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D'Artagnan, who was born a commoner, went to Paris to join the army, joined King Louis XIII's Musketeer Guards, and became good friends with the other three Musketeers. In order to protect the reputation of Queen Anne of Austria, they fought against Cardinal Richelieu, defeated many obstacles set by Richelieu, went to England, retrieved the queen's diamonds from the Duke of Buckingham, and thwarted Richelieu's plot to sow discord between the king and the queen.

Jane Austen's most popular masterpieces (6 novels) Sun Zhili's translation is currently recognized as the best in China. Many classic pen drawing illustrations by famous illustrator Hugh Thomson. Wonderful introduction by famous poet Austen Dobson and literary history expert George Saintsbury.

Osamu Dazai: "I wanted to make the book "Okagakuji" into a plaything so that people who are struggling to get through difficult times can get a moment of solace in their busy schedules. Therefore, although I have been in poor health recently and have a low fever, I still have to write it down little by little while taking care of business and dealing with the aftermath of the disaster at home.

"Water Margin" is my country's first classical vernacular novel and the pioneering work of ancient heroic romance novels in my country. With its shocking green forest theme, fresh and exciting heroic stories, heroic and brave characters, and superb and skillful artistic techniques, it is deeply loved by the masses and has become a well-known literary masterpiece in ancient my country.

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"The Temple" was published in 1931 and was Faulkner's first novel to gain a large readership. In the 1920s, there was a group of bootleggers headed by Goldfish Eyes in a southern town. Temple, a naive female college student, was abandoned by her boyfriend and got mixed up with the gang. She was raped and sent to a brothel in Fes by Goldfish Eyes. After Goldfish Eyes killed someone, he put the blame on Godwin. Attorney Horace did a lot of evidence collection work to save Temple from the fire pit. However, Temple has been driven insane by Jinyuyan's perverted sexual behavior, causing her inner imbalance. In the end, she committed perjury, allowing Jinyuyan to escape the law. Although the novel uses the narrative mode of popular detective novels, it also has naturalistic descriptions. It is an excellent work both in terms of theme and expression.

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"Notre Dame de Paris" is set in France under the rule of Louis XI in 1482. It describes the entanglement between a gypsy girl, Frollo, the deputy bishop of Notre Dame Church, and the outcast Quasimodo. The truth, goodness, beauty, falsehood, evil, and ugliness of the characters are all magnified. Quasimodo, who is ugly, deaf and mute, has a noble and pure heart. Esmeralda is a beautiful and pure dancer who was framed to death by Frollo, the deputy bishop of Notre Dame Church, because she did not succumb to his desires. Quasimodo was desperate for losing his idol, and angrily pushed Frollo from the top floor to his death. He also went to the cemetery and committed suicide next to Esmeralda's body.

This book collects a series of short stories and short stories by Hemingway such as "The Old Man and the Sea", "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and "Hills Like White Elephants". "The Old Man and the Sea" reveals a brave and optimistic spirit and inspires human fighting spirit. It is a quality that was not seen in Hemingway's novels in the past. "The Old Man and the Sea" caused a huge sensation after its publication. Hemingway won the 54th Nobel Prize for Literature for this work.

"A Tale of Two Cities" is one of Dickens's later important works. It is a historical novel based on part of the historical facts of the French Revolution. It is also the shortest and most concise novel in his masterpiece, but has the most twists and turns, the most thrilling and thrilling plot. The "Twin Cities", that is, London and Paris in the late eighteenth century, especially Paris during the "Terror" of the French Revolution. With this as the background, the novel unfolds a thrilling description of the unjust case and encounter between Dr. Manette and Darnay, and vividly exposes and satirizes the darkness of the judicial world. It also praises kindness, kindness, love, and dedication to love, and expresses his main idea of ​​"self-sacrifice for love."

