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Socrates' life was turbulent. He was born in a ghetto but grew up to be a thinker and a fighter. He loved walking around barefoot in the streets of Athens, asking random questions to people and questioning taken-for-granted ideas. He cares about life and truth and what virtue is. However, this great Western thinker has always remained a mystery. In order to restore his life, the author traveled through the archaeological sites in Greece, taking us to the homes, streets, venues, and banquets of ancient Athenians, getting to know politicians, generals, merchants, and craftsmen, visiting the bustling municipal square, experiencing the prosperity and decline of Athenian democracy, and seeing the great power of freedom and wisdom.

"Greek Life" is the second volume of the "The Story of Civilization" series of "Utopia Classics Hall". The whole book records and discusses the origin, growth, maturity and decline of Greek civilization from the oldest ruins of Crete and Troy to the Roman conquest of Greece. It describes in detail the many changes in the basic elements of Greek civilization, but not from an isolated perspective but as a great cultural organism. In short, Durant believes that Greek civilization is the epitome of our civilization today. "All civilized countries are colonies of Greece in all activities related to intelligence."

Games without Rules: Afghanistan's Interrupted History ( Enter the "real Afghanistan" behind "The Kite Runner", gain insight into Afghanistan's glorious history, chaotic present, and look forward to a peaceful future that is still far away.) Israel: The Rebirth of a Nation ("Top Ten Nonfiction Books of 2018" by "New Weekly", "Jing Bao Shenzhen and Hong Kong Book Review", 2016 American National Jewish Book Award, vividly reproduces the ups and downs of Israel's founding history, and profoundly reveals it. Showing the profound soul of the Israeli nation.) Arabs in Conquest and Revolution: 1516 to the Present (A game of power in the Middle East comparable to "A Song of Ice and Fire", deciphering the historical causes of many difficulties in the Arab world.) Domination of the Middle East: Israel's secret code for military power (How did a small country surrounded by powerful enemies become a military and industrial power? A research report from the front line, a flesh-and-blood history of Israel.

Starting from the 19th century, modern human history is about to begin. The author describes and analyzes this period of history from the perspective of world history, an era in which continents in Europe, Asia, the United States, and Africa experienced drastic changes and the birth of globalization, an era in which major political ideas converged, an era in which "being" became scientific, an era of railways and industry, an era of large-scale immigration between continents and the first wave of economic and communication globalization, and an era of global expansion of nationalism and European imperialism. This book has been called "a milestone in German historical writing", and Osterhamer has also been hailed as "Braudel about the 19th century".

"The Age of Voltaire" is the ninth volume of the "The Story of Civilization" series of "Utopia Classics Hall". The widespread and ongoing conflicts between religion, science, and philosophy constituted a vivid historical drama in the 18th century. "The Age of Voltaire" is not a biography of Voltaire, but uses his colorful life as a link between countries and generations to show European civilization from the death of Louis XIV to the collapse of the Bastille. This book depicts a group of thinkers headed by Voltaire. Our relative freedom of thought, speech, and belief today is all thanks to the Enlightenment thinkers of the 18th century. The Enlightenment liberated the human heart and mind, and its results are still with us today.

"The Age of Napoleon" is the final work of the "Utopia Classics Hall" series "The Story of Civilization". Of course, Napoleon was an unprecedented dictator, and he was also the most magical dreamer and practitioner in human history. Let us preserve our freedom! Let's preserve equality! Europe moved forward for half a century under his 15-year rule. However, Napoleon always worked hard to convince the people to accept his definition of political freedom: regular referendums whose results must be in favor of enlightened despotism. He said: "Power is my mistress. I have worked hard to conquer her, and I will never allow others to take her away from me, not even to woo her..."

The author Ian Kershaw uses ten chapters to examine ten interrelated political decisions with huge military impact made by six major countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy and Japan during World War II from May 1940 to December 1941. From Britain's decision to persist in fighting Germany, to Germany's decision to declare war on the United States after Pearl Harbor, to Hitler's decision to exterminate the Jews on the European continent, these decisions transformed two separate wars on the Eurasian continent into a truly global conflict. Although at the end of 1941, the war was still in progress for more than three years, the outcome of World War II was already determined at this time.

