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The latest classic version of FLTRP! The story told in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" took place on a midsummer night. Two pairs of lovers fled to fight against an absurd law. When they fled to the woods, the intervention of elves confused the objects of each other's love. After a period of chaos, everyone finally regained their sanity and harmony.

This book is an autobiographical novel published by Danish female writer Karen Blixen in 1937. The book uses beautiful words to describe the author's life of running a coffee farm in Africa from 1914 to 1931. He fondly recalls the natural scenery, animals and people in Africa, reflecting the author's familiarity and attachment to African customs and customs. The story is touching and exciting. After the book was published, it has been reprinted many times. It is not only a best-seller in East Africa and English-speaking countries, but has also been translated into many languages.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! "The Merry Wives of Windsor" describes the experience of Sir John Falstaff, a greedy and lustful man, who was teased by the wives of two wealthy gentlemen in the town of Windsor.

Goethe's epistolary novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther" tells the story: Once, young Werther attended a country dance, met the girl Lotte, and fell in love at first sight. Unfortunately, Lotte is already married and has an owner, so she is engaged first. In order to get rid of this hopeless and painful love, he decided to leave Lotte and work as a secretary in the legation. The corruption, hypocrisy, vulgarity and boredom of the officialdom prevented him from displaying his talents. Werther left angrily and was invited to stay at a marquis's manor for a period of time. However, he was still incompatible with the environment there, so he returned to Lotte. Lotte was married at this time, and he could no longer stay by her side at will. Love is broken. In that decadent and dark society, he could not find a way out, and finally committed suicide in despair.

"Pride and Prejudice" is Austen's masterpiece. It reflects the world customs of British society from the late 18th century to the early 19th century through the story of several middle-class girls from villages and towns talking about marriage. The plot of the novel is tortuous and full of comedy, the language is natural and fluent, and it is witty and humorous. It reveals the tragedy and comedy of life with superb skills.

"Wuthering Heights" is the work of Emily Brontë, one of the Brontë sisters, a British female writer. It is one of the representative works of British literature in the 19th century. The novel describes the gypsy abandoned child Heathcliff who was adopted by the old owner of the villa. He went out to get rich due to humiliation and failed love. After returning, he takes revenge on the landowner Linton and his children who married his girlfriend Catherine. The whole novel is filled with a strong fighting spirit against oppression and striving for happiness, and is always shrouded in a bizarre and tense romantic atmosphere. This book is translated by Zhang Ling and Zhang Yang.

"Petro Goriot" is a novel written by the French writer Balzac and published in 1834. The story tells the story of the protagonist Goriot, a flour merchant who started his career during the French Revolution. He lost his wife in middle age. He devoted all his love to his two daughters. In order to let them squeeze into the upper class, he gave them a good education since childhood and gave them a dowry of 800,000 francs each when they got married. However, his two daughters lived a dissolute life and spent money like water. His love was easily defeated by the principle of money supremacy.

More than four hundred years ago in Spain, a writer named Cervantes wrote a novel called "Don Quixote". The protagonist Don Quixote in the book is a poor country squire. He has a whimsical idea and calls himself a knight errant. He rides on a skinny horse and takes a squire with him. He travels around various places, doing chivalry and fighting injustices. After the publication of this book, the story of Don Quixote spread throughout Spain. No matter the nobles, gentlemen, or servants and vendors, the whole country fell in love with this book like crazy.

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The story takes place in England at the turn of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Due to the power struggle within the royal family, the aristocratic Guan Bocang was disfigured by child traffickers when he was a child, turned into a "Laughing Man" and abandoned on the coast on a cold winter night.

