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The protagonist Paul in this book was born in a poor railway worker family. He was naive and naughty since he was a child, and had a strong sense of resistance. With the help of underground party member Zhu Helai, Paul gradually embarked on the road of revolution.

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"Wuthering Heights" describes that the protagonist Heathcliff is an abandoned child and is adopted by the old Mr. Earnshaw of Wuthering Heights. After adoption, he was jealous of and enmity with his young master Hendry because he was favored, but he had a deep relationship with his sister Catherine and fell deeply in love with him. After the death of old Earnshaw, Hendry demoted Heathcliff to a slave and persecuted him. Unbearable to be humiliated and frustrated in love, Hendry went out to get rich. After returning, he found that his girlfriend Catherine had married the landowner Linton, and a story of revenge against the landowner and his children followed. The whole novel is filled with a strong fighting spirit against oppression and seeking freedom, and is always enveloped in a bizarre, tense and romantic artistic atmosphere. This book is known as "the Sphinx in literature" and "the most magnificent epic of human love" in the history of British literature. It is "an outstanding work whose brilliance has not been obscured by the dust of time."

"Wuthering Heights" is a novel with the theme of love and revenge by the British writer Emily Bronte. It tells the emotional entanglement between two generations of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. With this work alone, Emily Brontë established her position in the history of world literature. Published in 1847, it remained in neglect for more than forty years after its publication. After entering the 20th century, this novel has captured the hearts of hundreds of millions of readers like a magnet. It can be said that among the novels of the Victorian period, "Wuthering Heights" is the only one that has not been obscured by the dust of time.

Don Quixote created by Cervantes is one of the most successful artistic images in the history of world literature. Westerners often refer to him as three outstanding models along with Hamlet and Faust ("The Most Classic English Library" has published "Hamlet" and "Faust" in the first five volumes), which shows his far-reaching influence. The main reason why the novel "Don Quixote" has won readers all over the world and has remained popular for more than 400 years is the author's unique portrayal of the character of Don Quixote: this is a man who is divorced from reality and acts blindly, a man full of justice and fond of fighting injustice, a man who makes people laugh and at the same time awe...

Young sailor Martin Eden accidentally met the upper-class Miss Rose. Inspired by her, he studied hard on his own and began a arduous creative career. Although he encountered obstacles at every turn, he still refused to obey Rose's arrangement and join her father's office to become a "promising young man." Later, his fortune suddenly turned around. Manuscripts that had been rejected before were published one after another, and he became a popular writer. Relatives and friends who used to look down on him rushed to treat him to dinner. Even Rose, who had broken up with him, came to embrace him. This made him see clearly this bleak society, and his beautiful illusions about love were completely shattered...

Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), one of the most outstanding writers in the United States, winner of the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. "The Old Man and the Sea" is Hemingway's most representative inspirational novel. The work describes an old Cuban fisherman who finally caught a big fish alone after eighty-four consecutive days without catching a fish. He fought with the big fish for three days at sea and finally killed it. On his way back, he was repeatedly attacked by sharks. When he finally returned to port, only the head, tail and a spine were left. This is a short but rich story. It has become a must-read inspirational work for most teenagers. "The Old Man and the Sea" also includes some of Hemingway's most representative short stories and short stories, from which readers can learn about Hemingway's novel writing style.

"A Farewell to Arms" is a novel written by the American novelist Ernest Hemingway. It is his early masterpiece and was first published on September 27, 1929. The work tells the story of an American young man, Frederick Henry, who volunteered for the Red Cross to drive an ambulance and rescue the wounded on the northern Italian front in the late World War I. During a mission, Henry was hit by a cannonball and injured. While recovering from his injuries in a Milan hospital, he was cared for by British nurse Catherine, and the two fell in love. After recovering from his injuries, Henry returned to the front line. When he retreated with the Italian troops, he witnessed the cruel scenes of the war. He resolutely left the army, joined Catherine and fled to Switzerland. As a result, Catherine died in childbirth. By describing the love between the two, the work reveals the absurd and cruel nature of war, reflecting the mutual killing between people in war and the destruction of human spirit and emotions by war. This book is a public edition, compiled by China Edition Group Digital Media Co., Ltd., And is not an imported edition.