[Cute evildoer*healing heroine*black-bellied brother] The eldest young master of Xinyao admits that he is a little bit crazy, a little lazy, a little bit... What other problems are there? But he would never admit that he was the coward that night! Fortunately, he has an identical twin brother, Xin Qizhi, who comes in handy at this time! "My name is Xin Qizhi." This has become his mantra. Even his precious pets have learned this phrase. It can be seen how much Xin Yaozhi took advantage of his younger brother. ... But, only when facing Xun Qian Jin, Xinyao Zhi was not afraid of losing face or being embarrassed. Give full play to the spirit of being thick-skinned and falling down the wall. I am bound to chase my wife home! ... He should never have spoken out his brother's name when meeting his wife for the first time out of fear of embarrassment. As a result, her scheming brother is closer to her than she is. But it doesn't matter, they have only been in contact for ten years... That's all. How could Xin Yao, a charming, gentle and wealthy evildoer, give in to such troubles? ... "Looking for Thousand Violet, although we lived in different places in the past, the sunshine we could enjoy was always the same. Let's feel the wind blowing from Siberia together!" Xinyao opened the glass window, and the strong wind rushed in, and a black garbage bag flew in and hit the perfect face. Xunqian Jin: "Thank you for letting me see the garbage bags from Siberia." Xin Yaozhi: "The earth is great, please pay attention to environmental protection."

This set contains two books: "History of Ideas: From Fire to Freud" and "History of 20th-Century Ideas: From Freud to the Internet". Among them, "History of Thought: From Fire to Freud" is a splendid encyclopedia-style masterpiece with millions of words for general readers. An overview of the ideological and cultural development from the time when humans walked upright and made fire to the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the early 20th century. Ancient Homo sapiens were originally an inconspicuous primate in Africa. What factors caused them to spread throughout the earth and even embark on a journey to explore outer space? What kind of development made them reflect on the damage humans have brought to the earth and adopt a conscientious lifestyle? Watson uses thought-provoking writing to tell how humans became what they are today, helping readers gain a deeper understanding of the world and themselves. This is a general history written based on ideas. History is no longer about the changes of dynasties and successful kings and defeated bandits, but about those important ideas and trends that have contributed to promoting human understanding of the world and ourselves. "History of Thought in the 20th Century: From Freud to the Internet" is an encyclopedic masterpiece with millions of words for general readers. Continuing the clues of "History of Thought: From Fire to Freud", we have an overview of the changing 20th century, get rid of the fog of war and politics, and understand the intellectual achievements of mankind in this century from the perspective of thought. The 20th century was not only a troubled period for mankind, but also a glorious century of ideological progress. In this century, all mankind has advanced in twists and turns, seeking common ground while reserving differences, amidst slavery, confrontation, war, and liberation. We have also made major discoveries in various major disciplines such as microscopic particles, genetic structure, and modernism. Peter Watson uses precise and beautiful narrative style to narrate the ideological development of mankind in the 20th century, helping readers in the 21st century understand how we arrived in today's world and where we will go in the future. This is a general history of the 20th century written with ideas. The protagonists in the book are no longer world wars and political games, but it will include the ideological consequences of the war, the scientific competition during the Cold War, the aftermath of the wave of decolonization, and other spiritual wealth that are still closely related to us. They will be the key to our understanding of today's world and ourselves.

Released to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of World War I. Churchill - one of the Big Three, one of the greatest British men of all time, and a politician who won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Why is the Balkans called the barrel of Europe? Churchill talks about the "troubles of Central Europe", sums up the root causes of trauma in the twentieth century, discovers the inner context behind history, and presents the unknown truth behind history with rich and detailed first-hand information.

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More than a century after the end of World War I, "The Flood" looks back on this important historical moment and attempts to answer from a new perspective: why the international order after World War I failed to prevent the outbreak of World War II, and why the League of Nations lost its due role. From America's entry into the war to the global financial crisis, Adam Tooze charts the process by which America's economic and military power reshaped the world. By tracing how nations adapted to the new American-centered landscape and slid toward fascism, "The Flood" is an account of the origins of today's world order that will fundamentally change our view of the First World War.

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Daling Tang Dynasty, the imperial capital, one of the three major families, the Liu family, gave birth to a woman known as Xuyun Nifeng. She was framed by members of the family, concealed the truth and went into exile in the countryside. Finally...

