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Vandover, a young man from San Francisco, loved art and was very talented in painting. His father was worried that sending his son to Paris for further study would affect his studies, so he postponed his plan to go to Paris and instead sent his son to Harvard. But by chance again and again, Vandover, who had the halo of Harvard and a bright future after graduation, became a janitor at the bottom of society, crawling in the dirt in embarrassment. The young Vandover went through a lot of struggles in his heart, fighting between human nature and animal nature. Sometimes the animal nature defeated the human nature, and sometimes the human nature defeated the animal nature. However, Vandover's own weak and submissive character eventually made him completely degraded in the blows one after another. Vandover and the Beast is a naturalistic novel written by Norris in his early years at Harvard University. It describes how the beast in human nature leads to personal depravity. It was completed in 1895, but was not published immediately. This uncopied manuscript was placed in a crate and survived the San Francisco earthquake and city fire. It was finally published in 1914, twelve years after the author's death. Original link: http:\u002F\u002Fwww. Gutenberg. Org\u002Febooks\u002F14712

"My Uneasy Life" is Kim Ae-ran's first novel. The movie of the same name stars Kang Dong-won and Song Hye-kyo. It tells the story of "the youngest parents and the oldest children." The main thread of the book is two stories. One is to tell stories that happened in reality, that is, what happened to "me" in the last year of my life. Because of medical expenses, "I" participated in the TV station's donation program, exchanged emails with peers who had watched the program, and became friends. They were passionate for a period of time, but later learned that he was a false character... During this period, "I" wrote a novel, describing the romantic process of my parents' love, questioning why "I" was born, and what this short seventeen years of life meant to my parents and "me". As a final gift to my parents, this novel constitutes the second story.

In France in the early 1960s, "I" met Philip Dean, a wandering Yale University dropout, a "living idol" in Paris. "I" and Dean drove a Dracchi antique sports car for fun, until Dean met the French girl Anne-Marie, the object of a fiery and burning fantasy, and thus began a love story full of sensual charm. "I" follows Dean and Anne-Marie's romance between voyeuristic fragments and imagination, entering the dizzying depths of desire and emotion like the reader's accomplice. What is love beyond the short time and everything attached to it? Is it merely an artistic conception, an illusion described by others as impossible, created just to somehow understand the coming together and separation in life? A celebrated masterpiece by Paris Review Lifetime Achievement Award winner James Salt, "A Game and a Diversion sets a new standard for literature's primary tool: imagination. A tragic novel about a French love affair that is actually an ambitious and tortuous exploration of the nature and meaning of storytelling itself, and the underlying reasons why we need to create romance." (Sarah Hall)

"Human Bonds" is Maugham's semi-autobiographical novel, published in 1915. Philip was born lame and lost his parents at an early age. His inferiority complex was deeply rooted in his life. He grew up under the care of his uncle, Rev. Carey, and his aunt, Louisa. His uncle was relatively cold to him, but his aunt took good care of him and gave him motherly warmth. Philip has been passionate about literature since he was a child, and found sustenance in his uncle's study. Despite his uncle's objections, he went to Heidelberg, Germany to study, where he met the Englishman Hayward and the American Weeks, and began to question theology. Afterwards, Philip went to London to become an accounting apprentice, but he was tired of the boring life and soon moved to Paris to study art, where he studied painting for two years. But he eventually realized that he had mediocre artistic qualifications and would not achieve anything. When news of his aunt's death came, Philip returned to England and decided to study medicine in London. In London...

The anthology selects Zweig's important works from different creative periods, focusing especially on the short stories and short stories that have the author's highest artistic achievements and are most loved by readers. The first volume includes "Hazy Night", "Malay Madman", "Letter from a Strange Woman", "Invisible Treasures", "Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life", etc.; The second volume includes novellas such as "The Story of Chess", as well as the biography of Joseph Fouche, a figure in the French Revolution era; the third volume is the only novel published during his lifetime, "The Anxiety of the Soul". Zweig's contribution to the development of narrative art is concentrated in the creation of short stories and short stories. Zweig inherited the excellent tradition of German literature and was good at meticulous character characterization, delicate psychological analysis, and passionate soul description. He has the artistic characteristics of fantastic imagination, ups and downs of plot, beautiful language, and rich poetry, thus conquering countless readers from all over the world.

