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The novel "Emma" is one of the most influential classic novels in the 19th century, written by the famous British writer Jane Austen. The protagonist of the novel is a girl named Emma, ​​who is beautiful, intelligent and wealthy. But at the same time, she is also an out-and-out dreamer. She enthusiastically pays attention to the romantic stories around her, but stubbornly believes that she will never fall into them. As an orphan, she took matters into her own hands and directed love again and again. When the girl thought she was in love with the magistrate, Emma discovered that she had also fallen in love with the same gentleman. Although this was contrary to her vow of never marrying from the beginning, she had to give up her vow of innocence when she fell in love. This work has been adapted to the screen many times and made into a TV series many times, and is widely loved in the West. This manuscript was originally published in 1815. Although it is a love and romance novel, the author also wanted to use this novel to deeply explore the difficulties and worries faced by British women at that time.

"The Plague" is a fable novel that describes a plague disaster that occurred in a small town called Oran in North Africa, and the process of people's resistance to the plague. Camus uses a third-person perspective throughout the novel to depict various social pictures of life and death struggles during the epidemic. He ends the novel with a short-lived victory, clarifying that the pathological social phenomenon has led to the long-term presence of plague in human life. The exclamation issued by the work is not an accusation but a beautiful expectation, a metaphor for people's choices and struggles in the face of absurd situations. Camus deeply hopes that social viruses like the plague can disappear forever, freeing mankind from these senseless disasters. True redemption is not victory after a fight, but the ability to find the strength to live and peace of mind in suffering.

"Pride and Prejudice" is Jane Austen's masterpiece. It uses daily life as the material. It goes against the content and pretentious writing methods of sentimental novels popular in the society at that time. It vividly reflects the conservative and closed-off British rural life and worldly conditions from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. "Pride and Prejudice", a novel of social style, not only attracted a large number of readers at the time, but still gives readers a unique artistic enjoyment today. Although Austen's works have been compared to "two-inch ivory sculptures", she reflected the various social conditions at that time through the daily conversations and interactions between gentlemen and ladies. She used humorous language to satirize the phenomena of profit-seeking and vanity, and used comic scenes to mock people's stupidity, selfishness, snobbery, blind confidence and other despicable and ridiculous weaknesses.

"Wuthering Heights" is a story about love and revenge. Squire Earnshaw brings the abandoned child Heathcliff back to Wuthering Heights. His son Hindley feels that the abandoned child has deprived him of his father's love and threatens his property inheritance rights, so he hates him. Once his father dies, he demotes him to a servant and tortures and humiliates him. During this period, Heathcliff and Earnshaw's daughter Catherine fell in love. However, Heathcliff's humble status and Catherine's worldly ideas are insurmountable obstacles to this love. When Catherine decided to marry the wealthy young man Edgar Linton, Heathcliff's passionate love for his lover turned into a deep-seated hatred for his enemies and rivals. He launched a crazy revenge on Hindley, Edgar, and their descendants. As the first novel, this book uses flashback techniques in art, and unfolds the fierce conflict of love and hate layer by layer through the narrations of tenants and old servants, just like a detective novel. The scenery of Yorkshire in northern England sets off the ups and downs of the characters' inner world. The plot is ups and downs, and the language is rich and vivid.

"Mother" is a panoramic work that reflects the revolutionary struggle of the Russian proletariat from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The work shows the entire historical process of the Russian workers' movement, the spread of Marxism, the growth of workers' groups, and the awakening of the people. The transformation of revolutionary struggle from spontaneous to conscious, from economic struggle to political struggle, from urban to rural development, the significance of worker-peasant alliance, the role of revolutionary intellectuals, etc., Are all clearly reflected in the novel. As a result, "Mother" became "a very timely book." At that time, "many workers would unconsciously and spontaneously participate in the revolutionary movement. It will be of great benefit to them to read "Mother" now."

This book selects several classic tragedies by William Shakespeare, the world-famous comedy master and British Renaissance playwright, including "Hamlet", "King Lear", "Macbeth", "Othello" and "Romeo and Juliet". It uses the translations of Zhu Shenghao, the authoritative translator of Shakespeare, and provides exquisite illustrations. It can be called a perfect combination of famous works, famous translations and famous paintings.

