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The Storytelling Club of the Victorian Era, with exquisite translations by the famous translator Mei Shaowu, is like a refreshing English garden. Reading them is like breathing in fresh oxygen. This book contains seven Trollope novels and short stories, including "The Flower Dog Tavern", "Turkish Bath", "A Trip to Panama", and "The Wayward Kechen Girl". Two are stories about writers and editors, and the remaining five are stories of love and marriage. "The Wayward Keqin Girl" is one of the most famous novellas, and the whole novel is full of strong local color. The story revolves around the marriage of a wayward girl in the Austrian mountains. She either marries a wealthy and old hotel owner, or partners with a young and handsome poor coachman. Through a series of psychological struggles and extraordinary actions, her reason overwhelms her willfulness, and she finally makes a major decision.

"Biography of Flowers on the Sea" is a famous novel in the late Qing Dynasty. It is the most famous novel in Wu dialect and the first dialect novel in China. Also known as "The Brothel Treasure Guide" and "The Romance of the Brothel on the Sea", there are 64 chapters. The main content of this novel is about the brothel life in the Shili Foreign Market in Shanghai, China in the late Qing Dynasty, involving the officialdom, business circles and the social aspects linked to them at that time.

"The Grass Is Singing" is the famous work of Nobel Prize winner Lessing. Mary is a white woman born and raised in southern Africa. Her married life is not satisfactory, her farm operation is bleak, her family is impoverished, and she has no spiritual sustenance. The intrusion of the black hired man Moses broke her numb and chaotic life and gave her new power to survive. However, the brand of racial discrimination has been deeply stamped on everyone in southern Africa, which is destined to be a tragedy for them.

The masterpiece of the 2023 Nobel Prize winner, a model of "slow prose" novels, a literal translation of the original Norwegian text. With a minimalist and dense narrative, surging and bursting emotions, a couple escapes for survival and wanders on the desolate land. We are all looking for spiritual peace in a world that seems to have many choices and many different ways to live. The novel begins with the young lovers Asle and Alida leaving their hometown and heading to Bjorgven (Bergen): Alida is pregnant, but they have difficulty finding a place to live and have to wander in the cold autumn rain. Later they found a place to live and gave birth to their son Sigvar Jr. One day when Asler was out, someone from his hometown recognized him and pointed out the crimes he had committed in the past... Years later, Alida's daughter Alice also grew old. She saw her dead mother again and recalled her half-brother Sigvar. The life experiences of descendants and ancestors overlap in an inevitable fate.

At the end of the 19th century, British engineer Patterson came to British East Africa and participated in the construction of the railway from Mombasa in the east to Kisumu in the west. This 580-mile-long railway passes through swamps and deserts and spans several wide rivers. It was built entirely by manpower and involved a total of 35,000 people. Just as the project was in full swing in Tsavo, a pair of man-eating lions appeared, severely hampering the progress of the project. Their skills are so cunning that they can escape even if they are trapped in a huge trap surrounded by sleepers and iron bars and faced with a group of well-equipped soldiers only a few feet away. This incredible behavior has earned them the nickname "Night Demons". This human tragedy caused by two man-eating lions lasted for several months, claiming the lives of about a hundred people, and finally ended with Patterson's wit and perseverance.

Life is gray, but lemons are fresh. A shaky soul counts the days to live, and becomes melancholy, frustrated, out of place, escaping, lonely, sick, and destroyed. However, the joy of life always makes people reluctant to give up. What saves people is the small life in the end, so only a lemon or a glass marble can lead to self-care happiness. Kajii Motojiro used words to record the trivial, seemingly meaningless, subtle changes and consciousness phenomena in social life. He did not use clever words to modify it but was faithful to his inner expression needs. He used clear words to express the true appearance of the unfortunate souls in modern life. Therefore, he was known as the "Classic of the Showa". Writers such as Mishima Yukio have stated that they were influenced by him.

Critics in the book "Old Man Goriot" call Goriot Goriot the modern King Lear. The character in Balzac's works is not just a character, but a typical example of the times. The factors of tragedy are not limited to personal temperament, but especially the promiscuous and corrupt social environment. The struggle of careerists seeking fame and fortune, intertwined with Goriot's desperate fatherly love, make the content of the novel more bizarre and touching. This book is a particularly serious and exciting one among Mr. Fu Lei's translations.

