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"Kirito, tell me... What should I... Do?" In the last battle, Kirito went through all kinds of hardships to defeat the high priest Adominis Doret, but the price he paid was Eugeo's sacrifice and his own spiritual loss. Half a year after that war - Alice Alice entrusted the mission of the integrity knights, that is, the task of "protecting the human world" to Bercouli, and she took Kirito, who had lost all his will and could only sit in a wheelchair, living an ordinary life in "Rulid Village". But at the same time, the "final stress test" predicted by the sage Cardinal is also approaching the "Underworld" step by step... The evil breath blowing from the "Dark Empire" has begun to invade the "Human World". And the terrifying dark army finally began to take action!

Xu Xiwei, Qin Zhen and Mo Canglin were friends who grew up together, but a love letter changed their fate - this is a beautiful and sad story. Beauty is like hope, like youth, like first love... Sadness is like the smallness of hope, the shortness of youth, and the people in life who once thought they would be together forever, but lost in the end...

"Miko of Light" Alice, even if I sacrifice all the Dark Legion, I will get you. Day two of the "final stress test". The Dark Empire army, which was at a disadvantage due to the integrity knights' sacrifice of their lives, began to resist with despicable means. The US military mercenary Crete, who was observing the Underworld from the outside, began to throw people from the real world into the final battle. The number of these "hardcore virtual reality online game testers" exceeds 50,000. The Dark Army received reinforcements, but the Human Empire Army was in dire straits. Asuna alone cannot fight against so many people. At this moment, the legendary creation gods of the Underworld arrived - the shining white light Sun God Sorus, and the loving and warm Earth Mother Goddess Tiralia. And they were transformed by Shino and Suguha...

After the eight generals of Qianmen Zheng, Ti, Fan, Tuo, Feng, Huo, Chu and Yao gathered together, what awaited these people in the Jianghu was not calm but sudden murderous intent. The sect leader Gao Yang and others were attacked one after another. Shen Tiao Sect, Gu Sect, Red Handkerchief, Organ Sect) were also ready to move, and chaos arose in the world for a while. In the end, everyone's eyes were focused on Thousand-Hand Avalokitesvara. What is it that makes the Thousand-Hand Avalokitesvara so powerful that everyone can fight for it? What is the intricate relationship between the Thousand-Hand Guanyin Statue and Qianmen? What on earth does Qianmen want to do?

The four Pevensie siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, are guests at an old professor's house and accidentally discover a magical kingdom hidden behind the wardrobe. The residents here include fauns, beavers, dwarves, dryads... But during Aslan's departure from Narnia, the country was occupied by an evil white witch. She oppressed the inhabitants of Narnia, subjecting them to eternal winter. The goat monster Tumnus once risked his life to save Lucy, and the Beaver family also helped their brother and sister escape from the White Witch. Edmund was tempted by the White Witch's Turkish Delight and once betrayed his brother and sister. Later, Aslan accompanied Santa Claus to Narnia and led everyone to defeat the witch. The four children became the king and queen of Narnia. Years later, they accidentally walked through the wardrobe while hunting and returned to their own world as children.

When she was thirteen years old, Qin Sanglu accidentally met Ruan Aiqing, who looked the same as herself, and they became good sisters from then on. When they were fifteen years old, two people went to climb a mountain to see the sea. Qin Sanglu accidentally fell to the bottom of the mountain. After that, Ruan Aiqing returned to the Qin family and replaced Qin Sanglu, vowing to live well for her for the rest of his life. Gu Nianshen's unintentional words caused her to panic. In order to prevent the secret from being discovered, she took the initiative to pursue him, and the two were together for four years. One night, Gu Nianshen accidentally found out that Qin Sanglu had been using him. After that, he went to England. He came back five years later and his attitude was ambiguous, which made Qin Sanglu scared and uneasy. She was afraid that he would destroy her life. However, he said that love has to be forgiven, so we might as well start over.