This book is the work of Emily Brontë, one of the Brontë sisters, a British female writer. The novel describes the story of Heathcliff, an abandoned gypsy boy who was adopted by the old owner of the mountain villa. Due to humiliation and failed love, he went out to get rich. When he came back, he took revenge on the landowner Linton and his children who married his girlfriend Catherine.

One Ring rules all the Rings, one Ring seeks all the Rings, one Ring summons all the Rings, and one Ring binds all the Rings in the dark! A unique and completely authentic Lord of the Rings universe! Awakening from the depths of the well of time, it is rich in detail, extremely entertaining and profound!

In 1992, the desire for money brought the young gangster Yao Yijie to the gate of adventure paradise, allowing him to embark on a prosperous and bloody career; in the baptism of wealth and swords and guns, his natural bloody nature, alertness, simplicity and cruelty helped him reach the top of life. More than twenty years later, the "troubled tycoon" Yao Yijie has become rich and always wants to wash his hands and retire from the world. However, the intricate political and business relationships and the intricate grievances of the underworld have already firmly bound him, unable to move until the bullet that killed An You came whizzing. The price of dodging the bullet was too high... The times leave their mark on everyone, and the mark left on Yao Yijie is deeper and heavier. Open this book and you will witness with your own eyes the violent growth epic of a generation of lost youth in the 30 years of great social changes.

My name is Matthew and I'm an alcoholic detective. I occasionally do things for friends as a favor. Friends occasionally give me money as a favor. I love beautiful women, and I love coffee with bourbon even more. I walked through the streets of New York, walking the line between alcohol and death. Every moment of my life I am in death. My name is Matthew and I have nothing to say.

Rick and Pym, father and son. Rick is a liar, and he is so good at deception that the person involved not only didn't notice it, but also admired him. In the past few decades, involved in various industries such as food reselling, real estate development, pension fund raising, congressman campaigning, etc. After ups and downs, there are always die-hard followers. In his later years, Rick, who was about to go bankrupt, discovered that his only estate was his son Pim, a prominent British diplomat. Pym is actually a spy, a double agent. Romantic and versatile by nature, in order to stay away from his father's life, he embarked on this road of no return both accidentally and naturally. However, in the Cold War era, more complex missions and conflicts, responsibilities and friendships tore him apart, and he was struggling to breathe. Only by leaving everything behind and writing a "great autobiographical novel" alone could he be able to redeem himself. Rick and Pym are, to some extent, a reflection of the relationship between Le Carré's father and Le Carré. His father always told him: Without me, you are nothing.

After reading "I Killed Him", 99% of people can't find the murderer. Are you one of the 1%? The writer Hodaka was poisoned and died at his wedding. His agent, editor and the bride's brother all thought they had successfully killed him and were very proud of it. A week after the wedding, an invitation letter brought the three suspects to Hodaka's house. Waiting for them were detective Kaga and the bride. The case gradually became clear, and who mixed the poison into Hodaka's rhinitis medicine was the key to solving the mystery. However, the testimony given by each person in order to protect themselves unexpectedly became proof of the innocence of the other two. After listening to the testimony, Kagami firmly said "the answer has come out", and only the murderer can understand what he is going to say next.

She has superb skills that can change the day and night, and she is the most outstanding shaper in the Rose Empire! A palace assassination reversed the trajectory of her fate. This time, what she needs to shape is not antiques or famous paintings, but the soul of the emperor... This book collects Brandon Sanderson's representative short stories since his debut, including "The Soul of the Emperor", "The Eleventh Metal", "Legion", "Defending the Pure Land", "The Firstborn", etc.

