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"The Sign of the Bastard" is the first English novel Nabokov wrote after moving to the United States. It was once widely studied by critics as a political novel. The background of the novel is an autocratic country. The leader Bartuk and the protagonist Kruger were middle school classmates. In order to force the internationally renowned philosopher Kruger to endorse his party's Ecclesianism, Bartuk kidnapped Kruger's son David. However, when Kruger compromised and the child was returned, people discovered that the child was with another child. A child with the same surname was mistaken, and the real David was tortured and killed in a juvenile detention center. Kruger then went crazy and attacked Bartuk. When he was about to be shot - Nabokov created the image of a novelist, and Kruger's story is only the work of the novelist. Kruger was spared a tragic fate, and the novel ended abruptly.

"Small World" was introduced to China more than ten years ago. This time, Shanghai Translation Publishing House invited senior translator Professor Wang Jiaxiang to re-translate it. David Lodge is famous in the UK and is known as the representative of "academic novels". Almost all of his most famous novels have intellectuals as the main characters and radiate to society through events in the cultural world. "Small World" has been praised as the "Besieged City" of the West. It describes professors in Western academic circles flying around the world, ostensibly for academic exchanges, but actually pursuing fame, wealth and fun.

While I tied the rope around my waist, I leaned forward and looked down. I could no longer hear her words. Opportunities and hopes are always obtained through hard work. Once missed, the loss may be Su Lun's life and my lifelong painful regret. Now, at least I still have a chance to fight once, and I won't be like before I got the metal box, fighting without tears and fighting without any options. "Thank you, I've decided." I rejected her kindness with a smile and stood on the edge of the cliff. After taking seven or eight deep breaths in a row, I slowly slid down the edge of the cliff and started another desperate adventure.

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In the final days of World War II, a strange Jewish guerrilla group set out from Russia, traveled through war-torn Poland and Germany, and fought all the way to Italy. They escaped massacres and came on blood-stained roads, including stragglers of the Red Army, survivors of labor camps, and even actors and violinists. They shouldered the weapons they seized from the Germans, worked hard to earn human dignity, tasted the bitterness of killing many times, and experienced many adventures - bombing trains, rescuing the last survivors in concentration camps, transferring German airdrop supplies... They wrote the motto from the Talmud into the team song: "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?" Through this book, Levi "wants to pay tribute to those Jews, whether they are a few or a large number, they have all found dignity and freedom again in this struggle with great disparity of power." The "Levi's Works" series also includes "The Submerged and the Rescued", "The Trade of Others", "This Is Auschwitz: Evidence 1945-1986", "The Wrench", "Truce", "Uncertain Moments: Selected Poems of Levi", "Moments of Reprieve", "Voices of Memory: Interviews with Levi 1961-1987", "I Talking to You: Conversations between Levi and Tessio", etc.

After the death of Thomas More, the court of Henry VIII was still clouded: the new queen Anne Boleyn did not give birth to a prince as she wished, and Henry set his sights on Jane Seymour of Wolf Hall... At this time, rumors spread in the palace that the queen was unfaithful and even incestuous. Thomas Cromwell, the king's secretary, had already seen the opportunity and would overthrow Anne Boleyn and her family at the king's command. In the end, what will be the fate of the queen? What price will Cromwell pay, and can he escape unscathed?

"Kawabata Yasunari's Selected Collection" includes seven masterpieces from different periods by Kawabata Yasunari, Japan's first Nobel Prize winner in literature: "Snow Country", "Ancient Capital", "Thousand Cranes", "Dancing Girl of Izu", "Sound of the Mountain", "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Lake". The creation of these seven works spanned a long time, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and more comprehensively demonstrated the changes in Kawabata Yasunari's literary creation in different periods and his unchanging aesthetic pursuit throughout the period. From the pure and beautiful emotional world created in the early famous works, to the meticulous description of the entanglement of fate in the peak works of the middle period, to the contradiction and hesitation between taboo and transgression in the late turning works, the people and human nature in Kawabata Yasunari's works shine with all kinds of brilliance from different aspects.