The sequel to "Love Notes" is the pinnacle work with the theme of love. It is full of references and originality. It provides guidance for people in love, analyzes love from the perspective of a philosopher, and embraces philosophy from the perspective of love. The heroine Alice is a romantic who is full of fantasy about love. One day, at a banquet, she met the polite and funny Eric. Alice immediately falls in love, abandoning her usual independent female style and embracing the passion and sweetness of love. Eric is a skilful lover, gentle, considerate, and imaginative, but he is also a self-centered, pleasure-seeking man who is afraid of commitment. As time passes, love is in trouble and romance is about to be exhausted. At this moment, Philip, who had a completely different personality from Eric, appeared in front of Alice again, which fascinated her...

Work protects people from the three great evils: boredom, sin, and want. How could I connect the act of making money with a sense of accomplishment in a work that was both painfully sad and ecstatic? What kind of success do I hope to achieve? How should I face my life? In this book, the British genius Alain de Botton examines the role of work, career, and personal hobbies in life with the perspective of a philosopher, and explores the little-known mysteries of various professions and the fun brought about by all kinds of incredible hobbies with the vivid writing style of a novelist and the sensitivity of a scholar. De Botton's new book may be seen as an "intertext" with the philosophical novel "Candide" (1759) by the 18th-century Enlightenment writer Voltaire. According to Voltaire, the world is far from perfect, and work can save people from three major evils: boredom, sin and lack. His protagonist Conrad said the truth recognized by many people: "It is more important to plant our garden." The years pass by in a hurry, like water, like shuttles, like floating clouds on the top of green mountains. 250 Years later, de Botton also has a deep affection for work, but his perspective has changed slightly, focusing more on the "joy and sorrow" brought by work. In his writing, although work and "sideline" hobbies are extremely challenging, have setbacks and hardships, they are the most enjoyable, lasting and beneficial fun in life. "Work can divert our attention, give us a beautiful bubble, let us be in it, and make life perfect." Work is life.

The creative source of the British hit TV series "Perfect Home" and the best model of life guide, with more than 200 pictures of buildings and artworks beautifully presented. This book is not a textbook-style history of Western architecture, nor is it an architectural appreciation manual or decoration guide. This latest work, written by de Botton over several years, examines from a very unique perspective a subject that seems familiar to us but is actually quite unfamiliar: the relationship between material architecture and our happiness. Why do people need buildings? Why does a certain kind of beautiful architecture please you? Why does this understanding of architectural beauty change? What is the connection between architecture and human happiness? De Botton's answers to these questions from the perspectives of philosophy, aesthetics and psychology are enough to subvert your daily clichés about architecture, and will prompt you to fundamentally change your established attitudes and pursuits towards architecture, and thus towards life and happiness.

The works of Alain de Botton, a British genius, lifestyle leader, and speaker, include a preface specially written by de Botton for Chinese readers. The essence of prose that blends sensibility and rationality, random thoughts and philosophical thoughts. Discover philosophy and beauty in ordinary life. Starting from the space that evokes secret consciousness, we can observe the beauty and dreams that fall around you and me. Alain de Botton, British best-selling author. He is good at using small metaphors to describe big things, exemplifying daily trivial matters and explaining life philosophy. Use simplicity to control complexity, add color at will, and lead people to draw inferences. His writing is euphemistic and elegant, concise and elegant, and captures the interest of classical British prose. "The Charm of Boredom" is a collection of essays with concise language and deep writing style. It tries to find the theme of happiness in the details and smiles. How sadness can become happiness; how airports can become scenery; how boredom can become happiness; harvesting happiness in all unexpected places is De Botton's consistent pursuit. With his rich imagery and overflowing talent, de Botton blends sensibility and rationality, random thoughts and philosophical thoughts. Readers may use the brilliant writings of British talents to adjust their mentality, change their horizons, relieve the pressure of life, and realize the true meaning of life.

