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The more people understand and pursue, the lonelier they become. In a hot and depressing southern town, the quiet deaf-mute John Singer has become the target of everyone's talk: a poor girl with a musical dream, a black doctor who pursues fairness all his life, a fanatical worker who hopes for reform, a cafe owner who has lost his passion for life... Everyone has found comfort from the mute, but no one can relieve his loneliness.

Early in the morning in Jerusalem, my wife was electrocuted to death while hugging her male neighbor. Rumors spread among the neighbors that Israeli agent Joel decided to retire early, take his daughter with mild epilepsy away from the place of trouble, and invited his mother and mother-in-law to live with him. The sudden change in lifestyle left him at a loss. Recalling the past, the former agent was shocked to realize that the wife he once thought he was so familiar with turned out to be the biggest mystery in his heart; he took the initiative to take on household chores, but he was constantly at odds with the women... The secret service called again, and Joel flatly refused for the sake of his family, thus escaping the fatal trap. After escaping from death, he began to examine his own heart, tried to understand women, and embraced and experienced new life.

Marcovaldo is a city worker. He has a pair of keen and sensitive eyes, always capturing the changes of the seasons and the secrets of the city. The mushrooms popping up in the flower beds in spring and the migratory birds over the city in autumn can make his gray and barren world colorful and fertile. For him, "there is something to look forward to in life besides an hourly salary, additional wage supplements and family allowances."

How do we prove our existence? Agilulfo, a walking armor, a non-existent knight. Composed of the spirit and the proud soul of a knight, he is loyal to Charlemagne by the force of his will, and he alone gives meaning to his armor. When his world-famous achievements are challenged, questioned, and about to be obliterated, can his existence still be established? Includes Calvino's own postscript, telling the creation process of the "Our Ancestors" trilogy: "The Non-Existent Knight" is far from an epilogue, but a prologue.

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A broker on the British Stock Exchange originally had a successful career and a happy family. Unexpectedly, he fell in love with painting one day, like being "possessed by the devil". He ran away from home at all costs and went to Paris to pursue the ideal of painting. No one could understand his behavior. In a foreign country, he not only suffered from poverty and hunger physically, but also suffered mentally from the pain of pursuing painting skills.

"Under Western Eyes" is regarded in British and American academic circles as a companion piece to Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment". The protagonist Razumov is a top student at St. Petersburg University and hates revolution. His classmate Holding came to his residence to hide after assassinating government officials. However, he was afraid of being implicated and reported Holding, causing the latter to be executed by the government. But Razumov did not return to the study life he had hoped for because of his informant. Instead, he was coerced by government intelligence agencies and sent to Geneva, Switzerland, to spy on exiled Russian revolutionaries. In Geneva, Razumov happened to meet Holding's mother and sister. When Holding's sister confided her love to him, Razumov was tortured by his conscience and told the truth. He was eventually retaliated by the revolutionaries, beaten to deafness, and ended up spending the rest of his life in a remote village in Russia with a maid.

His stubborn father, who was nearly seventy years old and had been kicked out of the house and came to seek refuge, his increasingly picky and restless wife who had been married for ten years, and a job full of depression and struggle, all made Giovanni desperately want to escape. The arrival of his father made Giovanni's life more full of contradictions. His wife Simone took her sons Bartow and Diego back to her parents' home, and Giovanni was forced to get involved in a struggle. At the same time, he met the beautiful and charming Kalman... The young Bartow wanted to go home. He missed the computer with professional software and wanted to complete his ambitious plan - to edit the four-minute and one-second short film "My Family", which was a collection of trivia about family members' lives that he recorded with a camera, telling the story of those stolen lives. Will life get better when everyone is trying to clean up the past and rebuild the base?

Julia and her sister Kate have been dependent on each other since childhood. As an adult, Julia formed a perfect family in London, while her younger sister lived alone in Paris, leading a chaotic life. The days went on peacefully, until one day, Julia suddenly learned that Kate had died unexpectedly. She decided to log into the dating website that her sister often visited as her younger sister, and simulate and restore her younger sister's past life in the virtual world. She hopes this will lead to the hidden murderer. During the day, she is a virtuous wife who loves her husband deeply; in the silent night, she is obsessed with a stranger online. She was a dedicated mother; now she was ready to leave it all behind. She knew what she was doing and what she would face; she was getting deeper and deeper, unable to control herself. She is innocent; she is unforgivable. She lived the lives of two people in one breath; she also overturned her own destiny with her own hands.