The story of the third era took place in 1918. On November 11 of that year, the four-year First World War came to an end. The main plot is the three main protagonists gathered in the third part: Major Passerno, the town guard commander, editor Ash, and deserter Hu Guinao: Hu Guinao, who was originally a businessman, fled the battlefield without permission after being drafted into the army, and fled to the small town of the Electorate of Trier via Belgium. He came to Ash's newspaper because of the advertisement, and then gradually came up with the idea of ​​taking over the newspaper; he happened to meet the major in a hotel restaurant and defrauded him in the name of patriotism. With the trust of the major, he got acquainted with the small town squire, encouraged everyone to invest in the purchase of the newspaper, and then deceived Ash into signing a contract and took the newspaper into his own hands. After his identity as a deserter was exposed, Hu Guinao used the newspaper to spread rumors and cause chaos. Finally, on the day of the chaos, he raped Mrs. Ash, murdered Ash, and kidnapped the unconscious Paseno, and finally returned to his hometown of Colma safe and sound.

This is a work by Barnes, one of the three giants of British literature, that examines the nature of love. Barnes, the Booker Prize winner, writes about the existential dilemmas of ordinary life. Julian Barnes is the winner of the Booker Prize. He has won 17 world literary awards and 5 medals of honor. His award-winning record spans all over Europe! Barnes is known for his in-depth reflections on history, reality and love, and uses novels to describe the existential dilemmas of ordinary life. Barnes uses rare sensitivity to describe the elusive and subtle emotions in love, and explores the deep nature of love and memory from his unique perspective. "If fiction can help us understand the nature of love and life, this book does it." - Reader review. Every love is ordinary, and every love is unique. Winner of the Femina Foreign Fiction Prize, one of France's two highest literary awards. There are more than 58 versions published around the world, and the Chinese version is available for the first time! "Questionable Love" was adapted into a classic stage play that is still playing in Chicago theaters more than two decades later. "Unquestioned Love" discusses the uncertainty of love, the complexity of human emotions and the unreliability of memory. Memory is developed here as a fictional art, and through the narration of the three protagonists in turn, it causes readers to think about the "truth" of love.

"In the World" is the second part of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy. As soon as Alyosha turned eleven, he left his grandmother, who had raised him, and went out to make a living independently. He worked as an apprentice in a leather shoe shop and an icon workshop, as a dishwasher on a ship, and as a helper in the house of his uncle who was a draftsman. He experienced ups and downs and suffered a lot in the world. While working as a dishwasher on the ship, Alyosha met the upright chef Smorey, and with his help he began to study, which inspired his determination to pursue justice and truth. Alyosha prepared to go to Kazan with the hope of entering university.

"Captain Grant's Children" is the representative work of the famous French science fiction writer Jules Verne. The story takes place in 1864. Sir Glenarvan, a Scottish aristocrat, is the owner of the Duncan cruise ship. He obtained a document from the drifting objects on the sea and learned that Captain Grant, the Scottish navigator who was lost at sea two years ago, is still alive. So he took the captain's daughter Mary and son Robert and others and drove his cruise ship to find and rescue Captain Grant, thus starting their adventure...

Dorothy, a little girl living on the prairie, was swept into a strange and magical country due to a tornado attack. The kind-hearted witch told her that only Oz, the great wizard of Oz, could send her home. On the way, she met the Scarecrow who wanted a wise head, the Tin Woodman who dreamed of having a living heart, and the Cowardly Lion who dreamed of becoming brave and becoming the king of the forest. They traveled together and embarked on a mysterious adventure. Overcoming many difficulties, they arrived at the Emerald Castle and finally met Oz. However, what awaits them is even greater trouble... America's number one fantasy adventure children's book "The Wizard of Oz" brings children love and courage, and keeps their dreams and kindness alive!