When a young nurse Bai Yan gets married to a young talent Kang Jian, she suddenly realizes that this is not a Cinderella-and-Prince plot. He already had a confidante in his heart, and his mother-in-law regarded her as a thorn in her side. His father-in-law and her mother actually had an old relationship, and they were full of confusion. Later, Bai Yan defined: If you are a sparrow and accidentally become a phoenix, don't take it too seriously, it's just a legend... After Kang Jian and Bai Yan broke up, their lives went through many twists and turns, their love road was long and they didn't know the way back, and the hands of fate were unpredictable. Where did their love end up? Are we forgetting each other in the world or are we letting each other know each other?

Why should he persist and she should abandon it? Is it because he is too passionate or does she not love him enough? After going through hell, he picked himself up again, spent five years adjusting himself, and spent five years forgetting all memories about her. But it took him five years to forget her, but he still couldn't match Uncle Ye's words. An Chen, Yisheng is back today. His planned life has undergone earth-shaking changes. She came back and re-inserted his fragile heart into his body, but he was unable to repair or manage the heart that had been abandoned by her. His persistence, as early as the six years since she disappeared, had been shattered into pieces and could not be restored.

At the age of ten, Shan Shan's mother was seriously ill in bed, but his father brought his illegitimate son Shan Yian into the house in a grand manner. Shan Shan paid someone to kidnap Shan Yian to vent her anger on her mother, but was robbed of money and bullied instead. Fortunately, she was rescued by Tang Xiaotian, who skipped classes at school. At the age of fourteen, Dan Dan met Tang Xiaotian, who was full of hatred, on the streets of the United States. It turned out that his childhood sweetheart and first love, Shu Yawang, had been defiled at this moment. From then on, she began an impossible unrequited love: she confessed her love at the age of eighteen and was rejected; at the age of twenty-four, she thought she would be happy, but saw the bitter truth with her own eyes; at the age of twenty-six, she grew hateful because of love, and almost pushed the girl he loved most into the abyss with her own hands... This is a story of crazy love, persistent pursuit, hysterical hatred, and complete destruction.

The heart-torture master is so devoted to you, all the tenderness in this life is just for you. There are hundreds of flowers in spring, moonlight in autumn, cool breeze in summer and snow in winter, but there is no Song Chuci swaying in his heart. Love will create an immortal love again, and talk about a time of first love that he can't bear to say goodbye to.

As the prince of a real estate tycoon, He Chiyuan had an unhappy childhood. The tragedy of his parents' marriage made him resist love since he was a child. Women who have been in contact with him all say that He Chiyuan has no heart. But such an indifferent young man fell in love with Ye Weiyin, who was of ordinary stature, appearance, family background and abilities after Fengzi got married. Lin Mu Nian used his return to tell Ye Weiyin how wrong she was about their relationship. There is no first come first served in love. Although He Chiyuan appeared later than Lin Mu Nian, his love for Ye Weiyin came earlier and deeper than we know.

This is a dark revenge love story that is "gorgeous" in the fashion world. A girl who only had beauty and happiness in her life suddenly encountered a huge change in her family fortune. The darkness and cruelty of the real world completely overturned her destiny. Not only did she lose her father when she was young, she was even sent to a juvenile correctional facility. The story begins on the day she walked out of the Juvenile Correctional Institution... Inheriting her father's design talent, in the glamorous but cruel and indifferent fashion world, she step by step became one of the top fashion designers with extraordinary perseverance and agility. And behind all this, there is only one purpose - revenge. All the secrets of youth are unfolding, that dusty memory, the pale and thin boy who has been silently guarding him, what kind of story will happen on the first night when the roses are in full bloom?

Walking between cruelty and humor, with an insurmountable harshness, it tears away the glitz and tells a pure and bizarre teenage love story... Please be kind to the person who likes you for the first time, maybe from now on, there will be no better love. A mark of youth, after "Qingcheng", there will be no regrets!