Paying attention to life and social reality in a critical way, revealing absurdities and paradoxes that are different from Kafka; Thomas Bernhard's classic novels are the winners of the Lille Patzer Award, the Austrian National Literature Award, the Büchner Award, the Free Hanseatic City Bremen Literary Award, the Julius Kamppe Award, the Anton Wildgans Award, the Franz Theodor Chokol Literary Award, the Federal Chamber of Commerce Literary Award, and the Cultural Committee Literary Award of the Federal Association of German Industry. "Masters of the Past": We fill our spiritual safe with these past masters, but when we open it at the decisive moment of life, it is empty. "Logging: An Emotional Wave": My life, my existence, is all acting, always performed for people to see, and never my real life. "The Sinker": In theory he can deal with all the unpleasantness in life, but in reality he has never been able to do so.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was the most important writer, outstanding dramatist and poet during the European Renaissance. He occupies a special position in the history of European literature and is known as the "Olympics of human literature". This book selects five of Shakespeare's most representative and popular comedies: "The Merchant of Venice", "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Twelfth Night", "Much Ado About Nothing" and "As You Like It", which condenses the essence of his life wisdom and art.

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The clouds are turbulent, the mist is spreading, and murderous intentions are everywhere. The detectives of the Tang Dynasty conduct secret investigations in the places where the murders occurred, delve into the mystery, and investigate the chaos... This is the unprecedented real Tang Dynasty! The whole book covers all aspects of the Tang Dynasty's judiciary, politics, criminal law, officialdom, administration, diplomacy, industry and commerce, education, culture, religion, customs, people's sentiments, and social life. It connects together a picture of ancient Chinese social life ranging from scholar-bureaucrats, wealthy businessmen, loan sharks, to beggars, thieves, prostitutes, etc. "The Mystery of the Golden Case": Why did a Beijing official with a bright future recommend himself to a remote place where it rains all day long and is infested by man-eating tigers... "The Strange Case of the Lacquer Painted Screen": On an ancient lacquer screen, the image of a loving couple turned into a husband stabbing his wife in the heart with a sharp knife! The graceful county magistrate's wife was brutally murdered and her body was abandoned in a swamp. Is there something hidden behind the reputation of a "life and death couple" spread throughout the countryside? Everything started seventy years ago...

Keigo Higashino's creative career-changing masterpiece, Naoto Fujiki and Takashi Kashiwahara star in the Japanese drama of the same name. President Naoaki Kuazo died of illness, and soon after, his successor was killed in the family cemetery with an arrow stuck in his back and some white chrysanthemums scattered around his body. The police found that the tip of the arrow contained highly toxic substances and matched a crossbow collected by Naoaki during his lifetime, but the crossbow is now missing. On the second day after the incident, the police found the same chrysanthemum petals as those at the murder scene in Naomi's home. Based on time clues and other evidence, the murderer could only be Naomi's second son, Hongchang. Just when the case was about to become clear, the police received a piece of irrefutable evidence that proved Hongchang was not the murderer.

The great writer was selected by the Japanese as "the most popular writer in a thousand years" and his portrait has been printed on Japan's thousand-yen banknotes for 20 years. This set includes his major novels "I am a Cat" and "Master Sanshiro".

Mr. Fu Lei carefully selected 14 must-read Balzac masterpieces for Chinese readers. It is an introductory book for understanding Balzac! After reading it four or five times and revising six or seven drafts, Fu Lei devoted twenty years of effort to translating "The Collected Works of Balzac"! Hugo: "There is a lot of truth, kindness, homeliness, triviality, and vulgarity here. However, sometimes the surface is suddenly torn apart to fully reveal the various realities, and people can immediately see the gloomy and tragic ideals." "When it comes to greatness among French novelists, Balzac should be mentioned first." This set of "Fou Lei's Translation of Balzac's Works" "Collection" contains 14 works carefully selected for Chinese readers by Mr. Fu Lei, a master in French translation. These works are not only "Balzac's excellent works more suitable for Chinese readers", but also "Balzac's novels familiar to general French literary and art lovers". It can be said to be an introductory book for understanding Balzac! Fu Lei began to translate "Alpe Savaron" in 1944 and completed the translation of "Mao Er Bao Bang Bang" in 1965, which took 20 years. He said to himself: "If you want to translate a favorite work, you have to read it four or five times before you can remember the plot and story thoroughly, analyze it thoroughly, make the characters as vivid as the present, and slowly feel out the subtle meaning hidden between the lines." Fu Lei's translation needs to be revised at least 6 or 7 times from the first draft to the final draft. "Old Man Goriot" has been retranslated three times. "Collection of Balzac's Works Translated by Fu Lei" includes: "Petro Goriot", "Colonel Chabe", "Honorine", "Confinement", "Alpe Savaron", "Eugénie Grandet", "Usure Miloët", "The Curate of Tours", "Pierrelande", "The Troublemaker", "Disillusionment", "Auntie Bence", "Uncle Bangs" and "The Rise and Fall of Cesar Pirodo".