"Journey to the West" has a total of one hundred chapters. The first seven chapters arrange for Sun Wukong to appear, explaining clearly his origin, inheritance, abilities, and temperament. Through Sun Wukong traveling through the four realms of heaven, earth, underworld, and water, he depicts the features of the four realms and constructs a world that is both virtual and real; Chapters 8 to 12 describe the appearance of Tang Monk. The story of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty entering the underworld explains the reason why Tang Monk went to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures; Chapters 13 to 100 tell the story of Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Monk Sha, and White Dragon Horse protecting Monk Tang to obtain Buddhist scriptures from the West. Since this book is long and contains many difficult words, the editor specially compiled a concise picture of Monk Tang's Buddhist scriptures from the West, and also notated the difficult words to make it easier for readers to read and identify.

A poor boy meets a rich lady and falls in love, determined to pursue his own "Great Future". A carnival about love and wealth unfolds in London. Between chance and disillusionment in the world, when all the splendor fades away, the most authentic things in a person's life can be revealed. In December 1860, "Great Expectations" began serialization. Dickens, who entered the late stage of his creation, used this work to tell readers that the relationship between life and life is far greater than the relationship between money and money.

The Sorrows of Young Werther is Goethe's important early work. The novel describes the experience and feelings of progressive young people towards the despicable German society at that time. It shows the author's reaction to the feudal moral hierarchy and his strong demand for individual liberation: Young Werther fell in love with a girl named Lotte, who was engaged to someone else. The setback in love made Werther devastated. Later, Werther committed suicide because he was incompatible with feudal society and felt that his future was hopeless. This book came out in 1775, and its publication was considered an epoch-making event in the history of German literature; it shocked the hearts of an entire generation of young people in Germany and even Europe.

The American young man Frederick Henry volunteered to join the Red Cross as an ambulance driver in the late World War I, rescuing the wounded on the northern Italian front. During a mission, Henry was hit by a cannonball and injured. While recovering from his injuries in a Milan hospital, he was cared for by British nurse Catherine, and the two fell in love. After recovering from his injuries, Henry returned to the front line. When he retreated with the Italian troops, he witnessed the cruel scenes of the war. He resolutely left the army, joined Catherine and fled to Switzerland. As a result, Catherine died in childbirth. By describing the love between the two, the novel sings a sad and moving tragedy, revealing the absurd and cruel nature of war. "A Farewell to Arms" was first published in 1929 and is Hemingway's early masterpiece. This work marks Hemingway's artistic maturity.

Maupassant is one of the world's leading short story masters. The publication of "Ball de Suif" in 1880 made him famous in one fell swoop. The story has also become a classic in the history of world literature.

This book is the third of Gorky's trilogy. It tells the life story of young Alyosha who rushed to Kazan, failed to go to university, entered society, a university without walls, and finally grew into a staunch warrior. From this truly recorded process, we can see the young Gorky's deep hatred for the habits of the petty bourgeoisie, his passionate pursuit of freedom, and his strong yearning for a better life.

"The Biography of Giants" is a satirical novel with five parts in total, telling the miraculous deeds of two giant kings, Gao Canda and his son Pantagruel: Gao Canda's extraordinary birth; Pantagruel's adventures when he was studying in Paris; Pantagruel and Gao Canda's discussion of marriage issues; Pantagruel's journey across the ocean to find the source of wisdom - the "Vase of God", and get his wish. As a satirical novel, "The Legend of Giants" uses various techniques. The author believes that "laughter is the essence of human beings". Therefore, the book is full of jokes, which makes people laugh hard when reading it.

In 1866 a strange thing happened. Many sailing ships discovered a "sea monster" on the sea, and some ships were attacked by the "sea monster". The United States dispatched a warship to chase the "sea monster". French biologist Professor Aronas was invited to participate in the chase. As a result, the battleship chasing the monster was chased by the monster and was ferociously attacked by the "sea monster". Professor Aronas and his two companions fell into the water and were rescued by the "sea monster". Since then, they have followed the "sea monster" around the sea, exploring the secrets of the seabed, and experiencing hardships and risks. Finally, because they couldn't bear the boring life in the underwater world, they managed to escape back to the land.