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If reality makes you feel powerless, read "The Anxiety of the Soul"! Insight into the twists and turns of the characters' inner world, the peak of realistic psychological description! In the history of human literature, Zweig is known as the "Hunter of the Human Soul". "The Anxiety of the Soul", as the only full-length novel he wrote during his lifetime, provides insight into the deep twists and turns of the human inner world and is a supreme work that explores human nature! Zweig is good at depicting complex inner conflicts with delicate brushwork. In "The Anxiety of the Soul", his description of the inner world is extremely realistic! Zweig was loved by readers all over the world during his lifetime! In the 1950s, according to a United Nations survey, Zweig's works ranked first in the world in terms of translation and sales! An important source of inspiration for Oscar-nominated director Wes Anderson's masterpiece "The Grand Budapest Hotel"! Zweig, the king of short stories, was the only full-length novel during his lifetime! It's long but not complicated, so you can read it in one go and fully express your emotions! "The Anxiety of the Soul" completely presents the human spiritual world! The author was forced to go into exile during World War II, and during this period he wrote "The Anxiety of the Soul", a masterpiece that shines with the brilliance of humanism! Have you ever felt powerless in a relationship? By chance, a young and poor military officer met the disabled daughter of a local noble family. The two got closer and closer, and Qianjin fell in love with him. However, the officer found that he was unable to respond to her love and was wavering between staying and going...

Social occasions are very popular among many celebrities, but some social evenings often deceive those who are keen on socializing; not only is it a waste of energy and time, but of course money is no exception. Damon and Ollie are two people who take advantage of people's social psychology to defraud money. The narrator of "Round Face" is a psychopath. He has a natural hatred for a man with a face like a full moon. He tried every means to cause trouble for him, driving his cattle to the fields in the middle of the night, poisoning his dogs, burning his grain, and giving him a mortgage so that he lost his house... But this man still did not change his smile like a full moon. Finally the pervert trained a dog and gave it to him. When he took his dog to catch trout, the well-trained dog picked up the explosives he threw into the pond to catch fish, and the round-faced man was eventually killed. The pervert secretly rejoiced over the "accidental death" he had successfully created.

This is the masterpiece of the famous British female writer Jane Austen. It is a novel describing love and marriage. This novel uses the love entanglement between the hero and heroine Darcy and Elizabeth due to pride and prejudice as a clue, and writes a total of four marriages. The plot of the novel is tortuous, dramatic, the language is fresh and fluent, and full of wit. It is one of Austen's most popular novels.

When Goethe was young, he fell passionately in love with the beautiful girl Lotte, and the two fell in love with each other. However, the girl was already married and could not accept this love; he had to leave sadly. This unusual experience prompted Goethe to write the immortal masterpiece "The Sorrows of Young Werther" based on Lotte, which shocked generations of young people. After 44 years of separation from Goethe, Lotte and her daughter came to Weimar. The small town that had brought her joy and pain suddenly became excited, and people flocked to see Goethe's former sweetheart. However, the elderly Goethe was very indifferent to Lotte and did not want to recall the past too much. This made Lotte very unhappy and she could not leave the house for several weeks. One day Goethe invited her to watch a play, and the two of them were riding in a carriage on the way home. This scene seemed familiar, and it reminded them of the past. They both confided to each other about their situations over the years, and their nostalgia for the past was beyond words. The novel reproduces the passionate love between the hero and heroine and the colorful social scene at that time; it is considered to be a supplement and continuation of "The Sorrows of Young Werther".

Anne is a little girl with a miserable life experience. Her parents died soon after she was born and she became an orphan. A kind-hearted neighbor raised her until she was six years old. After that, she went to another family to look after children, and was later sent to an orphanage. When she was eleven, she was adopted by Matthew and Marilla of Green Gables. Anne has a lively and optimistic nature and a rich imagination. Her innocence and fantasy caused a lot of jokes, but her kindness and straightforwardness also won her friendship and true love. She was smart and diligent, and passed the university with her own efforts, but she gave up her studies in order to take care of Marilla. This is a story about an orphan growing up, simple and gorgeous, full of childlike innocence and dreams. The Cuthbert brothers and sisters at Green Gables Farmhouse decide to adopt a boy to help with farm work in the fields. What is surprising is that the orphanage sends a red-haired child who loves fantasy and chatters, an elf. This little elf is like a breath of fresh wind blowing into the secluded farmhouse countryside...