Emma was born in a squire family in Heber Village. Her mother died early. She grew up under the education of Miss Taylor, a governess. Later, Miss Taylor married Mr. Weston and left home. Emma becomes friends with Harriet, a homeless girl in the village boarding school. She regards herself as Harriet's protector and is determined to find a suitable husband for her. Young farmer Ding fell in love with Harriet, but Harriet rejected him due to Emma's concept of hierarchy. The novel is delicately described and humorous. Austen has special talents in describing people's daily life, inner feelings and many intricate trivial matters. She can depict ordinary things and characters vividly with meticulous brushwork.

"Life is like surfing. The waves change all the time, and one can only maintain balance at all times. Even if you end up distorting your posture, as long as you maintain your will, everything will become simpler in the flow of time." The steak burger restaurant "JUJU" was inherited from Mitsuko's grandfather and was later run by her parents. It is a nostalgic store with sizzling burger patties, and the food and atmosphere are memorable. The favorite comic of Mitsuko's beautiful mother is "Salome, Princess of Hell". After taking over the burger shop, she changed the name of the shop to "JUJU" according to the name of the burger shop where Salome worked in the comic. When her mother died suddenly, Mitsuko took over and ran a burger restaurant with her father. However, she did not know how to cook and had no confidence, and she was not as good at dancing as her mother. With the help of her father and Shinichi, a wonderful change happened, and Mitsuko also met the one she loved. The small shop is like a microcosm of life, with delicious food and ordinary people gathering together. Food also has a soul. What you eat and what you eat convey your feelings to Mitsuko. Gradually, Mitsuko discovered the secret of delicious food and the magical power of Salome.

"Little Women (Illustrated Edition)" is a popular classic in American literature. It tells the story of four sisters growing up in an ordinary family during the American Civil War. Meg, Joe, Beth and Amy each have talents and dreams. When their father is in the army and life is difficult, they can only keep their beautiful dreams in their hearts. An ordinary mother who uses her loving motherhood and hard work to cultivate the healthy and happy growth of her children so that they can live happily. Under the guidance of their mother and the tempering of life, they cultivated the qualities of diligence, self-respect, friendship, kindness, perseverance, and optimism, and stepped towards the palace of their dreams.

This book is a collection of classic texts by new concept authors across the country. As a special series launched every year by "In Bloom", it has always been a very readable composition tutoring and extracurricular reading book.

"Song of the Seasons" is a selection from Thoreau's diaries. This book is arranged in the order of the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the flow of day and night of 365 days in a year, and selects the best chapters from Thoreau's diary manuscript. This is Thoreau's experience when he lived on the shores of Walden Pond in Concord in the 1840s and 1850s, making daily excursions and observing the scenery, scenery, and seasonal changes in nature. It not only includes his detailed records of everything in the world, but also his understanding of life, soul, and truth.

"Walden" uses clear thoughts and words to tell us the true meaning of life of "minimal material and abundant soul". Thoreau stayed away from the hustle and bustle and lived a minimalist life in Walden's poetic and beautiful scenery of the four seasons, constantly thinking about how to live closer to his own soul. He used words to set up a ruler of the real world, letting future generations know how deep the torrent of illusions and illusions is.

"Night and Moonlight" is a selection of Thoreau's essays. This book collects Thoreau's classic prose masterpieces, including "Wild Apple", "The Descent of Forest Trees", "Natural History of Massachusetts" and other excellent works in the field of natural history and natural history. It also includes Thoreau's reasoning essays explaining his outlook on life, love and political opinions, which comprehensively demonstrates Thoreau's natural interests and transcendental philosophy. Specially included is the famous lecture "Nonviolent Resistance", as well as the translator's detailed commentary and interpretation.

"My Boyfriend" is Nanie Aoyama's first novel. Ayutaro, a college student, has a handsome appearance and a gentle temper. He has tolerated the teasing of his sisters since childhood and is very popular with women. In order to find a writer for his second sister Yuriko's autobiography, Ayutaro, who had just lost his love, met Miss Kotori, who was older than him, and was quickly attracted to her. However, Miss Otori stabbed Ayutaro out of jealousy. His encounter with Xiao Satoshi, a lonely girl in the gym, made Ayutaro feel pity. He started working hard to buy gifts for Xiao Satoshi, but was abandoned in the end... Love is hard to understand, but sometimes, love has been quietly waiting for you.

