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"Pape Satanaleppe: Chronicle of a Mobile Society" is the last work of Umberto Eco. It was published in Italy a week after Eco's death. It collects articles in the "Express" column that are closely related to the current society. It is Eco's observation and thinking about all social phenomena in the last 15 years of his life. It is wild and interesting. In addition to wise thinking and sharp judgment, there are also many subtle moments of self-knowledge, like the blink of an eye in confusion. "Pape Satan Areppe" comes from a vague words spoken by Pluto, the God of the Underworld, in the seventh song of Dante's "Divine Comedy: Inferno". It has no precise meaning, but it reminds people of all kinds of strange and weird things, which fits the wild and imaginative topics contained in this book. The subtitle "Chronicle of a Mobile Society" points out Umberto Eco's reflections and evaluation of today's society. In a mobile society, there is no solid thing as a support. It is a society that has lost all values ​​and references and has no sense of belonging.

"The Maine Woods" (1864), the main text and appendices total about 252,000 words, including 897 notes, about 55,000 words, divided into four parts: "Cothardtine Mountain", "Chisencook Lake", "Allagash and the East Branch" and "Appendices". This book details Thoreau's three visits to the Maine woodlands, but it is by no means a simple travelogue. Instead, it uses beautiful writing to describe the journey of a seeker who is keen on exploring and discovering nature and understanding himself. The book contains vivid descriptions of the majestic scenery of the Maine forest, interesting descriptions of the lives of pioneers and native Indians, and profound reflections on the way humans and nature get along, pioneering environmentalism. The author humbly sought advice from the Indian guides and objectively analyzed the shortcomings and advantages of the "civilized" and "primitive" lifestyles. At the back of the book is a list of Maine woodland flora and fauna and an Indian glossary, which proves that the author's love for nature and Indian culture is not the product of superficial interest, but is based on a deep understanding. U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt was deeply influenced by this book when he was young, and he went to climb the mountains that Thoreau climbed during his journey. This book is planned to be included in the "Chinese Translation of World Literature Masterpieces" series.

On the Thames River at dusk, Marlowe told his crew friends about his experience of driving a steamboat up the Congo River in Africa to rescue a legendary explorer named Kurtz deep in the jungle. Along the way, he witnessed the desolate and primitive scenes of the African land, and also witnessed the various atrocities committed by the colonists against black laborers; when the mysterious white fog cleared, the steamboat encountered a sudden attack by a savage tribe. What kind of unknown and thrilling stories are hidden in the silent primitive jungle? What kind of shock did Kurtz's last words bring to Marlowe? All the answers lie in "Heart of Darkness".

"Memoirs of the First World War III: World Crisis (1916-1918)" describes the third stage of the First World War from 1916 to 1918. In the first two years, the two sides were in a state of evenly matched stalemate. France and Britain launched the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Arras, the Battle of Messina, the Battle of Passchendaele and the Battle of Cambrai. Germany tried to capture Verdun, the cornerstone of France's honor and spirit. But neither side achieved anything. In terms of naval warfare, Britain missed many opportunities in the Battle of Jutland. Churchill described this in detail and profoundly analyzed the conservative thinking of the British naval commander. However, Britain defeated German submarine warfare at sea. Due to Germany's naval blockade and unrestricted submarine warfare, which prompted the United States to enter the war, the balance of power changed. Once the German army's rusticity declined, they suffered a crushing defeat, and the German Empire collapsed and surrendered.

This book is a collection of character reviews by Churchill, written in 1937 at the turn of the two world wars. In this turbulent era, Churchill witnessed the First World War, the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the Spanish Revolution, the Irish Home Rule Movement and the Great Depression. He recalled Kaiser Wilhelm II, Hindenburg, Lawrence of Arabia, Foch, Clemenceau, Arthur Balfour, George V, Kitchener and other important figures in the First World War, and also looked forward to the different futures of Roosevelt and Hitler. As a leading politician in modern history, the book is immersed in his precise understanding of history, politics, and life, his rational analysis and unique insights on important issues, and his intuitive feelings about personal contacts with relevant figures. It is a rare book about characters.