There was once someone who might understand me. But this man was exactly the man I killed. On the opening day of the exhibition, a strange girl stayed in front of my painting for a long time - only she saw the small window in the painting that no one cared about. For the first time in my life, someone glimpsed my hopeless loneliness in the dark tunnel. We became lovers, but her mystery, alienation, and elusiveness made me suspicious, angry, and sleepless. After countless hardships, I put the knife that ended the pain in my hand. But I think there will be someone who understands me: even just one person.

"All Quiet on the Western Front" is a representative work of anti-war novels in the world. It tells the story of the protagonist Paul Boymer and his classmates who were incited by chauvinist education and joined the First World War with "patriotic enthusiasm". During the war, he witnessed the horrific casualties and the devastation of war on the human soul, and witnessed the inhumanity of war. The initial "patriotic fervor" was gone, leaving only pain and doubts about German militarism and the purpose of participating in the war. Clichéd slogans were blown away in a brutal barrage. The idealism of young people cannot withstand the hail of bullets and brutal fighting. Their illusions were shattered. Their only motivation is to survive, and their spiritual support is the friendship formed in the common destiny on the front line. The novel reflects the tragic experiences of a generation of German youth on the battlefield and indicts the evils of imperialist war. This book was translated by Qiu Yuanwei, a teacher from the German Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University, based on the German classic version. The translation is faithful, smooth, vivid and vivid.

This book is a collection of works by Nobel Prize winner and famous Japanese writer Kawabata Yasunari. It is divided into two parts. The first part is a collection of short stories, including four short works, "The Dancing Girl of Izu", "Hot Spring Hotel", "Lyric" and "Beasts"; the second part is the novel "Sound of the Mountain". "The Dancing Girl of Izu" is Kawabata Yasunari's famous work and his early masterpiece. In this work, "I", a student, met Kaoru, a pure and kind-hearted little dancer, by chance during a trip to the Izu Peninsula. As they walked through the beautiful scenery, the two gradually got closer and fell in love secretly. But the pure and true emotions have not been expressed in words, the journey has come to an end, and "I" part with Xun in endless melancholy and embark on the return journey. "Mountain Sound" is a turning point in Kawabata Yasunari's late literary career. Shingo, who is over 60 years old, gradually feels his aging as the post-war years pass, and often recalls the emotional journey of his youth. The marriage of son Shuichi and daughter-in-law Kikuko also fell into a quagmire due to Shuichi's war trauma. Behind the structural changes and mental turmoil in a family are the images of grand times and social changes.

As winter approaches, Subei has the same idea as in previous years: to go to his beloved "island", which is Blackwell Prison, to "escape from the cold." Nowadays, the benches in Madison Square are no longer suitable...

This book is a novel written by E. M. Forster in 1913. It tells the story of Maurice and his Cambridge lover Clive after they separated. In despair, he met the gamekeeper Alec, broke the taboo and stayed together.

"I will definitely defeat this world!" This is the declaration of the protagonist Serikawa. Young people always have to experience setbacks and hardships to grow, and the most precious things in them are courage and hope. Serikawa's story is a true portrayal of every teenager. Even if he encounters setbacks and experiences frustration, he will not stop moving forward courageously. This is the meaning of youth. "Justice and Smile" has delicate language and bright style, which truly reproduces the psychological changes of a young boy in his youth when faced with life choices. Contrary to the "decadent and depressive" style of previous works, it shows Osamu Dazai's positive side.

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This book is the pure English version of the masterpiece "The Image of the Golden Eye" by the famous American writer Carson McCullers. The book tells the story of the protagonist, Captain Pendant, whose life is turned upside down by the arrival of the lustful and charming Colonel Langton. It expresses the themes of alienation of human emotions and unfeasible love.