"Eugénie Grandet" is the representative work of the French literary giant Balzac in "The Human Comedy". The novel centers on Eugenie's love tragedy, with three intertwined clues: the turmoil within Grandet's family, the overt and covert fight between the banker and the notary outside the family, and Eugenie's experience of being betrayed by Charlie despite her deep love for Charlie.

"Selected Essays of Ilya" brings together the most outstanding essays of the famous British writer Charles Lamb (Carles Lamb, 1775-1834), which can be called a treasure of British literature in the 19th century. In these essays, Lamb used "Ilya" as his pen name, taking shortcuts from his daily routine and family life, and recounted his life's reflections. The themes of the essays were closely integrated with Lamb's own unique experience, and were immersed in the vast and profound humanitarian atmosphere. As Chinese writer Liang Yuchun said in the 1930s: Lamb is a "good medicine to stop bleeding" for Ding's mental trauma.

It describes the little urchin Huck meets the little black slave Jim who has escaped from his master. In order to avoid a murderous misunderstanding, the two took a small raft down the Mississippi River and encountered various interesting encounters. One of the most exciting and thrilling scenes is when Huck exposes the scam of the liar "King" to defraud the three sisters of their property. As a result, Huck is pursued by the bad guys. And Huck often had an inner battle over whether he should help the slaves escape, and finally had a happy ending after many twists and turns. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" can be said to be an outstanding picture of American social life. Mark Twain used humorous writing to reproduce what he saw and heard in the South in his early years, and carved the raw gold and jade of his life experience into exquisite literary treasures. What is outstanding about Mark Twain is that he reflected the universal ideological conditions of mankind by describing specific and local people and things.

This book is three famous autobiographical novels by Soviet writer Gorky. Through the description of his life and destiny in childhood, boyhood and youth, the author shows the growth process of a progressive young man before the Russian October Revolution. After the death of his father, the young protagonist Alyosha came to his grandfather's house and spent his childhood there. With the death of his mother and the decline of his grandfather's family, Alyosha had to go into society and make a living by being an apprentice and working for others. It was during this time that Alyosha came into contact with books and became immersed in the world of books. The knowledge in the book broadened Alyosha's horizons. With the pursuit of ideals, Alyosha came to Kazan to study alone. In the torrent of the Russian Revolution, under the influence of a group of progressive people, his ideological realm was improved.

"All the Sad Young People" is Fitzgerald's third collection of short stories. It is considered to be Fitzgerald's most sonorous and most artistic collection of short stories. It includes 9 short stories: "The Rich Young Master", "A Winter's Dream of Spring", "Baby Party", "Absolution", "Larges Martin-Jones and the Prince of Wales", "The Mind Reader", "In Hot and Cold Blood", "The Wise Move" and "Gretchen's Forty Blinks". These stories have serious themes, profound contents, rigorous structures, and smooth writing styles. They reflect a talented novelist's keen observation of society and awareness of the future, and represent Fitzgerald's mature creative ideas and established artistic style.

"The Shackles of Life" is a recognized masterpiece by the British writer Somerset Maugham, and it is also an autobiographical novel. Since the book came out, it has been adapted for the big screen three times and was selected as one of the "Top 100 English Novels of the 20th Century". The protagonist Philip in the book has lived an unfortunate life since he was a child. Both of his parents died, he was born lame, and he spent his childhood in a strange and oppressive environment. When he entered society, he experienced the pain of disillusioned ideals and the pain of love. Although he suffered a lot, he never gave up on himself, but moved forward resolutely on the more bumpy road of life. After going through various hardships, Philip finally got rid of the shackles that had restricted his mind and spirit before, and found a direction in life that suited him.