"The Moon and Sixpence" tells the story of a British stock exchange broker who was obsessed with the art of painting and resolutely gave up his original family and job and went to Paris to study painting and pursue his dream. Based on the French post-Impressionist painter Gauguin, this book explores the relationship between reality and ideals, secularity and spirituality, personality and genius, society and art.

In France, there is a priest who is called Monsieur Myrière. He focused his main energy on religious preaching to the poor. On many occasions, he almost spent all his money to help the poor. There are few luxuries in his life, except for a relatively expensive set of silverware. There was a criminal who was released after being imprisoned for 19 years. This criminal's name was Jean Valjean. The main reason he was imprisoned was because he stole a loaf of bread and tried to escape from prison. After being released, he came to a town called Dini and wanted to stay in a small hotel. However, according to the laws of this town, he must show his valid identification. Because of his criminal record, the hotel rejected him. Although he can pay his bills, everyone else in town has closed their doors. Only M. Myrière opened the door to him. Jean Valjean didn't know how to respond to Mr. Myrière's friendly gesture. At this age, I have never been treated sincerely by anyone. Unfortunately, after he was released from prison, he was short of money, so he couldn't help but steal the priest's set of silverware and ran away. Mr. Myrière did not call the police. However, Jean Valjean was arrested. The police brought Jean Valjean back to Mr. Myrière. The priest did not tell the truth to the police and concealed the fact that his silverware was stolen by Jean Valjean. It is tantamount to saying that the priest lied. However, he kindly reminded Jean Valjean that the set of silverware was expensive, and now he just hoped that Jean Valjean would live a good life from now on. The implication is to tell Jean Valjean not to continue on the path of crime. The priest's words touched his inner world, and Jean Valjean began to fight between heaven and man. Even as his mind was in confusion, Jean Valjean stole a few steel jumpers from a boy's pocket. Finally, Jean Valjean decided to change his mind and open up a new life path from now on. He came to Monterey, just offshore. This time he hid his true identity. He sold the silverware and used the money as start-up capital to open a factory. Later he became the mayor of this place. At this moment, a girl named Fang Ting also came to the same city. Her arrival eventually caused a turmoil. Jean Valjean's true identity was exposed, and the police officer Javi who had been looking for him appeared. Jean Valjean had to embark on the road to escape again...

Margaret, a courtesan in Paris, is a very beautiful country girl who is conquered by the sincere love of Armand, who is not rich, and falls in love. Just when the lovers in love were looking forward to a better life in the future, Armand's father secretly forced Margaret to leave Armand. Armand does not know the truth and thinks that Margaret intends to abandon him. Margaret endured the humiliation and died of hatred due to the double torment of illness and grief. This innocent love ended in tragedy. Published in 1847, this book pioneered the "Lady in Distress" series in French literature and had a profound influence on European realist issue novels in the second half of the 19th century.

1. Natsume Soseki, the master of Japanese literature, used his sophisticated writing skills to create a cat who is cold-eyed and fond of complaining. The story is interesting and thought-provoking, suitable for ordinary readers. 2. The world is as unpredictable as a cat's eyes. This book can allow current readers to understand how Natsume Soseki, once known as Japan's "national master", observed and thought.

This book mainly tells the story of childless Jane Merrick, who summoned three nieces she had never met before, Beth, Louise and Patsy, in order to choose an heir to her inheritance that she was satisfied with. In the book, three nieces with completely different personalities came to Aunt Jane's house with different purposes. Some had the attitude that they must win, some had the idea of ​​doing their best, and some had no intention of accepting it at all. When one of the nieces is accidentally injured, the love deep within all the children drives away their selfishness. They took good care of the little sisters. At this time, the three young girls were united.

