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"Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: The Complete Biography of Fenzhuanglou" is one of the sequels to "The Later Biography of the Tang Dynasty". The novel tells a story: descendants of Luo Cheng, Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong and others who were the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty gathered to revolt. Luo Cheng's descendants, the hereditary Duke of Yue, Luo Zeng, and his two sons, Luo Kun and Luo Can, were framed by the treacherous Prime Minister Shen Qian for no reason and were forced to have no choice. So they gathered together with other founding heroes in Jizhao Mountain to form their own alliance, and jointly led the army to defeat Wudao. In the end, Shen Qian's traitorous party was killed, and Emperor Qiande of the Tang Dynasty was helped to revitalize the imperial court. The author compiled it into a portrait novel with a total of 80 chapters based on the official history, unofficial history, as well as popular stories and folklore. The novel inherits the narrative skills of commentators since the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The writing is easy to understand, jumpy and lively, and expresses freely. It has a strong market atmosphere and is highly artistically expressive. The plot has ups and downs and is fascinating. The characters are vivid and distinctive, with great individuality. The artistic style is simple and rough, and the language is clear and clear. "Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: The Complete Biography of Fenzhuanglou" has spread rapidly since its publication, arousing strong repercussions. Even the script version of the Peking Opera "Fengzhuanglou" compiled by later generations has been continuously performed.

"Xingshiyan" is an excellent collection of short stories in vernacular written by Lu Renlong in the Ming Dynasty. All the records are about the current affairs, customs and people of the Ming Dynasty, with twists and turns in the plot, fresh writing style, strong readability, and high artistic achievements. This book has been lost in China for a long time and has never been recorded in historical bibliographies. In recent years, it was discovered in Kuijang Pavilion of Seoul University in South Korea.

"Yu Shi Ming Yan", formerly known as "Ancient and Modern Novels", is a collection of short vernacular novels published in the Ming Dynasty. Together with "Words to Warn the World" and "Words to Awaken the World", they are collectively known as "Three Words". It is a collection of 120 stories from Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties compiled by Feng Menglong after careful selection and selection. It has always been praised as a treasure house of Chinese classical short stories. "The Complete Book of Ming Yan" is based on "Ancient and Modern Novels", "Words to Warn the World" and "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World" photocopied by the Shanghai Ancient Books Society. A brief summary is given before each story, and the plot of the novel is briefly introduced and commented to help readers better understand the story and understand its gist.

"Bloodstain" tells a story that has an extremely long history but is very familiar to us, that is, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, King Fu Chai of Wu and King Gou Jian of Yue fought against each other. This book is an excellent work in history, and it reveals a lot about the politics of the late Qing Dynasty. The author's main purpose is to ask the Chinese people to remember the insults caused by outsiders, avenge their humiliation, and stand on their own feet. When the country is in crisis, they must endure hardships and fight against the enemy together.

"The Strange Current Situation Witnessed in Twenty Years", written by Wu Jianren, is an autobiographical work and one of the four major condemnation novels in the late Qing Dynasty. Taking the protagonist's experience as the main clue, it begins with him attending the funeral for his father and ends with his failure in business. Through the experiences and knowledge of the twenty years of "narrow escapes", it reflects the social reality from before and after the Sino-French War in the 10th year of Guangxu (1884) to the early twentieth century, and exposes the corruption and depravity of the ruling class during the general collapse of feudal society. In addition to the officialdom, it also writes about shopping malls and foreign markets, objectively revealing the darkness of the entire feudal society and its inevitable demise.

"Six Chapters of a Floating Life" takes the life of the author and his wife as the main line, and combines the ordinary but interesting home life with what he sees and hears while traveling around the world. The work describes how the author and his wife Chen Yun fell in love and wanted to live a life of common people, eating vegetables and engaging in art. However, due to the oppression of feudal ethics and the suffering of poverty, their ideals were finally shattered. The writing in this book is fresh and honest, without any trace of embellishment, and the plot is about a husband and wife who love each other deeply until death. It begins with joy, ends with sorrow, and drifts to a foreign land. It is tragic and moving. In addition, this book also includes the masterpiece "Reminiscences of Yingmei'an" written by Maoxiang, a famous scholar in the Qing Dynasty, in memory of Dong Xiaowan, a famous prostitute in Qinhuai.

