyone's expectations. Around this innocent girl who claims to be favored by the Virgin, various forces have launched an overt and secret struggle with their own ulterior motives, all trying to take advantage of the "Mother's Appearance" to realize their unspeakable plans. In the end, can the girl resist all attempts to control her life and gain her own freedom, career and love?

This book is a collection of novels by the Austrian writer Zweig, including "Letter from an Unknown Woman" and five other masterpieces. The author's writing style is clear and delicate, with passionate emotion in the silence and pathos in the writing. "Letter from an Unknown Woman" was even evaluated by Gorky as "an astonishing masterpiece".

"The feelings that I once thought could only be understood and indescribable are now held in my own hands." Zweig's amazing talent and dual attainments in literature and psychology make his works unique. Gorky praised him as "no writer who understands women better than him", and Romain Rolland called him a "soul hunter". Freud, the master of psychoanalysis, marveled at his psychological description ability. This book includes famous "deep psychological" novels such as Zweig's "The Burning Secret", "Letter from a Strange Woman", "Emotional Confusion", "Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life", "The Story of Chess", etc. It comprehensively and profoundly reveals the deep truth about desire, emotion and love. Each article is a research document regarded as a treasure by psychologists; each article is an excellent reading book for ordinary people to enjoy the charm of literature and understand their own emotions.

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The collection of Toynbee's works (set of 7 volumes) includes "Historical Studies (Part 1 and 2)", "Man and Mother Earth: A Narrative World History", "A Historian's View of Religion", "Civilizations Tested", "Customs and Change: Challenges of Our Times", and "From East to West: A Global Travel Note". \U003Cp\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E "Man and Mother Earth" was written in 1973. It is Toynbee's last work. It is a panoramic survey of world history from a global perspective and a highly readable chronological historical work. In a lyrical and graceful style, Toynbee demonstrated the interrelationship between human beings and their living environment, described the entire process of the origin, development, interaction and integration of human civilization, and systematically introduced the types of civilizations in various periods and regions of the world from 500,000 years ago to the 1970s. \U003Cp\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E In "Historical Research", Toynbee listed more than twenty living or dead civilization forms in world history, and made a comprehensive comparison of their respective developments. Toynbee believed that culture suffered through the "challenge" of the environment. The growth of culture is determined by the historical activities of a few great figures who "retired" and "reappeared"; the decline of culture comes from the loss of creative ability by a few creators, and the majority of people accordingly no longer support and imitate, and the entire society loses its ability to challenge new challenges; the disintegration of civilization lies in the split of the social system and soul. "Historical Research" breaks away from Western centralism and the historical view of linear development of a single history, and has a lofty status in Western historical and philosophical works. \U003Cbr\u002F\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003EFebruary 1956 to August 1957 After retiring, Toynbee and his wife undertook a 17-month global trip to three continents and nearly 20 countries and regions. "From East to West: Toynbee's Global Travels" is his travel diary of this trip. Different from ordinary travel notes, this book is not a continuous account of this trip, but a series of scanned accounts worthy of attention based on Toynbee's unique insights and his profound understanding of world history, geography and religious life. For readers of Toynbee's other series of works, this book provides a fascinating supplement, not only reflecting Toynbee's unique historical wisdom at every turn, but also a precious account of a part of the world in the 1950s. \U003Cp\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003EIn Toynbee's view of history, religion occupies a special position. He believed that religion was essential for understanding human nature and correcting human self-centeredness. "A Historian's View of Religion" is Toynbee's work on the relationship between religion and society. It can be said to include all of his religious thoughts. The book is divided into two parts, namely "The Germination of Advanced Religion" and "Religion in the Westernized World". It reveals the important role of religion in world history and the history of civilization from a cultural perspective, and explores the origin, essence and relationship between religion and other ideologies. At the same time, it focuses on reflection on Western culture and believes that the revitalization of "advanced religion" can be used to solve the crisis of Western society. \U003Cp\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E "Change and Custom: Challenges Facing Our Times" is Toynbee's work with a strong sense of mission, written in the 1960s. In response to the problems existing in the world at that time, such as the threat of human destruction caused by the arms race, global population surge, religious disputes, and environmental damage caused by over-development, Toynbee started from whether human habits can be changed. Through the analysis and research of past history, he pointed out that, unlike nature, human habits can be changed when faced with inescapable choices. Although the analysis in this book deals with the world of the 1960s, most of the issues mentioned still exist or are even more pressing today. \U003Cp\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E "Civilization Stands the Test" is a collection of Toynbee's series of articles about the relationship between civilization and reality in the mid-20th century, which shows his consistent strong concern for the destiny of mankind. If Toynbee believes that human history as a whole, an irreversible movement in time and space, can be understood within a certain limit, then the real world after World War II has become the background for his view of the history of civilization at this moment. In this book, Toynbee's realistic concern and historical philosophy met after World War II, and the result of the challenge and response was the "world government" and "higher religion" that he repeatedly emphasized. He hoped that different human civilizations could shake hands and realize that the future and destiny of mankind must find a suitable way to live in peace, maintain vitality, and continue to develop. His feelings of compassion for mankind are vividly displayed on the page.