"Setting Sun" is set in the chaotic and depressed Japanese society after World War II and describes the decline of an aristocratic family. The mother and her daughter Kazuko, who were born in the aristocracy, were unable to survive financially, so they moved to Izu to live. The mother and daughter depended on each other and lived quietly. The return of his younger brother Naoji, who was soon drafted into the army, broke the originally peaceful life... The alcoholic and drug-addled younger brother Naoji overprinted the author's early years, and his sister Kazuko, who was determined to risk everything for "love and revolution", highlighted the author's depressed spiritual world during the war... And the mother vaguely entrusted the author's aristocratic feelings and aesthetic ideals, like a ray of sunset passing through the miserable wind and rain, which is also the symbol or incarnation of the "setting sun". Translated by the famous translator Lin Shaohua.

A masterpiece that rivals "One Hundred Years of Solitude", it is the masterpiece of Nobel Prize winner José Saramago. It won the "Camões Literary Prize", the highest award for Portuguese literature, and has been translated into more than 40 languages. Recommended by the Nobel Academy! A fantasy of flying, a miracle of construction, a passionate romance, and an adventure in a magical era. This is an era of depression and ignorance under the shadow of the Inquisition. Balthasar, a soldier who lost his left hand on the battlefield, and Blimunda, a girl with special vision, are invited by the mad genius and Frankenstein Father Lorenzo to build an aircraft together. The aircraft did take off, but what happens next... Laughter is next to tears, calmness and anxiety are only one step away, relaxation and fear are close neighbors. This is true in everyone's life and in every period of history.

This work uses daily life as the material. It goes against the content and artificial writing methods of sentimental novels that were popular in the society at that time. It vividly reflects the conservative and closed-off British rural life and world conditions from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. The protagonists are the five daughters of the Bennet family. As soon as the snobbish mother saw the wealthy young men Bingley and Darcy coming to the town, she couldn't wait to arrange for her daughter to catch golden turtles...

This book is based on the Trojan War caused by the abduction of the beautiful Helen by the Trojan prince Paris. It mainly narrates the story that took place around the fifty days of the tenth year of the war: the arrogance and greed of the Greek army commander Agamemnon aroused the anger of the army chief Achilles, which triggered a series of battles and killings.

In 1868, a publisher invited Louisa May Alcott to write a "book about girls." Based on her own life, Alcott tenderly described the life and growth of the four March sisters. This is the origin of "Little Women." The eldest sister, Meg, is a good wife and mother. After getting married, she takes care of her husband and raises children, and manages the family well; the second sister, Joe, is cheerful and open-minded, independent and self-respecting, and is keen on writing; the third sister, Beth, is introverted, good at playing the piano, and has high musical attainments, but is frail and sick; the fourth sister, Amy, is a typical lady who pays attention to body posture and likes to try art. They live in a harmonious family with loving parents, filial children, love and help each other, and are self-reliant.

Grandet, a typical miser, "talks about the ability to manage money... He is a tiger, a python: he will lie there, squat there, look at the prisoner for a long time, then pounce on him, open his bloody money bag, and pour in a lot of gold and silver..." He symbolizes the God of modern people, the God of Wealth with boundless power and ruthlessness. In order to make big money, he exploits outsiders! To save a little money, he was mean to his family. His last words before his death were to tell his daughter to guard his property and give him an account in the next world. However, the 20 million he had saved in his life did not help his daughter's fate. The shackles of gold and unfortunate love contributed to the double tragedy of Eugenie Grandet. Among Balzac's novels, this is one of the most classically structured works. The article is concise, elegant and natural, and can be regarded as the simplest epic.

"Cymbeline" tells the story of Inozhen, the daughter of King Cymbeline of Britain, who has a private life-long relationship with her lover Posthumus. Cymbeline was furious and exiled Posthumus to Rome. The bad friend Iakimo believed that the princess would definitely be unfaithful, so he made a bet with Posthumus. In the end, the princess resolved Iakimo's deception and the couple was reunited.

"Pride and Prejudice" is Jane Austen's most famous masterpiece. Austen once claimed that "Pride and Prejudice" was her "favorite child". It plays a connecting role in the history of British romantic novels. The plot of the novel is tortuous and vivid, and the language is fresh and beautiful, leaving a deep impression on people.

This is a novel written for children by the Nobel Prize-winning writer and famous Polish novelist Sienkiewicz. It has been made into movies twice. It is a literary classic that has accompanied the growth of generations in Poland and many places around the world. The land of Africa looks particularly magnificent and magical under Sienkiewicz's epic writing, and the friendship between boys and girls also shines with brilliance. Readers can feel the strong appeal of the great literary works in "Where Are You Going" and "Fire and Sword" everywhere.