1915 was the second phase of the First World War. France and Britain launched the Battle of Champagne, the Battle of Artois, the Battle of Ypres, and the Battle of Los Loos. In the face of new weapons - machine guns and powerful artillery - the dominant traditional military thinking - frontal attack, charge and fight, and repel the enemy's defense line - became ineffective. The Western Front achieved nothing except a life-consuming battle, and the war reached a stalemate. The British invented tanks and used smoke screens, making only limited progress. The British Navy had control of the sea, but its commander was conservative in thinking and ineffective in naval warfare, so no positive results were achieved. In this volume, Churchill made the strategic decision to attack the Dardanelles, which had a decisive impact on the combination of international forces and the entire war. However, due to the lack of understanding and weak support from most military leaders, the war opportunities were repeatedly delayed, and good opportunities to secure victory were missed more than ten times, and finally ended in failure. The Allies were in crisis.

"The Battle of the River" is a very famous book written by the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill when he was young. It is about the historical content of the war between Britain and Sudan. In other words, it is a first-hand historical account of the British reconquest of Sudan that Mr. Churchill personally experienced. The conquest took place in 1899. Mr. Winston Churchill documented his experiences as a British officer during the Mahdi War in Sudan, which lasted nearly 20 years. The so-called "Mahdi War in Sudan" refers to the armed struggle launched by the rebel army led by Khalifa Abdullah Mohammed against the British army led by Lord Kitchener in order to oppose British colonial rule. "Mahdi", who claimed to be the successor of Mahdi Muhammad Ahmed, was forced to launch this resistance war because he was dissatisfied with the heavy oppression by the British colonial authorities, the Egyptian feudal dynasty and the Sudanese feudal lords.

It mainly explains the development process of the war situation from January to June 1941. During this period, the world structure underwent astonishing changes: Germany tore up its previous border agreement and declared war on the Soviet Union. As a result, the Soviet Union, Britain, and the United States joined forces to fight against fascist Germany. The two sides fought in open spaces across the Balkans, North Africa, and across the Middle East.

"Memoirs of the First World War 5: World Crisis·After the War" After the First World War, Britain was in trouble due to issues such as the repatriation and demobilization of the army and the layoff of women. A civil war broke out in Russia, and the Allies intervened armedly, but to no avail. World War I weakened the capitalist world system; to end the state of war, a peace conference was held in Paris, France. Although the League of Nations was established, it did not achieve the goals of international security and disarmament. "Memoirs of the First World War 5: World Crisis and Postwar" focuses on events other than the Paris Peace Conference, the consequences of the Peace Conference resolutions, and the outside world's reaction to them. In addition, this volume also describes the profoundly contradictory and long-standing issues between Britain and Ireland; it describes that although Turkey was defeated in World War I, Kemalist Turkey was rising; although Greece was a victorious country, it staged a tragedy because of its war against Türkiye after the war.

In this volume, the author describes the complex relationship between the United States and the Allies, from secretly providing assistance to the Allies, to gradually changing its attitude towards the war as the situation developed, until the "Pearl Harbor incident" that humiliated the United States. The United States, a military power that tried to stay out of the war in the early stages of the war, truly joined the camp of the Allies and participated in the struggle to resist and eliminate fascist Germany and Japan.

It leads readers into the stalemate stage in the middle of World War II and into the arduous and spectacular historical landscape on the African battlefield. At that time, after withstanding the initial fierce offensive of the fascist countries, the Allies gradually gained a foothold. Eisenhower led his troops into North Africa and reversed the situation in Africa in one fell swoop; Churchill successively visited Moscow and Washington, demonstrating magnificent great-power diplomacy. At the same time, the romantic Casablanca and the mysterious Katyn, Poland, these familiar place names are looming in the book.

This book selects 36 polemical essays from Friedrich Nietzsche's many important works. The book opens with three classic articles by Nietzsche discussing educational issues: "On the Future of Our Educational Institutions", "Humanistic Education Begins with Strict Language Training" and "Three Measures of University Education". The rest of the book contains 33 exquisite expositions selected from important works such as "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", "Twilight of the Idols" and "Look, This Man". In the process of criticizing Christianity, Nietzsche focused on criticizing "pity". Nietzsche believes that great acts of kindness will not make people grateful, but will lead to revenge; if this small favor has not been forgotten, it will become a worm that is always gnawing; loving one's neighbor is a pathological good and the morality of the weak; the kindness of the strong should inspire people's unique personality of self-respect and self-improvement, and promote "healthy selfishness" in people. And "healthy selfishness" is the clean selfishness that overflows from the powerful soul. It takes all things into itself and then makes them ebb from the individual soul as a gift of love. Therefore, Nietzsche advocates that human beings should love distant people, love people in the future, love the beginning, and love ghosts.