Marquez's masterpiece, without any abridgements! If you only read one book in your life, it must be "One Hundred Years of Solitude"; if you only put one book on the bookshelf, it must be "One Hundred Years of Solitude"; if the "old story" that may still be circulated a thousand years later, it must be "One Hundred Years of Solitude". It creates an unprecedented narrative method: the story of seven generations of a family, like a grandmother who loves to tell stories. The characters are right in front of you, and things are happening, but it has already passed a hundred years and has become a legend... Often people and ghosts are indistinguishable, and reincarnation occurs in ancient and modern times. It tells the story of the century-old rise and fall of the small town of Macondo, reflecting the vicissitudes of Latin America over the past century. Integrating myths and legends, folk stories, and religious allusions, blending reality and fantasy, it became the pinnacle of literature in the 20th century.

Although "Sense and Sensibility" is Jane Austen's first novel, her writing skills are already quite proficient. The novel takes the tortuous and complicated marriage turmoil of the two heroines as the main line, and raises issues of moral and behavioral norms through the humorous comparison of "reason and emotion". Every plot in the story has been ingeniously conceived by the author. The superficial causal relationship and the underlying reasons hidden behind the scenes are all natural and reasonable. This book has been adapted into movies many times.

Through the eyes of a child, the novel uses a humorous approach to describe the protagonist Huckleberry Finn's various experiences of running away from home and rafting along the Mississippi River with the black slave Jim in order to pursue a free life. It creates an image of an American naughty boy who is unwilling to be constrained by "civilized" society and wants to return to nature. He is smart and yet compassionate. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Two-Color Illustrated Youth Edition)" can be said to be an outstanding picture of American social life and is regarded as an epoch-making realist work in the history of American literature.

"The Old Man and the Sea" tells the story of an old man who fished alone at sea and had no harvest for several months. Later, he caught a large swordfish, fought with it for two days and two nights, and stabbed it to death with a spear gun. However, he was attacked by a shark on the way back. Although the old man, who lacked helpers and tools, killed several sharks, the swordfish was eaten by other sharks. When he entered the harbor, only a pair of bones were left in the swordfish.

Philippe, a retired army officer from Paris, was up to no good. When he heard that his uncle Rogee had a large inheritance in the countryside of Isoutun, he came to the countryside to make careful plans. Max, the rogue leader of Isutun, is idle and does all kinds of bad things. He colludes with Luo Ri's mistress Flor, and also covets the inheritance of old Luo Ri. Because of Flor's instigation, the two began a life-and-death struggle, which eventually turned into a duel...

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The novel closely focuses on the main line of the protagonist Julien's personal struggle and ultimate failure. It extensively displays "the social atmosphere brought about by successive governments that weighed on the French people in the first 30 years of the 19th century" and reflects some essential issues in the political and social life of France in the early 19th century.

In 1904, Upton Sinclair spent seven weeks undercover in a Chicago meatpacking plant; in 1906, "The Slaughterhouse," which was serialized in newspapers, was published. As a journalist and writer who leans toward socialism, the starting point for writing this book is the "human-eating capitalist machine" and is aimed at the readers' minds and hearts. But perhaps accidentally or accidentally, the book hit the target a foot too low, "hitting the reader hard in the stomach" with its description of a meat processing plant. The protagonist of the book is Jurgis, a tall, strong and naive Lithuanian immigrant. He and his family came to the New World with great hopes and wanted to start over in this land of equality. But his life and hopes are slowly being torn to pieces. Unemployment, wife raped, jailed, child drowned, wife lost, all relatives and friends have fallen to the bottom of society step by step. Jurgis has struggled, fallen, and been disappointed, but in the end he still saw the glimmer of hope.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! "Henry IV" (Part 2) tells the story of the activities of the young prince Henry (called Henry V after he ascended the throne) during the reign of Henry IV.

"Petro Goriot" takes Paris in late 1819 and early 1820 as the social background. Through the story of the noodle merchant Goriot and his two daughters, as well as the "history of struggle" of the young college student Rastignac, it describes the bizarre and bizarre life of Paris society.