"A Brief History of Britain for Everyone" is written in humorous and easy-to-understand language. It narrates the long history and is both story-telling and literary. The book spans from 50 BC to 1689 AD, telling the story of King Arthur, the Hundred Years' War, the Tudor Dynasty, Bloody Mary, Elizabeth I, Henry VIII and other important eras and figures. Through the rise and fall of dynasties and the ups and downs of monarchs, Dickens conveys profound thoughts on history and inspires readers to think about larger life issues through history.

The third volume of this book (chapters 26 to 37) first narrates the establishment, development, peak and termination of the Tudor dynasty after the English Civil War and the "War of the Roses"; it includes the religious reform during the reign of Henry VIII and the curious private life of this king, the bloody reign of Queen Mary and the "golden age" during the reign of Elizabeth I. This period also provided countless materials for ancient and modern writers, film and television producers. The most noteworthy related works include Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper", the American Sh·wtime TV series "The Tudors", countless movies, TV series and biographies of Elizabeth I, etc.

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In 100 BC, Caesar was born. The young Caesar experienced the murders of Marius and the dictatorship of Sulla, and was committed to establishing a new order integrating power and authority. The situation was favorable, and then Caesar conquered Gaul, expedition to Britain, defeated the Germans, and decided to cross the Rubicon River to fight Pompey. The reason why a genius is a genius is that he can transcend the barriers of the times; but the reason why a genius can transcend the times is because of the current situation at that time. This volume tells the story of how Caesar, from his birth to before he crossed the Rubicon River, skillfully took advantage of the many crises in the Roman state, political situation, and society to push himself to the top and create the glory of Roman history.

"Change and Custom: Challenges Facing Our Times" is Toynbee's work with a strong sense of mission, written in the 1960s. In response to the problems existing in the world at that time, such as the threat of human destruction caused by the arms race, global population surge, religious disputes, and environmental damage caused by over-development, Toynbee started from whether human habits can be changed. Through the analysis and research of past history, he pointed out that, unlike nature, human habits can be changed when faced with inescapable choices. Although the analysis in this book deals with the world of the 1960s, most of the issues mentioned still exist or are even more pressing today.

"Postwar European History" (a four-volume set) is the most important representative work of Tony Judt, the most respected historian and thinker in the world today. It took 20 years to conceive and 10 years to write. It makes extensive use of documents in 6 languages, covers 34 countries, and takes into account Western Europe. Eastern Europe, covering the whole of Europe, is the first master-class historical masterpiece that comprehensively displays the political, economic and cultural changes of modern Europe over the past 60 years. It is recommended by European and American political leaders such as European Commission President Barroso, European Parliament Speaker Schulz, and EU Foreign Minister Solana. From brutal genocide to the advocacy of human rights values, from fascism sweeping the world to the disintegration of the Soviet Eastern European socialist bloc, from free capital markets to big-government welfare states, from arms races to the establishment of the European Union for mutual assistance and cooperation, from tariff barriers to the unified currency Euro... Europe is a laboratory of human activities. It has experienced the baptism and experimentation of various political systems, ideologies, social systems, economic orders, and cultural trends of thought. No wonder, Tony Judt said: "Like a fox, Europe knows a lot." For the modern public, "it is impossible to understand the world without understanding Europe." "Postwar European History" is a masterpiece that Tony Judt, the top contemporary historian, has worked on for more than ten years. From the end of World War II to the beginning of the 21st century, this book shows the political, economic, social, and cultural history of Europe, comprehensively and concisely reproduces the reality and spiritual process of Europe's reconstruction on the ruins of the war, and reveals Europe's future path toward unity and self-reliance. Tony Judt used keen observation, profound humanistic care and superb narrative ability to refine the sixty years of European history from 1945 to 2005 into a fascinating, significant and deeply personal work. "Postwar European History" received rave reviews after its publication and won numerous awards. It was praised as "the book on postwar European history" and "a great work that cannot be surpassed in the short term". It has become a "must-read classic masterpiece for understanding the modern world" for the public.

