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It was horrifying when I first read it, but I couldn't help myself when I read it again. This is the charm of Ryunosuke Akutagawa's writing, which is profound and cold, and his writing is sharp. This is a story about ideals and reality. The protagonist Yoshihide's entanglement and obsession on the road of creation also alludes to Akutagawa's own thinking on the pursuit of art. Some people spend their whole lives searching for the balance between ideals and real life, and the balance with human morality; some people do not live a life without being crazy, and just to achieve the ultimate in their own eyes, they will go through fire and water without hesitation. Should one insist on the supremacy of ideals throughout his life? What choice would you make?

"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.

A surreal understanding of the Holocaust, Reverse Narrative offers an ambitious and playful way to think about Nazi atrocities. The novel uses a "time inversion" technique to tell the life of Nazi war criminal Todd Friendly. He begins his life like a "video rewind" from the moment he is about to die, to his seemingly decent life as a doctor in his later years, to the heinous crimes he committed in Auschwitz in his youth, to his childbirth, marriage, adolescence, and finally his return to his mother's womb... In a seemingly humorous way, he reveals to us that extremely cruel and shocking dark history, completely subverting the reader's reading experience.

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.

This book is Nabokov's fourth novel, telling the life of spy Smurov. Only at the end does the reader realize that the narrator of the book is Smurov himself. Due to his special identity, he only sees himself and observes others through the eyes of others, and protects his identity from being discovered. He finally committed suicide because he couldn't bear the humiliation of others, but was even more humiliated after his death. "The Eye" focuses on the nature of personal identity, arguing that an individual with a strong sense of self can only be defined by his understanding of what those around him say about him.

This edition is the Yang version of the Khazar Dictionary, which is different from the Yin version in 11 lines (according to paper book layout). It is also accompanied by a geographical map of the Khazar Khanate, a map of the characters of the Khazar Khanate, and six Jewish Halevi poems. "Khazar Dictionary", "the first novel of the 21st century". Khazar is a kingdom that existed in the Byzantine era. The "Khazar Dictionary" has always recorded the history of this kingdom that once existed and then declined. This "Khazar Dictionary" is divided into three parts: the Red Book (Christianity), the Green Book (Islam) and the Judaism (Yellow Book). It synthesizes the historical facts recorded by each of these three religions, and is recorded in the form of a dictionary. It does not use chronological processing, but records in alphabetical order. But after all, it is not a dictionary. Every name and event records the story and history of that name. Judging from the "data" reflected in the dictionary, the three books record events in three periods, forming a 3x3 matrix (3 may be a symbol of the Trinity). The characters in this book are constantly reincarnated, or traveling back and forth through time and space. In a relationship between three people, two people "entrust each other with dreams", and through dreams, these people travel through time and space. Russian critic Savelevoi believes that the Khazar Dictionary enables the author to "join the ranks of contemporary literary masters such as Marquez, Borges, Cortázar and Eco."

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? ...

Hit the nail on the head, hit the nail on the head, expose the ridiculous things in the world! The representative work of the great Japanese writer Natsume Soseki was praised by Lu Xun as "unparalleled in the world"! A model of critical realism literature that profoundly influenced literary masters such as Lu Xun and Ryunosuke Akutagawa! Natsume Soseki, a great national writer, was voted "the most popular writer in a thousand years" by the Japanese! A stone statue of Natsume Soso was once printed on the thousand-yen yen coin to commemorate his great contribution to Japanese literature. Recommended books for the new curriculum standards, must-read for primary and secondary school students! A must-select chapter in Japanese textbooks! Must-read reasons (1) The new translation vividly reproduces the humorous language style of "I am a Cat" and restores the charm of Natsume Soseki's writing. (2) Includes the preface written by Natsume Soseki to fully understand the background of the creation of this book. (3) Includes Natsume Soseki's "Memories of His Debut" to trace the origin of the author's creation. I am an unnamed cat who lives in a teacher's house. I enjoy observing the conversations between the owner and the guests every day. I can't help but complain about the ridiculous behavior of humans. No matter how rampant human beings are, it is impossible for them to remain so prosperous. Let us wait patiently for the arrival of the "Cat Era"!