"The Insulted and Injured" is a social psychological novel. The book was written by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and first published in 1861. Through complex character relationships and profound psychological description, the novel shows the suffering of the people at the bottom of society and the struggle of human nature. The story revolves around two main lines, one is the tragic fate of Nellie's family, and the other is the misfortune of Natasha's family. The culprit who destroyed these two families is Duke Volgovsky. He abducted Nellie's mother, defrauded Nellie's grandfather of all the family property, and finally caused three generations of Nellie's family to die out of hatred. He also falsely accused Natasha's father and bankrupted his family. Natasha was also deceived by the Duke's son. The work profoundly describes the painful life and tragic fate of civilians in Russian cities under the Tsarist autocratic system, and sharply raises the issue of the shameless behavior of the upper class and the happiness of ordinary people. It reflects the irreconcilable contradictions between the nobility, bourgeoisie and common people at that time, intertwining the writer's two thoughts and feelings of sympathy and exposure.

"Timon of Athens" tells the story of Timon, a wealthy aristocrat in Athens who was generous and charitable, but was defrauded of all his money by the flattering "friends" around him and became deeply in debt. He finally realizes that false "friends" are worse than thieves, and viciously curses both humans and gold.

The novel takes the life experience of the heroine Margaret as the main line, and truly and proactively describes the tragic story of a prostitute who looks as holy and beautiful as a camellia in her heart. The novel pioneered the "Lady in Distress" series in French literature, focusing on the social issue of love corruption. It had a profound impact on the emergence of realist issue novels and the rise of realistic genre dramas in Europe in the second half of the 19th century.

This book is an important later work of Dostoevsky, written in 1874. At that time, thirteen years had passed since the emancipation of the serfs in 1861. With the original moral system falling apart, Russian society was in chaos. The protagonist of "The Boy", Arkady Dolgoruky, also fell into this whirlpool of mental collapse, and he was lost in this whirlpool at any time. What "Youth" tells is roughly how the young Dolgoruky struggled in this whirlpool. After exploration and seeking, he finally embarked on the right path of life.

"La Traviata" is a masterpiece by the famous French writer Alexandre Dumas. The story tells a tortuous and sad love story between a young man and a courtesan from Paris's upper class society. Through the love tragedy of a prostitute, the work reveals the corrupt life of the upper class of the French July Dynasty. A bloody and tearful indictment of the hypocritical morality of the aristocratic bourgeoisie. In the history of French literature, this is the first work in which a prostitute is the protagonist.

One of the important classic literary masterpieces of the 20th century, it is known as "one of the love novels in human history". Love in the Time of Cholera is a novel written by Garcia Marrs after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. It tells a love epic that spans more than half a century and exhausts all possibilities of love: loyal, secretive, rough, shy, platonic, fleeting, and dependent on life and death. Mars once said: "This is my best work, a creation from my heart." In Colombia at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, crazy love was as rampant as cholera. At the funeral of Dr. Urbino, who died unexpectedly, his wife was extremely sad, but received an unexpected guest: her former lover Florentino appeared and told her that more than half a century later, he was still waiting for her. It all started with an accidental glance many years ago. The young operator Florentino fell in love with Fermina at first sight, and the two made a private life. However, they were opposed by Fermina's father, and Fermina left him feeling the emptiness of their love. More than fifty years later, he finally had the opportunity to declare his unchanging love again.

"Gulliver's Travels" is an outstanding travel satirical novel by Jonathan Swift. It expresses the author's thoughts in a relatively perfect artistic form. The author uses rich satirical techniques and bizarre plots of fictional fantasy to profoundly analyze the social reality of Britain at that time.

"How should a person's life be spent?" Nikolai Ostrovsky, who was only 29 years old and blind, raised this question for young people all over the world on a cold night in Sochi, creating a beacon that guides generations - "How Steel Was Tempered". The underage Paul was kicked out of school by a tyrannical priest and stepped into this chaotic world. In this year, the tsarist nobles who had ruled this huge empire for hundreds of years were on the verge of collapse. That year, under the leadership of that mentor, the firebrand known as the Bolsheviks started to spread across the prairie fire. That year, the young man named Paul Korchagin had not yet encountered the red flag. In the future, the heroic warrior who will be regarded as the hardest steel cornerstone of this red flag will become a role model for countless young people. His life has begun...