In love, everything is both true and false. Nothing is ridiculous about the topic of love. Paul, a young man from the suburbs of London, returned home from college during the holidays and joined a tennis club. His partner, Susan, is a married woman in her forties with two daughters. The two fell in love. Paul rescued Susan from a bad marriage, but had to separate because of Susan's alcoholism. The love once disappeared, leaving only regret and resentment...

In a very peculiar way, Barnes explores Flaubert, the writer he regards as his spiritual mentor. There is a stuffed parrot in both Flaubert's former residences. Which one was the one Flaubert used? Retired doctor Jeffrey Brathwaite began his search for Flaubert's parrot with this question in mind. There are many stories in the intermittent journey, and Flaubert's shadow becomes increasingly blurred among the old events.

This book is a collection of articles approved by Einstein himself, including his articles on life, science, politics, religion, education, Jews, economy, peace and other issues. By reading this book, we can not only understand Einstein's attitude towards life, keen insight and deep concern for the destiny of mankind, but also gain some understanding of why he was able to achieve such great scientific achievements.

"My Thoughts and Concepts: Selected Works of Einstein" is a collection of Einstein's popular writings widely circulated in the English-speaking world. It has been a long-selling book since its publication in 1954. This book was compiled and selected under the personal supervision and assistance of Einstein himself. It includes important articles from the English translations of "My World View", "Later Years Collection" and "My World View", as well as unpublished new articles, a total of 121 articles. It is a must-read for understanding and studying Einstein. This book collects the essence of Einstein's articles from his youth to his death, covering Einstein's thoughts and opinions on life, science, culture, education, war, friendship and social issues. It shows Einstein's open-minded attitude towards life, keen insight and deep concern for the destiny of mankind.

F. S. Fitzgerald, one of the most outstanding American writers of the 20th century, sang a gorgeous elegy for the "Jazz Age" with the temperament of a poet and dreamer. In his short life of forty-four years, he experienced many ups and downs, and he saw all the hardships of the world in the Vanity Fair. At the end of the 20th century, American academic authorities selected one hundred of the best novels in the century-old English literature. The novel "The Great Gatsby", which embodies Fitzgerald's extraordinary talent, ranked second. In the United States in the 1920s, the air was filled with singing and drinking. By chance, the poor clerk Nick breaks into the secret world of the spendthrift tycoon Gatsby. He is surprised to find that the only connection in his heart is the little green light on the other side of the river - in the flickering light, lives his beloved Daisy. However, reality cannot tolerate misty dreams. In the end, the goddess in Gatsby's heart is just a material girl in the earthly world. When all the truth is revealed, Gatsby's tragic life is like fireworks. The brilliance is only for a moment, and the disillusionment is eternal.

"Pride and Prejudice" is the representative work of British female writer Jane Austen. It is also one of her most popular novels and has been adapted into movies and TV series many times. The hero of the novel, Darcy, is unrestrained and arrogant because of his talent, while the heroine, Elizabeth, is smart and stubborn. There are constant love entanglements between them. After going through all kinds of spiritual hardships, they finally put aside their pride and prejudice, got married, and made the flower of love bloom like a hibiscus. The plot of the novel is tortuous, full of comedy, the language is natural and fluent, and it is witty and humorous. It vividly reproduces the life and social conditions of British towns and villages in a conservative and closed state from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. The view of marriage expressed in the novel has influenced generations of people, making it a must-read classic for young literary and artistic people.

Recommended edition personally written by the President of the Jane Austen Society! Original color illustrations, original picture and text interpretation! If you don't cater to or accommodate yourself, you will definitely meet the right person! "It is a universally recognized truth that a single man with a rich family must marry a wife." Successfully marrying off her five daughters was a major event in Mrs. Bennet's life! Suddenly one day, a single man with a wealthy family moved into the Netherfield Manor next door, and the story of Miss Bennet's search for love began. On this road to marriage, how should they with different personalities meet the "right person" of their own?