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!

After the storm, a young man with a big bear tattoo on his arm and a young woman with guitar and shotgun tattoos will return to their long-lost hometown of Bear Town to attend the funeral of a winner. The man's name is Benji. He is the hero of this small town and the traitor who is called a sissy by all the fans. He looks like a teenager who has climbed to the tallest tree and carries the biggest secret on his shoulders. He is the most dangerous man on the ice and the loneliest man on the face of the earth. The tone in which people spoke about coming out seemed to imply that it only had to be done once, but Benji knew that with someone there, it would never be over. You just have to keep coming out and coming out again until you're knocked down. The woman's name is Maya, and it has been two and a half years since she was raped by Kevin, the star of hope in the town. That event started everything, and her story changed two hockey clubs, impacted politics, and shook an entire town and half a forest to its foundations. The rape lasted only a few minutes for Kevin, but it was endless for her. Most people can never pinpoint the exact moment when they stopped being a child, but Maya could. All the hidden and ignored stories will be rediscovered; traps, problems, and malicious jokes will reappear; the standards of justice, the price of friendship, and the choices of life will all come to the fore, and violence, blood, and love will appear one after another, a pistol, a storm, a person rushing to the fire, a game that can never be started; a first love, a second chance, and a last farewell. In a dark forest, young men wearing different colored clothes will engage in a life-or-death fight. The people we love deeply will eventually die.

"First Man" is a collection of literary works by Nobel Prize winner Camus, which includes two works. One is the autobiographical novel "The First Man", and the other is the monologue novel "The Fall". "The First Man" tells the story of Jacques Cormery, who grew up in a slum and embarked on a journey to find his roots after becoming famous. He visited people who had interacted with his father, but no one could provide him with complete information. In the process of searching for his father, he also recovered every bit of his own growth. Another monologue novel "Fall" is a first-person self-narration and self-reflection to explore the meaning of life. Both works truly reproduce the author's mental journey of exploring human existence and the meaning of life.

In 2013, a plague broke out in London, and strange epidemics also broke out in various states in the United States. For a time, the United States fell, and the streets were littered with corpses. The darkness and glory of human nature were undoubtedly revealed in the face of this disaster. The protagonist, Professor James Smith, survived several struggles and lived a tribal life with several survivors. Sixty years later, human civilization retreated into primitive society. As Professor Smith approaches his final years, he worries that he is the only person who has lived in the pre-pandemic era and is trying to pass on his knowledge and wisdom to his grandchildren. However, all efforts were in vain.

Catalina is a beautiful, simple girl whose legs were disabled in an accident. On this day, while the whole city warmly welcomed the two Valero brothers as they returned home in fine clothes, Catalina prayed sadly alone in the monastery. At this time, a miracle came unexpectedly, and she was told that the one who served God the most among the three Valero brothers could cure her disability. Which one of the three brothers will this person be? Is this a prank or a real apparition of the Virgin Mary?

"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.

This book is Balzac's masterpiece. It is based on the French society during the Bourbon Restoration. Through the shaping of "typical characters in typical environments", it depicts a panoramic view of Parisian society that uses money as a lever: "Balzac's character is not just a character, but a typical example of the era. The tragic factors are not limited to personal temperament, but especially the licentious and corrupt social environment. Madame Beauseant represents the declining nobility. The family ends up in seclusion, and Rastignac and Vautrin represent the two styles of the emerging class: one penetrates into society like a plague, and the other blasts into society like a cannonball. The interplay between the struggle of careerists for fame and fortune and the desperate fatherly love of Goriot make the content of the novel even more bizarre and touching." The translator Chen Jing is an associate professor of French at Beijing International Studies University, and her main research interests are French women's literature and comparative literature. The guide, Wu Yuetian, is a researcher at the Institute of Foreign Languages ​​and Literatures of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a doctoral supervisor, the president of the French Literature Research Association in China, and a member of the Chinese Writers Association.

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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".

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.