The popular writer Mu Fusheng spent ten years crafting it, and it is a masterpiece of warm and romantic romance that has been verified by hundreds of thousands of readers. Two out of every three romance readers have their hearts touched by Mu Fusheng! All of Mu Fusheng's well-known works are selected: "Exclusive Memory", "In the Dust of the World", "So I Love You Very Much", "Good Words" and "Waiting for the Sun", so that you can watch them all at once. The silent love flowing in your eyes can only be heard by me in the whole world.

A pair of sisters who transferred to Mingyu High School in the new semester have been controversial. The elder sister, Mu Shiyin, is beautiful and fairy-like, while the younger sister, Mu Zhiai, is surly and difficult to approach. But no one knows the real secret behind their transfer to Mingyu.

Because of a bet, Sang Qi, the only daughter of the Great Sima family, became the first female disciple in the history of the Imperial College. What troubles her the most is not her studies, but her grievances and grudges with classmates from all walks of life. Today I was forced into a marriage, and tomorrow I encountered bullying on campus. In the end, Sang Qi was captured by the first son Yan Yunzhi, but their union was feared by the royal family. After several ups and downs, the political situation was turbulent and war broke out. What hurt most was not the enemy's spear, but the hidden arrow behind him. When the family was in trouble and Sang Qi was in trouble, Yan Yunzhi miraculously brought a marriage certificate and an edict asking him to be a pioneer under his command. The couple finally joined hands to defend against the enemy, creating a glorious legend.

The south wind knows my wishes and blows my dreams to Xizhou. In the summer when he was eighteen years old, Gu Ruanruan, who was spending his summer vacation in Muyun Ancient Town, rescued Fu Xizhou whose car fell into the river while swimming in the river. Fu Xizhou, who was in a coma due to high fever, woke up three days later but lost his memory. The kind-hearted Ruan Ruan left him to take care of her. During the month they got together, she fell in love with him, but before she had time to confess, he left without saying goodbye. Four years later, she reunited with him at the airport. Over the years, her feelings for him did not fade with time, but became stronger and stronger as time went by. But after recovering his memory, he was extremely indifferent to her, completely different from the reserved and gentle man in her memory. It was true that she still loved him persistently and with all her heart. After she had been chasing him for half a year, he proposed to her. Just when she thought she had finally moved him, his absence at the wedding made her fall into an abyss of mist... When she gradually got closer to him, she discovered that his world was more complicated than she had imagined. When we are teenagers, we fall in love with someone and want to give them everything we have. I also naively thought that as long as I gave all my sincerity, I would always get a response. But they ignore that not all affection can be matched by equal kindness.

It has been adapted into the TV series "The Love You Give Me" of the same name, starring Wang Yuwen and Wang Ziqi, and has been completed on August 28, 2022. An exchange of life and death, an unfinished list, and a wrongly executed last wish. Two girls who had never met each other had their lives changed by a chance encounter. Min Hui: "For me, falling in love with you is a very risky thing." Xin Qi: "Not loving me is even more risky."

[Quickly rewind the old article and play with the heartbeat: the male god transformation card] Cheng Yunqing went to attack the villain male god again. Each plane has a villain who dotes on his wife, a cold god of learning, a warlord of the Republic of China, a bloodthirsty tyrant, a vampire count, etc., They are all the same person! She has a character, Cheng Yunqing: Come on, the character cannot collapse Villain: If something goes wrong, my husband will help you take care of it. No matter how many worlds he travels through, the villain always dotes on his wife to the point of being lawless. My lover and I are addicted to #roleplay#! What should I do if my host is too promiscuous? One day, the host suddenly ascended, a man came on the clouds, auspicious clouds bloomed, hundreds of phoenixes sang together, and the villains changed their identities again.