"The Trembling of a Leaf" is a collection of single-volume short stories compiled and selected by Maugham himself during his lifetime. It includes six short stories set in the South Pacific islands. The materials are all based on the author's experiences traveling in the Pacific region. In these stories, the exotic scenery of the South Pacific islands is beautiful but dangerous, comfortable and strange, giving the works a magical and charming charm. From governors to servants, from ladies to street prostitutes, these Westerners living in the Far East colonies experienced life experiences and emotional ups and downs that they could not imagine and experience in the comfortable lives in their hometowns, and displayed distinctive and outstanding character traits; their satisfaction, joy, and pursuit of the ideal world, as well as their weakness, hypocrisy, and emptiness, vividly presented Maugham's questioning and thinking about complex human nature.

"In the World" is the second part of Gorky's autobiographical novel trilogy. It describes the experience of little Alyosha when he first entered society after spending a difficult childhood. When Alyosha was 11 years old, his mother died and his grandfather went bankrupt, so he entered the society and made a living independently. He worked as an apprentice in a shoe shop and an icon workshop, and also worked as a handyman in a draftsman's house and on a ship. He experienced the pain of the world. While working as a dishwasher on the ship, Alyosha met the upright chef Smoore, and with his help he made friends with books. Books opened a whole new world for him and inspired his determination to pursue justice and truth. Five years later, Alyosha prepared to go to Kazan with the hope of entering university.

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The latest classic version of FLTRP! "Two Noble Kinsmen" tells the story of a duel between two noble knights over a beautiful girl.

This book is one of Pushkin's most famous masterpieces and the first realist work in the history of Russian literature that reflects the struggle of peasants. It was praised by Gogol as "Russia's best narrative work" and occupies an unshakable position in the history of Russian and even world literature. It has been translated into more than 100 languages ​​and remains a best-seller to this day. In 1903, it was translated into China and became the earliest Russian literary work to be translated into China. The novel is based on the Pugachev Uprising in the 18th century. Griniov, a noble young man, met Pugachev by chance in a snowstorm and later fell in love with the daughter of the fortress commander. Soon the fortress was captured by Pugachev. Pugachev released Griniov because of his old friendship and fulfilled his marriage.

"Oliver Twist" is an early work by Dickens, published as a serial novel from 1837 to 1839. Orphan Oliver grew up hungry, living in workhouses and on the streets of London. This famous juvenile adventure story in the history of literature shows us how a small heart can protect its innocence and courage in a vast world where kindness and darkness are intertwined.

"Lily of the Valley" is one of Balzac's best novels and a shining pearl in the treasure house of French literature. The novel describes the young aristocrat Felix's pursuit of Countess Morserve. The countess's husband is violent and her family life lacks joy. His intervention caused her emotional turmoil. She endured the inner pain and remained faithful to her husband. Felix later went to Paris, unable to withstand the temptation of the noble lady Miss Dietrich, and fell in love. When the countess learned of this, she was devastated and regarded death as a gift from God. This is a sad and touching love song. In the story that happened in the castle, we can see the changing times. The influence of the Hundred Days Coup, the changes in the palace, the exile life of the old nobles, the fortune of the young nobles in Paris, etc., Are all deeply marked by the times.

A semi-autobiographical inspirational novel that shines with patriotism and idealism, and was praised by Romain Rolland as "an ode to a fiery and heroic life." The novel takes the Russian October Revolution as the overall background. The protagonist Paul Korchagin was born at the bottom of society and suffered torture and humiliation. Under the influence of Zhu Helai, he gradually grew into a conscious, selfless and strong warrior. Although he was blind and paralyzed in bed, he still wrote with strong perseverance. The glorious image of Paul Korchagin with "iron will" and his conversion process to ideals and spirits once became a symbol of integrity, strength and self-improvement, inspiring and motivating generations of young Chinese readers.

This book is set in the foggy city of London, and describes the story of an orphan named Oliver who was bullied in an orphanage since he was a child. After escaping to London, he unfortunately fell into a den of thieves. The world around him is like a crazy machine, but little Oliver strives to maintain the purity deep in his heart. This persistence finally helped him to wait for a bright future - well-wishers extended a helping hand in time; at the same time, the truth about Oliver's strange life experience was also revealed step by step. While the novel deeply reveals social ills, it also leaves a series of vivid characters in the history of British literature, and has been deeply loved by readers for more than a hundred years.