At the end of World War II, the U. S. Military had achieved successive victories in the Pacific battlefield and was making great strides towards the Japanese mainland. As victory approaches, a series of questions are also placed in front of the U. S. Government: Will Japan surrender without attacking the Japanese mainland? Once the US military lands on the Japanese mainland, will the Japanese resist desperately and cause huge casualties to the US military? After occupying Japan, how to transform Japanese society and whether to retain the emperor... Therefore, understanding the Japanese thinking and behavioral patterns has become a top priority for the US government. In June of the same year, the author of this book was ordered to study Japan from a cultural perspective in order to find the answer. "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is this answer sheet. It is actually a research report submitted to the U. S. Government by the author after analyzing Japanese culture. Facts have proved that the views in the book had a great impact on future U. S. Relations and policies toward Japan, and achieved good results. Therefore, although this book has only a few hundred thousand words, "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword" is a veritable masterpiece, whether in terms of its impact on a country's destiny or in terms of its academic achievements. "Chrysanthemum" and "sword" respectively represent the two mentalities of Japanese people when facing ideals and reality, and are also portrayals of two different living conditions. The author analyzes different fields of Japanese society from the political structure, social class division, entertainment, human society, and even children's education. Not only is the theory clear, but the writing is also fluent and beautiful.

Do realistic novels really describe "reality"? In this book, Gay provides a detailed interpretation of three great realist novels: Dickens's "Bleak House," Flaubert's "Madame Bovary" and Thomas Mann's "The Buddenbrooks." The historian believes that these three writers took revenge on the society and era in which they lived through their novels. In this book, Gay combines historical research and literary criticism to analyze the relationship between novelists, novels, and history. This book provides literature lovers and historical researchers with a novel reading method that combines the advantages of the two disciplines, making novels an auxiliary medium for discovering historical truth.

Tang Monk! Wukong! Enlightenment! Wu Jing! Little white dragon! Another journey to the west! Another reincarnation! Another life! The Bull Demon discovers Red Boy's life experience! Another life! Wukong admits his feelings for Zixia! Another life! Wu can dare to face Chang'e's questioning! Another life! All the mysteries will be revealed! The debt owed will also be redeemed! All of this is happening! It's all a long-planned scam! A selfish desire that everyone has!

"Collection of Bacon's Essays" has a total of fifty-nine articles, covering all aspects of human life. The language is concise, the writing is beautiful, the reasoning is thorough, and the aphorisms are repeated. It has been deeply loved by readers from all over the world for hundreds of years. Bacon was knowledgeable and well-versed in the world, and had thought-provoking and unique insights into the issues he discussed. The version included in the Humanities Classics Library for the first time is the perfect version after three revisions by the translator, and it is the exclusive translation of our agency. The translator, Cao Minglun, is a famous translator from Zigong, Sichuan. He has a doctorate from Peking University and a professor at Sichuan University. His main translated works include "The Collection of Edgar Allan Poe", "The Collection of Frost", "The Collection of Willa Cather", "The Essays of Bacon" and "Selected Poems of Scott".

"Bacon's Essays" is a collection of essays written by the British philosopher and writer Francis Bacon. The content is mainly short essays of an argumentative nature, mainly describing Bacon's attitudes and ideas about looking at things from different angles. It involves politics, economy, religion, love, marriage, friendship, art, education, ethics and many other aspects, including chapters such as "On Reading", "On Truth", "On Jealousy", "On Death", "On Beauty", etc. It is Bacon's representative work in literature. The language is simple and beautiful, the reasoning is thorough, and the aphorisms are repeated, which contain the essence of Bacon's thoughts.

"Collection of Bacon's Essays" contains a total of fifty-nine prose essays by the master of prose Bacon, covering all aspects of human life, including the well-known famous essays "On Reading" and "On Beauty". The author is knowledgeable and well-versed in the world, and has thought-provoking unique insights into the issues discussed. The language is concise, the writing is beautiful, the reasoning is thorough, and the aphorisms are repeated. It has been deeply loved by readers from all over the world for hundreds of years.

400 years ago, Francis Bacon wrote 59 essays. His great insight into world affairs has benefited us a lot to this day. He discusses love, marriage, friendship, art, education, ethics, politics, economics, religion, and the so-called knowledge of "cultivating one's morality, regulating one's family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world" are all in this book.

"We may not come back, but life will come back." - The most shocking grievances, the most extreme warmth, the most heart-wrenching miss, and the most touching confusion. It tells the story of the Wenchuan Earthquake that shocked the world. After an inconspicuous hotel in Yingxiu Town became an isolated island, the self-rescue and rescue operations of the people in the hotel during the seven-day "blockade" showed the elimination of grudges and evil desires in the disaster, as well as the extreme warmth between strangers with different identities on the isolated island, and eulogized the truest, best and most beautiful of human nature. Earthquakes can destroy mankind's living home, but they can reshape mankind's spiritual home.