This collection of essays are all independent chapters, and the topics discussed involve reading, thinking, writing, language learning, destiny, survival and many other aspects. The materials for these topics all come from our daily lives. Therefore, ordinary readers can also follow Schopenhauer's lead and start from familiar things to appreciate his grand vision. Schopenhauer's articles are meaningful and have clear views. "Their thinking points directly to the things themselves" and "We should think like great men and express like ordinary people" ("On Writing and Style"). Readers who have read Schopenhauer's work, whether they agree with Schopenhauer's views or not, will probably have no objection to this: Schopenhauer always practices his own views and expresses his thoughts objectively and clearly.

As Tocqueville's masterpiece, "The Old Regime and the Revolution" starts from the background, motivation and mechanism of the French Revolution to analyze the puzzle of social transformation, trying to answer the following questions: Why did the French Revolution come suddenly during the reform? Why did prosperity hasten the arrival of the Great Revolution? Why does reducing people's burdens lead to riots? Why did the outcome of the Revolution deviate from its original intention? What kind of futures do countries in transition have? Etc.

A companion piece to "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", it reveals the darkest moment in France's modern history. William Shirer is not only a researcher of the history of France's defeat and collapse in World War II, but also a witness. He witnessed France, a military power on the European continent, helpless in the face of the invasion of Nazi Germany, and completely fell in just six weeks. How did this happen? After nearly ten years of research on the vast archives left behind and hundreds of interviews with leaders, generals, diplomats and ordinary people of the French Third Republic, Shirer gives the answer to this question in this book: France died from internal strife. This internal division and contradiction can be traced back to the 1890s, and has not been slowed down by the outbreak of war. This book records and analyzes major events that occurred in France before and after the outbreak of World War II, both at home and abroad, and details the thoughts and behaviors of the characters on all sides.

"The Mestizo Mind: The Ideological Dynamics of Colonization and Globalization" is the result of Serge Grudinsky's groundbreaking research on the colonization of Latin America in the 15th and 16th centuries. Colonization inevitably brings about a dramatic process of hybridization, which is often associated with unification and globalization. This book uses detailed historical materials to demonstrate the phenomenon of the integration of native colonial and European cultures, from the artistic images of churches to the books, songs and even handicrafts spread to the people, and the impact they had on the colonial people. This mixing of cultures resulted in interbreeding between natives and settlers, conversion of Indians to Catholicism and their participation in the colonial government, and the artistic visualization of figures such as Jesus and Perseus by American Indians. The fusion of these cultures gave birth to new cultures, new individuals, and a new phenomenon called globalization, as well as the mestizo mind-a common state of multicultural thinking that emerged 500 years later. This book provides us with answers to the causes of various phenomena and extreme changes covered by cultural integration, and answers one by one to questions that people often ignore - the ways, conditions, environment, methods and even speed of cultural integration.

This book is written by Ernst Kodesh. It not only contains detailed and credible social realism (including documentary photos), but also the author's unique, pertinent and insightful analysis and thinking. Although as a German, due to the historical background and special identity at that time, my analysis of "Manchukuo", Chinese society and Sino-Japanese relations may seem biased or even misinterpreted today, but the flaws cannot be concealed.

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"Life of Pi" is a masterpiece by the famous writer Jan Martel. It describes the magical story of an Indian boy and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker who were reborn after drifting in the Pacific for 227 days. The novel is about adventure, hope, miracle, survival and confidence. It is a story that can make people believe, and at the same time, it also allows readers to re-understand literature and believe in the power of literature. The book's realistic and imaginary maritime adventures and the contradictions of human nature that coexist with innocence and cruelty are ingeniously combined, creating a constant climax of reading surprises.