American writer Thoreau's record of living alone by Walden Pond describes what he saw, heard and thought for more than two years. The first feature that distinguishes this work from previous literary works is its detailed description and extension of nature. The changes in scenery caused by the changing of the seasons, as small as the fight between two ants, are all vividly reproduced in Thoreau's wonderful pen, and the descriptions are not superficial, but have the precision of a naturalist. The author meticulously describes the life of living alone by the lake for more than two years, with the purpose of proving to readers through this personal experiment: In fact, you can live well and happily without a lot of money.

A strange thing happened at sea in 1866. Many ships discovered a large monster believed to be a narwhal at sea, and some ships were attacked by this monster. Following public appeals, the United States dispatched a warship to chase the monster. As a result, the battleship chasing the monster was chased by the monster and was ferociously attacked by the monster... The plot of the book is full of twists and turns, suspense and fascinating. This book combines all the characteristics of Verne's science fiction and adventure novels. The complex storyline, the ever-changing fate of the characters, the rich and detailed scientific knowledge and the wonderful fantasy with realistic details are all blended together, which is breathtaking.

This book collects Shakespeare's five representative comedies: "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Much Ado About Nothing" and "As You Like It". These works mainly write about love, friendship and marriage. The themes are similar, but the plots are vivid, rich, intricate and unconventional. They shine with the light of humanistic ideals, are full of joy and optimism, and praise the beautiful love and innocent friendship of mankind. They have eternal charm.

This book depicts Grandet's life of loving money as much as his life. He drove up prices, speculated on public debt, usury, forced his nephew away, forced his daughter to give up her right to inherit property. Finally, before his death, he tried to take away the priest's gilded cross. It profoundly criticized Grandet's criminal history of making a fortune and his dehumanizing money worship.

"Notre Dame de Paris" uses bizarre and contrasting techniques to tell a story that happened in France in the 15th century: Frollo, the deputy bishop of Notre Dame de Paris, was sanctimonious and vicious, loving first and then hating, and persecuting the gypsy girl Esmeralda. The ugly but kind-hearted bell ringer Quasimodo sacrifices his life to save the girl. The novel exposes the hypocrisy of religion, declares the bankruptcy of asceticism, praises the kindness, friendship and self-sacrifice of the lower working people, and reflects Hugo's humanitarian thoughts.

A representative work of Kafka, the founder of Western modernist literature, and a classic masterpiece of expressionist novels. Mr. Zhang Rongchang, a senior translator and professor at Peking University, has been studying Kafka's authoritative translation for decades. "The Castle" is the last of Kafka's three novels. It was written in 1922. It is also Kafka's most distinctive and important novel. It describes a story: K, a land surveyor, was ordered to take up a post in a certain city, but was unexpectedly blocked outside the castle gate, so K launched a long and cumbersome negotiation with the castle authorities over whether he could enter the castle. The castle is located on a hill in front of us, but it is just out of reach; it is so cold and majestic, like a giant beast looking down at K; it represents a huge bureaucracy with a strict hierarchy, countless departments and officials, and countless documents that are gathered there in dust, unattended and unprocessed for many years. Facing this powerful castle, K was helpless and failed to enter the castle until the end. The novel is shrouded in a mysterious and nightmarish atmosphere from beginning to end, with profound implications and endless evocative meanings.

Apart from the Bible, it is one of the most widely circulated and translated books. It is known as one of the three greatest religious-themed literary masterpieces in the West. It is listed as the three major allegorical works in world literature along with Dante's "Divine Comedy" and Spencer's "The Faerie Queene". It is regarded as "a guide to life pursuits" and "a guide to the journey of the mind" - " "The Pilgrim's Progress" is known as an epic existence in British literature. It is a masterpiece that was condensed from the prison blood of seventeenth-century British writer John Bunyan. It has been translated into many languages ​​and is constantly reprinted around the world. It is one of the most widely circulated and translated books besides the Bible, and is read by people from different cultural and religious backgrounds. The Pilgrim's Progress published this time adopts the translation by the famous translator Mr. Xihai. The translation is plain and accurate, and reproduces the simple and clear writing characteristics of John Bunyan.