This book is a collection of Maugham's life essays. In his twilight years, he expressed his understanding of life and the world in writing with the natural sensitivity of a novelist. Those unknown aspects of life and profound thoughts that span the ages can often be thought-provoking. The book is divided into three chapters: "Me and the World in My Eyes", "Writers' Talks", and "Whispers in Old Age". The themes include life insights, reading, writing, philosophical thinking, choices and other dimensions. The book explores more often the core issues that all individuals are concerned about: how should I live, how should I choose, and how should I live my life well?

In "Variations on a Spanish Theme", which Graham Greene praised as Maugham's best work, Maugham explores the unique spiritual essence of Spain, a country he was fascinated by, and takes us back to her golden age. He examines her religious beliefs and the most representative artistic and cultural categories such as picaresque novels, dramas, and paintings one by one. He reviews Loyola, The life stories and mental journeys of those great figures such as De Vega, Cervantes, El Greco, and Mother Teresa who shaped the spiritual outlook of this nation, depict the true image of the Spaniards in the golden age, and reveal why Don Quixote, Sancho and Don Juan have become the three immortal images that best represent the spiritual outlook of the Spaniards, and thus draw the conclusion: "In Spain, People are poetry, paintings, and architecture. People are the philosophy of this country. These Spaniards of the Golden Age lived, felt, and acted, but they did not think. What they pursued and discovered was life, a turbulent, passionate, and diverse life. Passion was the seed of their lives... Their excellence... Lies in their differences. Direction: It is an excellence of character. I think no one can surpass them except the ancient Romans. This energetic people seems to devote all its energy and originality to one goal: the creation of people. They are not good at art, but they are good at something greater than art. "

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This book is a collection of short stories, including six novels, set in Malay Island. It is an exotic novel collection and represents Maugham's mature novel achievements. A secret murder case, a couple hiding on the reef, an unexpected love, a sad incest story, a way of dealing with an affair marriage, and an unscrupulousness. The last six wonderful stories happened in the Malay Peninsula. They were written during Maugham's travels in Southeast Asia, showing the strange style of the collision of Western civilization and Eastern sentiment.

"The Moon and Sixpence" was written in 1919. In this novel, Maugham uses the first-person narrative technique to narrate the entire story. The plot of this book is based on the life of the French post-Impressionist painter Gauguin. The protagonist was originally a securities broker. In his middle age, he gave up everything and went to Tahiti in the South Pacific to live with the indigenous people, where he gained inspiration and created many artistic masterpieces. The theme of escapism revealed in the novel is consistent with the pursuit of many people in the West and has become a popular novel in the 20th century.

Even if everything dies, there will still be a world narrated by the writer that will remain, and it will belong completely and forever to Maugham. The first complete collection of Maugham's short stories in the Chinese world, the first volume of the new translation is on the market! Short stories play an important role in Maugham's creation. Anthony Burgess once commented that he wrote "the best short stories in English literature." His novels such as "The Shackles of Humanity" and "The Knife's Edge" made Maugham famous all over the world, while his short stories won him more readers and became a global phenomenon with his exquisite skills in weaving stories and his keen insight into human nature and social life. There are many Chinese translations of Maugham's works, and most of his short stories are published in selected collections. The "Complete Collection of Somerset Maugham's Short Stories" (four volumes) planned to be launched this time will reproduce the complete picture of Maugham's short stories in wonderful translations for the first time. This book is the first volume.

Julien was born in a country carpenter family. He dreamed of becoming as prosperous as Napoleon. With his intelligence, he became the tutor of the mayor's family and had an affair with the mayor's wife. Finally, he had to leave the small town because the affair was exposed. At the Marquis Palace in Paris, Julien became the Marquis's secretary, and the Marquis' daughter Mathilte also became interested in him. She pursues Julien, and Julien is also intoxicated with the pleasure of being pursued by a "superior man." However, Mathilte pursues the unattainable passion of love, which also makes him fall into the game of love. With the help of the Marquis, Julien is about to get a military position and marry Mathilde. At this time, the mayor's wife wrote a letter of denunciation under the instigation of the priest, which made Julien's dream come to nothing. Julien, who lost his mind, returned to the small town, shot the mayor's wife, and was subsequently arrested. Facing the trial, Julien rejected the appeal and accepted the death penalty. A few days later, Julien was sent to the guillotine. Mathilte buried his lover's head with her own hands. The mayor's wife also passed away three days later holding her children...