"The Sound and the Fury" is the most outstanding masterpiece of American Nobel Prize winner and 20th century literary master William Faulkner. It was published in 1929. This novel describes the decline of the Compson family, a prominent family in the town of Jefferson in the south of the United States from the late 19th century to the 1920s, as well as the experiences and mental states of each family member. The book is divided into four parts, each part has a character narrating the story.

This book contains all of Faulkner's mature articles, speeches, book reviews, prefaces, and letters intended for publication, many of which reflect his increased sense of responsibility as a public figure after winning the Nobel Prize. From them, we can get a glimpse of all aspects of Faulkner as an artist and as a human being. These pages show us what this intensely passionate, extraordinarily complex, and intensely private writer was willing to reveal to the public during the last forty years of his career, while also allowing us to gain a closer understanding of both his person and his work.

"Thirteen Pieces" is the first collection of short stories written and published by the famous American writer William Faulkner. It was first published by Jonathan Cape & Harrison Smith in the United States in 1931 and was later republished by Penguin Random House. Faulkner dedicated the book to his eldest daughter, Alabama, who died nine days after her birth on January 11, 1931, and his wife Estelle. Nowadays, the book "Thirteen Chapters" is no longer printed and published separately and has become a collection. "Thirteen Parts" is divided into three parts. The first part mainly writes about the experiences and mental difficulties of soldiers on the European battlefield during World War I; the background of the second part is Faulkner's classic creation; the story of the third part moves to southern France and Italy.

"The Sound and the Fury" is a classic work by the famous American writer Faulkner. The title of the book comes from Macbeth's famous lines in Act 5, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's tragedy "Macbeth": "Life is like a dream, full of noise and commotion, but meaningless." The novel tells the story of the family tragedy of the Compson family, a declining landowner in the South. The whole book revolves around Katie's fall through the inner monologues of these three sons. Old Compson was idle and addicted to drinking and drinking. His wife is selfish, cruel, and resentful. The eldest son, Quentin, desperately clung to the so-called old traditions of the South. His sister Katie was so romantic that she insulted her status as a southern lady and was so filled with love and hate that he committed suicide by drowning. The second son Jason is cold and greedy, while the third son Benji is an idiot. At the age of thirty-three, he only has the intelligence of a three-year-old child.

Defoe, a famous British novelist, "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" is his masterpiece. Robinson was born in the middle class. His father often taught him the philosophy of contentment and asked him to be satisfied with the status quo. But he still couldn't resist the temptation of the new world overseas. He went to sea several times and finally got trapped on a desert island. Twenty-eight years of living on an isolated island still failed to stop his adventurous spirit. With perseverance, he built houses, cultivated fields, planted food, and raised livestock on the desert island, and finally built a paradise on the desert island. Finally, he escaped from danger and returned to Europe.

"Sense and Sensibility" is one of Jane Austen's most humorous works. It mainly tells the story of the complicated love and marriage of two sisters, Elinor and Mellie, who live in a British squire family. The elder sister Elilo is good at controlling emotions with reason, while the younger sister Melia is full of fantasies about love. Therefore, when they face love, they have completely different reactions. Through this humorous comparison of "reason and emotion", the novel raises the issue of moral and behavioral norms, which is thought-provoking. "Sense and Sensibility" and the author's other masterpiece "Pride and Prejudice" can be called companion works, and have been adapted to the big screen many times.

"The Call of the Wild" mainly tells the story of a domestic dog who turns into a wild wolf. The protagonist of the novel is a dog named "Buck". Before being trafficked, he was a pampered domesticated dog in Judge Miller's family and lived a carefree life; however, after being trafficked to the harsh north, he had to face a completely different world. In an extremely harsh real-life environment, it showed a strong desire to survive, and was dominated by this desire. It managed to overcome all unimaginable difficulties and became a sled dog that adapted to the laws of survival and competition in the wilderness. In the end, it responded to the call of the wilderness and returned to nature.

"The Pickwick Papers" is a famous work by Dickens, the most important British writer in the 19th century. It is a work in the genre of a picaresque novel. The whole book describes the social life and customs of the British urban and rural areas at that time through a series of encounters experienced by Pickwick and his three friends during their travels. This book is one of Dickens's most important and representative works. Since its publication, it has been welcomed by readers from all over the world and has become an indisputable classic of world literature.