"Life of Pi" is a masterpiece by the famous writer Jan Martel. It describes the magical story of an Indian boy and a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker who were reborn after drifting in the Pacific for 227 days. "The Truth Behind the Rocamandeo Family in Helsinki" is despair more painful than death, and survival is more torturous than despair. It is a more brain-burning work by the author of "Life of Pi", the Booker Prize winner. Four human stories about life and death have shaken the hearts of millions of readers. The author's inscription is added, the reason for creation is revealed for the first time, and the past, present and future of a writer are reproduced. "The Taxidermist's Script" is a perfect allegory about the Holocaust and cruel human desires. It is another masterpiece by the global best-selling author Jan Martel after "The Life of Pi". It is a bizarre story with endless suspense and intriguing animal metaphors.

On the wedding day, there is no ceremony, no guests, no blessings, and even... No groom. Why is it that when she and her childhood sweetheart attend a banquet, they are stared at by a pair of predatory eyes? It feels so scary... Who is he? Leng Yan, the legendary richest man in Bingshan? If this is just a game in the end, then who whispers in the end: The only one, you are my only one!

Animals and plants can become monsters, gods, and immortals through cultivation Gods are ruthless, and immortals obey the orders of the gods. Buddhas are not all human beings. Since If you don't want to cross my three realms, I will slaughter you.

When I was sixteen, in order to marry my sister and brother-in-law, I used a trick to marry Prince Yu of the dynasty. Rumor: King Yu is the most handsome man in the world Rumor: King Yu is mute Rumor: King Yu is terminally ill Rumor: King Yu was crowned king at the age of five After I married him, I understood that rumors should not be believed at all, nor should they be disbelieved. However, my husband is very stupid, but I like him very much. From then on, I embarked on the road of training idiots, and it was a prosperous journey. I eradicated evil and evil, but also gained unexpected happiness. The little fool clings to me every day. He only cares about me and ignores everyone else, including his father. Beneath the harmless appearance of the little nerd, there is an amazing secret hidden. It turns out that my little nerd is quite capable. The little fool's world is colorful, and I am the only one allowed to enter his little world. What about me? Originally, I just focused on loving and training the little idiot, Originally I was just showing off my power in the villa for fun, Originally I was just living happily with the little idiot, Originally, I just kept a low profile and buried my nerdy talents. However, the little idiot is a prince after all. The country is in turmoil, and the little idiot, the happy prince, is also disturbed. Although my little idiot is not stupid, he is still very smart, but how can that stupid little look deal with this blood-stained country? Since we cannot escape destiny, let us take up arms together, become a perfect couple, be invincible, and share good stories. This article is not white, it is definitely a serious drama, and I am not stupid. I believe it will give everyone a refreshing feeling. Please give me your advice. -- --Highly recommend this friendly article, don't miss it if you pass by it. Lin Xi's "Ye Family" http:\u002F\u002Fread. Xxsy. Net\u002Finfo\u002F263776. Html Meng Qi's "The Evil Husband Pampers His Wife" http:\u002F\u002Fread. Xxsy. Net\u002Finfo\u002F254065. Html Biluo Qingkong "Queen Shura" http:\u002F\u002Fread. Xxsy. Net\u002Finfo\u002F280367. Html Listen to Leng Yu's "Three Marriages of the Fat Queen" http:\u002F\u002Fread. Xxsy. Net\u002Finfo\u002F277978. Html Yinxiao "Crazy Wife Trains Nine Husbands" http:\u002F\u002Fread. Xxsy. Net\u002Finfo\u002F268566. Html Hui Huitu "Leng Mei Tian Xia" http:\u002F\u002Fread. Xxsy. Net\u002Finfo\u002F283646. Html