There are more than thirty fox girls in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio". Some of these fox girls are cute and cute, some are extremely intelligent, and some are gentle and virtuous. They represent Pu Songling's aesthetic ideals of women's truth, goodness and beauty. It can be said that the image of fox girls in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" represents Pu Songling's highest aesthetic pursuit. This article selects thirty fox girl stories, whether they are angry or foolish, whether they are laughing or angry, they all touch the heartstrings!

"Ancient Classic Story Library: The Legend of Bao Gong's Cases" consists of four volumes. Each volume is divided into two categories of public cases. There are more than four cases listed under each category, all of which were cases decided by Guo Gong. The beginning of the volume lists the origin of Mr. Guo. It is said that he was enlightened since childhood and had a strong and straightforward nature. When he grew up, he entered the official career. Wherever he went, the people regarded him as his parents. He also enforced the law impartially and judged cases like a god. Later, cases of bullying and homicide were listed. The second volume lists murders and robberies. The third category involves cases of fraud and redress of grievances. The fourth category includes cases of adultery and occupation. The book not only examines the cases carefully, but also creates an image of an upright official who enforces the law impartially, is upright and honest, and eliminates harm for the people.

"The Strange Current Situation I've Witnessed for Twenty Years" is one of Wan Qing's four major condemnation novels and is the masterpiece of Qing Dynasty novelist Wu Jianren. It has been serialized in "New Novels" edited by Liang Qichao since 1903, and was completed in 1909, with a total of 108 chapters. The novel takes "narrow escape" as the protagonist, starting from his funeral for his father and ending with his failure in business. It integrates what he has seen and heard in the past 20 years. It is an autobiographical novel. This novel covers a wide range of society, ranging from governors and corrupt officials to litigious evil gentry, profiteers and moneymen, foreign slaves and compradors, charlatans, foreign court talents, etc. It reflects the numerous strange current situations of Chinese officialdom, shopping malls, and foreign markets after the Sino-French War. It reveals the dark reality of semi-feudal and semi-colonial society in the late Qing Dynasty, and shows a picture of society on the eve of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty.

"The New Talented Man Nine Clouds" has been lost in our country for a long time and was only discovered this year. The book tells the story of Yang Shaoyou, a young student from Xianning County, Wuchang Prefecture, Huguang Province, who passed the imperial examination and rose to the rank of prime minister. His six sons lived up to their family status and were all on the gold medal list. They can be said to be a glorious ancestor. In terms of narrative and artistic techniques, this book not only inherits the unity of ancient novels, but also creates a unique way of describing the world. It can be regarded as a relatively mature vernacular novel.

"The Romance of the Eastern Zhou Dynasties" is a novel about the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Starting from the Western Weekend when King You of Zhou was killed, King Ping of Zhou moved to the east, and Qin Shihuang unified the world, the history of more than five hundred years is briefly described. The people and events of this period are the most prominent and typical in history. It is almost the theoretical source of success or failure for future generations, and it is also the standard and example for future generations to behave. Through rich and vivid storylines, the novel praises the good-hearted princes, strict rewards and punishments, generous princes and loyal, brave and strategic generals, as well as the brave, resourceful and courageous heroes who act for justice. The novel also tells about some foolish, cruel, shameless emperors, princes and other rulers as well as greedy, treacherous and insidious sycophants. "The Romance of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" is divided into four volumes with a total of 108 chapters. This book is the fourth volume, and includes the content from "Chapter 82, Killing Zixu Fucha, Fighting for Na Kuaihuozi Road to Weave the Tao" to "Chapter 108 and the Unification Map of the Six Kingdoms, the First Emperor's Establishment of Prefectures and Counties".

This book ranks first among the "Four Condemned Novels" and represents the highest achievement of late Qing novels. The late Qing Dynasty was a period of total collapse of our country's feudal society. The darkness of government and official corruption had reached their peak. "The Appearance of Officialdom" uses a pen like a raft to fully expose the various scandals of the officialdom at that time from all aspects and angles: eating, drinking, gambling, prostitution, selling offices and winning titles, giving and taking bribes, taking bribes and bending the law, practicing malpractice for personal gain, squeezing the people, disregarding human life, seeking glory from outsiders... What is presented to the reader is like a picture of the ugliness of the officialdom, with smooth and penetrating writing. Moreover, "The Appearance of Officialdom" ruthlessly exposes the scandals in officialdom, and does not stop at the moral condemnation of the individual behaviors of the officials concerned. Instead, it attempts to conduct a profound analysis and criticism of the feudal bureaucracy as a whole. It essentially conducts a meticulous and severe examination of the various shortcomings of the bureaucracy, which profoundly reflects the essential characteristics of late Qing society.