Ancient Chinese literary theory bears the characteristics of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation and also contains certain universal laws of human literary activities. With the development of the times and the deepening of research, its modern significance is increasingly revealed. For the first time, this book places ancient Chinese literary theory in a modern academic perspective, systematically and clearly raises the issue of the modern transformation of ancient Chinese literary theory, and makes a demonstrative attempt at the modern interpretation of ancient literary theory. This is of great significance for people in a modern position to understand, inherit and carry forward Chinese traditional literary theory, as well as for the poetic revival of Chinese national culture.

The world has become old and disabled in lies, just waiting for the last mercy. This book is the sequel to "The Boatman's Diary", written from 1991 to 1995. It is the second volume of Kertesz's diary-style philosophical essays. Kertesz continues The Boatman's Diary's broad readings and conversations with Nietzsche, Kafka, Wittgenstein, Camus, Beckett, Bernhard and others. However, compared to "The Boatman's Diary", this book is more closely related to the author's life experience at that time. In the five-year record, the author can be seen traveling to various European countries. In the records of these travels, he combined the auspicious moments in daily life with his continuous thoughts on life, humanity, nation, freedom, pain, etc., With his own literary creation concepts. What appear to be scattered fragments are given artistic expression. Although there are clear traces of national and national consciousness in it, the author's reflections on people's difficult choices in the great historical destiny are still inspiring to this day.

"Masters and Masterpieces: Maugham's Literary Afternoon Tea" is a collection of essays by the famous British writer Maugham about reading, famous writers, and famous works. In the article, Maugham talks about his views on reading and writing in his usual calm and humorous style, narrates the lives and writing experiences of famous writers, and also talks about Maugham's private views on reading, writing, and various literary genres. It is full of interesting quotes. This book can be used as a popular reading to understand the history of Western literature, famous writers and famous works, and it can also be used as a supplement when readers read famous works themselves. With the help of Maugham's critical yet warm vision, they can gain more gains and thoughts. Since its first publication, this book has been widely welcomed by readers around the world and has become the only choice for readers to understand literary classics, world literary giants and Maugham. The translation of this book is the exclusive copyright and is the latest Maugham translation by the young translator Liu Yongjun. The translator has devoted himself to translation and research on Maugham for many years and has become one of the representative Maugham translators in China and recognized by readers. It authentically presents the wisdom and humor of Maugham's works and is highly readable.

This book is the first collection of short stories and short stories by the writer Deng Anqing. It is the first time that the author faces the wandering life of urban youth after "Candy in the Mountains" and "Soft Distance". The book includes 8 short stories and short stories: "I Met a Somali Pirate", "Bishop's Night", "Disappearance", "You Said the Moonlight Is So Beautiful Tonight", "Bright Road", "Feng Zhao", "Bizhu" and "Rescue". The 8 novels truly carve out 8 emotional adventures, 8 adventures with an uncertain future. We spend all our time meeting different people, but all encounters are in vain until we find the most important person. But once discovered, all encounters become the most precious experiences. "I always feel like I've turned into a little girl eating candy again. His voice is swallowed up by my ears, and I can't get enough." (Deng Anqing)

The novel focuses on the marriage and love story of the Dashwood sisters with very different personalities, and presents the intellectual and emotional struggle between women in the process of pursuing their own happiness. The rational and restrained Eleanor and the frank and emotional Marianne drank up the joy and sorrow of love, and their vision of the world became broader and more accessible from the original single perspective. In an era when female writers were still bound by prejudice, Austen anonymously published the book "By A Lady", "I will keep calm and I will be my own lover." She used humor and irony to break the shackles of sentimental literature and reshape modern women's outlook on marriage and life.

The little leper serves one master after another, and personally experiences all kinds of hardships in the world. He wanders around in a society that does not allow him to live, and struggles to survive. It makes people understand that in the course of a poor and humble life, the little leper exudes a life style of not surrendering to the situation in order to survive. "The Little Leper", with its simple and concise text and brilliant and vivid story, truly reflects the social conditions of medieval Spain, setting a precedent for picaresque novels and becoming the originator of similar works.