"Jack London Short Stories" collects Jack London's classic short stories. His works depict a cruel and merciless external world to readers, in which people live in extremely difficult and dangerous situations. Only with a persevering and tenacious spirit can survive in the world. Jack London's novels have distinctive characters, compact plots, concise and vivid writing, and are quite contagious. These novels embody his unique philosophy of life - remain tolerant while being firm, and remain perseverant while being tolerant.

Edgar Allan Poe set the example of mystery novels with works such as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", "The Mystery of Mary Roger", "The Purloined Letter" and "The Gold Bug". He also became unique in the literary world with his depictions of "the beauty of death" and "the death of beauty", extreme physical and mental morbidity, decay and death, as well as his deliberate pursuit of horrific effects, which paved the way for later generations of horror novels. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" selects and translates the more representative works of Edgar Allan Poe's novels on various themes as well as his only novel that can be regarded as a full-length (unfinished), in order to provide a relatively accurate selection for readers who are unable to read all of his works.

This book tells the story of the aristocratic young man Nekhludoff who seduced the adopted daughter of his aunt, the peasant girl Katyusha Maslova, causing her to become a prostitute; but when she was falsely accused of murder for money, he attended the court as a jury to try her. This seemingly coincidental event had typical social significance at the time. On the one hand, the novel presents the representative themes of the author's later years - spiritual awakening and running away from home; on the other hand, it mainly uses Nekhlyudov's experience and knowledge to show the dark side of society from cities to rural areas, and makes a profound criticism of the government, courts, prisons, churches, private ownership of land and the capitalist system.

The story takes place on a seaside street in Monterey Bay, California before World War II. In the early 1940s, the production of canned sardines was the main feature here, so it was called Cannery Row. The central character of the novel is a marine biologist named "The Doctor". Being highly educated, he did not look down on his neighbors - gamblers, traders, prostitutes, and homeless people. In his eyes, these people were "very healthy and surprisingly clean." Another group of characters, Mark and his friends, are a group of penniless vagrants with no ideals or pursuits. They live happily in Cannery Row. Their lives are simple. They neither hide their desires nor let money corrupt their souls. They are sincere and helpful. The 1930s and 1940s were a turbulent decade in American history. The sudden economic crisis put pressure on all social strata and shook Americans' cultural values. The entire society fell into a spiritual crisis. This ideal state of life in "Cannery Row" is the value system established by Steinbeck for Americans in crisis. "Cannery Row" was first published in 1945 and is one of John Steinbeck's masterpieces. It shows the mental outlook of the lower class in Monterey during the Great Depression.

As the first novel to narrate the American Civil War from the perspective of southern women, it focuses on the experiences and feelings of women who stayed at home and suffered from the war, from their reverence for the war and their full support for the war at the beginning of the war, to the pain of losing loved ones caused by the war, having to succumb to the fate of failure, and the arduous journey of rebuilding their homes after the war. The war was defeated, and some people were depressed because of it, losing their original fighting spirit and unable to adjust their mentality to face the fragmented life after the war. On the contrary, other people have overcome the mentality of failure, faced the harsh reality with awe, and become strong people who are not afraid of difficulties in life and move forward on the journey of life.

Moon Gem - A diamond passed down from generation to generation in India. A British officer snatched the gem from an Indian Buddhist temple, and this priceless gem spread to England. The cursed gem has since claimed the lives of many of its owners. The looming figure of the formidable Indian pursues the gem.

"The Wind in the Willows" tells the story of a group of small animals. The mole burrows underground and becomes acquainted with the river rats, badgers and toads who live along the river banks. They went through a series of twists and turns, but they helped and supported each other and never gave up. After the storm, everyone became better animals and had a better life.