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This book contains many short stories and 5 notebook novels such as "The Story of Righteousness", "The Wrongful Soul of Black Book", "The Heart-to-Heart" and "Chinese Detective Case", as well as 4 types of jokes. These works are all compiled based on the original publication serialization, that is, stronghold proofreading, and are included. Many works in this edition have been compiled, revised and continued by the author. "Ji Xin Ji" is entirely based on historical facts. The edicts, memorials, submissions, and all interrogation and examination situations contained in the book are all recorded from the original manuscripts of the case, and not a word is fabricated. "Chinese Detective Cases" was compiled by Wu Jianren after collecting dozens of ancient and modern strange cases in China. It was called "the origin of Chinese detective books with notes" by people at the time.

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This book is a classic work written by the Qing Dynasty novelist Wu Jianren. It was first published in the form of a serial novel in Shanghai's "World Prosperity Newspaper" in the 32nd year of Guangxu's reign. The works mainly reflect the dark reality of officialdom in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other regions during the late Qing Dynasty. At the same time, it also adds some high-level summaries and discussions on the current situation of the officialdom at that time, which has the effect of warning the times and saving the world. As far as the writing technique of the novel is concerned, the author adopts realistic documentary. He faithfully recorded what he saw and heard in the officialdom at that time, and used the structure of "The Scholars" to connect them from person to thing. The author uses the name "Confused World", which can make people deeply feel the critical significance of it. This is also a hint of the author's self-contained praise and blame in the writing style of writing about people and events. It can enable us to observe the events and understand its meaning when reading this novel, and achieve a warning effect of reviewing the past and learning the new. Due to its limited circulation and age, this book is now difficult to access. The author's brush strokes range from provincial and state governors to tailors, matchmakers, and public houses, vividly painting a picture of a society in which right and wrong are reversed and black and white are indistinguishable. This confused and confusing current situation is all caused by the chaos of officialdom and corruption in the officialdom. It is still very enlightening for today's readers.

"Change of Love", written by Wu Jianren, a late Qing Dynasty writer, takes the society of the late Qing Dynasty as the background and tells the story of the tragic love between scholar Qin Baifeng and the girl Kou Anan. The two broke through the feudal shackles and made a private life, but they fell apart due to war, misunderstanding and real pressure. The novel uses love and tribulation to describe the changes in the world, revealing the struggle of individual emotions between fate and ethics in turbulent times. It is a typical work of modern social romance novels.

"Awakening the World" is a collection of vernacular short stories compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. It was first published in 1627 (the seventh year of tomorrow). The themes may come from folk facts, historical biographies and stories from the Tang and Song Dynasties. Except for a few old works from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, most of them are works from the Ming Dynasty, and some are imitations by Feng. The image is clear, the structure is substantial and complete, and the description is delicate. It reflects the social outlook and citizens' thoughts and feelings at that time to varying degrees. But some works contain feudal preaching, karma propaganda and pornographic rendering. "Eternal Words to Awaken the World" is divided into two volumes, the upper and lower volumes, including forty stories. There are two excellent works in the entire Song and Yuan scripts, and "Fifteen Jokes Turn into Clever Disasters" is one of them, which is included in the second volume.

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"Flowers in the Mirror" is a novel written by Li Ruzhen in the Qing Dynasty. It was written during the Jiaqing and Daoguang years. The book has a total of 100 chapters. It is set in the era of Wu Zetian and tells the story of the Baihua Fairy in the sky and the flowers under her control. Because they followed the orders of the Emperor Wu Zetian and bloomed against time, they were demoted to the mortal world to experience. The first half of the novel mainly describes the story of Baihua Fairy's father, the scholar Tang Ao, who failed in the imperial examination and traveled to sea with his wife's brother Lin Zhiyang and the helmsman Duo Jiugong. During his travels, Tang Ao found the descendants of Xu Jingye, King Luo Bin and other loyal ministers who were exiled overseas because of their participation in the crusade against Wu Zetian. He also recorded his experiences in dozens of strange countries overseas. These descriptions of the country of girls, the country of gentlemen, foot binding, female imperial examinations, etc., Use bizarre customs to satirize various institutional ills of real society, showing the author's conception of an ideal society and his in-depth thinking about the real world. The brilliance of his thoughts far surpassed the era in which he lived. It is a pity that the second half of the work switches to the description of the group of talented women descended from the Fairy of Hundreds of Flowers, which is completely reduced to the author's work showing off his skills. It is almost a long display of drinking orders, lantern riddles, Shuanglu, algorithms, rhymes, etc.