"A Brief History of the Earth" is a classic work by the popular science master Fang Long. The author interprets the relationship between man and the earth from a historical perspective as a humanist. Fanglong put all the mountains, cities and oceans on the map, allowing readers to understand the people living in those places, where they came from, why they got there, and what their customs are. He wrote the stories that people really care about and the really interesting countries in the world into this book, telling the historical evolution of each country from a geographical perspective. The book has a total of 47 chapters, starting from the earth, to the relevant geographical history of the world's major countries, accompanied by the author's hand-drawn illustrations, looking at the evolution of history from a geographical perspective. The process of human understanding of geography is actually part of human development. The geographical environment shapes people, and people continue to transform the environment. How to deal with the relationship with the earth is worth thinking about. The book uses popular and humorous language and literary techniques to make knowledge more flexible, showing the laws of physical geography and the various forms of human geography. Allowing readers to read history like a story is of great help in understanding the historical development of major world powers and the geography of the earth.

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In Civilization, Kenneth Clark's wide-ranging narrative examines the development of Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire, covering the ideas, books, architecture, and works of art that made up Western European civilization. The author takes us from ninth-century Iona to twelfth-century France, from Florence to Urbino, and from Germany to Rome, England, the Netherlands, and the United States. Against this historical backdrop, he paints a remarkable cast of characters-men and women who gave civilization new energy and broadened our understanding of the world and ourselves. He also highlighted the works of genius produced by them - in the fields of architecture, sculpture, painting, philosophy, poetry, music, science and engineering, from the Academy of Athens painted by Raphael to the bridges designed by Brunel. "Civilization" is Clark's eternal nostalgia for European civilization. In his narration, we will see: At what moment does the artist get rid of the shackles of the times? What period has art gone through, and how does it transcend the bonds of time and space?

This book is about the strange case of a missing and white-skinned soldier; about a mysterious death and a "lion's mane"; and about a vampire mystery from Sussex. All this still requires Holmes's wit to get the truth.

"European and American Experiences" is the author Washington Irving's notes on his experiences during his travels to European countries and the United States. "European and American Insights" includes some essays and novels that reflect his creative characteristics. For example, "Mounjoy: Or the Life Experience of a Dreamer" is a novella love story that tells the interesting experiences of the protagonist in his teenage years; "Mississippi Plan" describes a famous bubble economy event in the history of business; "Hotel de France" and other essays describe some of the customs and customs of France at that time, as well as the French The unique character of Chinese and British people; "Letter from Granada", "Abdur Rahman" and "The Widow's Trial" bring readers to the magical country of Spain... In addition, the author also details the tour and visit to the hometowns of two literary giants, Scotus and Byron, truly recreating various scenes at the time and providing readers with good material for an in-depth understanding of these literary masters.

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On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Gorky's birth, we chose to publish Gorky's autobiographical series to help readers understand the writer and better understand his works. Among them, "My University" is the last part of the trilogy, telling the story of the protagonist Alyosha's life in Kazan. After his dream of going to college was shattered, he had to run for survival, interact with all kinds of citizens and intellectuals, and enter a vast social university.

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Gorky's birth, we chose to publish Gorky's autobiographical series to help readers understand the writer and better understand his works. Among them, "Childhood" describes Gorky's life from the age of three to ten. The protagonist Alyosha cannot feel the warmth at home, and is discriminated against and bullied at school. In his heart at this age, there is less and less love and more and more hatred.