A frustrated writer named Henry, a taxidermist named Henry. The former's new book on the subject of the Jewish Holocaust was frustrated by innovation, while the latter has been writing a script for decades, about a monkey named Virgil and a donkey named Beatrice... Two strangers who had never met each other began to cooperate by fate, and a weird, interesting, climactic and philosophical journey of humanity began: they will explore survival, death, life-threatening violence, fear and redemption - in life and in the script.

"The Death Box" is Sontag's second novel, an indescribable psychological novel. Didi, a young man who lived a normal life on the surface, once attempted suicide. On a business trip, he killed a railway worker in a tunnel, but could not confirm the truth of the matter. In the swinging carriage, he fell in love with a blind girl for comfort. From then on, he fought his inner demons and tried to escape the truth. However, under the temptation of death and the sense of guilt, the weak Didi entered the dark tunnel again. The horrific murder reappeared, and he finally entered the death box... This is a story about people committing suicide and the hallucinations after suicide.

"Don Quixote" (1606-1615) is Cervantes' most outstanding work. Russian critic Belinsky said: "In all European literary works, seriousness and comedy, tragedy and comedy, triviality and vulgarity in life are so seamlessly blended with greatness and beauty... Such an example can only be found in Cervantes' "Don Quixote"."

"Mother" is one of the best works of the great Russian proletarian writer Gorky. This novel profoundly reflects the magnificent revolutionary struggle of the masses under the leadership of the Russian proletarian party in the early 20th century, and for the first time created the image of a proletarian hero with socialist consciousness. The novel describes the life of the old fitter Mikhail Vlasov and the changes in his son. Through the experiences of this family, it shows how the working class moves from spontaneity to consciousness. The image of the mother is very important in this novel. The mother's awakening process fully reflects the historical trend that the masses will inevitably move towards the road of revolution under the education of the party.

This book collects two novels by Balzac. "Petro Goriot" tells the story of a young man named Rastinac who came to Paris to study law alone and met the orphan Vinedolina. Later, he got into the upper class society with the help of his cousin's wife and got acquainted with two noble ladies, namely Goriot's two daughters. It describes their conflicts of interests and people. "Eugénie Grandet" tells the story of the banker De Grasan and the Crouch brothers (notary public and priest) in Saumur City who are interested in Grandet's million-dollar fortune, a wealthy businessman in the city. The two families started a fierce struggle to compete for Grandet's only daughter, Eugenie Grandet, and thus inherit his family property. Old Grandet regarded wealth as his life and used his daughter as bait to grab money. Eugenie has lived a closed life since she was a child. The arrival of her cousin Charlie from Paris ignited the flame of her love. For this reason, she suffered all kinds of torture and suffered all her life.

The "Little Classic Book", an Australian national treasure historian, has been best-selling for fifteen years, showing the ordinary and vital epic of human beings. The author attempts to write a less voluminous world history, outlining the history from the first humans leaving Africa to settling around the world, and bringing together different parts of human history into an interconnected and unified narrative. Starting from when humans left Africa to explore the world, 450 pages condense millions of human stories. It spans time and space, integrates knowledge and perspectives from multiple disciplines, looks at the differences and similarities presented by different civilizations, and captures exciting historical changes.

This book describes the early changes in faith in Europe, divided into three parts: "Byzantine, Islamic and Jewish Civilizations", "Dark Ages and Crusades" and "Christian Civilization". It adopts an integrated historical research method to fully and objectively analyze and discuss the possible scope and opinions of the medieval civilization from 325 to 1300. Starting from the distant Byzantium and Islam, this book gives a general introduction to each of the four medieval civilizations or aspects of each era: Byzantium, Islam, Judaism and Western Europe, and gives as much analysis as possible of the confluence and excitement of these four cultures during the Crusades. Medieval times are a state and a period: in Western Europe we should end with Columbus; in Russia it continues to the time of Peter the Great (during 1725); in India it continues to our own time. This era left behind precious religious, economic, artistic and literary legacies.