"Family Letters·Celebrities·Beautiful Essays" includes Tao Yuanming's family letters, Bao Zhao's family letters, Luo Bin's family letters, Li Bai's family letters, Yuan Zhen's family letters, Fan Shenyan's family letters, Ouyang Xiu's family letters, Wang Anshi's family letters, Huang Tingjian's family letters, Wen Tianxiang's family letters, Peng Duanshu's family letters, etc. It tells the life experiences and family stories of famous people.

Just as the Shu and Han Dynasties were forming a two-pronged attack on the Central Plains, and the Longzhong plan was about to become a reality, Guan Yu's careless loss of Jingzhou put the Liu Bei Group's strategic initiative against Cao accumulated over the years in vain. In order to regain the lost territory, Liu Bei insisted on the eastward expedition, but was defeated by Yiling. He had no choice but to entrust Zhuge Liang to Baidi City, leaving an eternal controversy that "you can take it for yourself". At this time, there were powerful enemies externally, internal rebellions, political instability, and popular separation. The newly born Shu Han regime was facing the most difficult situation.

"The Great Gatsby" is a novella written by American writer F. S. Fitzgerald in 1925, set in New York City and Long Island in the 1920s. In America during that period, 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 Gatsby's heart is the little green light on the other side of the river - where his beloved Daisy lives. However, the cold reality cannot tolerate vague dreams. In the end, the goddess in Gatsby's heart is just a material girl in the mortal world. When all the truth is revealed, Gatsby's tragic life also comes to an end. This book is hailed as one of the most outstanding contemporary American novels. Gatsby's tragedy is a typical representative of the disillusionment of the "American Dream". Haruki Murakami once loudly exclaimed that "The Great Gatsby" is "What an indescribable masterpiece! I really want to tell others the beauty of it."

Bachelard has always permeated the artistic conception of dreams and poetry into his thoughts. In this book, he further introduces phenomenological methods into imagination and poetics. He emphasized the epistemological value of imagination and images, believing that they open up the future: any awareness of consciousness is an increase in consciousness, an increase in light, and an enhancement of psychological coherence. Bachelard used the results of contemporary psychoanalysis in his research. However, his thoughts were closer to Jung's depth psychology. In order to deeply explore the human soul, he entered the distant childhood of human beings, that is, the era when sensibility and rationality were unified long before the emergence of science. He pondered alchemy and little-known aspects of ancient philosophical thought: such as the doctrine of the duality of yin and yang, and the material imagination of the basic elements of the universe: water, fire, air and earth. Bachelard's feminine and masculine "anima" and "animus" guide us to appreciate the poetics of dreams with endless charm.

This collection of poems is divided into three parts: the first part is a biography of Pushkin, introducing Pushkin's life story; the second part is Pushkin's lyrical poems, a total of 50 poems; the third part is a fairy tale poem, a total of 5 poems, all of which are Pushkin's masterpieces. This collection of poems has accurate translations, rich illustrations and text, and unique originality.

Italy is a profound and profound historical gift, which constitutes the most romantic imaginary symbol in people's hearts. It is a world-famous elegant monument and a stunning artistic genius, but it is also a chaotic river flowing under the weak moonlight. This book is a notebook of Henry James's experiences during his many visits to Italy. Following the author through the dim and hazy passage of thoughts and feelings, a huge painting of the natural landscape and humanistic features of Italy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries will slowly unfold in front of the reader, and Italy as time passes is its most authentic appearance.

No matter how far you go, you will eventually come home. Following "Independence, Start by Traveling Alone", Arai Kazusan's travel confession; the true meaning of travel lies not in where you go, but in finding your own path in life; after you have the spirit of a traveler, you can live a lifelong traveler's life, and only travelers can truly find their hometown and embrace it tightly with both hands. Originally, my world was just an alley in Shinjuku District, Tokyo. It was not only very small, but also very short. Crossing a small road on Okubo Street was the biggest adventure. In the summer when I was twenty, I discovered the entrance to the world on the international train platform of Beijing Railway Station. From there, I could go to Moscow, then to Berlin, Paris, Rome, London, Amsterdam... This was a coming-of-age ceremony to find the entrance to the world, but in order to enter the world, you first have to leave home alone. The true meaning of travel is not where you go, but finding your own path in life. People travel in order to come back. I believe that only travelers can truly find their hometown and embrace it with both hands. No matter how far we go, we must eventually return home. Otherwise, we are not traveling, but self-exile...