This article tells the story of four French performers who happened to come to an artificial island built by American capitalists - Model Island. The island's shell is made of steel and can roam the Pacific as it pleases. There is a modern city in the center of the island. The residents are all rich and they live a comfortable life here. Although these four French performers were obsessed with this "paradise", the rivalry between the two major families on the island shrouded the island in crisis. At this time, Model Island was attacked by pirates. Eventually, Model Island was besieged internally and externally, fell apart, and sank into the sea. These four performers saw that greed can destroy all good things.

"Captain Grant's Children" is one of Verne's science fiction trilogy, telling a story full of passion and mystery. Readers who like this classic and readers who like Verne, this book is worth reading. With the discovery of a drifting bottle, everyone started discussing: Is it a distress letter from a wrecked ship or a limerick written by a sailor when he was bored? After various analyses, we finally came to the conclusion that this was a letter of distress from Captain Grant. So, after all kinds of setbacks, a group of people took the Duncan and embarked on the adventure of rescuing Captain Grant... They encountered countless hardships and dangers along the way: earthquakes, floods, storms, ferocious Maori and a conspiracy. So, will Captain Grant be saved? Will these brave volunteers encounter danger? Will everyone give up halfway? This book expresses the protagonist's heroic, tenacious and fearless spirit, embodies Verne's progressive thoughts against slavery and colonialism, and shows the noble quality of safeguarding social justice and the lofty humanitarian spirit.

The new comedy by the British literary genius Hornby shows the counterattack of a grassroots girl to become a big star of the BBC; it pays tribute to Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning film "Funny Girl". Cleverly retelling the history of the BBC's golden era and recreating the unique pop culture of "Swinging London". The title of this book is borrowed from American acting superstar Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning musical film Funny Girl (also translated as "Funny Girl"). However, it is not a simple reproduction of the film, but a combination of fiction and reality. Through a clever retelling of the golden age of the BBC, it tells the story of the birth of a British version of "Funny Girl" - the female joker Barbra, until she flew up a branch and became a phoenix. The novel draws on the era of pop culture explosion such as "Swinging London" in the 1960s to describe how a grassroots girl constantly changes her self-perception on the road to pursuing her dreams. It also makes a wonderful display of the traditional British radio and television industry that is full of irony and humor.

This novel written by Nick Hornby for young and middle-aged people continues his consistent writing style: humorous and thought-provoking. It contains a large number of music works that were popular in the 1970s and 1980s, adding a strong nostalgic color. The movie of the same name was released in 2018, starring the film industry's literary god Ethan Hawke (the male protagonist of the "Love" series trilogy). The heroine Anne is about to enter middle age. After spending fifteen years of ordinary cohabitation with her boyfriend Duncan, she has doubts about the meaning of this life. She began to look at her past to figure out what she was missing. On the other side of the ocean, Tucker Crowe, a rock musician who has retired for many years - and is also the idol that Duncan has devoted half his life to studying - is also suffering from headaches due to the consequences of his bohemian life. Driven by an incredible fate, the two came together.

"The Screwtape Letters" is another masterpiece of C. S. Lewis, author of "The Chronicles of Narnia". In a humorous and insightful exchange of letters between two "devils," C. S. Lewis delves into issues of good and evil, temptation, repentance, and more. Through this wonderful story, the author digs deeply into human nature and satirizes falsehood and noise.

The novel narrates the tragedy of the life of rural young Jude in a tragic tone. Jude was studious, thoughtful and diligent in self-study, but he was always rejected from the university. The heroine Shu is smart and beautiful, and more importantly, has an independent personality and thoughts, and despises secularity and rigid religion. However, her love with Jude is not tolerated by the church and despised by the world. Jude's ambition was unrewarded, he had no way to find a job, and he had no way to borrow money. In despair, his eldest son hanged together with his weak sister and younger brother. Shu suffered this tragic change and finally succumbed to fate and the church. She left her beloved Jude, and her free thoughts and independent personality were destroyed. Jude, on the other hand, indulged in drinking all day long, became depressed and became ill, and died of resentment before he reached thirty.