During the French Revolution, the famous doctor Manette accidentally witnessed the atrocities committed by the feudal aristocrats Evremonde brothers who took human lives indiscriminately. Because of their injustice, he was thrown into the Bastille and imprisoned for eighteen years. After being released from prison, Manette's daughter Lucy fell in love with her enemy's son Danai. As a result, in the whirlpool of the French Revolution, scenes of family grudges and hatreds were grandly staged, and good, evil, life, and death blended in the conflict, changing in an instant... "A Tale of Two Cities" has a strict structure and concise language. Dickens's in-depth thinking on revolution and human nature and his breathtaking writing talent are vividly displayed in it.

The heroine Tess was born in a poor family, and her family relied on some small businesses to make ends meet. One day, Tess's father heard that he was a descendant of the ancient aristocrat Deb, and asked his daughter to go to the house of a rich old woman who claimed to be a descendant of Deb, hoping to get financial support. But Tess was seduced there by the old woman's son Alec. A few years later, Tess fell in love with Angel Clare, the pastor's son, on the dairy farm where she worked. On their wedding night, she confessed her past misfortunes to her husband. But instead of forgiving her, her husband left her and went to Brazil to develop his career. Tess's livelihood was cut off and her father passed away. She felt that she had the responsibility to take care of her family. At this time, Alec was entangled with her in every possible way. In despair, Tess was forced to live with the sanctimonious Alec d'Urberville.

Goethe, Germany's greatest poet, occupies an important position in the history of world literature and is known as one of the four literary giants alongside Homer, Dante, and Shakespeare. "Faust" is Goethe's representative work. It is a poetic tragedy that describes the protagonist Faust's painful experience of searching for truth throughout his life. It reflects the history of the entire Europe from the Renaissance to the early 19th century, and reveals the constant struggle between the two forces of light and darkness, progress and backwardness, and science and superstition. Goethe used Faust's ambition and pursuit to express his own lofty and beautiful ideals for the future of mankind.

"The Gambler" is a work written by the Russian writer Dostoevsky under the impression of his trip to Western Europe. Regarding Alexei, the protagonist of this novel, the author himself wrote: "I want to describe a straightforward character, and a person who is highly educated, but not yet stereotyped in all aspects... But the main point is that he devoted all his life, energy, enthusiasm and bravery to the roulette wheel.

"The Last Days" is the sequel to Joseph Heller's "Catch-22". In addition to Yossarian, Milo, Priest and others in "Catch-22", it also adds Sammy, Liu and other characters who left a deep impression on readers. As they grow older, they no longer fight fascist fire, but disease and death. The black humor of "Catch-22" has been extended and broken through in this book, such as "the priest urinated in heavy water", "a lavish wedding held in a dirty station during the economic depression", "the president mistakenly released a nuclear weapon while playing games"... The greed and hypocrisy of capitalism are clearly visible in Heller's absurdity and profundity.

It tells a story about money destroying human nature and causing family tragedy. It revolves around the central event of Eugenie's love tragedy and uses three intertwined plot threads to connect the novel: the waves caused by the autocracy within the Grandet family, the open and secret fights between the bankers and notaries outside the family, and the painful human experience of Eugenie's love for Charles Grandet and Charlie's betrayal. This is a colorful social custom painting from the French provinces in the first half of the 19th century, which exposes the evils of capitalist society and the corrosion and destruction of people's minds and souls by money.