Introduction: Ordinary Wu Wanjiao accidentally drowned in the beach while traveling and traveled through time! Wu Wanjiao, a commoner, only knew the four words "powerful family and noble Wei" from books and TV. She didn't want to experience it so not far but not close after time travel. You ask what "not far or not close" means. Let's put it this way. Grandpa's grandfather was called the emperor. You said it was close or not, but now the grandson's grandson can only be a side branch of the fifth server. As for the "powerful family", it can't even get close to the corners. It is already thousands of miles away from the center of power. You can say it is far or not. Look again, what's the point of having a naughty father and a weak mother beside you? But the naughty father cares about food, clothing, and the house. Although the weak mother has no independent opinions, she still loves her son and daughter. As a descendant of the royal family, Wu Wanjiao feels that as long as she is content and happy, her life will be pretty good. But things didn't go as planned. Wu Wanjiao, who was about to have hair extensions, was "sacrificed" by her clan and family. Wu Wanjiao from Pingyong sighed, "God, I'm just a bit prettier, but how can a royal product be a coward? I'm just a bit fairer, but isn't this inherited from my mother? Otherwise, how could my handsome father marry such a weak concubine?" The helpless Wu Wanjiao decided to get married because she didn't want to hang around there. It's the far north. If others can live there, I can live there too. Hey! King of the North, give me 10 hectares of land and let me fend for myself. This is great. Wu Wanjiao covered her mouth and secretly laughed. What? It's a barren land. Wu Wanjiao was so angry that her chest and brain hurt. She yelled, "Isn't it just salt-alkali land? It's trivial." Diverting water to flush fields, raising livestock for composting, and planting trees to prevent sandstorms are a bit difficult, but as the old saying goes, "Man can conquer nature." At least I don't have to worry about eating and drinking. Don't be too comfortable nesting in these 10 hectares of land. But whoever asked you to touch the rice and flour in my granary, pick up the kitchen knife and start decisively. God, what is going on? Beauty trap, hum, this trap is of no use to me, why don't we sit down and talk, we can talk about it if we have money, what, what's yours is mine, what's mine is yours, if you think beautifully, I'll just shut you down! Read the story of an ordinary girl becoming self-reliant in ancient times.

She is Black Eagle, the leader of the AK killer group. She was betrayed by her sisters and traveled through time to become the good-for-nothing third lady of Nangong Mansion. Her rebirth will disrupt the laws of this world, bring chaos to other worlds, move the universe, prove the way of heaven, and become a concubine Diao and frivolous person for the rest of her life.

The teacher praised Yueyao as a reading genius, and the principal praised Yueyao as a reading genius. The reality forced Yueyao on the road to death.

"Hey, this book is for you. Remember to return it to me after reading it." Bai Datu happily threw a book to Bai Xiaotu with a very vicious tone. Her naturally stupid sister is really hopeless. Is it useful to read this kind of book on her wedding night while supplementing her with that? As her brother-in-law, that man is really sad. "Thank you, sister, please go out quickly and don't bother me." Bai Xiaotu waved his hand to chase away White Rabbit, focusing entirely on the book in his hand. Hey, she couldn't help it. She was getting married tomorrow. She couldn't be ignorant of everything on her wedding night. That would be too embarrassing. ...

This book collects the people and things that Teacher You Jin met while traveling around the world. Teacher You Jin uses her concise and fresh writing style to bring readers the poetry and distance she sees.

When Wang Heng woke up, he dreamed of perfect immortality. He opened his eyes and looked at the world, including monks, sacrifices to spirits, monsters, ancient countries, great roads, true immortals, immortality medicine, Tao seeds, world trees... Everything is so strange and yet so familiar. In the middle of the Immortal Era, what kind of splendid era is this? The true immortal appears in the mortal world, and even the immortal king can see it!

All acquaintances in this world are bound by past lives. Some come to pay off debts, some come to owe debts, and some come to start new relationships. The reincarnations of life after life are just the end of love in chaos.

Travel to the earth star where spiritual energy is revived. On the first day, Liu Dong was confessed by the super domineering Han Xue: "Liu Dong, come with me to get the certificate tomorrow!" ... This is a story about trying to catch up with a genius wife. The golden finger is called the doting wife madman system.