A novel from the Qing Dynasty, with 100 chapters in total. It uses rich imagination and humorous style to show all kinds of world phenomena. It prominently depicts women's talents and embodies the idea of ​​respecting women's rights. The most significant thing about literary history is that it uses fantastic writing techniques to reveal various customs and moral depravity in human society, and embodies thinking about social issues, which is of practical significance.

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

Great classic works often have rich room for interpretation, and different readers have their own interpretations. The same is true for "A Dream of Red Mansions". As an unsurpassed classic in the history of Chinese novels, it is difficult to be simply summarized. "A Dream of Red Mansions" can be said to be a coming-of-age novel, but also a book of enlightenment with philosophical meaning and "enlightenment through emotion". The book describes the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue, which once prospered, but eventually disappeared. Each character has his own destiny. This is a family history that changes from prosperity to decline, and a wonderful group portrait. It is interspersed with the marriage and love emotions of Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and Xue Baochai. The twists and turns are difficult to describe in detail. It seems to be another love novel with detailed descriptions. At the same time, events such as relationships, weddings and funerals, managing the family and governing the country, etc., Emerge one after another. From this point of view, it is another novel about worldly affairs.

"Jie Xue Shi Hua" is divided into lower and upper levels, author unknown. This book mainly tells the anecdotes of Xie Jin, a famous figure in the Ming Dynasty. Xie Jin's deeds are widely circulated among the people, and there are also novels about him that have been handed down.

"Awakening the World" is a collection of vernacular short stories compiled by Feng Menglong in the late Ming Dynasty. It was first published in 1627 (the seventh year of tomorrow). The themes may come from folk facts, historical biographies and stories from the Tang and Song Dynasties. Except for a few old works from the Song and Yuan Dynasties, most of them are works from the Ming Dynasty, and some are imitations by Feng. The image is clear, the structure is substantial and complete, and the description is delicate. It reflects the social outlook and citizens' thoughts and feelings at that time to varying degrees. But some works contain feudal preaching, karma propaganda and pornographic rendering. "Eternal Words to Awaken the World" is divided into two volumes, the upper and lower volumes, including forty stories. There are two excellent works in the entire Song and Yuan scripts, and "Naofanlou Passionate Zhou Shengxian" is one of them, which is included in the first volume.

"Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is a short story in classical Chinese written in the form of notes by Ji Yun, who was born as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy of the Qing Dynasty between the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789 AD) and the third year of Jiaqing (AD 1798). It mainly collects and compiles various folk tales about foxes, ghosts and gods, karma and retribution, admonishing good and punishing evil, etc. That were circulated around the time, or strange anecdotes heard personally. Although the book is full of sermons about karma and retribution, it reflects the decadence and darkness of the last days of feudal society through various descriptions. "Notes of Yuewei Thatched Cottage" has a clear anti-Confucian tendency, which reflects the author's progressive understanding of human nature and social issues. This book is the sixth volume.

The original name of "Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses" is "The Legend of Loyalty and Chivalry". It is a very famous chivalrous novel about public cases in China. This book has been widely circulated and has far-reaching influence, making it almost a household name. The novel has a total of one hundred and twenty chapters, divided into two parts. The first part begins with the civet cat exchanging for the prince, and tells the story of the knights assisting Bao Zheng in his struggle against the treacherous minister Pang Ji and his son; the second part mainly tells the story of the knights assisting Yan Chasan in cutting off the wings of the King of Xiangyang. The whole novel has interlocking plots, climaxes one after another, vivid characters, and humorous and vivid language. It makes you put it down after reading it. Zhan Zhao's tolerance and loyalty, Jiang Ping's cunning and cleverness, Xu Qing and Zhao Hu's rudeness and straightforwardness, Ai Hu's simplicity and innocence, Zhi Hua's wit and unrestrainedness, Ouyang Chun's reservedness, especially Bai Yutang's unrestrained and youthful spirit, all left a deep impression on people.