"The Possessed" is a novella published by Dickens on Christmas Day in 1848. Chemist Ledlow had a rough life. His young lover and his sister who accompanied him in his struggle both died unfortunately. He encountered a ghost on Christmas Eve, and under the guidance of the ghost, he asked it to deprive him of all memories. At the end of the story, Ledlow accepted the rescue of Tianmilie, recovered his forgotten memories, and regained the warmth of humanity.

"Great Expectations" is one of Dickens's most mature works and his relatively late work. The original title of this work was GreatExpectations, which means a legacy. China translated it as "Great Expectations". This translation gives readers the impression that the protagonist of the work has a great future. In fact, this "Great Expectations" is ironic. It should be said that the theme of this work is by no means just a story about the disillusionment of the orphan Pip who wants to be a gentleman. Dickens' creation of this work has a more profound significance.

Jean Valjean, the protagonist of "Les Misérables", is a hard labor prisoner serving a nineteen-year sentence. After he was released from prison, he was inspired by the bishop and determined to do good. He went away to a different place, changed his name to Madeleine, and after becoming a wealthy man, he extended his benevolence and was later appointed mayor. He helps the female worker Fantine and the orphan Cosette. Throughout his life, Jean Valjean struggled in suffering, but he had the sentiment of self-sacrifice for others. Hugo used the image of Jean Valjean to point out a way out for the predicament of human existence. The novel reflects Hugo's humanitarian thoughts and is full of Hugo's concern for the suffering and destiny of mankind and his unswerving belief in the future. It has a shocking artistic appeal.

"Absalom! Absalom! "" Is Faulkner's ninth novel, published in 1936. This extremely epic novel is a work that he is very satisfied with. He also specially provided a chronology and character genealogy for the novel. The title of the novel is taken from the Bible and tells the story of a family from its rise to its decline before and after the Civil War - Sutburn brought a group of black slaves to Jefferson Town and built a plantation. He has a son, Charles, with his ex-wife of black descent, and a son, Henry, and a daughter, Judith, with his current wife. Judith became romantically involved with her half-brother Charles. In order to avoid scandal, Henry killed his half-brother, and the once-splendid manor quickly declined. Sutben, who returned from the war, tried to revitalize his family business, but ultimately failed and died under the knife of others. The novel fully displays the sufferings, joys and sorrows of several generations of people in the American South from the second half of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, reflects the social and historical outlook at that time, and reveals the difficult situation and destiny of human beings.

This classic work, which shines with lofty ideals and is full of passion for life, occupies a very important position in the literary history of the Soviet Union and the world. In this epic heroic biography, the author portrays Paul Korchagin's noble personality of persistence and perseverance. His image transcends time, space and national boundaries. It has had a worldwide impact and shakes the heartstrings of generations. Soon after the novel came out, it was adapted into movies and stage plays and spread all over the world.

When Alyosha was three years old, his father died of cholera, and his mother took him to live with his maternal grandfather. In this family, fathers and sons, brothers, and husbands and wives often quarrel and fight over property and even over trivial matters. My grandfather was moody and had a bad temper. He beat my grandmother fiercely and beat Alyosha unconscious. My grandmother was very kind to Alyosha, telling him legends, fairy tales and folk stories, and she endured all the pressures of life without complaining. The mother was forced to remarry and died of tuberculosis a few years later. After his grandfather went bankrupt, Alyosha was forced to live in the world and began to make a living independently. This book truly describes Alyosha's miserable childhood, and profoundly outlines a true and vivid picture of the vulgarity, selfishness, emptiness and boredom of the Russian petty bourgeoisie in the 19th century. At the same time, it also shows the integrity, simplicity, and diligence of the lower class working people. The image of the grandmother created in the book is one of the glorious and poetic images in Russian literature. This book is the first of Gorky's autobiographical trilogy, and it is also a work written by Gorky with great devotion and charm.