"Eugénie Grandet" is a novel written by the French critical realist novelist Balzac, which is included in "The Human Comedy". The novel narrates a story of money destroying human nature and causing family tragedy. It revolves around the central event of Eugenie's love tragedy, and uses three intertwined plot threads to connect the novel: the waves caused by the autocracy within the Grandet family, the open and secret fights between the bankers and notaries outside the family, and the painful life experience of Eugenie's love for Charles Grandet and Charlie's betrayal.

The novel describes Professor Lidenbrock's accidental discovery of a piece of parchment in an ancient book. He got inspiration from the words on the parchment: the predecessor Arne Saknusem had traveled to the center of the earth. The professor decided to make the same trip. He entered the Snæfellsjökull crater in Iceland. After three months of travel, he went through difficulties and obstacles such as lack of water, getting lost, and storms. Finally, due to the impact of rock flows, he returned to the ground from a crater on the island of Storumboli in northern Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

The novel shaped the diverse living conditions of people at the bottom and upper class of society during the Franco-Prussian War. It ruthlessly exposed and criticized the vanity, greed, selfishness, hypocrisy and other characteristics of the small citizens. It is a classic masterpiece of French realist literature in the 19th century. The style of the book is cool and playful, the characters are vividly depicted, and his outstanding artistic talent makes him known as the world's short story master together with Chekhov and O. Henry.

The ugly deaf man Quasimodo was adopted by Claude, the priest of Notre Dame de Paris, and worked as a bell ringer. After meeting the beautiful gypsy girl Esmeralda, the serious-looking priest Claude was seduced by her beauty and was fascinated by her beauty. He ordered Quasimodo to forcibly abduct Esmeralda. On the way, he was rescued by the captain of the cavalry captain Phoebus, and Esmeralda fell in love with Phoebus.

The novel tells the story in the first person of Lazarus, a poor child who was born in the Tormes River. He left his mother at the age of 10 and made a living by working as a slave for one master after another. He suffered from the pain of the world at a young age. Lazarus led a blind man and worked as a slave for priests and squires. He suffered from hunger, cold, deception, and beatings, and had to endure painful and humiliating days in order to survive. Life gave Lazarus a lot of hardships, but it also taught him to deal with one master after another with tact. He took ruthless revenge on the old blind man who abused him, ate his master's bread, exposed his master's pretentiousness in a humorous and ridiculing tone, etc. These details in the novel made readers laugh. The language of the novel is humorous, interesting, vivid, concise and fluent, showing the style of various characters from all walks of life in Spanish society in the sixteenth century. As the pioneer work of European picaresque novels, it had a huge influence on the subsequent literature of various European countries. The genre of picaresque novels is also called by critics as "the most representative and popular among the people" in the history of Spanish literature.

Vice Chairman of the International Literary Congress, Turgenev's most influential and famous work among the "Three Giants of Russian Literature". "Hunter's Notes" takes an aristocratic hunter's hunting trip through the countryside as a clue, depicts the beautiful Russian scenery and rural customs, and depicts many characters such as landlords, housekeepers, mill wives, town doctors, aristocratic intellectuals, serfs, farm children, etc. In the eyes of the hunter, there are beautiful Russian countryside scenery, hospitable farmers drinking kvass, a huge and amazing horse market, a beautiful country girl betrayed by her lover, a lover who is in love but destined to be separated forever, and a timid farmer with the sound of nature. , An upright and even stubborn landowner, a college student who struggled to pursue his ideals and eventually died of a serious illness; of course, the most important thing is to wait until dusk when the forest disappears, take the prey with him, have a glass of kvass, and look forward to a new hunting trip in the countryside tomorrow. And all this in the hunter's eyes constitutes the Russia he loves.

I believe that in this world, no matter whether Chinese or foreign, young or old, male or female, there are very few people who have never heard of the name "Holmes", because in detective novels both at home and abroad, no one can shake Sherlock Holmes's status as "the eternal boss". Needless to say, those who like reasoning and suspense, even those who feel shuddering at texts such as tragedies and murders, once they see the beginning of "Sherlock Holmes", it is difficult not to be attracted and want to read it in one breath, because the strict logic of one link and the tense arrangement of one scene after another are so fascinating and fascinating that people really can't stop.