In this accessible and entertaining book, Terry Eagleton asks a series of intriguing questions. In a brilliant analysis, Eagleton shows how to pay full attention to a literary work's tone, rhythm, texture, syntax, allusion, ambiguity, and other formal aspects when reading. He also examines broader issues of character, plot, narrative, creative imagination, the meaning of fictionality, and the tension between what literature says and what it represents. Authoritative and enjoyable, the author provides helpful commentary on classicism, romanticism, modernism, and postmodernism, and offers fascinating insights into writers ranging from Shakespeare and J. K. Rowling to Jane Austen and Samuel Beckett. This book is a first choice for beginning literature students and all other readers interested in deepening their understanding and enriching their reading experience.

This book is a very long and systematic collection of fairy tales collected and compiled in various European countries. Many of the stories reflect the simplicity, humor, wit and bravery of ordinary people. The plot of the story is tortuous but not bizarre, and the narrative is simple but not monotonous. Many stories are written in poetic language.

"Facing Complexity, Remaining Joyful" is the greatest American essayist of the 20th century, who single-handedly established "The New Yorker's style of writing" and is a self-selected collection of classic essays by White, the author of "Charlotte's Web". E. B. White (1899-1985), "the greatest American essayist of the twentieth century." As the main writer of The New Yorker, White single-handedly established the far-reaching "New Yorker style of writing". White is full of care for everything in this world, and his morals are as high as his articles. In addition to his lifelong love of essays, he also wrote three books for children, "The Elf," "Charlotte's Web" and "The Trumpeting Swan," which have become literary classics loved by children and adults alike. "The Essays of E. B. White" was selected by the author himself and includes the most important essays of this greatest essayist.

Fitzgerald once described the United States in the 1920s: "It was an era of miracles, an era of art, an era of extravagant spending, and an era of ridicule." As Fitzgerald's first short story collection, "Tales from the Jazz Age" well explains the meaning of this sentence. The stories collected in this collection of novels have vivid plots, profound meanings and strong artistic sense. In these stories, American young people all have the same dream as Gatsby: to be born in a prestigious school, marry a beautiful rich girl, and dominate the upper class society; if they are not born with all these, they will dress up as social elites and attend social dances to seek opportunities to enter the upper class society. Or simply join the gold mining army and make a fortune. However, behind these flashy, noisy and even bizarre stories, there is a lot of absurdity and sadness.

The original novel of the popular American drama "The Handmaid's Tale" defeated "Game of Thrones" and "Westworld" and swept the Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. Offred is a handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She was one of the few fertile women in the country and was assigned to the families of commanders who had no offspring to help them give birth to children. Like other women in this country, she had no freedom of movement and was deprived of property, the right to work, and the right to read. Except for some special days, the maids are only allowed to go shopping together once a day, and their every move is monitored by "eyes". What's worse is that in this crazy world, humans not only have to face problems such as ecological deterioration and economic crisis, but also fall into a chaotic situation of mutual hostility, class differentiation, and wanton killing. Women are not the only victims of oppression in this catastrophe. Everyone is a victim in this seemingly absurd world.

A legendary novel that makes serious people laugh. In the history of human literature, the history described by Alexandre Dumas is the nail on which novels are hung. The Musketeers are passionate French legends who held up half the sky of romanticism in the 19th century. "The Three Musketeers" has been popular in the world for two hundred years. It is one of Alexandre Dumas's famous and representative works, making Alexandre Dumas famous all over the world. The story tells the story of D'Artagnan, a young provincial who came to Paris, met the king's three musketeers: Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, and became friends of life and death with them. The four friends embarked on a series of adventures against the background of the ever-changing palace struggle.