Katie, a beautiful but vain British woman, accepted the marriage proposal of Walter, a withdrawn doctor, and followed Walter to the mysterious Eastern colony-Hong Kong. After Walter discovers that his wife has been unfaithful, he begins a strange and terrifying revenge plan: Katie must accompany him to the distant mainland of China to quell a cholera plague. ... Struggling in the whirlpool of love, betrayal and death, Katie finally gradually lifted the veil of life from her eyes and embarked on the road of spiritual growth without regrets. "The Color Veil" is Maugham's most controversial work, and the film of the same name received rave reviews.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! "Henry IV" (Part 1) tells the story of the activities of the young prince Henry (called Henry V after he ascended the throne) during the reign of Henry IV.

2018 brand new uncensored collector's edition! The complete translation by literary master Zhou Zuoren adds 80 full-color illustrations for the first time, and completely contains 358 Aesop's fables. "Aesop's Fables", which have been circulated for more than 2,500 years, are a world full of savage humor, quick wit, word games, clever tricks and "I told you so!" Aesop, the "father of fables", uses stories about foxes, wolves, lions, crows, tortoises, rabbits, mice, dogs, sheep, snakes and other animals to explain human nature. Children's reading inspires wisdom and will benefit them throughout their lives; adults read it once to understand human nature, and read it twice to awaken their understanding of life.

The first draft of "Pride and Prejudice" was written from October 1796 to August 1797. It was originally called "First Impression". More than ten years later, it was rewritten and renamed "Pride and Prejudice" and published on January 28, 1813. This novel takes love entanglements as the main line and describes the emotional entanglements between Darcy, an arrogant single young man, and Elizabeth, who is prejudiced against him. It fully reflects the author's view on marriage and emphasizes the impact of economic interests on love and marriage. The plot of the novel is full of comedy and the language is witty and humorous. It is the most popular of Austen's novels. Austen once claimed that "Pride and Prejudice" was her "favorite child". The famous American literary critic Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) once said: "Over the past 100 years, there have been several taste revolutions in the history of British literature. The renovation of literary tastes has affected the reputation of almost all writers. Only Shakespeare and Jane Austen have endured." Austen's six novels have been praised by generations of readers after two hundred years of time, and all of them can be called excellent works. In particular, the popular "Pride and Prejudice" is a rare treasure in the world library. No wonder Maugham listed it among the top ten novels in the world.

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He likes tattoos. Touch it on the smooth skin, and a stream of clear smoke will rise up, with a slight itch in the sting, bringing out a touch of hallucination. One blue dot follows another, and at first the whole pattern is not visible, just some broken dots. But he is very patient, one dot after another, and sooner or later a pattern will magically appear on the skin, showing his unique and thoughtful approach. It's a pity that he is now in prison and unable to use his fists. He was sentenced to death with a two-year suspended sentence. So, he used homemade blue potion to give tattoos to the inmates when he was taking a break or taking a break from work. Du Wen is in a place on the body that is covered by clothes, a place that no third person knows except him and the tattooed person.

"La Traviata" is the first Western novel to be translated into Chinese. In 1898, the classical Chinese version of "La Traviata in Paris" translated by Lin Shu and others was published. In the following decades, "La Traviata" continued to sell well in China. The plot of the novel is actually not complicated. Young Armand falls in love with Margaret, a high-end prostitute in Paris society. Margaret was born poor in the countryside and came to Paris at a young age. She suffered from consumption and got to know an old Duke. The Duke paid a large part of Margaret's expenses because she looked exactly like his dead daughter. Armand finally got together with Margaret after all the troubles, and the two had a pleasant life together in the countryside. But Armand's income was not enough to support the two of them, so Margaret had to turn to the old Duke for help. However, in the end, for the sake of love, Margaret gave up the Duke's funding and pawned her family property to support herself.