"Gone with the Wind" is a novel that takes Atlanta and a nearby plantation as the story setting, depicting the life of American southerners before and after the Civil War. The work depicts the images of many southerners of that era, of which Scarlett, Rhett, Ashley, Melanie and others who occupy the central position are typical representatives. Their customs and etiquette, words and deeds, spiritual concepts, and political attitudes, through the love entanglement of Scarlett and Rhett Butler as the main line, successfully reproduced the Civil War led by Lincoln and the social life of the southern United States.

Shakespeare is a universally recognized drama master. His plays contain rich philosophy of life, profound knowledge and endless profound thoughts. This "Shakespeare's Tragedies" contains five of Shakespeare's representative tragedies, including "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello" which are about love tragedies, "Hamlet" which is about revenge, "King Lear" and "Macbeth" which profoundly expose the evils of power and ambition. These tragic works show the intertwining and complexity of human nature and destiny through complex dramatic conflicts and gorgeous or joking dialogues, and represent Shakespeare's most outstanding artistic achievements.

Uncle Bangs was a musician, an honest and noble self-reliant man. He loved the art of painting very much. In order to enrich his collection of famous paintings, he devoted all his energy and thought. When people did not know that he had all these treasures in his house, no one took him seriously. When they learned the value of these famous paintings, in order to seize the inheritance of the lonely old man Bangs, some people from the upper class headed by Camusot tried every means to obtain his wealth.

The content of this book includes the little match girl, the strong tin soldier, the older brother and younger brother, the ugly duckling, the phoenix, the rose tree and the little snail, the proud buckwheat, the most beautiful rose, the green aphid, in the far North Pole, a drop of water, the wonderful method, the wow news, the hidden good luck, the small chrysanthemum, the windmill, the picky butterfly, etc.

"A Tale of Two Cities" is one of the works by the British writer Dickens with the most twists and turns, the most thrilling storyline. The novel takes the French Revolution as the background, with Paris and London as the places where the story takes place. It tells the story of the French aristocrats, the Marquis Evremonde brothers, who almost killed her entire family in order to seize a beautiful peasant woman. Doctor Manette reported the matter to the authorities, but was framed by the Marquis brothers and imprisoned for 18 years. After being released from prison, the mentally disturbed Manette was picked up by his daughter Lucy. At that time, both Darnay and Carton were pursuing Lucy, and she chose Darnay. During the French Revolution, Darnay was arrested and sentenced to death after being accused by the Defarges. Lucy went to France to rescue her husband, but failed. At this time, Caton pretended to be a man and rescued Dardenne, and the Manette family returned to England secretly.

"Tess" is the most famous full-length masterpiece by the British literary giant Thomas Hardy, and it is also one of the "Wessex Series". Tess was born into a poor peasant family. She is pure and beautiful, and is a descendant of an ancient jazz family. Under the arrangement of her parents, Tess, who was inexperienced in the world, went to "get married" for the sake of the family's livelihood. Unexpectedly, she was seduced by her playboy "cousin" Alec d'Urberville. The stubborn Tess did not want to be Alek's mistress and returned home. However, after returning to the village, she was gradually criticized by the whole village, and the child she gave birth to died soon after. The sad Tess chose to leave her hometown and work as a female worker in a strange dairy factory. Here, she met the love of her life, Claire. Claire illuminates her young life like a ray of warm sunshine, but Tess suffers from low self-esteem due to the past. Later, on their wedding night, Tess finally mustered up the courage to confess everything to Claire, but she fell into endless darkness...

Vinizius, a young aristocrat in ancient Rome, fell in love at first sight with the exotic princess Lygia. His uncle Petronius hatched a plan to facilitate this marriage, not wanting to backfire. Everything that happened after that not only changed the lives of the two young people, but also changed the lives of thousands of Romans... ... In this novel, Sienkiewicz successfully restored the Roman tyrant Nero, the "elegant judge" Petronius, the saint Paul, Peter and many other historical figures with the precision of a historian and the elegance of a writer, and presented the tragedy of Nero burning the city of Rome and framing the persecution of Christians. The love story between a young man and a young man witnessed the fall of Roman society and the rise of Christianity, and is known as "a masterpiece reflecting ancient Rome" and "a true Christian epic."