This novel tells a story that has an extremely long history but is very familiar to us, that is, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, King Fu Chai of Wu and King Gou Jian of Yue fought against each other. This book is an excellent work in history, and it reveals a lot about the politics of the late Qing Dynasty. The author's main purpose is to ask the Chinese people to remember the insults caused by outsiders, avenge their humiliation, and stand on their own feet. When the country is in crisis, they must endure hardships and fight against the enemy together. The patriots created are not afraid of hardships and rejuvenate a subjugated country, which expresses the author's mind and ideals.

Li Ruzhen, a novelist of the Qing Dynasty, used her magical and humorous creative techniques to draw inspiration from classics, and created a hundred-chapter novel about gods and demons called "Flowers in the Mirror". It is a Chinese classical novel that is as bright as "Journey to the West", "Feng Shen Bang", and "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and is rich in mythology and romantic fantasy. The book consists of twenty volumes and consists of two parts. The first half describes the story of Tang Ao, Duo Jiugong and others traveling overseas by boat, including their experiences in the "Daughter Country", "Junzi Country", "Intestinal Country" and other countries. The second half tells the story of Wu Zetian's imperial examination to select talented girls, Tang Xiaoshan, who was entrusted by Baihua Fairy, and one hundred talented girls entrusted by other flower fairies who passed the exam and made a difference in the court. This time, experts were invited to proofread and edit the original Suzhou edition.

This book is one of the most peculiar contents among my country's classical novels. Contemporary scholars call it a "miscellaneous novel". The author describes the images of 100 extremely intelligent women, embodying the progressive thoughts of demanding equality between men and women and opposing the oppression of women. The book also uses his imagination to describe various customs and customs in overseas countries. The book is humorous and full of wonderful ideas. Various anecdotes are popular and have been circulated for a long time.

"Flowers in the Mirror" is a novel written by Li Ruzhen, a writer in the Qing Dynasty. The first 50 chapters of the novel describe the story of Tang Ao, Duo Jiugong and others traveling overseas by boat. The last 50 chapters tell the story of Wu Zetian selecting talented women through the imperial examination, Tang Xiaoshan, who was entrusted by the Baihua Fairy, and a hundred talented women entrusted by other flower fairies to make a difference in the court. The author uses imaginary overseas stories to satirize reality and express his ideals, showing his love for life, reverence for death and questioning of the human survival situation.

"Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes" is a short story in classical Chinese written in the form of notes by Ji Yun, who was born as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy of the Qing Dynasty between the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789 AD) and the third year of Jiaqing (AD 1798). It mainly collects and compiles various folk tales about foxes, ghosts and gods, karma and retribution, admonishing good and punishing evil, etc. That were circulated around the time, or strange anecdotes heard personally. Although the book is full of sermons about karma and retribution, it reflects the decadence and darkness of the last days of feudal society through various descriptions. For example, there are chapters describing princes, nobles, wealthy businessmen, and bully landlords who rely on their power to commit crimes. This book is the second volume.

"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" has nearly 500 chapters, with superb thinking and sharp writing, and promotes the anti-feudal democratic spirit. The lonely ghosts, flower demons and the underworld are undoubtedly the focus and interpretation points of Pu's legendary legend. However, the vast world and all kinds of human beings, including animals, insects and butterflies, mountains, rivers and ravines, diving fish and dragons, wind, frost, thunder and lightning, study halls and examination halls, government offices, market shops, and boudoir houses, are all transformed and transformed in the writing. Among them, the satirical exposure of the shortcomings of the imperial examinations and official corruption is extremely heart-wrenching; the flower demons, ghosts and foxes endowed with beautiful humanity, and the life-or-death love story between humans and demons are particularly touching...

"Chinese Classical Literature Masterpiece Series: Biography of the Later Tang Dynasty" mainly tells the story of the heroes of Wagangzhai who gathered together to rebel against the Sui Dynasty and assist the founding of the Tang Dynasty. It reproduces the turbulent era when the Eighteenth Route Army rebelled against the king and the Sixty-fourth Route was ashes. Representative characters include the chivalrous and righteous Qin Qiong (Qin Shubao), the young hero Luo Cheng (Luo Shixin in history), the rough, humorous, and honest Cheng Yaojin (Cheng Zhijie), etc.