"The Brothers Karamazov" is Dostoevsky's masterpiece. The story comes from a real patricide case and describes the contradictions and conflicts between two generations. The protagonist Karamazov has four sons: Dmitry, Ivan, Alyosha and the illegitimate son Smerdyakov. The old Karamazov, who has reached his twilight years, does not change his greedy and lustful nature. He not only seizes the inheritance left by his wife to the children, but also becomes jealous of a romantic woman with his eldest son Dmitri, which leads to disharmony between father and son. Dmitri hated his father and threatened to kill him. One night, he suspected that his father was having a tryst with his lover. In a rage, he beat his father seriously and fled in a hurry. That night, old Karamazov died and Dmitri was arrested. However, the real murderer was the illegitimate son Smerdyakov. In order to vent his long-standing grudges, he secretly brutally killed his seriously injured father. This confusing murder triggered a series of thrilling stories. The ending of the novel is very tragic: Dmitry is innocently imprisoned, Smerdyakov commits suicide in fear of crime, Ivan becomes insane, and Alyosha leaves for a foreign country. The novel is a faithful record of the social era. On the surface, "The Brothers Karamazov" is about a patricide case, about the entangled grievances between a father and his sons. In fact, this family tragedy is also a metaphor for the disintegration of the Tsarist autocratic society. The theme of the novel is the human spirit and the moral battle between faith, suspicion, reason and free will. Since the 10th century AD, Christianity has become the spiritual pillar of Russians, carrying many connotations such as society, morality, and humanity. However, after the serfdom reform in the 19th century, the materialistic desires and moral decay brought about by the development of capitalism increasingly fragmented Russian society. The democratic revolutionary movement against the tsarist autocratic rule was in full swing. Various social trends impacted the traditional Russian value system, and atheists began to question the existence of God. These social, political, economic, religious and philosophical trends of thought profoundly influenced Dostoevsky's thoughts and creations. Similarly, the writer's own life experience also has an important impact on novel creation. During his exile in Siberia, Dostoevsky came into contact with the prototype of the patricide case - a young man who was wrongly convicted of killing his father for financial gain. About 10 years later, the real murderer was brought to justice and the young man was acquitted. In 1878, Dostoevsky began writing "The Brothers Karamazov", and this story became the main plot of the novel. In May of the same year, Dostoevsky's three-year-old son Alyosha unfortunately died of epilepsy inherited from his family. His spirit suffered a heavy blow and his creation was temporarily suspended. Picking up the pen again, the writer incorporated the pain of losing his son into the novel and created Alyosha, who has the same name as his son, making him the embodiment of faith and virtue. At the end of the novel, Alyosha encourages the children to be friendly, kind, and honest. "We will definitely be resurrected" and our spirits will be immortal. Obviously, Alyosha placed his thoughts on the writer's thoughts on his son, as well as his deeper universal feelings. "The Brothers Karamazov", which was born in the 19th century, has a strong color of critical realism and also contains many modern elements. The epic work contains profound philosophy, various writing techniques, an omniscient narrator who is closely connected with the characters in the novel, a distinctive language style, and a meticulous psychological portrayal. All these constitute a bizarre, profound and profound world, which has influenced countless readers and many literary schools and writers in later generations. Freud praised the book as "the greatest novel in history"; Kafka believed that he had a "blood relationship" with Dostoevsky; Joyce said in no uncertain terms that Dostoevsky "had a profound influence" on him. "The Brothers Karamazov" is like an accurate miniature of human nature. This statement is true. Although he was not the pioneer of psychological narrative, he was a master who carried forward the description of psychological consciousness. Dostoevsky did not give a standard answer to the profound and difficult problems of human nature, which requires the insight and understanding of every reader. In the writer's words, there will always be rainy days and sunny days in life, but there will always be sunny days after rain.