"The Red and the Black" is a classic novel with world reputation, which truly reproduces the historical atmosphere after the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty in France. The author, Standal, accurately and vividly depicts the closedness and narrowness of social life at that time through delicate observation and personal experience. The protagonist, Julien Sorel, is a weak and shy young civilian who relies on his intelligence, perseverance and ambition to struggle in a hierarchical society. The novel tells the tragedy of his life.

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This is a collection of autobiographical comic essays. Through 17 short stories, it tells the story of all kinds of funny, sad and confusing things that happened to the author Ellie from childhood to adulthood. While writing this book, Ellie's life encountered many "finished" moments, such as divorce, being misdiagnosed with cancer, and the death of her sister. The blows of life made her constantly think about "what is the meaning of life?" If there is no meaning, how should she face it? This is a theme that is continually explored in this book. "Sometimes, you can only keep moving forward and pray that you can finally find a little bit of truth." This is how Ellie moves forward bravely after experiencing countless moments when she thought she would be doomed! The wild and grotesque painting style, childlike frank writing, and sufficient dose of truth make people laugh, move, and think about their own existence. A few seemingly simple strokes depict the complex emotions common to human nature. Looking at it, you will exclaim: "Me too!"

Palace walls and palace gates weaved a web of love, power and desire, trapping them in it and entangled them endlessly. The fluttering sleeves hide murderous intent; the flying flowers light up the dream, and the smoke rises everywhere. They suffered greatly from the red walls and blue tiles. But it is this piece of red walls and blue tiles that allows them to meet and get to know each other; it allows them to fall in love and resent each other; and it allows them to stay together and follow each other. Let the shadows of those who once fought and fought for love and lust blend into the red wall and blue tiles one after another. It wasn't until the prosperity faded away and I became haggard that I realized that my youth and your love had already been buried.

Hua Zuoyi's girlhood was almost dazzling and wanton. She never knew how expectantly he was looking at her under the halo. In her young and ignorant youth, she grew up with him with a smile and self-righteousness in the most arrogant way. Reunion after many years. She has been polished by time to be easy-going and low-key, her pride has faded, and her light has dissipated. But he transformed like a caterpillar into a dazzling young talent. Just when she thought she would be crushed and spurned, he said expressionlessly: It's my turn now. She thought that this big winner in life had finally come all the way to avenge the death of one stone. Pan Kaichen knew that without her, he would not be able to grow into what he is now. The patron saint who always smiled back then was finally his turn.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., A historian at Harvard University, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, reveals the replacement pattern between passive and active government in American history. It highlights the light of historical rationality in reflection and criticism, and keenly and profoundly reflects the endless struggle between idealism and pragmatism in the American spirit. It provides a profound analysis of the cycle of American history in the past two centuries and serves as a model for future generations to study the author's ideal view of history. American history is a picture full of pain and dreams. After experiencing two world wars, the United States seems to be a confusing country - pragmatism and ideology, generosity and stinginess, moralism and Machiavellianism, anti-colonialism and imperialism, New Deal and laissez-faire coexist. In "Cycles of American History," Harvard historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., Who has won the Pulitzer Prize twice, synthesizes all of his thoughts on cyclical issues in American history and puts forward the insightful theoretical framework of "American Political Cycle Theory." With clear and engaging writing, the book delves into core themes of the American experience: the meaning of the United States as an experiment in self-government, political cycles and rhythms, diplomatic methods, the problem of imperialism, the origins and significance of the Cold War, the role of government and free markets in American economic growth, the decline of political parties, the consequences of imperial presidentialism, and the important role of leadership in democracy. Erudite, calm and fluently explains his unique "historical cycle theory", showing how the rise and fall of American history have shaped the present and foreshadowed the future.