"La Traviata" has created some vivid and distinctive artistic images for us, and the most prominent and unforgettable among them is naturally the heroine Margaret. Margaret is beautiful, smart and kind. Although she has fallen into the world, she still maintains a pure and noble heart. She pursues a true love life with passion and hope, and when this hope is shattered, she is willing to sacrifice herself to help others.

In 1942, Lisbon, Portugal, gathered many exiles waiting to go to the United States. Late one night, two strangers met at the pier. One person is wandering around because he has no boat tickets, and the other person is willing to give away his two tickets on the condition that the other person will listen to him until dawn, and the story unfolds. The person who sent the ticket was the German Joseph Schwarz. Because he opposed the Nazi regime, he was denounced by his brother-in-law, who was a Gestapo, and was imprisoned in a concentration camp. He later escaped from Germany, but took the risk to return home to visit his wife Helen. Helen decided to leave Germany with Joseph. They traveled to Switzerland, France, and Spain, separated and reunited several times, escaped various pursuits and imprisonment, and finally arrived in Lisbon, but at the last moment they were unable to board the ship to the "Promised Land"... Joseph and Helen's escape is an "epic composed of horror, comedy, escape, bureaucracy, despair and love."

After the aid construction in Longxia County was getting better, Guo Yiqing was ordered to withdraw and continue to take charge of the Jinghan City Party Committee Office. He still served Miao Buju, the executive of the provincial party committee and the secretary of the municipal party committee. At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, the GDP growth rankings of cities in Hanbei Province were released. Jinghan City fell back to the middle and lower reaches of the province. Miao Buju, who broke out in a cold sweat, tried to find a solution. As a policy, he created an evaluation method for economic and social development, and handed over this political wisdom to Guo Yiqing at the helm. Departments at all levels strived not to be ranked last in the quarterly evaluation, and managed top and bottom, competing. Poll representatives also tried their best for their own interests, secretly public relations, Guo Yiqing worked hard to deal with the outside world and the inside side. During this period, Guo Yiqing gradually became confused and confused by the bloody fights between evil forces, the behind-the-scenes operations in corporate restructuring, the hidden rules in demolition compensation, the confusion in the love field, etc. Facing the "big test" and the whirlpool of love, Guo Yiqing struggled...

It reveals the inside story of the literary and journalistic circles, and concentrates the author's most important life experiences and deep feelings about life. It is one of the most valuable works in "Human Comedy". The novel tells the story of two talented and ambitious young people who failed in their struggles and had their ideals shattered. The work reflects the social situation and mental state of an entire generation of young people after the French Revolution.

"Grass of the Night" tells the story of a writer who discovers traces of a past time in an old notebook from the 1960s. Fifty years later, the words recorded in the notebook took him back to Montparnasse, the university town, the Left Bank and the era of "decolonization". At that time, he had a close relationship with a young woman named Dani. However, walking on the streets of Paris in 2012, what happened in 1966 became suspicious. She concealed many facts: her real name, her activities, and a person who fascinated her. The huge secret that really troubles her... There are files on her and several acquaintances and friends in the police station, but the clues to the pursuit of the truth are still looming. The dislocation of space and time, the confusion of reality and poetry, make this novel a confusing youth fantasy.

Franz Kafka (1883-1924), one of the greatest Austrian writers, has had an influence all over the world and is respected as a master of modern literature. Born in Prague during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he worked as an insurance company employee and engaged in creative writing in his spare time. He was almost unknown in the German literary world during his lifetime. After his death, he attracted widespread attention and became the focus of fierce debates in aesthetics, philosophy, religion and social concepts. This book includes the author's most outstanding short stories and short stories such as "Country Doctor".

"Little Lady" is the second part of the "Sophie Series", Countess Segur's masterpiece. It tells the interesting story between Sophie and her little sisters Madeleine, Camille, and little sister Margaret. The lives of little girls are full of sunshine and love. Although there are occasional dark clouds and storms, family affection, friendship, tolerance and teaching can always dispel the shadows and make the children's world sunny again. This book continues the narrative style of a short story in one chapter of "Sophie's Sorrows", with more colorful content and is also accompanied by exquisite illustrations drawn by the new French illustrator Sophie de La Velle Fromois.