One is a poor orphan girl, who is beautiful and cunning, and is regarded as a "gold digger" because she wants to join the upper class society; the other is a young lady from a rich family, who is gentle and kind but has no ambition, and is a "love brain" who gave up a good life for a heartless man. A red rose and a white lotus float up and down in the vanity fair of overt and covert struggles. Behind the glitz of chasing fame and fortune, what kind of price is waiting for people... Open this book and be a sober person who will not lose your way in the ubiquitous vanity fair!

Tess is a beautiful country girl, pure, kind, resilient and able to distinguish between good and evil. Because his family was poor, he worked for the d'Urberville family, a noble family with the same surname as himself. As a result, she was seduced by her master's son, Alec d'Urberville, and gave birth to an illegitimate son. Because of this "sin," Tess is despised. Under tremendous pressure and with the death of her child, Tess left home to work in a dairy farm and met Angel Clare, the pastor's daughter-in-law. The two fell in love and got married. But on their wedding night, Tess confessed her past to him, and Angel abandoned her and went to Brazil alone. Living in poverty and being humiliated, Tess waits for Angel's return to no avail, and becomes Alec's mistress. At this moment, Angel came to Tess with a feeling of repentance and wanted to be with her again. At this point Tess kills Alec. On their way to escape, Tess was caught by the police and sentenced to death.

"Crime and Punishment" is one of the masterpieces of Dostoevsky, the great Russian writer of the 19th century. The novel describes Raskolnikov, a poor college student who wanted to be a Napoleonic figure and believed that he was a superman. He was poisoned by anarchist ideas and forced to make a living. He killed the old landlady who was a loan shark and her innocent sister, and committed a murder that shocked the whole of Russia. After experiencing a painful confession, he finally surrendered under the persuasion of the Christian girl Sonia and was sentenced to exile in Siberia. The work focuses on the protagonist's mental state of being condemned by his conscience and feeling deeply lonely and fearful after committing a crime, and depicts his psychological changes before and after the crime. On the one hand, the novel depicts the miserable life of the lower class people in Russia and exposes the sins of the aristocracy; on the other hand, it also promotes the idea of ​​accepting one's fate and seeking liberation from religion.

"In the World" is the second part of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy. The novel describes the life of the protagonist Alyosha from 1871 to 1884. In order to make a living, he and his grandmother picked wild fruits and sold them to make a living. He also worked as an apprentice to a draftsman, a dishwasher on a ship, and an apprentice in an icon workshop. On the road of life, he went through many ups and downs and interacted with people at the bottom of society. At the same time, he also had the opportunity to read a lot of books. Life experience and a lot of reading broadened Alyosha's horizons, and he was determined to "be a strong person and not give in to the pressure of the environment." With this belief, he left his hometown and went to Kazan.

"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is the masterpiece of the famous American novelist Mark Twain, published in 1876. The novel describes the colorful and romantic lives of a group of children headed by Tom Sawyer. In order to get rid of boring homework, hypocritical teachings and rigid living environment, they did all kinds of risky things. Although the novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is written for children, it is also a book for everyone. Because reading this novel can "adults remember themselves from back then, their emotions, thoughts, words and some incredible actions at that time."

On Christmas Eve, the fairy Belliluna told the woodcutter's children Tytil and Mytil that the blue bird was a symbol of happiness. She would take them to find the blue bird in order to save their sick daughter. Accompanied by cats, dogs and various still life souls, and guided by light, the children embarked on a dreamlike journey. They searched for the blue bird in the Land of Missing, the Palace of Night, the Palace of Light, the Future Kingdom, the Cold Cemetery and the Strange Forest. They went through many twists and turns, but never got the blue bird. On Christmas morning, Tytil and Mytil wake up. They were surprised to find that their little bird had turned into a blue bird.

Raskolnikov, a poor college student, was tortured by depression and poverty and killed the cruel and greedy loan shark Ivanovna and his sister Lizaveta. After the murder, Mrs. Raskolnikov could not get rid of the fear in her heart. He felt that all his original bad feelings were wiped out. This was an inner punishment more severe than legal punishment.