The masterpiece of Camus, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, is an immortal masterpiece in the history of literature. An ordinary young employee lived in aimless inertia all day long. One day he was accused by the court of murder, but was eventually sentenced to death for "not crying at his mother's funeral." This book is based on a literal translation of the French text and contains it in its entirety without abridgement. It also corrects dozens of translation flaws and logical errors in other versions. It reproduces the calm, restrained and careless narrative style of the original work.

Camus is a well-known French novelist, essayist and playwright, and a literary master of the philosophy of absurd existence. In 1957, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his "enthusiastic and calm elucidation of contemporary issues raised to human conscience." He was one of the youngest Nobel Prize-winning writers in history. In his novels, plays, essays and treatises, Camus profoundly revealed the loneliness of man in an alien world, the increasing alienation of individuals from themselves, and the inevitability of sin and death. However, while he revealed the absurdity of the world, he was not desperate and decadent. He advocated rising up in absurdity and adhering to truth and justice in despair. He pointed out to the world a path of liberal humanitarianism other than Christianity and Marxism. His courage to face the bleak life and his fearless spirit of "knowing that it was impossible but doing it" made him the spokesperson of his generation and the spiritual mentor of the next generation not only in France, but also in Europe and eventually the world after the Second World War. "The Stranger" is one of Camus' famous and representative novels. It can be called one of the most famous novels with epoch-making significance in the entire Western literary world in the 20th century. "The Stranger" has thus become one of the most classic characters and one of the most important keywords in Western literature and philosophy.

This book contains the works of Camus, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. This book includes the novel "The Sinking" and the short story collection "Exile and the Kingdom". The translator Shen Zhiming has made a long introduction based on the literature to help readers understand Camus's works. "The Sinking" was originally planned as a chapter in "Exile and the Kingdom", but due to its length, it was published separately. Therefore, the Chinese version will be published in two volumes. "The Sinking" is a painful monologue by the protagonist Jean-Baptiste Clamans that directly touches human nature. In a Mexico City bar in Amsterdam, Klamance, who calls himself the "Judge-Confessor," looked back on the past years. He was once a practicing lawyer and lived a prosperous life, with fame and money. But one night when he was crossing the bridge, a woman jumped into the river behind him and committed suicide. He fell into self-blame for not saving her life, and thus began the road to sinking... He realized that his past was all false, and realized that human nature is irredeemable. "Exile and Kingdom" consists of six short stories. Although the content of each article is different, the protagonists all feel frustrated in their daily lives and struggle to find the "kingdom", that is, the meaning and happiness of life. Therefore, they feel lonely, like "exile".

"Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is the first novel written by the twentieth-century modernist literary master James Joyce (1882-1941) using the "stream of consciousness" technique. It is also one of the earliest and most successful stream-of-consciousness novels in the history of world literature. The novel has a strong autobiographical flavor and mainly describes how Stephen, a young man in Dublin, tries to get rid of the various influences that hinder his development - family constraints, religious traditions and narrow nationalist sentiments, and the painful process of pursuing the true meaning of art and beauty. In fact, it is a portrayal of the young Joyce's mental journey from awakening to maturity. Joyce's subsequent masterpieces such as "Ulysses" and "Finnegan's Wake" can be regarded as the sequel to "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man".

The story in this book takes place in the early 20th century. Strickland was a wealthy middle-class stockbroker in London, living a comfortable and stable life with his family. His desire for art drove him to abandon everything, stay away from his wife and children, and live a poor life as a painter in Paris. A few years later, Strickland came to Tahiti. The almost primitive customs and customs allowed him to find himself and reach the peak of his creation. There he married a wife, had two children, died of leprosy, and then had his most remarkable creation burned to the ground in accordance with his wishes. It is said that the prototype of Strickland was the French Impressionist painter Gauguin. This book adopts a first-person perspective and interweaves the narrator's memories with the oral accounts of others to describe the life of Strickland. It is Maugham's work in his heyday. Since its publication in 1919, it has caused a sensation around the world.