In June 1954, 18-year-old Emmett was driven home to Nebraska by the warden after serving 15 months in a juvenile correctional farm. His father had just passed away, and the family farm and residence had been confiscated by the bank due to debts. Emmett and his brother Billy decided to leave their hometown and go to California to find their mother who ran away from home many years ago and start a new life. But the unexpected arrival of two friends, Dutchess and Woolley, disrupted the brothers' plans and led them to the completely opposite destination - New York. Ten days later, the story came to an end: some people had a new beginning and became more determined; others fell into the bitter fate and their own shortcomings.

"The Count of Monte Cristo" is a story about revenge. The young and handsome captain Dantès, after experiencing a long period of unjust imprisonment, has mastered all the essentials and rules of survival in the darkness with superhuman patience and wisdom, and carries out the prison escape and revenge plan. He took his first breath of free air and let out his first inspiring cry. From that moment on, the name Edmond Dantes was destined to become legendary. For more than a hundred years, this book has had countless readers and ever-increasing editions, and with its unique charm, it still influences the creation of many literary, film and television works.

After Han Meow is brutally attacked on the head in the garden of a London pub, his wife and daughter find themselves living with a stranger - an elusive, violent, vengeful man with amnesia: "His condition is like the twenty-first century: one wants to wake up from it." While it may come as a shock to his family, Han Mio's new personality fits perfectly with the city and era in which he lives. Because this is the vicious London of tabloid journalist Clint Smoker, whose daily reports of sexual illicit relationships and outrageous scandals are as false as the noose around his neck. In this world, the King of England keeps a Chinese mistress in Paris and tries to prevent a video of his 15-year-old daughter having an affair in a bathtub from spreading on the Internet. In this world there are killers, pornographers, tycoons and displaced royalty. This is a world where smart people do unspeakable things and bodyguards offer no protection. "Yellow Dog" is Martin Amis's best work: humorous, intense, cunning, and profound. Consistently, Amis explores the entire edifice of patriarchy and masculinity; the violence that engenders between men; the tortuous alliances between men and women; and the vanishing dreams that could protect our future and our descendants.

Nabokov began writing "Despair" in Russian in Berlin in 1932, and serialized it in a Russian exile publication in Paris, France two years later; at the end of 1936, Nabokov rewrote the novel in English, making it his first English novel created for "artistic purposes." In this novel, Nabokov conducted a fruitful exploration of the psychological operating mechanism of mass society. In Nabokov's view, the crazy pursuit of identity is the source of despair for unique individuals in mass society.

"Steppenwolf" is a masterpiece novel by Hermann Hesse, the famous German writer and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize for Literature. It was published in 1927. The protagonist of the novel, Harry Haller, is a loner living in the city. He has a good education and lives a reclusive citizen's life, but there is a wild Steppenwolf hidden deep in his soul. This deep division in his soul plunged his life into deep pain. The work uses a surrealist approach to demonstrate the loss of faith in the European and American world after the First World War, the desolation of the spiritual world, and the anxiety and split personality of modern people. It is also an "autobiography" of the author who is deeply troubled by depression. This book was once again welcomed by the younger generation in Europe, America and other countries in the 1960s and 1970s.

This is a wonderful novel that only Puzo could write, full of power and wisdom, pointing directly at the darkness and decadence of America's golden cities - New York, Hollywood and Los Angeles. The writer Merlin is impoverished, the has-been writer Osano has run out of inspiration and has a corrupt life, and Corey is a born gambler... This is a bizarre world. In this world, men abuse their power without scruple, women sell their sexiness, and greed, sex, violence and betrayal are everywhere. Here, only the strongest can survive, while the fools are destined to have no way out.

A history of young people's personal struggles and a picture of the people and world in old Beijing. A classic of modern literature. Translated into 17 languages, dozens of versions, and best-selling for more than 70 years. This book includes two Beijing-style classics, "Camel Xiangzi" and "Under the Red Flag", which were approved by the Lao She Research Association. A word-for-word "full text" restored based on Lao She's 1936 manuscript. Due to the influence of the times and other factors, some contents of the various domestic versions have been abridged or changed to varying degrees. This book is based on Lao She's manuscript that was accidentally discovered in recent years. It restores the deleted parts and restores the true appearance of the book. "Under the Red Flag" is an autobiographical novel secretly written by Lao She. In the late Qing Dynasty, old dreams are about to be awakened, and the building is about to collapse. The birth of a child brings a strong sense of black humor... This unpublished and unfinished work is recognized as Lao She's masterpiece and a truly great contemporary literary masterpiece.