"Selected Novels and Novels of Mark Twain: English-Chinese" contains 25 short and short stories by the famous American writer Mark Twain, including "One Million Pounds", "The Famous Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", "How I Recently Resigned" and "The Story of a Good Boy". Each novel revolves around a specific plot, and uses the best of exaggeration with free and easy writing, so that readers gradually get better and believe it is true even though they know it is impossible; when they close the book and think deeply, they finally realize that this impossibility has great authenticity. The people and things written by the writer may exist around you, or even in your body...

Peter Handke (1942- ): a famous Austrian novelist and playwright. An important writer of contemporary German literature, known as a "living classic". He won the Büchner Prize for Literature in 1973 and the Kafka Prize for Literature in 2009. He is the author of the novel "The Goalkeeper's Anxiety Reappears When Faced with a Penalty Kick" and so on.

The whole book takes history as its backbone, characters and events as its latitude, and the "marriage between two generations" of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Zhu Gui'er, Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty, and Yang Yuhuan as the general framework. From the beginning of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty when he launched an army to attack Chen, to the death of Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty in Sichuan, it records the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties for more than 170 years. Its main content consists of three parts: the first is the palace story of the late Sui Dynasty with Emperor Yang and Zhu Gui'er as the central characters; the second is the story of the "heroes of troubled times" such as Qin Qiong, Shan Xiongxin, and Cheng Yaojin who rebelled against the Sui Dynasty; the third is the palace story of the Tang Dynasty before and after the "Anshi Rebellion" with Emperor Ming of Tang and Concubine Yang as the central characters.

Kawabata Yasunari's Nobel Prize-winning work is the pinnacle of Eastern aesthetics; a prose poem written to Kyoto, an encounter that began with parting; a poem about the scenery of the thousand-year-old ancient capital, and the fate of a pair of sisters. In the ancient capital of Kyoto, Chieko was adopted by a brocade merchant and became a beautiful girl. On the night of the Garden Festival, she met Miao Zi, a girl from a mountain village, and was surprised to learn that the two were twin sisters. They miss each other, but they cannot recognize each other because of their different identities. The sisters' faint sadness is woven into the beautiful scenery of Kyoto's four seasons. At the end of the story, Chieko and Miaozi meet again in a grand festival. At the festival, the conflict between Kyoto's traditional culture and modern life was vividly displayed. Chieko felt bound by family and tradition in the festival, while Miaozi saw freedom and hope in the hustle and bustle. In the end, the two sisters said goodbye amidst the fireworks of the festival, each heading towards a different future.

The masterpiece of 13-time Nobel Prize for Literature nominee E. M. Forster; "Give them a chance. Give them money. Don't treat them like children. Give them poetry books and train tickets." England at the beginning of the 20th century, London in the Edwardian era. The two Schlegel sisters, who come from a well-off family, are confident and beautiful, are obsessed with various ideological salons and literary and artistic societies in London, working together to shape their spiritual world far away from the mortal world. An accidental encounter allows sister Helen to get acquainted with the Wilcox family, an upstart business community, and sparks an incredible love affair with their youngest son Paul. However, this love affair was short-lived, and the backlash of disillusionment pushed Helen to the opposite side of the Wilcox family - Leonard Buster, a young man who was financially strapped but unwilling to be mediocre. Meanwhile, sister Margaret enters the world of her husband Henry, a man of action, through her friendship with Mrs. Wilcox. This time, material does not reject the spirit, but attracts and connects two opposite magnetic poles... The two sisters seem to have embarked on two completely opposite paths, but the hand of fate has prepared a home for them in the countryside far away from the hustle and bustle of the world. Finally, in the quiet Howards End, emotion and reason finally crossed the gap and completed the "connection" in the ultimate sense.