Philip was born lame, his parents died young, and he lived a life of dependence on others since he was a child. Trouble with lust, betrayal by friends, disillusionment with his ideals... He always encountered obstacles one after another on the way to growth. After experiencing various setbacks and failures, he began to look for the direction of his life again...

"The Idiot" is a novel written by the 19th-century Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. The novel describes Nastasia, a stunning woman from a noble family in the 1860s, who has been ravaged by the landowner Totsky for many years. Later, Totsky was willing to pay a large sum of money to marry her to the despicable Ganya. At the heroine's birthday party, the young Duke Myshkin, who was regarded as an idiot by people, suddenly appeared and was willing to marry Nastasiya unconditionally, which moved her deeply. On the day of her upcoming wedding to the Duke, although she loved the Duke deeply, she ran away with the playboy Rogozhin. Finally, he was killed by Rogozhin. The novel gives a broad description of the Russian upper class after the serfdom reform and involves complex psychological and moral issues. The work expresses that the world cannot be quantified rationally, and is even beyond human imagination. What is inexplicable and unachievable by humans does not require thinking, and those who think about it and practice it are "idiots". This should be a perfect irony of the belief advocated by many Enlightenment thinkers that "man's logical calculations must conform to the laws of nature, and human calculations are equal to heaven's calculations." This kind of logic that overly believes that the world can be calculated and excludes all contradictions and willful movements is actually the arrogance of human beings.

"The Idiot" is one of the important works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the great Russian writer of the 19th century. The novel is full of explosive suspense and portrays criminals, hypochondriacal patients and idiots completely different from their previous images, making you want to read it. The novel describes Nastasya, a beautiful woman from a noble family in the 1860s who has been ravaged by the landowner Totsky for many years. Later, Totsky was willing to pay a large sum of money to marry her to the despicable Ganya. She was deeply moved by the sudden appearance of the young Duke Myshkin, who was willing to marry Nastasya unconditionally. Although Nastasya loved the prince deeply, she ran away with the playboy Rogozhin on the wedding day and was eventually killed by Rogozhin. The kind-hearted Prince Myshkin was unable to influence or benefit those around him. The novel gives a broad description of the Russian upper class after the serfdom reform and involves complex psychological and moral issues.

"Notre Dame de Paris" was written during the turbulent times in France. The work is set in Paris in the era of King Louis XI of France, with Notre Dame de Paris in 1482 as the main scene. It tells the story of the entanglement and tragic fate between the gypsy girl Esmeralda and the deputy bishop Frollo, the archer captain Phoebus, the bell ringer Quasimodo and others. Rich imagination, bizarre plot, and peculiar structure are important features of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Hugo used his outstanding technique and romantic form to organically connect evocative stories and vivid and rich dramatic scenes, making this novel highly readable and of great historical significance.

"Treasure Island" is an unforgettable story of betrayal that reflects the acute struggle between good and evil. The two parties fighting to the death for the treasure are actually not the real owners of the treasure. However, in the author's opinion, since it was the squire who hired the sailors, including Silver, the entire crew should be as loyal to the squire as Captain Smollett was and should not have any improper thoughts. However, from the perspective of behavioral motivations, the squire and those who are loyal to the squire are honest, dutiful, and kind, while Silver and his gang of pirates are basically hypocritical, unfair, and evil. This struggle revolves around the villain Silver, a murderous pirate leader. After a fierce battle, "good" finally defeated "evil".

"A Farewell to Arms" is a masterpiece by Hemingway, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize. The hero and heroine of the story met in a small town in northern Italy during the war. An American lieutenant who volunteered to join the Italian camp and a Scottish nurse from the Red Cross fell in love with each other. The war almost destroyed their love, but the injured lieutenant was saved from death after a shelling. The two reunited in a hospital in Milan and spent a rare sweet time together. The lieutenant who returned to the battlefield had doubts about the meaning of the war. During the retreat, he witnessed the annihilation of humanity with his own eyes. He did not hesitate to return to his lover at all costs... This work, written by Hemingway in Paris, is Hemingway's famous "journalistic" writing and Ford Madox Ford, a practical critic of "Iceberg Theory", commented on this work: "Every word hits the heart directly. It's as if pebbles were taken directly from the stream, so vibrant and shiny, staying in their proper place."