This book is a long historical novel written by a British writer based on the background. The plot is touching and it is one of the classics of world literature. The story connects the two big cities of Paris and London, and revolves around Dr. Manmanet's family and the Saint-Antoine district headed by the Defarges. The novel describes how the nobles corrupted and harmed the people. The people's deep hatred for the nobles accumulated in their hearts, which led to the inevitable French Revolution. The main idea of ​​the book is self-sacrifice for love. The "Twin Cities" in the book's title refer to Paris and London.

"Aunt Bei" is a novel written by French writer Balzac in his later years. The story takes place in Paris in 1838 and revolves around the fate of Baron Hulot de Hervé and his family. The Baron had served as a military auditor and director of munitions in the republican era. Now he was the head of one of the most important departments of the War Department, and was also a counselor of state. He was awarded the second class of the Legion of Honor. The novel describes how, driven by crazy passion that lost his reason and morality, he gradually ruined the reputation of his family and the honor of the army, embarked on the criminal path of speculation, fraud, and embezzled military funds, and finally lost his reputation. There are three volumes in this book, and this volume is the third. This book is a public edition, compiled by China Edition Group Digital Media Co., Ltd., And is not an imported edition.

Peter Pan lives on an island far away from the British mainland - the Island of Nothingness. It was a strange and lively place, home to Indian tribes, pirates, beasts, mermaids, and a group of children who were accidentally lost by adults. Their captain was Peter Pan. On a starry summer night, Peter Pan flew to London, and the little girl Wendy and her two brothers flew with him to the Island of Nothingness. Since then, the three children from the mainland have lived a wonderful life that can only be seen in fairy tales and dreams.

This book contains many short stories by Maupassant. Most of the protagonists in the stories told by Maupassant are minor characters. These characters constitute the main body of French society, and the stories that happen around them constitute all aspects of secular society. Many of his works, such as "The Necklace" and "My Uncle Jules", have become world famous. Maupassant's short stories are a model of natural storytelling and a model of secular stories ascending to the classics.

"The Three Musketeers" is one of the masterpieces of French 19th-century romantic writer Alexandre Dumas, and has been made into movies many times. The work describes the legendary life of a knight swordsman in the 17th century and creates a series of flesh-and-blood characters: d'Artagnan's heroic youth, Athos' steady sophistication, Porthos's boldness and recklessness, and Aramis' resourcefulness and graceful demeanor. They are all vividly drawn by the author's wonderful pen, ready to be drawn out. The work is based on the conflict between King Louis XIII of France and the powerful Cardinal Richelieu. It is interspersed with the overt and secret struggles among ministers and factions, and revolves around secret historical anecdotes in the palace, showing readers a magnificent picture of French society in the 18th century.

"Collection of Flaubert's Novels (Set of 4 Volumes)" contains four kinds of Flaubert's novels translated by the famous translator Mr. Li Jianwu. It is based on the manuscripts made by the translator on the first edition for re-publication during his lifetime. It is a rare and out-of-print revised version. It also includes many prefaces by the translator and more than 40 illustrations. It is a precious research material about Flaubert and Li Jianwu's translation of Flaubert. The four types of Flaubert's novels include "Salangbao", a historical novel full of emotion and mystery that Flaubert took five years to write; "Education Emotion", a literary classic that is as famous as "Madame Bovary" and has been famous for a century; (or poetic drama form), the "enthusiastic" work "The Temptation of Saint Anthony", which reflects the rebellion against religious delusions and the rejection of the materialistic society; and the short story collection "Three Stories", which is praised to this day as the best model for the writer. Flaubert, a French writer, achieved the status of a literary master with his profound psychological description, realistic style, and sober observation of characters and society. Between 1856 and 1857, he published the novel "Madame Bovary", which caused intense controversy and gained literary fame. His representative works include the novels "Sarang Bao", "Emotional Education", "The Temptation of Saint Anton" and the short story collection "Three Stories", etc., Which have a lasting and profound influence on world literature. Flaubert has been engaged in writing all his life, and the number of finished products is not many, but these few works are enough to make him surpass many writers of his generation and enter the ranks of masters. He was called "Master" by André Gide, evaluated by Marcel Proust as "reviving the life of French writing", and praised by George Sainsbury as "the greatest French novelist in the second half of the nineteenth century". Li Jianwu, Chinese writer, dramatist, literary critic, translator, and French literature research expert. The pen name is Liu Xiwei. He has been engaged in Flaubert research for more than fifty years and is known as "Flaubert's confidant".