Deep in the wild swamps of North Carolina, a thrilling cat-and-mouse game is about to begin... Deaver is a master in the field of creating time bombs. --"People" magazine. Rhyme and Sachs had barely arrived in North Carolina when a major case hit their door. The suspect in the case was a weird dropout who was nicknamed "Insect Boy" because he was highly fanatical about insects. Rhyme agreed to find the boy. Relying on Sachs's running reconnaissance, the two quickly locked onto their prey. To Lem's surprise, this time Sachs opposed his opinion and kidnapped the suspect! As a result, Rhyme needs to face the biggest challenge ever - confronting the master of criminal forensics who he has taught and trained with all his heart, and who is also his best partner and soul mate...

In this mysterious and strange world, technology and magic are interdependent, and the people are like chess pieces with no freedom at all. His life and death are controlled by the Immortal God King. And a young knight named Sires, in order to gain true freedom, vowed to defeat the God King and seize the Infinity Sword!

I've always had a hard time getting over what happened on Saru Island because it was so incredible. That was in the fall of 1980. To be honest, 1980 was a really strange year for me. I encountered many inexplicable things. The most unbelievable thing was the murder incident that I personally experienced in the autumn of that year. At the beginning of autumn that year, I gradually became tired of all the simple and boring bass exercises, and my interest turned to fashionable wind instruments. Coincidentally, a friend left his Alt saxophone with me because he had to go out for a while to avoid debt, so I finally had the opportunity to learn to play the saxophone.

14-year-old Yaya, who had just entered junior high school, saw a good-looking boy in the school cafeteria one day, but she did not expect that the boy would bring her many stories. When she first fell in love, she met a senior. I didn't expect that I would fall in love with him so much later.

Nalan Ci is the work of Nalan Xingde, one of the most famous poets in the Qing Dynasty. Nalan Xingde (1655-1685), whose original name was Chengde, also named Rongruo, was a native of Lengya Mountain and a native of Zhenghuang Banner in Manchuria. The son of the great scholar Pearl. Kangxi Jinshi, first-class bodyguard. His poetry not only enjoys a high reputation in the poetry world of the Qing Dynasty, but also occupies a dazzling place in the entire history of Chinese literature as "Nalan Ci" in the poetry world. He lived in a period when the Manchu and Han Dynasties merged; the rise and fall of his aristocratic family was typically related to the state affairs of the dynasty; and the fact that he served the emperor but yearned for ordinary experiences constituted a special environment and background. Coupled with his personal extraordinary talent, his poetry creation presents unique personality characteristics and distinctive artistic style.

One of 100 Best English-language Novels Published Since 1923. No.34 In the Modern Library's List of 100 Best Novels. A Handful of Dust is a novel by the British writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1934. It is often grouped with the author's early, satirical comic novels for which he became famous in the pre-World War II years. Set between the wars in the chic upper-middle classes in and around London, A Handful of Dust is full of horrible people doing horrible things to each other, but it adds up to a bitter indictment of human behavior. Has more than once figured on unofficial lists of the 20th century's best novels.

A poor, kind-hearted old man, Geppetto, carved a puppet boy out of a piece of talking wood and named him Pinocchio. Pinocchio loved to lie, was daring, and was easily tempted by bad people, causing trouble and misfortune one after another. After suffering a lot of hardships, Pinocchio finally woke up. He became responsible, loved learning, loving labor, and filial to his parents. Through his own efforts, he restored his father's health and moved his kind-hearted fairy mother. In the end, the virtue was rewarded, and Pinocchio became a human boy as he wished.