The heroine of the novel is a woman from a noble family named Anna Elliot. Anna never married in her life, and she rejected the proposal of the man who loved her. The man who allegedly loved her was a naval officer. Anna rejected him because she had listened to the advice of her friends and family that the naval officer was not the right man for her. Anna Elliot is the oldest heroine in all Austen's novels, she is 27 years old. In the British society at that time, she had lost the best age to get love. For a long time, Anna lived in her memories of summer, and at the same time she could feel that the days ahead were as cold as winter.

This book is Jane Austen's masterpiece. The author uses humorous writing to tell readers several dramatic love stories around the marriages of several daughters of the Bennet family. The most exciting one is the emotional entanglement between the arrogant young man Darcy and the prejudiced second daughter Elizabeth of the Bennet family. The plot of the book is tortuous and fascinating, the language is vivid and interesting, and the writing style is brisk, giving readers a wonderful artistic enjoyment. In this book, Jane Austen celebrates the beauty of love and also shows the importance of abandoning misunderstandings and stereotypes in the pursuit of true love. This book not only presents a wonderful love story, but also vividly depicts the rural life and social conditions in Britain at that time, which has high reading value.

"Little Women" is a novel written by American female writer Louisa May Alcott. This is an autobiographical family ethics novel set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and based on the trivial life events of the four March sisters, an ordinary family in New England in the 19th century. The novel tells the story of the four women of the March family as they grow from girls to young women, showing their uninhibited love experiences and their pursuit of different ideals and destinations. The content is plain and delicate, the structure is simple, the meaning is profound, and it is full of strong appeal. The novel reflects the social scene of small towns during the American Civil War and the truth, goodness and beauty in the author's mind. The characters have distinct personalities and sincere and moving feelings, and it has certain educational significance. It explores themes such as growth, friendship, love, ideals and sacrifice, and triggers readers to think about life and interpersonal relationships. It is a world-famous book full of warmth and inspiration.

This book is a complete translation of "Little Women" and consists of the first and second parts of "Little Women". The original "Little Women" published by our company only contained the content of the first part. However, most books of the same name on the market are a combined version of the first and second parts, and when the book was adapted into a movie, the content of both parts was also used. It should be said that "Little Women" composed of two parts is the complete version. Therefore, the original translator is now requested to revise the content of the first part, newly translate the content of the second part, and publish a new full translation. The first part of "Little Women" tells the story of the four March sisters. After its publication, it was well received by readers and critics and is called one of the best family novels in the United States.

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In this volume, the author tells the story of how, as Prime Minister, First Chancellor of the Exchequer, Minister of Defense and Leader of the House of Commons in the early days of World War II, when Germany launched a fatal attack on Britain, in the absence of external assistance, he led the British people to fight bravely and jointly passed through the most difficult period of the war. During this period, although the British people were isolated and helpless, they always held on to the fortress and tenaciously resisted the air attacks of German aircraft day and night. The situation in North Africa is even less optimistic, and the Italians are taking the opportunity to continue to encroach on North African countries. Under this situation, the British government actively sought support from the United States, Spain and other countries in an attempt to jointly fight against the further expansion of fascism.

"The Reveries of a Lonely Walker" is the final work of the great French writer Jean-Jacques Rousseau. It is the thoughts and feelings he frankly revealed in the last days of his life, in the tragic situation of "no more brothers, neighbors, friends, no one to interact with". The book contains ten wandering reveries, expressing Rousseau's noble feelings of admiring emotions, praising himself, and loving nature.

"Confessions" is a unique, original and unparalleled work. In the book, Rousseau describes his life experience of more than 50 years from his birth to his departure from St. Pierre Island in 1766 with amazing honesty, frankness and deep introspection. He tells all his thoughts and feelings, and analyzes his behavior and inner world. The advent of the novel opened up the path of romantic literature and profoundly influenced the development of European thought and literature in the 19th century.