During the Great Depression of the United States, large tracts of farmland in Oklahoma experienced drought and drought, resulting in crop failure. To survive, farmers mortgaged their land. But in the end, the land they relied on for survival was taken over by banks and large companies, and they had no choice but to say goodbye to their homes and leave their homes. The impoverished Joad family is also one of them. Taking a dilapidated car bought from selling off their belongings, the family headed to California in search of the rumored paradise. Along the way, their elderly grandparents passed away one after another, and their brother Noah also passed away quietly. Although bad news continued to come from the front, they could not dissuade them from moving on. After arriving in California, they were still greeted by unemployment, oppression and poverty. But the touching encounters during the journey and the longing for a better future made the family still have hope...

Faced with the heavy tax burden caused by the Hundred Years' War between England and France and the harsh labor laws after the Black Death, farmers who were once bound to the land coerced clergy and town residents to revolt and march towards London, the center of power in the Kingdom of England. How do unknown common people organize to fight against the nobility, church and wealthy businessmen who rule the country? How did the young King Richard II handle this major crisis that threatened the Plantagenet dynasty's rule, and what did he learn from it? The debut work of the well-known historical writer Dan Jones tells readers about this bloody and frenzied history of popular resistance in medieval England.

Over the course of his long writing career, Vonnegut's novels, plays, and essays received widespread international acclaim. In this book of interviews throughout his life, we can learn what drove Vonnegut to write, his final evaluation of his works, how he embarked on the path of writing, the influence of his family and family on the formation of his life values, and his identity as a writer during the war.

Time suddenly shifted and everyone was forced to go back ten years ago, but the reality didn't seem to have changed much. The wrong bet was made again on the horse race, the wrong lover was chosen again when getting married, and the atomic bomb was dropped again. War, famine, the gap between rich and poor, entertainment to death... How much misfortune is yet to come! Don't you think this planet is a cosmic madhouse?

In the distant future, humans in the solar system have transcended the limitations of the physical body and realized the uploading of consciousness, and the boundaries between physical space and cyberspace have also been blurred. A female warrior from the Oort Nebula was ordered to attack the strongest "Dilemma Prison" in the universe and rescue a thief imprisoned in it. The thief will work together with the female warrior to steal a mysterious item for his employer who is hiding behind the scenes. But before that, they must first retrieve the thief's memory. Only in this way can he complete the mission. In the process of retrieving memories, the truth emerges bit by bit. Behind that seemingly simple task, there is actually the secret of the entire universe...

"Travel, Life's Most Valuable Investment" is a very influential classic book by investment guru Jim Rogers. It records Rogers' thrilling trip around the world in the early 1990s. After 22 months and a journey of nearly 100,000 kilometers, spanning 52 countries and regions on 6 continents, this investment guru shed his glory as a successful man. As a 37-year-old backpacker, he experienced the joys and sorrows of travel and re-examined the meaning of life. Traveling around the world made him understand that many countries become rich, but over a few years, or decades, or centuries, pride will lead to decline. He also understands that even if all wealth is gone, life goes on. Jim said: "If you have a dream, go for it because you won't get a second chance. If you want to change your life, do it now."

"The End of the Day" is a work by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro that won the Booker Prize in 1989. It is also Ishiguro's most important masterpiece. The 1993 film of the same name (also known as "Goodbye"), a remake of the novel, starred the famous British actors Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and six British Academy Film Awards, and became a classic in film history. The novel unfolds with the memories of butler Stevens, telling the various experiences he had during his more than thirty years of service to Lord Darlington. Although he reached the peak of his career, Stevens suppressed his own emotions too coldly and pursued perfect performance of his duties. He missed the last time his father was on his deathbed, and then missed love. Through the protagonist's memories, the novel unravels a person's life journey in front of the readers' eyes. It also reflects the international political landscape during the extraordinary period between World War I and World War II.