Chandler can be described as the master of American "hard-boiled" detective novels. Just as the young United States took over the scepter of hegemony from the aging British Empire, Chandler's tall, handsome, rebellious and tender private detective Marlowe also officially replaced Sherlock Holmes and became the most popular detective image in novels and even on the screen. To this day, the tough guys who appear in various Hollywood blockbusters are more or less Marlowe's descendants. In the five essays and many long letters included in this book, Chandler puts aside his familiar gangster slang and street slang for the time being, and uses rational and objective writing and extremely rigorous logic to present his "tough guy" concept clearly and transparently to readers. No one's argument is more convincing than Chandler's. While showing off his demeanor as an orator, Chandler still never forgets to use his signature dry humor to remind us that he is indeed the creator of Marlowe.

Churchill, one of the eight most persuasive orators in the world over the past century, one of the greatest Britons in history, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This book is a panoramic historical masterpiece by the former British Prime Minister and the most authoritative and comprehensive historical review of World War II. It also commemorates the 81st anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War. Decipher the little-known inside story of World War II and gain insight into the ever-changing international relations.

The whole book begins with spring, goes through summer, autumn, and winter, and ends with spring, completing a cycle of life. The end is also the starting point, and life is revived. Where the article analyzes life and criticizes customs, the language is astonishing, the words are sparkling, the insights are unique, and thought-provoking; where the scenery is described, the language is beautiful and detailed, such as the clear and transparent lake water and the dense and green mountains and forests. This is a fresh, healthy, and uplifting book with extremely moving descriptions of spring and dawn. Here you can find the pure air provided by nature, gurgling streams, and singing birds, without the environmental pollution caused by industrial society. By reading this book, you will not only feel the purity of your soul and the sublimation of your spirit, but you will also learn about flora and fauna, extensive knowledge of humanities, geography, and history, and experience the enlightening thoughts that flow through the clouds. Taste the philosophy of life, increase the wisdom of life, and feel the beauty of nature and life.

This book is a commemorative work written by the author when he was in his twenties, to commemorate the two-week trip he and his brother took on the Concord and Merrimack rivers. Later, when his brother passed away, he wrote this work as a memorial. However, the whole book is abbreviated as a week's travel, and starting from the perspective of travel, the text touches on the role of the environment on the spirit, and how the human soul can be purified in the natural environment. This book is a companion volume to "Walden". Its essence is more reflected in the journey through nature, the role of the environment on the spirit, and how people think and discern in the natural environment.

"A Brief History of the World" is a distinctive world history written by the famous British writer Wells. In "A Brief History of the World", the author has unique narratives about ancient Egypt, ancient Greece and Rome, the European Renaissance, the Reformation, the British Industrial Revolution, the American War of Independence, the French Revolution, etc. Eastern culture, including Confucianism and Taoism, are all involved. "A Brief History of the World" got rid of the narrow-mindedness of nationalism and even Eurocentrism earlier than many works of the same era. In "A Brief History of the World", Wells focused on the heritage of the entire human civilization, including culture, thought, religion, art, etc., Which are truly valuable things in the process of human history. Wells wrote history as a writer with great literary talent. Therefore, "A Brief History of the World" is highly readable. Since its publication, it has been a model book for young people to learn historical knowledge!

"Tea and Beauty" is a classic work handed down from generation to generation by Liu Zongyue. It is a collection of his essays on the theme of tea and beauty. In the book, Yanagi Zongue uses tea utensils, tea ceremonies, crafts, paintings, etc. To deeply explore the spirit and core of beauty of tea, explains the methods and methods of collection, criticizes the chaos of tea ceremony, and points out that the key to appreciating utensils is intuition. In his eyes, the beauty of tea is the beauty of nothingness and the ultimate beauty.

"Walden" is a collection of essays written by American writer Thoreau. "Walden" is a record of the American writer Thoreau who lived alone by Walden Pond, describing what he saw, heard and thought during more than two years. The book advocates simple life and loves the natural scenery. It has rich content, far-reaching meaning and vivid language. This publication adopts an aesthetic and exquisite design style, targeting the petty bourgeoisie and white-collar crowd, with precise positioning, meeting the specific aesthetic needs of readers at a specific level, and filling the gap in this aspect of our publisher's foreign literary masterpieces.