"Confessions" (1781-1788) records Rousseau's life experience for more than fifty years from his birth to his forced departure from the Island of Saint-Pierre in 1766. Rousseau recounted the rough treatment he received when he was a child, the abuse he received after joining the world, and all the darkness and injustice he heard and witnessed. He angrily exposed society's "law of the jungle", "might makes right" and the ugliness and decay of the ruling class. "Confessions" is a very candid autobiography. In the book, Rousseau claimed that "I tell my virtues and my sins with equal frankness... Showing myself exactly as I am."

"Confessions" is Rousseau's autobiography, written by Rousseau in his later years. The whole book is divided into two parts, reflecting the certain cruelty and oppression caused by society to people through Rousseau's own rough life. It is Rousseau's introspection and painstaking work in his later years when he was in a miserable situation. It records Rousseau's life experience for more than fifty years from his birth to his forced departure from St. Pierre Island in 1766. Rousseau recounted the rough treatment he received as a child, described the abuse he received after entering society, and all the darkness and injustice he heard and witnessed, and angrily exposed the "law of the jungle" in society, as well as the ugliness and decadence of the ruling class. Through his unparalleled self-confession, Rousseau showed his unique life experiences, thoughts and emotions to the world, and guided readers to understand and think about deep-seated issues about people and society.

In French biographical literature, Rousseau left three works that will be passed down to future generations: "Confessions", "Dialogues" and "Dream of a Lonely Walker"; three works, three genres, and three styles of writing; if "Confessions" is a chronicle and "Dialogues" is a psychological analysis novel, then the last "Dream" is a prose poem. When writing this work, Rousseau was already in his twilight years. He had completely given up the futile efforts of dealing with the enemy and fighting against fate, and resigned himself to everything. Therefore, he was in a comfortable and leisurely mood. Writing the article was like walking and chanting, and he wrote ten "Walks" into ten beautiful prose poems. In terms of nature, these ten articles are literary works, but in terms of content, they are indispensable books for studying Rousseau's life behavior and ideological development trajectory.

Shakespeare's five long narrative poems include "Venus and Adoni", "The Lost Virginity of Lucrece", "The Complaints of a Lover", "The Phoenix and the Turtle Dove" and "The Passionate Pilgrim". Among them, "Venus and Adoni" is a new translation by the translator Mr. Tu An, which has never been published before. This book includes three parts: narrative poems, lyric poems, and drama. Among them, there are three narrative poems, ten lyric poems, and one drama - King John. This is an encyclopedia that allows you to understand the various aspects of society and the nature of human nature. No matter who you are, you can find your own shadow in Shakespeare's works, feel the lasting spiritual shock, and resonate and be inspired in aspects such as growth, love, and faith.

"How the Steel Was Tempered" is an excellent novel written by the Soviet writer Nikolai Ostrovsky with strong perseverance and spent three years writing it under the harsh conditions of total paralysis and blindness. The protagonist of the novel, Paul Korchagin, is a stubborn and aggressive young man. In the wave of revolution, he gradually grows into a strong communist fighter. He was tested again and again in the war and endured the great pain caused by disability and blindness. In the process, he also wavered, but after a fierce ideological struggle, he finally defeated himself and picked up a new weapon-literary creation.

This book is an article written by Woolf based on two lectures entitled "Women and Novel" she gave at Cambridge University. Later, she greatly revised and expanded it, and finally wrote the famous feminist masterpiece "A House of One's Own". With a humorous style and plentiful quotations, this book tells the story of the plight of women's survival in a male-dominated society, the historical prejudice against women, and the impact of women's poverty on creation. Woolf encouraged women to break the cage in their minds, actively strive for independent economic power and social status, think independently, live freely, give full play to their female advantages and achieve themselves.

"Don't Argue with Your Mom" ​​is Buckman's first collection of non-fiction essays. It records all the crazy moments that a new dad experiences on the road to parenting, such as wandering around poop and bottles all day long; chasing after his children to collect chicken feathers all over the place; sacrificing personal time and even sleep; and at the same time, he has to keep up with the harsh requirements of modern society on parents. These articles were originally written by Buckman to his son, but the lines reveal Buckman's unique worldview and outlook on life, which is very wise and very warm. For example, "Women deserve the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as men"; "Property of language is important"; "Don't regard meanness as ability, and don't regard kindness as weakness." Every article is filled with kindness, humor and lots of love.