After the high-ranking Otani Weiichiro retired, he transformed from the powerful chief executive director into an ordinary "lone boat" elderly people. The huge psychological gap, no longer being needed by society, and alienation from his family made him feel lonely and spend his days. As we age, the beautiful visions of old age before retirement turn into the desolate evening scene of being alone... After experiencing various discomforts after retirement, can the marginalized "lone boat" make changes, find themselves, support each other, and set sail again? ...

"Stand Tall" is a war novel about World War I written by Ford Madox Ford in the 20th century. During Armistice Day, the hero returned to London from the war for a vacation. During this period, he met sympathetic people, which was misunderstood by his family and friends. After the hero returns to the battlefield, his heart becomes more and more eager to live together with sympathetic people.

My name is Yuxi, named by my mother. I only remember that when I was little, the blond aunt in the kindergarten always couldn't pronounce my name correctly, "Yuxi." They looked at me, their tongues were intertwined, but they still couldn't pronounce the "X". I asked my mother why she gave me such a hard-to-pronounce name. "Because you are Chinese. This is a Chinese name."

"Northanger Abbey" is different from the other five Austen novels in that it uses an open narrator and an exposed authorial narrative voice, demonstrating the author's authority. It was the first novel Austen planned to publish, and the final draft was completed around 1797, when Austen was about 22 years old. In this novel, the author first showed his talents and his writing style took shape. He used "three or four families in a village" as the life background and narrated a marriage story in a very ironic way. Austen's works reflect the various social conditions at that time through the daily dialogue and communication of gentlemen and ladies. They use humorous language to satirize the phenomena of profit-seeking and vanity. Through comic scenes, they mock people's stupidity, selfishness, snobbery, blind confidence and other despicable and ridiculous weaknesses. "Lady Susan" is Austen's first completed novel. It tells an Austen-style story through intricate letters exchanged between relatives and friends, and in this way it takes the story mode of people talking about other people to the extreme. This book tells the story of a widow, Lady Susan, who is looking for a husband for herself and her daughter. Lady Susan is a very attractive and cunning woman, which adds to the watchability of the story.

In the book, Anderson depicts characters in a small town, a group of people he calls freaks. The "freakness" of the freaks is not reflected in their appearance, but in their personalities. They all have "strange and beautiful personalities" and have a certain behavior or a certain firm belief that ordinary people do not have. Therefore, their actions or beliefs are incredible and strange in the eyes of ordinary people, and they are regarded as abnormal. What the book embodies is not optimism filled with praise for life and nature, but various difficulties and helpless emotions in life. This work consists of twenty-five short stories that are both independent and related to each other. The young journalist George Willard writes throughout the book. As one of the first American writers to write the subconscious into his novels, Anderson successfully combined the two techniques of realism and stream of consciousness in this book. It was with this work that he established his status as "one of the pioneers of modern American literature".

In 1929, his aunt Mang passed away, and George Weber returned to his hometown to attend the funeral. The death of his aunt caused him to lose the last trace of connection with his hometown. Soon, his debut novel "The Tomb of the Mountains" was published, and George became famous in one fell swoop. However, because this work with a strong autobiographical flavor had no intention of revealing the truth about his family, George fell into a torrent of censure from relatives and friends, and could never go home again. During this period, he gradually discovered people's hidden fears, vulnerabilities, and self-deceptions in the shadow of the Great Depression of 1929. This is the real American tragedy. In March 1936, after the second book was published, George received a warm welcome in Germany, but he also realized the illusion of fame and fortune, and the spread of Hitler and his Nazi faction.