A story of pure love staged in the romantic Northland, a glass lover encountered in an ordinary life. Junichi Watanabe's early works are different from the denseness of "Paradise Lost", "Hokkaido Story" has a freshness of the north. The innocent and pure girl, the burning love, every word tells the story of the original appearance of love. Tano, who comes from a first-class trading company, left his wife and children in Tokyo and went to Sapporo, Hokkaido alone to serve as a branch manager. I thought my short-term single life would end in a dull way, but unexpectedly I met Eriko, a twenty-year-old female college student. Eriko's love is free and unrestrained, and Tano is deeply trapped in it and cannot extricate himself. Seeing that the order to return to Tokyo is about to be issued, faced with a rare opportunity for promotion and an unprecedented passionate love, where should Tano go...

"The Last Post" Tietjens' wife and son once again harassed Tietjens for property. At that time, Tietjens was already living with Valentin, who was unmarried and pregnant. Tietjens was a furniture wholesaler at that time, but he suffered losses due to poor management and his life was difficult. What is even more painful is that because of his wife's rumors and troubles, Tietjens was misunderstood by his brother and friends. But his wife's feelings for him slowly improved.

Upton Sinclair (1878-1968) was born into a declining aristocratic family in the United States. He began writing articles for popular publications at the age of fifteen to support himself in college, and later wrote articles for the socialist propaganda weekly "A Call to Reason". During this time, his editor encouraged him to write a book on the theme of "wage slavery." So Upton Sinclair went to the Chicago Slaughterhouse District for seven weeks and wrote "The Slaughterhouse" in 1906. The novel describes the immigrant Jurgis family who came to work in the slaughterhouse district with the American dream in mind. Unfortunately, the evil capitalism squeezed out the blood and sweat of everyone here, and finally plunged everyone in the family into a terrible disaster. At the end of the novel, Jurgis's class consciousness is awakened and he decides to devote his life to the socialist movement.

In the snowy night, after a long journey, K finally arrived at the inn under the castle. He originally wanted to rest for a while before going back, but the guards repeatedly asked for a permit, so he had no choice but to call the public affairs department. The responses to the phone calls one after another were ambiguous. The owner, waiters, and tenants of the store were like a roller coaster of enthusiasm and indifference. But K always insisted on entering the castle, and for this reason he did not hesitate to fake a marriage with Frieda, who had an affair with the official Klamm... K was exhausted from running around and was always full of yearning, but he wandered outside the castle and kept wandering.

This book is one of Jules Verne's most popular works, and was once translated into Chinese as "The Big Raft". Compared with several of Verne's more famous novels such as "Captain Grant's Children" and "The Mysterious Island", this work is somewhat different in terms of plot and character description. In this work, a heinous villain-Torres-is introduced at the beginning. It is precisely because of this man's machinations and despicable behavior that the protagonist of the story has experienced all kinds of hardships. Torres can be said to be a very bad villain. As a relatively main character, this is not common in Verne's works. There is also a very important clue in this work that runs through the entire text, that is, a cryptographic document. Cipher files appear in several of Verne's works, of course with different functions. The content of the password file in this work is also very strange. As for the meaning of the content of the document, it is for readers to discover by themselves.

During the First World War, Maugham, who was already a well-known writer, was dispatched by the British MI6 to engage in secret intelligence work in Europe. Later, he used this personal experience and knowledge as material to create a series of independent short stories, which were collected into a volume, "The British Agent Ashenden". This work is hailed as one of the greatest British spy novels, setting the tone for a new generation of spy literature and influencing many writers including the father of "007", Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, John le Carré, etc. Maugham used the agent Ashenden as the character who connects the stories. Through a narrative that is both literary and realistic, and a humorous and sharp style, he created an impressive group of characters. In these stories full of thrills, deceit and absurdity, Maugham was still most interested in human nature appearing in extraordinary situations, and he never lost his calm eye for paying attention to the things around him.