This work contains many ways of living in the world. The young protagonist Remy in the novel gradually developed a healthy body and a strong life character during his wandering. His excellent qualities such as love, filial piety, strength, courage, perseverance, gratitude, and sincerity to friends have educated generations of readers.

Yilin's "Audio Bilingual Classics" original version introduces English classics specially written by American education experts for students, and selects classic works that are close to the English acquisition level of Chinese students. The series of books has selected high-quality Chinese translations, accompanied by introductions, introductions to the authors' works and illustrations, and hired senior college entrance examination listening test anchors to read English audio books. The audiobook playback platform is easy to operate. Just scan the QR code in the book to listen and download. The book series covers classic literary works from various countries, allowing children to improve their literary appreciation and English listening and reading skills during reading. The famous children's literature writer Huang Beijia recommends a long article introduction. "Treasure Island" is Robert Louis Stevenson's masterpiece. It has concise language, twists and turns, and a clear story line. It is known as "the best work of children's adventure stories." This book pioneered treasure hunting novels and occupies an important position in the history of world literature. Young Jim accidentally found a treasure map among the relics of an old pirate. Under the organization of the squire, a group of people took a boat to Treasure Island to search for the treasure. However, just as they were about to reach their destination, a shocking conspiracy surfaced. The secret words on the deck and the strange people on the desert island make the prospects of the treasure hunt confusing. Can they find the treasure and return safely? In "Treasure Island", Stevenson tells how courage and wisdom confront evil and greed. This classic adventure novel has been adapted into dozens of film and television works and is loved by readers around the world.

"Gulliver's Travels" is a famous novel by Jonathan Swift, an outstanding British political commentator and satirical novelist in the eighteenth century. It occupies an extremely important position in the history of British and world literature. The work uses the tone of Captain Rimel Gulliver to narrate his adventures in four countries - Lilliput, Brobdingnag, the Flying Island Kingdom, and the Houyhnhnms Kingdom - and criticizes the corruption and sins of the British ruling class in the first half of the 18th century with outstanding satirical art.

"In the World" is a long autobiographical novel written by Soviet writer Maxim Gorky. It is the second part of his autobiographical trilogy. The novel describes the life of the protagonist Alyosha from 1871 to 1884. During this period, he made a living by picking wild fruits with his grandmother and selling them. He worked as a draftsman's apprentice, as a dishwasher on a ship, and as an apprentice in an icon workshop. On the road of life, he went through many ups and downs and dealt with all kinds of people at the bottom of society, but he read a lot of books whenever he had the opportunity. Life experience and a lot of reading expanded Alyosha's horizons. He was determined to "be a strong person and not give in to the environment." "In the World" is Gorky's mellow writing style about his life as a boy. He used his personal life experiences to reflect some typical characteristics of Russian social life and the customs and sentiments of the society at that time.

"Notes from the Underground" is a collection of Dostoevsky's novellas, which selects five of Dostoevsky's representative novellas: "The Poor Man", "White Nights", "The Resident of Stepanchikovo", "Notes from the Underground" and "The Crocodile". "Notes from the Basement" is about a retired civil servant who is about 40 years old. His heart is full of pathological inferiority, but he often analyzes himself. The book mainly consists of two parts: The first part is a long monologue by the man in the basement, which discusses philosophical issues such as free will, human irrationality, and historical irrationality. The second part is about the basement man tracing his past and how he met Lisa, a prostitute.

"Oliver Twist" makes everyone in trouble believe that tomorrow will be better! The Ministry of Education's recommended reading list for the new curriculum standards! Dickens, the greatest writer in British history second only to Shakespeare. In the history of human literature, Dickens, the representative writer of critical realism, created the image of an orphan who still held hope in a desperate situation, making "Oliver Twist" a must-read milestone in the history of 19th century literature. The new introductory illustrated collection of "Oliver Twist" helps you read the book thoroughly! Seven must-read reasons: 1. Translator Wang Yang's new translation, translated according to the 2011 final version of SignetClassics. 2. Introduction by British Dickens research experts, a 30,000-word in-depth interpretation of "Oliver Twist"! 3.24 Original classic illustrations, drawn by Dickens's royal illustrator. 4. Original full-color map, visually presenting the "Fog City" in the story. 5. Original Dickens chronology, clearly showing the major events in Dickens' life. 6. Original "Oliver Twist" story album, read "Oliver Twist" in five minutes!