This book is a blockbuster new work written by the author of "One Man's Pilgrimage", a word-of-mouth book that has sold 5 million copies worldwide and moved 38 countries. There's a record store here. A bright little record store. There is no store name on the door and no display in the window, but the store is filled with various vinyl records of classical music, rock music, jazz, pop music, etc. It is often open late into the night. Lonely, insomniac, sad or with nowhere to go... All kinds of people come here to look for records, or to find answers to their own lives. The boss, Frank, is forty years old, a tall and gentle man like a bear. Just tell him how you are feeling at the moment, or tell your story, and he will always find the most suitable record for you. The music begins in silence and returns to silence, like a journey. Until one day, a woman wearing a pea-green windbreaker collapsed at the door of the record store. Frank's sweetness and pain could no longer be buried, and the record store and the entire street changed forever.

"Water Man" is the story of a "frustrated person". The protagonist Trimpel is "not established at thirty": he got divorced and lost his wife and best friend at the same time; he delayed his graduation and muddled through his thesis; he suffered from a hidden disease, but he was timid and did not dare to undergo surgery. He seemed to be careless and uncaring, and continued his frustrated life heartlessly, becoming a hollow man filled with straw. However, after leaving without saying goodbye again, he no longer wanted to be a member of the paralysis. He wants to slap the moldy pillow and let the dreams fly out of the feathers again.

In such a world, there are no individuals, only collectives, and individual personalities are completely suppressed. Then the protagonist Equality 7-2521 is classified as an alien by society because of some of his own ideas. In front of him, an adventure is beginning with no end... The book describes the consequences of dystopia, a virtual scene after the victory of collectivism in the future. "Carol" found no publisher willing to publish it in the United States, so it was first published in England.

In the novel, Ayn Rand fictionalized a society in which people did not have their own names and were only distinguished by a slogan and a string of numbers. People did not even know the word "I". Whenever the concept of "I" was meant to be expressed, the plural "we" was used instead. A man named "Equality 7-2521" always had a strong vision of pursuing the truth, but was assigned to be a "scavenger" throughout his life; but still, with his keen awareness of the unknown, he finally found the unspeakable word of the unmentionable era - "I". He used this word to say "I love you" to the name "Freedom 5-3000" that made him tremble. Ayn Rand used the novel "One Person" to pay tribute to a sacred word-self, and every glorious individual who practices his own spirit throughout his life!

This book is a complete collection of Ayn Rand's plays, including three original scripts: "The Night of January 16th", "Ideal" and "Three Thoughts". "Night of January 16th": At midnight on January 16th, the famous financial dictator Faulkner fell rapidly from the top floor of his luxury apartment and was beyond recognition. Did he commit suicide or was he murdered? The play designs a Rashomon trial about the guilt of the person being tried. The factual evidence of whether the person being tried is guilty or not is balanced. The audience here is the jury of this trial. Whether the defendant is guilty or not depends on the opinions of the audience jury. Each person's trial of a case is an examination of his own conscience and a choice of his own outlook on life. Judging others means judging yourself, everyone is his or her own judge! ...

"The Pat Hobby Series" contains a total of 17 short stories, all of which were serialized in "Esquire" magazine. The first article, "Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish," was published in January 1940, and the last article, "Pat Hobby's College Years," was published in May 1941. The author's language is humorous and satirical, and the work is compact and interesting, microscopically recreating the style of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.

"Choose? When to choose? Have I chosen? A woman in a white dress, white shoes, and a pink scarf tied around her neck, standing on the grass. Her appearance is the result of the choice. She is exquisitely dressed, in line with the status of her class, and she is staying here as someone's wife. Of course, as a mother of children..." On an ordinary summer day, middle-aged housewife Kate's peaceful life for many years quietly collapsed - her family members were busy planning for the future, and the house was about to be rented out. Kate was shocked to find that she had become a dispensable person. Feeling lost, Kate walked out of the house and began a long summer journey. Three condensed periods of time, three unusual encounters, intertwined with metaphorical dreams, Kate is lost in the breath of freedom, and suddenly wakes up in memories, wandering, and thinking.

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During the Second World War, a junior officer named Christopher Hadley Martin on the British naval escort fleet was hit by a torpedo and washed up on a rock in the ocean by the waves. He fought desperately for survival alone in the harsh environment and eventually died. However, it is not until the end of the story that the author reveals to the readers in an unexpected way: Martin's torture on the rocks is actually just the suffering of a sinful soul in purgatory. The author wants to use this to warn mankind that if you persist in your own greed and sin, you will eventually fall into hell and never recover; and only by destroying the human nature of greed can your soul be expected to undergo the baptism of purgatory and be finally saved.