This book is a long historical romance novel of the Qing Dynasty, with a total of one hundred chapters and 665,000 words. It is a novel with dual characteristics of heroic legend and historical romance. Taking the peasant uprising at the end of the Sui Dynasty as the background of the story, it tells a historical romance about the fall of the Sui Dynasty and the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, recreating that historical era with great changes and numerous heroes.

"Lao Can's Travels" is a novella in the late Qing Dynasty. It takes the travels of Lao Can, a practicing doctor, as the main line. It records the people and things Lao Can encounters during his travels, describes the unspoken rules of officialdom in the late Qing Dynasty, and puts forward the rare view that "upright officials harm the people." It explains the wonderful principles of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and promotes the Taigu School spirit of "inducing people to do good and leading people to be righteous". In addition, the book also mentions music, water conservancy construction, metaphysics, etc. It is a work with rich and unique content and a superb level. Today, it has been translated into several languages, sold around the world, and has been recognized as a world literary masterpiece by UNESCO.

The story of "The Romance of the West Chamber" originated from the legendary novel "The Legend of Yingying" written by the poet Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty. It was widely circulated in the Song and Jin Dynasties, and some literati and folk artists adapted it into raps and dramas. "The Romance of the West Chamber" was created based on these rich artistic accumulations. It tells the sentimental, ups and downs of the love story between Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying, and expresses the lovers' best wishes to finally get married.

"Three Words and Two Patterns" has a total of 200 classic short stories in vernacular, which completely encompasses the essence of short stories in vernacular from the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. Each story in the book is independent, exciting and ups and downs, such as the White Snake who forever holds down the Leifeng Pagoda, Du Shiniang who sank his treasure chest in anger, and Yu Boya who dropped his piano to say goodbye. Classic stories that are familiar to Chinese people, such as the bosom friend, are all derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from the "three words and two beats"; "Three words and two beats" are also derived from "Three words and two beats"; "It is difficult to be a master without suffering", "It is difficult to draw a dragon or a tiger, but it is difficult to draw a skeleton, and you know people and their faces but not their hearts".

The word novel appeared very early in China. The original meaning refers to trivial remarks, which have nothing to do with the grand purpose of Taoism, and have nothing to do with the concept of novels in the current literary sense. Later, Ban Gu's "Hanshu·Art Zhi" said: "Novelists talk about street talk." This is close to the so-called novels today. However, the fifteen novels recorded in "Hanshu Art Chronicles" totaled 1,390, and all of them were lost by the Sui Dynasty. Not only that, all the existing Han Chinese novels are all based on the forgeries of later generations. Therefore, to discuss Chinese novels, we should start from the Six Dynasties.

A classic work that has influenced Chinese literature, thought, and culture, it is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation that combines historical, literary, and interesting qualities. "Shishuoxinyu" is a classic Chinese masterpiece of aristocratic novels. It was written by Liu Yiqing during the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. It mainly records the speech styles and anecdotes of figures in the late Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties. The book covers many aspects such as politics, economy, society, literature, thought, etc., So it is also an important material for studying the history of this period. "Shishuo Xinyu", formerly known as "Shishuo", reflects the ideological outlook of the aristocratic families in the late Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties, and preserves historical materials on society, politics, thought, literature, language and other aspects, which is of high value. Lu Xun praised this book in "A Brief History of Chinese Novels" as "the words recorded are far-reaching and cold, while the deeds recorded are noble, simple and magnificent".

"The Case of Di Gong" criticized the bullying of the common people by the powerful and praised the chivalrous behavior of the heroes. The storyline is full of twists and turns and is very legendary. The diction is also popular, fluent, lively and interesting, and has the charm of folk literature. The characters are portrayed delicately and vividly, such as Bao Zian's sophisticated wit and superior martial arts, Hua Zhenfang's boldness and courage, Yu Qian's righteous servant who hates evil as much as enemies, Bao Jinhua's arrogance and competitiveness, and Hua Bilian's simplicity and sincerity, all with distinctive personalities.