The novel mainly describes what happened during the period when French Cardinal Richelieu became Prime Minister in 1624 to when he attacked and occupied the city of La Rochelle, the main base of the Huguenots in 1628. In order to help King Louis XIII, Richelieu tried every means to seize the Queen's ambiguous relationship with the British Prime Minister, the Duke of Buckingham. Out of justice, the protagonist d'Artagnan and his friends the three musketeers broke through the many traps set by the archbishop to rescue the queen, and finally saved the queen's reputation. The adventures of d'Artagnan and the three musketeers are vivid and fascinating in Dumas's writing.

"Letter from a Strange Woman" is Zweig's most famous masterpiece. It has been made into a movie by Xu Jinglei and adapted into a play by Meng Jinghui, which has received an enthusiastic response. On his 41st birthday, writer R received a letter without signature and address. This letter came from a dying woman and told an unforgettable love story. The hero of this story, writer R, knew nothing about it. This is a woman's "tragedy", but it has become a "fairy tale" for all mankind. At the same time, this book also includes two other classic works by Zweig: "Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life" tells the story of a forty-year-old woman who, out of her son-like love for a gambler, tries to save the gambler, but ends up losing her virginity to the gambler. The beauty of passion and redemption is that it has nothing to do with love. "The Burning Secret" is a story about a mother's cheating, but the difference is that it uses a 12-year-old boy to observe the "Burning Secret" that the child does not yet understand.

In "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Huckleberry is a smart, kind and brave white boy. He fled to the Mississippi River in pursuit of a free life. On the way to escape, he met Jim, a black slave. Jim was a hard-working, simple, enthusiastic, honest, and loyal black slave. In order to escape the fate of being sold again by his master, he ran away from his master's home. They drifted together on the Mississippi River and lived a free life. The two became good friends. Huckleberry went through all kinds of hardships for Jim's freedom, and finally learned that Jim's master had liberated him in his will.

"Oliver Twist" is a realistic novel published by the British writer Dickens in 1838. Set in the foggy city of London, it tells the story of an orphan's tragic life experience and experiences. The protagonist Oliver grew up in an orphanage, experienced an apprenticeship, struggled to escape, and strayed into a den of thieves. He was forced to work with vicious murderers. He went through countless hardships. Finally, with the help of kind people, he found out his life experience and gained happiness. Like Dickens's other novels, this book exposes many social problems of the time, such as workhouses, child labor, and gangs absorbing young people into crime.

[Douban 9.0 High score classic, the masterpiece of 1949 Nobel Prize writer William Faulkner! Marquez said "Faulkner is my spiritual mentor", Yu Hua said "Faulkner is my master", Faulkner is eternal! A ten-day funeral adventure, with 59 character monologues, grasping the unfinished moment before death, and seeing one's own destiny in the suffering of others. "As I Lay Dying" is the representative work of the 1949 Nobel Prize-winning writer William Faulkner. The novel is composed of 59 inner monologues and tells from multiple perspectives the "hard journey" of Bundren, a farmer in the southern United States, who, in order to keep his promise to his wife Addie, led his family to transport Addie's body back to his hometown for burial: the flood almost washed away the coffin, the mule pulling the cart was drowned, the fire almost incinerated the body, some of the children lost a foot, some were in jail, and some lost their beloved horses... It can be called a ten-day funeral adventure. This family is suspicious of each other, does not understand each other, and lives in sorrow. However, it is this family that, facing their fate, resolutely chooses to travel a long distance to complete their mission. They are like this, and so are every one of us. In the wilderness of life, suffering and confrontation go hand in hand. This book presents our past, present and future difficulties and destiny. It is an epic of destiny that "human beings can endure hardships and hardships, and will eventually overcome them."