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

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

"Notre Dame de Paris" tells the story of Esmeralda, a beautiful and pure Gypsy girl who performs on the street. Frollo, the deputy bishop of Notre Dame, covets her beauty and wants to take it for himself. Later, he discovered that she had another lover, so he assassinated her lover and blamed him, causing her to be sentenced to death. Cassimordo, the ugly bell ringer who was favored by Esmeralda by chance, was full of love and humility for her. He rescued her and took refuge in Notre Dame. Later, Frollo kidnapped her and after failing to force her to succumb to his bestial desires, he handed her over to the officers and soldiers and watched her being hanged upstairs in Notre Dame. In despair, Cassimordor angrily pushed Frollo, who raised him, down the stairs and fell to death. He went to the Eagle Mountain Crypt to hug Esmeralda's body and die with her, completing his "wedding".

"Twenty Years Later (Set Volume 1 and 2)" is set twenty years after the end of the story told in "The Three Musketeers". Although the first two of Dartagnan, Porthos, Athos and Aramis were working for Prime Minister Mazarin during the Fronde movement in Paris, and the latter two were on the side of the Fronde, they were still loyal to their friendship and united closely as before. They jointly rescued King Charles I of England at the critical moment, and then defeated Mazarin's conspiracy.

By chance, young Jim got a pirate treasure map. As the news spread, people organized a large expedition fleet to go to Treasure Island, where the treasure was located. Just the night before arriving at Treasure Island, Jim suddenly discovered that danger was coming... "When I was nine and a half years old, my father gave me a copy of "Treasure Island". To this day, I still clearly remember the excitement and joy I felt when I read this book eagerly." - Church Erl (two-time British Prime Minister, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature) "I read "Treasure Island" eagerly. I wanted to know what happened in the next line, but I didn't want to know, for fear that the excitement would stop abruptly." - Marquez (author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude", winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature)

"Youth Reading Nobel Prize Classics" is a set of Nobel Prize-winning reading materials customized for young people in China. It selects the masterpieces of hundreds of Nobel-winning writers and is recommended by dozens of special teachers. It allows children to understand and grow through reading and accumulate strength to face the future. Domestic Nobel Prize-winning works are basically adult books, and there are very few juvenile editions. This set of books "Youth Reading Nobel Prize Classics" is a customized book for teenagers. Taking into account children's receptive ability, reading habits and interests, as well as the cultural differences between China and the West, this set of books has specifically selected works by dozens of writers, taking into account both classics and interest, to build a vast literary palace for children. This set of books is divided into "Great Novels", "Great Poems" and "Great Prose", many of which are required extracurricular readings for primary and secondary school students designated by the Ministry of Education, and meet the reading aesthetics and reading needs of primary and secondary school students.

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

There is a dormitory for international students on Pecan Street. Men and women with different skin colors and personalities live here, and they live in harmony. But recently, there have been a series of strange theft incidents, and what was lost were less valuable things, such as light bulbs, a girl's lipstick, a shoe, and the like. Mrs. Hubbard, the housekeeper, didn't pay much attention until someone had ink spilled on a girl's graduation thesis. She felt that there was hidden malice in the matter and she must take it seriously. Mrs. Hubbard asked Poirot to investigate. Poirot suggested "calling the police" in the dormitory. As soon as this was said, someone "surrendered" that night. However, the girls who surrendered died the next day and were clumsily disguised as suicides. The murder brought the police to Pecan Street, and more crazy murders followed. Is the cruel murderer really one of the inexperienced students?

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In this book, Don Quixote, a declining country squire, is obsessed with chivalric novels and fantasizes about walking the world as a knight and fighting against injustice. Together with his servant Sancho Panza, he went out several times to perform chivalrous acts. Together, they experienced various strange events such as the windmill battle, the adventure of the lions, and the adventure of the Trojan horse. Finally, they returned to their hometown and suddenly woke up. The author Cervantes uses various absurd things to highlight the brilliance of Don Quixote's idealism and laments the end of the era of faith. The fantasy Don Quixote and the practical Sancho have now become classic images in world literature.