This book is a collection of the best vernacular short stories from the Ming Dynasty. In form, it is different from the long masterpieces such as "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin", so it does not take a long time to read. In terms of content, it is also free from the mythical exaggerations, ghosts and ghosts of historical novels or "Journey to the West". Generally speaking, more emphasis is placed on drawing materials from daily life. Most of the forty stories in the book describe various human situations and strange situations of joys and sorrows. Through surprising yet undistorted real life events, readers can experience life experiences and lessons, gain survival wisdom, understand the philosophy of life, and cultivate good character while being amazed and sighing. In short, the value of "Wonderful Wonders of Modern and Ancient Times (Youth Edition)": firstly, it has the significance of moral education, and secondly, it has an extraordinary artistic realm. Reading it not only makes people feel close to life and full of interest, but also has the function of persuading vulgarity and educating fools.

"The Ming Yan" is a collection of vernacular short stories compiled by Feng Menglong, a writer in the late Ming Dynasty. Together with Feng Menglong's other two novels "Awakening Words" and "Warning Words", they are collectively known as "Three Words" by later generations. Together with Ling Shuchu's "The Surprise at the First Moment" and "The Surprise at the Second Moment" by Ling Shuchu, they are also known as "Three Words and Two Pai". As a peak of ancient vernacular short stories, "Awakening the World" contains a total of 40 stories in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties. The themes of "Eternal Words to Awaken the World" are all-encompassing, including marriage, love and women's destiny, fame and fortune and the vicissitudes of the world, strange and unjust cases and the weird world, which focus on the thoughts, artistic characteristics and achievements of "Three Words".

"Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", referred to as "Liao Zhai" and commonly known as "The Legend of the Ghost Fox", is a collection of short stories in classical Chinese written by Pu Songling, a famous novelist in the Qing Dynasty. There are 491 short stories in the book. The subject matter is very wide, the content is extremely rich, and the artistic achievement is very high. The work has successfully shaped many artistic models, with vivid and vivid characters, twists and turns of the story, rigorous and ingenious structural layout, concise writing style and delicate description. It can be called the pinnacle of Chinese classical short stories.

This is a book about youth, about stocks, about love, and about growth. Mu Dianlan, the top scorer in the science college entrance examination in Liyin City, gave up going to college due to emotional problems. After many twists and turns, he came to Shanghai and became a trader. Since ancient times, the shopping mall has been like a battlefield. Behind the floating K-line chart, a series of murderous and bloody profit competitions are taking place. As a participant in all this, Mu Dianlan hid in the darkness, and in the journey to realize an ideal life, and in the choice of advancement and retreat, he completed his most sincere confession of youth and love.

"Giant" is the second part of the "Desire Trilogy". The novel continues the plot of "The Financier". Cowperwood leaves Philadelphia and goes to Chicago to seek development. This is the period of great development in Chicago at the end of the 19th century. He seeks business privileges, speculates on capital, and becomes a financial giant with hundreds of millions of assets. At the same time, his personal desires are also expanding. He used all means to seize wealth, became morally corrupt, and finally lost himself in desire.

Aesop's Fables are the oldest collection of fables in the world. It is short and concise, with an informal form. The simple stories shine with the light of wisdom and contain profound meanings. Teenagers not only find it interesting to read, but also learn a lot of truths from it. This book is a new selection with many beautiful color illustrations. This book has an exquisite selection of articles, most of which are well-known masterpieces. It is the most excerpted version of "Primary School Chinese". The translator is also a senior translator who has gained a good reputation in the translation industry. Most of Aesop's fables consist of anthropomorphic animal stories. Although these animal stories are fictional, they appear natural, realistic, lively and interesting. This is the result of the fable creators' deep and serious observation of the habits of animals and their in-depth understanding of the life around them. The author is using stories from the animal kingdom to warn humans.

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In 1880, Maupassant published the short story "Ball de Suif", which became a blockbuster and immediately became a new star in the French literary world. This novel tells a story: During the Franco-Prussian War, a French carriage was about to leave enemy-occupied territory, but was detained by a Prussian officer. The car was full of distinguished people, and there was also a prostitute named Ball of Suif. The Prussian officer asked Ball-of-Fat to stay with him for the night, otherwise the carriage would not be allowed to pass. This request was flatly rejected by Ball-of-Fat, but the people in the car begged her and forced her to sacrifice herself to save everyone, and Ball-of-Fat finally had to give in. But when the carriage was released the next morning, no one thanked the prostitute. Instead, they distanced themselves from her and despised her. Some ladies even called her "bitch"...