This book mainly tells the story of a miser. A miser had accumulated a lot of money, but he was reluctant to add a piece of coal to the staff's fire. His nephew kindly invited him to attend the Christmas Eve party, but he thought the nephew was refusing to take advantage of him. Social activists asked him to donate some Christmas meals to the poor, but he ruthlessly refused. He returned home at night and saw a ghost face in the night. Is this really a ghost? Or is he an illusion? However, the appearance of ghost caused him to undergo earth-shaking changes.

"Hard Times" first raises a big and difficult problem for us: the materialization process of people no longer being people but gradually becoming machines. From the beginning, the novel "Hard Times" shows readers a picture of Britain in the 19th century enthusiastically embracing the advent of the industrial age. At this time, people, affected by the advent of the industrial age, are gradually turning into machines, and normal human emotions and thoughts have been abandoned. The performance of the protagonist Grad Grint and his follower Bondby in the novel fully illustrates this point. Grad Grint educates and reminds his children every moment to pay attention to the fact that humans are gradually turning into machines. Bounderby went further. He basically practiced it and treated his workers indifferently and treated them as objects in the factory he ran. Cruelly exploiting and exploiting them for their own benefit. In Chapter 5 of the first volume of this book, the author draws a parallel between the factory workers and the children of Grad Grint. The living conditions of people on both sides are almost the same. They repeat monotonous and unchanging work every day, without joy, let alone happiness. The result is that the factory workers and Grad Grint's children have no imagination, and their emotional lives are not talked about, much less valued. It is obvious that they have become cold machines themselves.

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"Colonel Chabe" includes three tragic novellas with themes between couples: "Colonel Chabe", "Honoline" and "Confinement". Like all the author's works, each novella contains a strong contrast between good and evil, right and wrong, beauty and ugliness. Gentlemen and ghosts and monsters are mixed side by side, which makes people laugh and cry after reading it. Only in this way can we realize the profound significance of "The Human Comedy".

This book selects 98 poems by Emily Brontë. Her poems are sincere, resolute, rough, melancholic and passionate, as if she has vowed to coexist and die with the entire nature, and they are completely different from those written by a thin girl. With courage that was not afraid of the deep darkness, she fought against the sweeping winds and floods, and finally defeated the eternal erosion of time with her outstanding poems.

On a snowstorm day, Lockwood, a young tenant of Thrushcross Grange, visited the landlord Heathcliff who lived in Wuthering Heights and stayed there because of the bad weather. After returning, he accidentally discovered from the housekeeper Nelly the secret of the two families for three generations: Heathcliff was an abandoned child and was adopted by Sean, the old owner of Wuthering Heights. Sean's son Hindley is jealous of his father's preference for Heathcliff and secretly humiliates Heathcliff in every possible way; Sean's daughter Catherine has a passionate and unrestrained personality. She has been childhood sweethearts with Heathcliff since childhood, and the two have been in love for a long time. When the time comes to talk about marriage, Catherine is forced to choose between the passionate, tortured Heathcliff and the gentle, nurturing Edgar of Thrushcross Grange, whom she ultimately chooses.

"The Wizard of Oz" is set in a country of Oz unknown to us. It tells the story of Dorothy, a little girl from Kansas, USA, who was swept to a place called Munchkin by a tornado. In that very beautiful land of Oz, there are four witches: east, west, north and south: the witches who live in the east and west are the evil witches, and the witches who live in the south and north are the good witches. When Dorothy's house landed on the Munchkin, she crushed the Wicked Witch of the East and received a pair of magical silver shoes. The rescued Good Witch of the North guided Dorothy to the Emerald City of Oz to find the great wizard Oz to find a way home. Along the way, she met a talking scarecrow, a tin woodcutter who was covered in iron and could easily rust, and an extremely timid lion. They worked together and finally overcame numerous difficulties and dangers and came to the Emerald City. But what awaits them is unexpected trouble...

"The Wizard of Oz" is a famous work by American children's literature writer Baum. The kind-hearted little girl Dorothy was blown by a tornado to a strange and magical country-the Land of Oz, and lost her way home. There, she met the brainless Scarecrow, the heartless Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion one after another. In order to realize their respective wishes, they helped each other, worked together, went through hardships and encountered many strange and strange things. In the end, with their extraordinary intelligence and tenacious perseverance, they all fulfilled their wishes. This book pioneered American "magical fairy tales" and established Baum's position in the American literary world.