The main content of "The Old Regime and the Revolution (Full Translation)" includes the polarizing evaluations it received when the Revolution broke out; the main and ultimate purpose of the Revolution was not, as people thought, to destroy religious power and weaken political power; why feudal rights disgusted the people more in France than anywhere else; why the French wanted reform first and then freedom, etc.

"The Old Regime and the Great Revolution" is a work by the French historian Tocqueville. Through the analysis of a large number of historical facts, it reveals the intrinsic connection between the Old Regime and the French Revolution. This book explores the collapse of the original feudal system due to corruption and unpopularity during the French Revolution. However, the social unrest did not bring about the results expected by the revolutionary party. Both the rulers and the people were ultimately swallowed up by mutual anger. It is a must-read for studying the history of the French Revolution.

"A Brief History of Humanity" is one of the classic works by the famous science popularization master Fang Long. It tells the entire process of human beings from desolation to civilization. The origin of mankind, the origin of ancient civilizations, hieroglyphics, the medieval world, the Renaissance, the rise of religion and war, and the revolutions of great powers such as Britain, the United States, France, and Russia. It can be said that this is a book that comprehensively popularizes the history, geography, literature, and art accumulated by human civilization over thousands of years. In addition to showing the major events in the development of human civilization, it also shows the sparkling wisdom and limitations of human beings in a specific era, allowing us to fully understand the history of mankind. Fang Long, a master of "humanism", uses humorous writing style, novel viewpoints and easy-to-understand narrative methods to turn the long history of mankind into pillow reading that everyone can understand. History does not have to be heavy and boring, but can be a more exciting story than a novel; history is not a dead past, but a living past. The housekeeper dragon talks about human history and foresees the future.

It is a must-read for business elites and politicians in Japan and South Korea, and a must-read for education! Wang Shi and Wang Wei wrote the preface, and Wu Xiaobo, Qin Shuo, and Wu Bofan jointly recommended it. This is a rare happy era. The second century AD is considered the golden century by contemporary Romans. Trajan, Hadrian, and Antony worked together to bring the Roman Empire to a new peak and became a model for future generations of virtuous kings. The three of them worked hard for the three major responsibilities of the Roman emperor proposed by the Romans: diplomacy, internal affairs, and infrastructure construction, and showed the diverse styles of excellent leaders through their differences in personal characteristics.

"The Age of Louis XIV" is the eighth volume of the "The Story of Civilization" series of "Utopia Classics Hall". From the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia to the death of Louis XIV. France reached the pinnacle of culture and art under the rule of the "Sun King". Dutch democracy casts a ray of light on monarchical Europe. Britain's Glorious Revolution established the rule of law and freedom for future generations. The theme of this era is the "Great Controversy" between faith and reason. Although faith still occupies the throne, reason is blooming in the new theories of Hobbes, Locke, Newton, Spinoza, and Leibniz. Thinkers engaged in "intellectual adventures," believing it possible to understand the universe and even form a "clear and intelligible conception" of God. They have different opinions on science and philosophy. Compared with the 18th century, which was called the "Age of Reason," this period is more appropriately called "rational."

Read literary works that are widely circulated around the world, and collect world classics that are worth cherishing. "Hillier Talks about World Geography (2nd Revised Complete Translation)" is carefully written by dozens of senior translators, and it profoundly and uniquely displays the new century humanistic flavor of classic literature.

Currently, human society is facing three major challenges: technological subversion, ecological collapse and nuclear war. The identity of "country" is no longer sufficient to meet today's challenges. No country can solve global problems independently. Artificial intelligence and biotechnology are subverting the original social structure and distribution methods, and data has become the most important resource. When data giants know themselves better than we do, and when "online" becomes a way of survival, how to regulate the ownership of data? Can a global community that upholds human freedom and equality be established? Artificial intelligence and biotechnology have given humans the ability to reshape and redesign life. How can we use this ability to stage a new drama? In a world where information is bombarded with information that is often useless, clarity is a power. For various issues related to the destiny of mankind, Yuval Harari did not give simple answers in "A Brief History of Today", but triggered us to think further.