In this book, Jeff Dyer writes about travel, the unconscious, and the questions we ask when we look at ourselves from the outside. He presents us with a series of fantastic adventures and pilgrimages. He has traveled all over the world, from French Polynesia to the far north of Norway. Throughout his adventures - with a "tour guide" in the Forbidden City in Beijing who is not actually a tour guide, with a friend in New Mexico, USA, with a stranger hitchhiking near White Sands Prison, and with the American jazz musician Don Cherry in Los Angeles (or just a photo of him), the author continues his unfinished exploration of the world - what is he looking for? Even he himself may not know. Jeff Dyer tries to figure out what a specific place and landscape represents, what they want to tell the world, and what do we get from it...

"Once Upon a Time in New York: A Lady·Translation of Project Gutenberg" is a modern and contemporary novel written by Edith Wharton. It is written about the upper class society in New York in the 1870s. The heroine, Mrs. Hazeldean, was found in a hotel on Fifth Avenue with another man. She was cast aside by the rigid New York society at that time and was considered a "bad woman." But there is another hidden truth. Mrs. Hazeldean is actually a heroic woman with a spirit of self-sacrifice.

A geek CEO who can rely on his reputation but more on his talent VS a goddess with great professional skills. The upstart CEO in the technology industry "encounters" the omnipotent CMO. They fight monsters side by side in the workplace and show off their love in love! Urban romance author Fu Yi's "Industry Trilogy" 1.0 - Artificial Intelligence × Market Operation × Emotional Inspiration, dreams will eventually bloom with blazing fireworks, and you are in my heart.

"Masterpiece Series of Chinese Classical Literature: The Continued Biography of the Heroes and Martyrs" includes "The Heroes of the Ming Dynasty" and "The Continued Biography of the Heroes and Martyrs". "Masterpiece Series of Chinese Classical Literature: The Continued Biography of the Heroes and Martyrs" is adapted from folk stories of the Ming Dynasty and describes the legendary deeds of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. The story depicts the transformation of human nature under the impact of power, fame and fortune. It is meticulously illustrated and full of drama. It contains love that lasts until death, and a love that turns into hatred. The bloodshed in the palace, the struggle for power, the plot is surprisingly mysterious and touching, and the exciting martial arts are exciting.

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French Department Store is holding a furniture exhibition. The instructor pressed the button and a bed slowly lowered from the wall. To everyone's surprise, a female corpse rolled out of the bed and fell to the ground! And the identity of this corpse turned out to be the proprietress of French Department Store! At the same time, the daughter of the boss's wife, who is the biggest suspect, also disappeared. Who knows the murderer? How did the murderer get through the department store's strict surveillance system and kill the proprietress? Why would he put the body in the new furniture?

This book is a novel written by the famous writer Alai for the "Retelling of Myths" series. By telling the story of King Gesar in Tibetan mythology, from his birth as the son of the god, to his subjugation of demons, stabilization of the three realms, and finally his return to the heaven, it shows the history of the Tibetan nation from a primitive tribal alliance to the emergence of a nation, and displays the unique cultural essence of the Tibetan nation. This book was previously published by our company in 2009, and this is the revised version. King Gesar is a heroic figure in Tibetan legends. According to legend, he is the incarnation of the Son of God, Tribagawa. Out of sympathy for the suffering of demons in the world, he specially descended to the world to conquer demons and eliminate them, creating a better life for the world. King Gesar's life was full of turbulent battles with evil forces and drove away the invaders who robbed the people.

"No Longer Queue" Christopher is an aristocratic gentleman who believes in the traditional morals of the age of chivalry. He is upright, tolerant, and clean. Sylvia is a typical social butterfly. She has many lovers and lives a life of dissipation and indulgence all day long. However, an unexpected pregnancy forces her to marry the conservative Christopher in order to save her reputation. The boring life after marriage and her husband's indifference drove Sylvia crazy, and she began to use all means to stimulate Christopher. Sylvia's elopement with her old lover became the beginning of their conflict, but neither of them had religious beliefs that allowed them to divorce. In this way, this barely maintained marriage plunged the two people into endless torture. By chance, Christopher met Valentin, a modern woman with radical ideas and profound knowledge. Further contact made these two people from seemingly different worlds fall in love, but the fetters of the world hindered the further development of their relationship. At the same time, Sylvia also realized the crisis of her marriage, began to curb her life, worked hard to save the marriage, and showed her kindness to her husband. The advent of World War I and Christopher's joining the army brought this love triangle to tests and choices.