"Other people always think that a person is in so much pain because the person he loves passed away in one day. In fact, the value of his pain is higher: that is, he discovered that sadness cannot last, and even pain has lost its meaning." After the death of his lover, the Roman monarch Caligula discovered that personality, dignity, and even pain are meaningless in the face of death. He began to use his power to extremes, wantonly destroying and trampling on all the original human systems, good and evil, and emotions, and became a tyrant that everyone feared... He wanted to know what truth is, what eternity is, and wanted to expose all the hypocrisy in the world...

Nobel Prize winner Camus' masterpiece drama, "The Stranger" and "Happy Death" are newly translated by translator Zhang Yiqiao. After Caligula's lover died, he disappeared for three days. When he came back, his temperament changed drastically, and he suddenly claimed that he had discovered the truth, that is, "people are mortal, and they are not happy." Faced with this unchangeable fate, Caligula wanted to achieve the "impossible". He wanted to hold the moon in his hand, mix the sky into the sea, confuse beauty and ugliness, and make the suffering people laugh. He wants to give this century the gift of equality for all living beings. Until the impossible finally covers the earth, and in the end, no one dies and they will all be happy. In order to realize all this, a great trial begins. Caligula pushes the emperor's power to the limit, and everything in the world is waiting to be transformed...

"Requiem for a Nun" is a collection of Camus' drama adaptations, including "Poltergeist", "The Cross", "Hospital", "Cavaliers of Olmedo", "Requiem for a Nun" and "The Possessed".

When most people mention the author of "The Grimm's Fairy Tales", they generally call him "Grimm". In fact, Greene was composed of two brothers, William Greene and Jacob Greene. And calling them "authors" is not strictly accurate. The two brothers studied together at the University of Marburg in the early 19th century. They were just in their early 20s at the time, and their tutor, Federici Sagne, who taught them law courses, encouraged them to collect popular folktales and related materials from the Germanic peoples. Mr. Federici Sagne was one of the important figures in the German Romantic Movement. He called for the entire German nation to be unified, both politically and culturally. He formed a group with his colleagues and friends, which had made a difference during the French Revolution and was closely watched by German society. It is conceivable that such an important person's advice to the 20-year-old Brothers Grimm was very important. The two brothers listened to his words. From then on, they began their work of collecting and organizing Germanic folktales, and they got out of hand. Their mentor, Mr. Federici Sagne, further appealed to the whole society to listen to the real voice of the people. Mr. Federici Sagne's group included writers, poets and academics. He believed that the so-called "voice of the people" could be widely heard through stories, ballads and language itself.

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This book mainly tells the story of a 19th century first mate named Edmond Dantès who was about to achieve happiness but was framed for no reason and his tragic experience, as well as his subsequent successful revenge as the Count of Monte Cristo. The Gothic storyline, philosophical human laments, vivid characters, and fascinating ending have attracted countless readers and are a classic among Alexandre Dumas' novels.

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She was in her fifties and began dating a man thirty years her junior. He left his girlfriend who was his own age and fell in love with her with an unprecedented passion. But this intimate romantic episode was also political, and they were constantly met with malicious looks on the streets, in restaurants and at the beach. She became the "Scandal Girl" of her youth again, but now she felt no shame at all, but a sense of relief. At some point, he can no longer stand the beauty she once was, and she's just repeating her past. Although "he was her angel, evoking the past and making it everlasting," what does this mean for the future? "Young Man" is not a simple love story, but a powerful and powerful philosophical work that has overcome classism, ageism, and sexism over the years. It is the writer's questioning of time and the meaning of writing, so naked, like a sharp knife.

This is the first in-depth exploration of the suffocating living conditions and distorted inner lives of ordinary people in the "era of total control". The Stalinist era (1924-1953) was both the beginning and the climax of an era of total control. The transformed Soviets both feared political power and worshiped it. Almost every one of them has become a "whisperer" - either hiding in a corner and whispering to each other, or secretly pandering and becoming a whistleblower to the authorities. Many historical works about the Soviet Union focus on the horrific external phenomena of the gulag, arrests, sentences, imprisonment and even killings, but almost no one pays attention to the private lives of ordinary Soviet people and what they really thought and felt. "The Whisperer" focuses on the living conditions and inner souls of the most extensive ordinary people. It is the first oral history work to deeply explore personal and family life during the Stalin period.