It contains two of the most famous fairy tales by British writer Carroll, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Alice Through the Looking Glass", telling two magical, wonderful and weird dream stories: the little girl Alice entered the wonderful underground world and the mirror world in her dream, met many strange people and animals, and experienced two magical and illusory journeys: it is known as the pioneer of magic and absurd novels, and it is a magical story book suitable for children to read by themselves. The fairy tale became popular all over the world after its publication, winning the favor of almost all readers. It has been translated into most of the world's major languages, even Esperanto and indigenous languages, and has been adapted into plays, movies, etc.

"Resurrection" is based on a real event. It mainly describes the hero Nekhludoff seducing his aunt's maid Maslova, making her pregnant and driving her out of the house. Later, she became a prostitute and was tried for murder. The hero appeared in court as a juror and was deeply condemned by his conscience when he saw the woman he had seduced in the past. He ran to avenge her and asked to marry her to atone for his sins. After his appeal failed, he accompanied her into exile in Siberia. His behavior touched Maslova and made her fall in love with him again. But in order not to damage his reputation and status, she finally did not marry him and married a revolutionary.

"The Revenge of Colomba" is a famous novel by Mérimée, which describes the ancient custom of "family revenge" unique to Corsica. After the Battle of Waterloo, Lieutenant Reso retired and returned to his home island of Corsica. His father was murdered and killed by the village chief Barricini and his son. His sister Colomba encouraged her brother to avenge her father. However, his brother believed that "family revenge" was a remnant of barbaric customs and was unwilling to engage in it rashly. However, Colomba's careful planning and clever arrangements still aroused her brother's desire for revenge. The brother and sister finally killed their enemy and avenged their father's murder. Mérimée wrote a thrilling revenge story with careful conception, concise language and bright rhythm.

There are five novels in "Christmas Stories": "A Christmas Carol", "Church Bells", "The Cricket on the Fireside", "The Battle of Life", and "The Possessed Man". These Christmas stories were published between 1843 and 1848. In "A Christmas Story", Dickens used fascinating artistic techniques to publicize both the poor and the rich, asking for an improvement in the "destiny" of the poor and a transformation of the moral character of the rich. From a humanitarian perspective, the writer exposed the evils of the ruling class, expressed deep sympathy for the homeless and unemployed workers, and expressed great anger towards the oppressors.

The protagonist Charles in "The Moon and Sixpence" is an ordinary office worker. He is middle-aged, married, has a son, and earns a living in a down-to-earth manner. Suddenly one day, he responds to the call of his heart, leaves a note that dinner is ready, abandons everything and runs away from home. Determined to pursue his passion for painting, he went to Tahiti in the South Pacific to live with the indigenous people, despite poverty and illness, and never looked back. The wife said: Dream? His age will not last long, after all, he is forty years old, and he will be back with me soon. A friend asked him: Don't you think you have any responsibilities? Charles bravely became the unreasonable lunatic and obsessive fool in the eyes of others. Many people say that he is a fool, a waste of life, and even irresponsible, but only he knows his inner passion and the ideal he pursues. In real life, how many people just timidly look up at the moon, and then continue to lower their heads to chase the sixpence they depend on for food and clothing?

This book contains Shakespeare's five representative tragedies: "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth". These works all profoundly exposed the social problems that existed at that time and the tragedy of human nature. The depth and breadth of their thoughts, the precision and depth of their psychological analysis and character descriptions all represent the most outstanding achievements of the drama master Shakespeare. They are all well-deserved classics in world literature.