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It tells the story of a thrilling love tragedy in a land full of wild beauty in Shimonochi. The rough and desolate natural landscape, the arduous living environment, the gentle and stubborn beautiful women, and the wild men, intertwined with love and hatred, daring to hate and dare to love, suppression and resistance, conspiracy and murder, constitute many elements of western literature, showing the tragedy of marriage and love and the beauty of human nature of women in the context of western reclamation, and expressing a profound reflection on the trend of human nature in the power system.

"Keidan" is based on the most widely circulated folk tales in Japan, and covers extremely rich contents, such as the resentful spirits of the Heike family who were exterminated due to defeat in Japanese history, stories of fox fairies and willow spirits repaying kindness, and the secret story of ghosts redressing their grievances... The entire article is not available. There are gorgeous words, but it is filled with a strong unique flavor of traditional Japanese literature and a strong local flavor of Fuso. It is either humorous, warning, or allegorical. It is colorful and changeable, presenting an aesthetic realm of the blending of Eastern and Western civilizations. The horror atmosphere and cultural artistic conception constructed in the book "Ghost Story" have profoundly affected Japanese people's understanding of horror aesthetics. It was adapted into a film in 1964, directed by Masaki Kobayashi. The film won the Jury Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

"1993" is the last novel by Victor Hugo, the French romantic master who is renowned in the world of literature. In the novel, Hugo created three central characters: the Marquis de Landenac, the leader of the Vendée rebels, his grandnephew, Guo Wan, the commander of the Republican Army who suppressed the rebellion, and Simourdan, Guo Wan's tutor and commissioner of the Public Security Commission. An intricate plot unfolded around them, vividly describing the life-and-death struggle between the bourgeoisie and feudal forces. At the end of the novel: Landenac discovered his conscience and returned to the burning castle to rescue the three children. Guo Wan was moved by his uncle's humanitarian spirit and was willing to trade his own head for Landenac's life. Simourdan shot himself while Guo Wan's head fell to the ground. The translator is Zheng Yonghui, a famous Chinese translator. His ancestral home is Xiangshan, Guangdong (now Zhongshan), and he was born in Haiphong, Vietnam. Graduated from the Law Department of Shanghai Aurora University Law School in 1942. He has taught at Aurora University, Aurora Women's College of Arts and Sciences, and Beijing Institute of International Relations. He has translated more than 40 works including "The Laughing Man", "The Schuang Party", "Donkey Skin", "Antiquities Showroom", "1993", "Nana", "Mrs. Monsolo", "Our Love" and "The Crypt of the Vatican". It is the exclusive translation copyright of our company.

"Vanity Fair" is the famous and representative work of the British writer Thackeray. It describes the experience of an orphan named Becky Sharp in the vanity fair of the 19th century (Victorian period) in Britain, seizing every opportunity and getting into the upper class society. This work is called by the author "a novel without a protagonist" and a "story without a hero". The novel depicts all kinds of characters who hang out in "Vanity Fair". It is a masterpiece of realism, with bitter irony and touching emotions. The psychological description of the characters and the outline of the details of the story are very precise and clever. It dissects life and human nature in subtle ways, and effectively criticizes the dirt-filled upper class society in the 19th century. This edition of "Vanity Fair" is translated by the famous translator Yang Bi. Based on a deep understanding of the original text, Yang Bi flexibly and accurately conveys the unique charm of the original work. It reads vividly and smoothly without any trace of translation. It is recognized as the best choice for understanding Thackeray's literary achievements. This book also includes a preface by the famous translator Yang Jiang, which provides a concise and profound introduction to Thackeray's creative career and is suitable for readers of all ages.