"Bitch, are you finally willing to wake up?" My scalp ached, but what I saw was an unfamiliar face. This man was handsome but had a sinister expression. When he saw her opening her eyes, he gently raised his narrow phoenix eyes, and pulled her hair up without mercy with his big palm. Shu He's eyes turned cold, and he raised his hand and slapped that handsome face fiercely, "You dare to touch my hair, are you seeking death?" She is Shu He, a modern peerless beauty. She didn't want to be raped by her fiancé, so she fell off her desk. When she woke up, she found that she had changed her appearance and became the bullied eldest daughter of the prime minister's family. Her father didn't love her, her mother was a lunatic, her concubine was like a tiger, her sister was like a wolf, and even the only man she loved betrayed her. 　　 She is definitely the most popular 'lady' in history. She kicks the prince and picks up the mistress with her fists. She doesn't want to be a resentful girl who is bullied. Adhering to the nature of modern women, she wants to be independent and free. Even in this strange time and space, she must live a happy life! 　　 He watched her being bullied with cold eyes, and he did not forget to laugh at her in a high-profile manner with the beauty in his arms. "Shu He, don't waste your efforts. Even if you kneel down and beg me! I will not marry you. Allowing you to be my concubine and letting you stay by my side is already the greatest grace. So, don't think that I will... Fall in love with you!" She smiled coldly, "Do you think I'd be interested?" She turned around decisively without any nostalgia.

"If This Is Song History 2: Liao and Song Dynasties" is a popular vernacular Song history work that has been selling for ten years. The newly revised and refined version has been polished with great concentration to eliminate the bad and keep the good. Write down the rise, fall, changes and historical mysteries of the Song Dynasty over three hundred years. Since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Liao and Song Dynasties have been in a state of confrontation. After Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he pacified the south, and the country's national power became greatly prosperous. He changed his previous defense against the Liao Dynasty, sent troops to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty, and sent troops to attack the Liao Dynasty. The Battle of Gaoliang River was the first head-on confrontation between the main forces of the Liao and Song Dynasties, but it became an important turning point in the fate of the two countries. In the autumn of 1004, Empress Dowager Xiao and the Liao Shengzong personally led an army southward, with the intention of destroying the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop. But in the end the two countries negotiated a peace and signed the famous Chanyuan Alliance. For the next one hundred and twenty years, the Liao and Song Dynasties never met each other at war. The Northern Song Dynasty entered a period of prosperity, and the reign of Xianping, which was the most prosperous period of the Song Dynasty for three hundred years, appeared. Later, the Tiansheng Dynasty under the regency of Queen Liu E and the popular Renzong Dynasty came one after another...

Following "The Bad Temper of History", the second book "The Manuscript of History" was released. How the observations in the two books are different and special can be summarized in Zhang Ming's words as "out of time". In the preface of "The Manuscript of History", he stated the reason for being "out of time": in social life, a person with a little personality often feels suffocated. To break this suffocation, for me, it means making some inappropriate and bizarre remarks from time to time. In fact, it's not surprising, it's just common sense based on common sense and rational judgment. Zhang Ming's two books on recent China do not quote major events or topics, but only anecdotes about human nature and the world. In "Manuscripts of History", the author uses toothbrushes, braids, portraits of scholars' tongues, and prescriptions for the Boxer Rebellion as topics. At first glance, they are trivial things that cannot be included in the big book of history, but they can be pulled out by the author into not simple propositions.

The story takes place in Tianjin, Gyeonggi Province, where Chinese and Western cultures blended at the end of the 19th century. Through a comprehensive description of a comprador family and its extensive social relationships, it shows the historical events of 100 years ago and the changes in the fate of all living beings. The feudal ethics of father's kindness and son's filial piety have been shattered by the impact of Chinese and Western cultures; the long-lasting transnational love has experienced ups and downs in the whirlpool of commercial interests; the former childhood sweetheart has ended up in a brothel and cannot bear to see each other...