His father died in love with a strange woman. Being left alone in the world, I reshuffled my cards and started my life over again. I rented a house in Shimokitazawa and started working in a small bar nearby. However, just when I finally returned to normal life, my mother suddenly moved into my house and started a wonderful life together with me. Shimokitazawa warmly and gently embraces the mother and daughter who cannot bury the sense of loss and loneliness... This is a story of love that is ubiquitous but unique to one person and one city.

The author of this book is a scholar-type official who never stops writing. After retirement, he still insists on farming his family. This book is a selection of his prose essays in the past three years, a total of 60 articles. Among them are reflections on work, and more are insights into observing society and tasting life, which include the wisdom of historians, the embrace of scholars, and grassroots sentiments.

She obviously had the immortal cultivation system in hand, but she fell in love with it-- One! System! Sky! Down!

"A Passage to India" tells the story of the British Mrs. Moore and Miss Adela who traveled to India at the beginning of the twentieth century. Out of enthusiasm and friendship, Indian doctor Aziz organized someone to accompany the two on a tour to the local attraction Malabar Cave. In the dark cave, Miss Adela felt as if someone had insulted her, so she caused an uproar...

"Dark Fire" is an extremely strange novel by Nabokov, subverting people's inherent definition of novels. The novel consists of a preface, a four-chapter poem, commentary and index. Nabokov fictionalized a professor and poet Shade, and his colleague and neighbor Kim Porter. The poet left a long autobiographical poem after his death, and the neighbor wrote the preface, commentary, and index for the poem. The long poem only accounts for one-tenth of the book, but the commentary is very lengthy and cumbersome. The main body of the long poem talks about the poet's life, his dead daughter, his understanding of life, love, death, reality and illusion, etc. Through long comments, the neighbor interpreted the meaning of the poem as the story of the last king from the fictional country of Zambala. As an avant-garde exploratory writer, Nabokov was always looking for original novel forms. This intertextual structure with commentary as the main body reflects Nabokov's point of view: "Human life is nothing more than a series of notes added to an obscure and unfinished masterpiece."

David Kepsh is a university literature professor. As an intellectual, he longs for reason and moderation, but he is also energetic and often gets into trouble when faced with temptations. In the past two years, under the attack of reason and temptation, his desire has become stronger day by day. While the psychological balance was gradually broken, strange physiological changes also followed. One early morning in February, Kepusch discovered that she had turned into a female breast weighing 155 pounds... "Breast" uses a first-person perspective to record the protagonist's mental journey before and after the "deformation", as well as other people's reactions to this "deformation", leaving readers with infinite space to think about human alienation and loss of identity.

The painter Thomas has experienced ups and downs, having been married twice and having three sons born after marriage, all of whom were raised by his ex-wife. He loves his career and his children, and often goes fishing with his children. There is a deep affection between father and son. Unfortunately, two sons died in a car accident, and the only remaining son died in World War II. Finally, Thomas decided to put down his painting brush, abandon his personal joys and sorrows, and devote himself to the torrent of the anti-fascist war.

"Grandma's Apology Letter" is a story about love, forgiveness and protection that will be unforgettable long after closing the book. "The List Life" Britt-Marie is the kind of boring 63-year-old woman you can imagine because she doesn't allow any disturbance in her life. Get up on time at 6 o'clock every day, have a meal at 12 o'clock, never go out after dark, and keep the sheets spotlessly clean, otherwise it is not a "civilized person's behavior." She has many, many lists, and even has a list to record all the lists to ensure that she and her husband have a safe life... "The Gift of Time" Everything in the world has a price, except time, one second is one second, and no one can bargain...

"Poirot, let's stop studying and solving crimes and start engaging in criminal activities!" "Are you thinking - what is that called? Get rich overnight, eh, my friend?" Eleven Poirot's short detective stories: Precious diamonds shrouded in mysterious legends, rented at low prices A luxurious apartment, a bizarre death in a hunting lodge, the disappearance of millions of bonds, the evil curse of the Egyptian Pharaoh, and the kidnapped Prime Minister... Poirot not only experienced seasickness twice, contracted the flu, but also learned to draw a magic circle... How will he solve the case this time?