The masterpiece of Irish literary master Colm Tóibín; the epitome of Henry James's lonely life in a foreign land; winner of the Dublin International Literary Award, the Stonewall Book Award, the Lambda Literary Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction, and the French Foreign Literature Award. In 1895, the American writer Henry James, already known as the "Master" by later generations of writers, dreamed of conquering London with a play. However, his first play, Guy Domville, failed at its premiere. In the shadow of failure, Henry accepted the invitation of the Irish nobles, savored the difficulties of others in middle age in the banquet and singing banquet, and licked the wounds deep in his heart. "The Master" begins here and continues until 1899 when his brother William James went to visit him in the small town of Rye. During these four years, his life was relatively peaceful, but his heart was filled with ups and downs. He often misses the important passers-by in his life, who leave their mark on his works and soul in different ways; he is troubled by his sexual orientation; he reflects on the impact of his family and relatives on his life; he longs for warmth and comfort, but deliberately keeps a distance from others; he hopes to create masterpieces that will be handed down for generations, but always encounters despair... This is a crucial psychological turning point in Henry's life. In Tobin's sympathetic and gentle writing, Henry James, a master of psychological writing, shows a cross-section of his delicate and susceptible heart, which is the epitome of his lonely life in a foreign land.

Mr. Bennett had five precious daughters, and Mrs. Bennett was worried about their marriage. The new neighbor Bingley is rich and handsome. At a dance, he falls in love at first sight with Jane, the beautiful eldest daughter of the Bennett family. Also attending the ball was Bingley's good friend Darcy, who was handsome and noble, but was arrogant and thought that none of them were worthy of being his dance partners, including Jane's sister Elizabeth. Elizabeth, who has a strong self-esteem, overheard Darcy's comments about her and felt disgusted. However, she didn't know that through unexpected experiences, Daxi had fallen in love with her silently. The famous British literary writer and critic Keble commented that "Jane Austen is a comic artist" and believed that she was "second only to Shakespeare in terms of pure comic art."

"Sense and Sensibility" is Jane Austen's humorous debut novel. Two sisters, Enoli and Mariana, were born into an English country squire family. The elder sister is good at controlling her emotions with reason, but the younger sister's emotions are uncontrolled. Therefore, when facing love, they react differently... The novel takes the twists and turns of the marriage of the two heroines as the main line, and raises the issue of moral and behavioral norms through the humorous comparison of "reason and emotion". This book and the author's "Pride and Prejudice" can be called companion works. They also use delicate writing and vivid dialogue to tell the story of a girl without a wealthy dowry falling in love and getting married.

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"The Buddenbrooks" (1901) is the masterpiece of the German writer Thomas Mann's novel. This great family novel chronicles the rise and fall of four generations of the Buddenbrooks, a prominent family in Lübeck, from 1835 to 1877. This book has a strong autobiographical flavor and is based on the rise and fall of the Mann family. It depicts reality to the last detail and can be called an epic masterpiece that reflects the social reality of Germany in the 19th century. The tragic tone and elegant and delicate style throughout the book have made it praised by Chinese readers as the "German Dream of Red Mansions". Mr. Fu Weici's translation is elegant and fluent. In 1962, this book was included in the "Classical Grid Edition" of the Humanities Society. For this inclusion in the "New Grid Edition", Professor Huang Liaoyu, an expert on Thomas Mann, was invited to re-write the preface to the translation.

"A Tale of Two Cities" is a long historical novel written by the British writer Charles Dickens and set against the background of the French Revolution. It has a touching plot and is one of the world's classics. The story connects the two major cities of Paris and London, and revolves around Dr. Manette's family and the Saint-Antoine district headed by the Defarges. The novel describes how the nobles corrupted and harmed the people. The people's deep hatred for the nobles accumulated in their hearts, which led to the inevitable French Revolution. The main idea of ​​the book is self-sacrifice for love, and the "Twin Cities" in the title refer to Paris and London.

This book tells the story of a justice rescue at sea. When the cruise ship "Duncan" was on its maiden voyage in the channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland, the sailors found a sealed bottle in the belly of a captured shark. The bottle contained three incomplete and unclear distress letters, written in English, French, and German, written by the Scottish explorer Captain Grant. From then on, the "Duncan" began its journey around the world in search of Captain Grant...