"Silver and Me" is one of Jimenez's important works. The book consists of 138 exquisite short prose pieces. The author takes his beloved little donkey Yin'er through the hustle and bustle of the market, pours out his heart to him, and even makes him a confidant. The poet's delicate descriptions are full of tenderness. The vivid and real rural life in his writings, his pity and sympathy for the people at the bottom, and his pure and warm interaction with the little donkey are enough to move people.

In fact, it is an observation note of life in an ordinary small town in the United States. A Brief History of Everything by Bill Bryson. The real America through the eyes of an American. Open this book and appreciate the real and ordinary small town life behind the prosperity of the United States. Is America really as prosperous as in the movies? Is American life really as colorful as in American TV series? What is the real America like? Bill Bryson, a world-renowned cultural observer, traveled 13,978 miles to 38 states in the United States. After inspecting the customs, food, entertainment, and transportation of hundreds of American small towns, he was surprised to find that in most of the United States, people's living conditions do not seem to be the feasting and feasting we imagined, but reveal a touch of loneliness in the ordinary reality.

"The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" is the first novel of author Carson McCullers. It is also her most famous work and her most shocking masterpiece. Published when the author was 23 years old. It ranks 17th among the "Top 100 English Novels of the 20th Century" selected by American Modern Book Company. By changing the narrative perspective, the novel tells the story of a group of people wandering in loneliness in a small southern town in the United States. McCullers uses her unique approach to write about dreary American southern towns, the long dreary afternoons in August, the lonely people drinking cold beer in cafes at midnight, the black people's tolerance and contradictory pain for freedom, and the crazy, desperate but still determined determination of those who hope for reform to move forward... The protagonist of the story is a mute named Singer. He and his good friend Antonapoulos lived together in the town. After Antonapoulos was sent to a mental hospital, Singer began a lonely journey. His unusual silence and alienation made the people in the town feel that he had a mysterious and wise character about him. Mick, a girl who has great passion for music, Jack, an alcoholic who studies all day long to spread the truth and hopes for reform, black doctors who try to awaken the self-awareness of his compatriots, Biff, the cafe owner who hides behind the cashier all day long to observe customers, etc. In the hearts of people in the small town, Singer is "mythized" as "God". People tried to pour out their hearts to Singer, but unfortunately Singer could not understand them, and instead put all their emotional chips on Antonapoulos. Until the death of his beloved Antonipoulos, he finally lived alone in the world without feeling.

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"Flowers of Evil" was new and unique from all angles. It was beyond people's expectations and immediately attracted the attention of people from all walks of life. Some people considered this monster-like collection of poems to be immoral and blasphemous. As a result, Baudelaire also suffered a lawsuit. Not only was the collection of poems banned, but both the poet and the publisher were fined. But the great writer Mr. Hugo praised this book, saying that it was like a dazzling star, bringing a new tremor to the French poetry world. Hugo's judgment becomes more and more correct and fair as time goes by. It was this "Flowers of Evil" that ushered in a new era of modern French poetry and left an indelible impact on the Western poetry world. People are increasingly aware that this is a work of very high artistic skills and extremely rich ideological content.

Jonathan Swift, one of the most famous writers in the history of English literature. "Gulliver's Travels" is his masterpiece. The author uses unusual imagination to describe all kinds of strange things that the protagonist Gulliver encounters when he travels to "Lilliput", "Adult", "Huiyin" and other places. For example, in the "Lilliput Kingdom", he can freely play with all kinds of people from kings to common people in the palm of his hand; while in the "Adult Kingdom", he can be controlled by others like a child; after arriving in the "Hui Yin Kingdom", the horse has become a symbol of wisdom, and people have become inferior animals. Through such interesting stories, the author satirized various ills of British society at that time, such as the intrigues of politicians and the greed of the rich. While readers admire the author's fantastic ideas, they can also have a general understanding of the situation in Britain at that time.