Bilbo Baggins is a wealthy hobbit. He is ordinary and content with his ordinary and comfortable life, leisurely and comfortable. Until one morning, the wizard Gandalf came to his door, and the adventure began. The chants of the 13 dwarves aroused Bilbo's desire and yearning for the distant world. They set out together on a thrilling and magnificent fantasy journey, and Bilbo also received a magical ring with the power of invisibility... Wizards, dwarves, elves; giant man-eaters, orcs, dragons; moon texts, Lord of the Rings, treasures; adventures that break through the self, torn with desire, the struggle between good and evil... We must be on the road before dawn to find our long-forgotten treasure...

A collection of Tolkien's classic novellas, including "Rolanden", "Farmer Giles of Ham Village", "The Blacksmith of Great Wooden", "Niger's Leaves", and the poetry collection "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil". One of them, "Niger's Leaves," is autobiographical and represents Tolkien's own "inner book" and the source of art. It gave birth to works such as "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings": giants, fire dragons, knights, wizards, spell duels, elves, princesses, fairyland, hobbits... Elements from "Tolkien's Fantasy Universe" have appeared one after another. Enter Tolkien's fantasy world and read "Niger's Leaves" first!

The historical reading notes of Zhao Yi, a litterateur and historian of the Qing Dynasty, were written in the 60th year of Qianlong's reign (1795). They are a work of textual research on the official histories of the past dynasties, such as "Historical Records", "Hanshu" and "History of the Ming Dynasty". It is as famous as Qian Daxin's "Twenty-Two Histories" and Wang Mingsheng's "Seventeen Histories". What he examined was actually the Twenty-Four Histories, but because the New and Old Tang Books and the New and Old Five Dynasties History were regarded as history books of the same era and were not separated, they were called the Twenty-Two Histories. The author intends to summarize the history of the group. For each historical book, he first describes the history of the work, comments on the pros and cons, and then raises a series of questions. Then he compares historical events with the original book, or quotes miscellaneous histories, elaborates and compares, and puts forward opinions and discussions. There are both comments on historiography and historical events, and there are many important insights that are still worthy of praise today.

If you don't kill, you will be killed. If you don't proclaim yourself emperor, you will die without a burial place! Wu Zetian Part 4: Give it a try and cover the sky with one hand! "Despicable Saint: Cao Cao" author Wang Xiaolei's masterpiece exhausts the existing historical data on Wu Zetian! Wu Zetian's transformation from empress to queen begins here! If fate refuses to create a great Wu Zetian, the great Wu Zetian will create her own destiny. Every crisis that Wu Zetian faced was the cornerstone of her becoming the queen. In Wu Zetian's 82 years of life, she was on the verge of life and death every day, and she won every duel. In 31 BC, she was involved in a power struggle and fought for her life from a palace maid to the queen's throne; in 51 BC, she caused a bloody storm and used the queen's dragon robe to ensure her own safety.

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A must-read for suspenseful reasoning! The world classic "Portrait of a Murderer" novel personally selected and edited by Edogawa Ranpo, the "father of Japanese mystery novels"! "Portrait of a Murderer" is hungry, depressed, and bullied, a school as cold as winter... "Faith, Hope, Love" The violent sunlight in the wilderness pierces the heart of the guilty. "The Killer" awaits the god of death who is about to knock on the door, which is more terrifying than death itself! In Europe and the United States, people often start to compile masterpieces of short mystery novels from around the world. This book selects the masterpieces loved by "the father of Japanese mystery novels" Edogawa Ranpo from those masterpieces, compiled into six volumes, and presents readers with a historical perspective of short mystery novels from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. The short mystery novels, which span a century, cover genres such as character, suspense, and tough guy. They are rich in variety and full of charm that is different from full-length works.

A must-read for suspenseful reasoning! "The father of Japanese mystery novels" Edogawa Ranpo personally selected and edited the world's classic "impossible crime" novel! The most powerful brain in "Escape from Cell 13"! Use the fewest props to escape from the most closed cell! "Paintings by Sir Gilbert Murrell" Please steal a carriage in a high-speed train... "Walker in the Secret Chamber" In a secret room of a gymnasium, a man with food in front of him starved to death? ! In Europe and the United States, people often start to compile masterpieces of short mystery novels from around the world. This book selects the masterpieces loved by "the father of Japanese mystery novels" Edogawa Ranpo from those masterpieces, compiled into six volumes, and presents readers with a historical perspective of short mystery novels from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century. The short mystery novels, which span a century, cover genres such as character, suspense, and tough guy. They are rich in variety and full of charm that is different from full-length works.