This book is the most important work in Balzac's "Human Comedy: Scenes from Provincial Life". Balzac called this novel "one of the most outstanding drawings" in "Human Comedy". The novel describes the family conflicts between the Grandet couple, father and daughter, uncle and nephew, profoundly reveals the money relationship in bourgeois families, extensively unfolds the customs of the French provinces in the first half of the 19th century, and creates a typical artistic image of "Grandet", one of the four misers in the gallery of world literary figures. He was greedy, cunning, and stingy. Money was his belief. Watching gold alone was his hobby. Before he died, he did not forget to tell his daughter to go there and give an account. His family was extremely wealthy, but he had to personally distribute the bread for every meal and the candles he lit every day. His stinginess swelled and engulfed him whole. Grandet was portrayed extremely vividly, making him one of the most famous typical images in the history of world literature.

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

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

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

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1852) is the first "black novel" and created a new genre of "black novel". By describing the fate of the upright old black slave Tom and other characters, the novel exposes the brutality of black slavery and the suffering of black people in the southern plantations of the United States, and praises the black people's struggle to resist oppression and fight for freedom. After the novel was published, it received a strong response and effectively promoted the anti-slavery struggle in the United States. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" had such a huge impact on American society that in the early days of the Civil War, when Lincoln met with Mrs. Stowe, he said: "You are the little woman who started a great war." Later, this sentence was quoted by many writers.

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

"Mother" is the foundation work of Russian proletarian literature. It tells the story of a mother who joined the revolution because of her son's influence. A panoramic work that reflects the revolutionary struggle of the Russian proletariat from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. The work shows the entire historical process of the Russian workers' movement, the spread of Marxism, the growth of workers' groups, and the awakening of the people. The transformation of revolutionary struggle from spontaneous to conscious, from economic struggle to political struggle, from urban to rural development, the significance of worker-peasant alliance, the role of revolutionary intellectuals, etc., Are all clearly reflected in the novel.

A complete reflection of the whole story of the Nanjing Massacre from a Chinese perspective. On December 13, 1937, the Japanese invaders captured Nanjing and caused a tragic massacre. The Japanese troops who entered the city, using their occupiers' sense of superiority, brutally massacred more than 300,000 Chinese defenders and ordinary citizens who had laid down their arms in the following weeks, leaving a pain in the hearts of the Chinese people and the history of the Chinese nation that will never heal... The author is soaked in the blood and tears of the Chinese people, and his writing is majestic. He shocks readers with detailed facts and first-hand information as well as many unknown historical truths. His sharp torture prompts today's readers to deeply reflect on the history of the Nanjing Massacre and think deeply about the practical significance of its historical lessons.

"On the Water" is a travelogue by Maupassant, which is more sincere, more intimate and more profound than the novel. The travel notes describe the scenery on the sea, record what he saw during the journey, and record his random thoughts: as big as the wise words to govern the country and bring peace to the world, as small as the gentle ripples of the sea water when the wind blows, and others such as the satire of the mediocre and the sympathy for the poor. Leo Tolstoy said in the preface to "The Collected Works of Maupassant" that "On the Water" is Maupassant's "best work".

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

When the novelist Noboru Morimi was fretting over the idea of ​​a new work, he remembered that he had bought a novel called "Tropica" in college, written by Shoichi Sayama. But halfway through reading, he discovered that the book was missing. After that, he searched all major libraries and bookstores but could not find the book. By chance, he participated in the "Silent Book Club" and met a woman named Shiraishi Zhuzi, who held a copy of "Tropics" in her hand. Various people gathered together because of similar experiences. They all read "Tropics", but unfortunately disappeared mysteriously before finishing the book. Everyone told their memories and tried to piece together clues about the ending of the book. However, these clues triggered a strange adventure... The story about "Tropics" will never end.

What brought prosperity to the Umaru Empire was a unique type of rice, Ole rice, which was not only high-yielding but also fearless of pests, so it was also called the "miracle rice." To the surrounding vassal states, Ole rice is a rice that brings joy and sorrow. Although it can fill the stomachs of the people, its seeds must be distributed by the Umaru Empire. One day, Orade rice suddenly encountered a pest called Oyoma. For people who could no longer grow other crops because of Orade rice, this was a life-and-death crisis. At this time, an improved "Rice of Hope" appeared. It was not afraid of Oyoma and could grow in the sea breeze, saving people from the disasters caused by Oyoma. Just as people were cheering, a bigger disaster followed...

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