"Learning to Speak" is a collection of short stories full of autobiography by British Booker Prize writer Hilary Mantel. The book contains six short stories: "King Billy Was a Good Gentleman," "The disinfecting," "Beautiful Curves," "Learning to Speak," "Four Floors Up" and "The Clean Slate," as well as exciting excerpts from Hilary Mantel's autobiography "The End of the Breath." "Learning to Speak" has a strong autobiographical flavor by Hilary Mantel herself, describing multiple stories related to childhood: "King Billy Was a Good Gentleman" has a child who must overcome the pain of losing his father and the confusion of the disappearing Irish cultural heritage; "Beautiful Curve" is about A tale of friendship, faith and a near-disaster in a scrapyard; the narrator in "Learning to Speak" corrects her northern accent with the help of a has-been actress... With a disorienting lightness, Mantel uncovers a haunting period of childhood transformation.

The story revolves around the life of a little girl named Marigold. She lost her father before she was born. She has been living in the "Acupuncture House" under the supervision of her great-grandmother and grandmother. The two elderly people are both serious people with noble blood. Her mother has always lived a very depressed life because her family background is not as good as her husband's. However, Marigold was a happy child. She had the unique joy of children, and she also worried about many small things. She brought countless joy and happiness to the whole family.

"Glimpse" contains a total of 23 art essays by the American literary master John Updike. The objects of criticism range from the Impressionist Monet to Sargent, from the modernist Andrew Weiss to Degas, and even stop to comment on the works of the outstanding "New Yorker" cartoonist Ralph Barton, French sculptor Jean Ipstgui and others who have long been forgotten by the world. ? Updike's wise, humorous, insightful and original comments, accompanied by more than 190 exquisite pictures, perfectly demonstrate his most eclectic, interesting and enlightening side in exploring traditional and modern art, integrating prose, visual art works and art criticism. This book also contains many line drawings created by Updike himself, showing the world the unknown outstanding artistic talent of this literary master.

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Twelve pure and beautiful first love stories, a youth so pure that it makes you cry. He said she was a little mermaid, not an underwater monster. At that time, she was seventeen years old, and her despairing heart could still be ignited by hope. She is not a sea princess, not a little mermaid, but as long as he is willing to smile at her and her little night, she is willing to follow him to the ends of the world. But she forgot that the end of the world was originally a luxurious destiny.

The paradise-like Shangri-La is the mysterious utopia that many people dream of. In the novel, four Western tourists were hijacked by a mysterious pilot while on a plane and came to the secret land of Shangri-La located in the mountains. The four travelers, who were originally diplomats, bankers, nuns and college graduates, had their fates drastically changed as a result, and encountered various bizarre events in Shangri-La. They discovered that here, there were no trivial matters and meaningless disputes. People were accompanied by Chopin's lost music, a large library with a rich collection of books, a girl who would never grow old, an extremely wise living Buddha, a sky as clear as a mirror and a magnificent temple. Time here almost stood still. These are all so breathtakingly beautiful that you would never want to leave them. What shocking secrets are hidden in Shangri-La, protected by the light of the sun and moon? Under the guidance of the local lama, the four travelers uncovered the mystery of Shangri-La layer by layer.

There will be countless reunions and partings in a person's life. Only those who have loved deeply can understand the heartache of loss. Five years ago, she tried her best to pursue him, but in the end she left in embarrassment. Five years later, he made a dazzling return and became a billionaire CEO, but he had a wedding ring on his finger... She once loved him for three years and chased him for three years, but now she has closed her heart and stopped thinking about him. Why did he stop his return? Can he get another chance in the future for the price he gave up? You may not know how important some people are until you lose them, until you meet them again...