World classics, selected translations by famous writers, with ingenious conception, free and easy humor, sharp sarcasm, and heart-wrenching joy, this is a nationally compiled junior high school Chinese language textbook for ninth grade students (volume 2) to expand their reading list. This book is written in a self-narrative way, mainly describing the strange experiences of the protagonist Gulliver in the country of Lilliput, the country of adults, the flying island country and the "Houyi" country. The novel realistically reproduces Gulliver's four fantastic journeys and alludes to reality through this fantasy journey. The author uses rich satirical techniques and bizarre plots of fictional fantasy to deeply analyze the social reality of Britain at that time. It is popular but not vulgar, elegant but not exaggerated, strong but not conceited. It still has the power to inspire people today. Since it was first published in Britain in 1726, it has been widely loved by readers. It has been translated into dozens of languages ​​and has been widely circulated in countries around the world. It is known as "one of the great treasures of literature" and "one of the great treasures of film".

A book I'm writing is about the five senses, to illustrate that modern people no longer know how to use them. This is the ultimate collection of short stories that Calvino was still writing when he died, the final song of his creative career. Because of his sudden death, he only finished writing about the three senses of smell, taste and hearing, leaving irreparable regrets. In "Puma Sunshine," a troubled couple travels to Mexico to deduce the nature of love through dishes made with exotic ingredients and spices. The enthroned tyrant in "The King Is Listening" is a prisoner of both his power and his ears, as the echoes of his vast palace bring conflicting messages of judgment, love, and intrigue. In "Name, Nose," a playboy, a prehistoric man, and a stoner rocker embark on a frantic search for a woman's scent.

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The masterpiece of Alexandre Dumas, a famous French writer in the 19th century. According to the editor's verification, this English translation manuscript is another famous translation work by Constance Garnett, a famous English translator in the 19th century. This version has become the classic version of the English translation and is also recognized as the classic version in the best public edition. The story takes place in France, Italy, and a small Mediterranean island. The story takes place between 1815 and 1838. That was the time when Napoleon returned to the center of power from exile. This history becomes the background of the entire story. These include hope, fairness, revenge, mercy and forgiveness and other big human issues. The protagonist of the story was framed and arrested, and then successfully escaped from prison and began a revenge plan. But when this revenge plan was finally implemented, it hurt both the avenged and the innocent.

This book is a collection of masterpieces by Maupassant, the "King of Short Stories". "Beautiful Friend" describes the experience of Duroy, a clerk, who made his fortune. He lives at the bottom of society, and by chance, works in a newspaper. He relied on his appearance to win people's favor, and used various despicable and dirty methods to climb up the ladder. In the end, he became the son-in-law of a millionaire and a celebrity in the Paris press. "Ball de Suif" tells the story of the prostitute "Ball de Suif" who was forced to sacrifice her life to the enemy. It depicts the ugly face of property owners who disregard national dignity for their own interests. It vividly depicts the social scene of France during the war. It is praised as "a masterpiece that is exemplary both ideologically and artistically." "My Uncle Jules" not only exposes the supremacy of money and the indifference of family affection in capitalist society, but also profoundly reveals the complexity of human nature, the cruelty and drama of life.

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No family is as complex, full of noise and turmoil as the Compson family: their ancestors were once a prominent family in the town, but by Jason Compson's generation they had declined. Compson was drunk and dreaming all day long, always feeling that life was meaningless. His wife, Caroline Bascom, was selfish and cold-blooded, complaining all day long. They had three sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Quentin, is talented and intelligent and was admitted to Harvard University, but he has been obsessed with his sister Katie since childhood...; The second daughter, Katie, is kind-hearted but willful since childhood. She always wants to live her dream life, but always falls in love with the wrong man along the way, which is regarded as the shame of the family; the third son, Jason, is withdrawn, greedy and cold-hearted; the fourth son, Ben Jiming, is a lovely person. Pity, suffers from mental retardation. At the age of thirty-three, he only has the intelligence of three years old. He is despised by his mother and third brother Jason. Jason plans to send him to a mental hospital after his mother passes away... Open this book and you will understand the moral dilemma of the entire human race through the rise and fall of a southern manor, and see through the beauty, ugliness and desire in human nature at a glance.