After witnessing the sacrifice of his closest comrade to save himself, young Larry chose to leave the established life track, rejecting a bright future and a beautiful fiancée, and began a long journey of exploring the meaning of life wholeheartedly... In the cold and objective narration that praises and criticizes self-evidently, everything is revealed. Each character gets what they want: Elliot gets prestige; Isabel gets a solid position in a well-educated social group; Gray gets a well-paying, stable job; Susanna gets security; Sophie gets death; and Larry gets happiness. A person's life is like climbing on a knife's edge. At the end of the day, maybe we can get a glimpse of the clues.

A broker on the British Stock Exchange originally had a successful career and a happy family. Unexpectedly, he fell in love with painting one day, like being "possessed by the devil". He ran away from home at all costs and went to Paris to pursue the ideal of painting. No one could understand his behavior. In a foreign country, he not only suffered from poverty and hunger physically, but also suffered mentally from the pain of pursuing painting skills.

"Under Western Eyes" is regarded in British and American academic circles as a companion piece to Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment". The protagonist Razumov is a top student at St. Petersburg University and hates revolution. His classmate Holding came to his residence to hide after assassinating government officials. However, he was afraid of being implicated and reported Holding, causing the latter to be executed by the government. But Razumov did not return to the study life he had hoped for because of his informant. Instead, he was coerced by government intelligence agencies and sent to Geneva, Switzerland, to spy on exiled Russian revolutionaries. In Geneva, Razumov happened to meet Holding's mother and sister. When Holding's sister confided her love to him, Razumov was tortured by his conscience and told the truth. He was eventually retaliated by the revolutionaries, beaten to deafness, and ended up spending the rest of his life in a remote village in Russia with a maid.

Social occasions are very popular among many celebrities, but some social evenings often deceive those who are keen on socializing; not only is it a waste of energy and time, but of course money is no exception. Damon and Ollie are two people who take advantage of people's social psychology to defraud money. The narrator of "Round Face" is a psychopath. He has a natural hatred for a man with a face like a full moon. He tried every means to cause trouble for him, driving his cattle to the fields in the middle of the night, poisoning his dogs, burning his grain, and giving him a mortgage so that he lost his house... But this man still did not change his smile like a full moon. Finally the pervert trained a dog and gave it to him. When he took his dog to catch trout, the well-trained dog picked up the explosives he threw into the pond to catch fish, and the round-faced man was eventually killed. The pervert secretly rejoiced over the "accidental death" he had successfully created.

When Goethe was young, he fell passionately in love with the beautiful girl Lotte, and the two fell in love with each other. However, the girl was already married and could not accept this love; he had to leave sadly. This unusual experience prompted Goethe to write the immortal masterpiece "The Sorrows of Young Werther" based on Lotte, which shocked generations of young people. After 44 years of separation from Goethe, Lotte and her daughter came to Weimar. The small town that had brought her joy and pain suddenly became excited, and people flocked to see Goethe's former sweetheart. However, the elderly Goethe was very indifferent to Lotte and did not want to recall the past too much. This made Lotte very unhappy and she could not leave the house for several weeks. One day Goethe invited her to watch a play, and the two of them were riding in a carriage on the way home. This scene seemed familiar, and it reminded them of the past. They both confided to each other about their situations over the years, and their nostalgia for the past was beyond words. The novel reproduces the passionate love between the hero and heroine and the colorful social scene at that time; it is considered to be a supplement and continuation of "The Sorrows of Young Werther".

"The Moon and Sixpence" tells the story of a British stock exchange broker who was obsessed with the art of painting and resolutely gave up his original family and job and went to Paris to study painting and pursue his dream. Based on the French post-Impressionist painter Gauguin, this book explores the relationship between reality and ideals, secularity and spirituality, personality and genius, society and art.

Margaret, a courtesan in Paris, is a very beautiful country girl who is conquered by the sincere love of Armand, who is not rich, and falls in love. Just when the lovers in love were looking forward to a better life in the future, Armand's father secretly forced Margaret to leave Armand. Armand does not know the truth and thinks that Margaret intends to abandon him. Margaret endured the humiliation and died of hatred due to the double torment of illness and grief. This innocent love ended in tragedy. Published in 1847, this book pioneered the "Lady in Distress" series in French literature and had a profound influence on European realist issue novels in the second half of the 19th century.