Library

Browse and search books

Tags

40,760 novels found

A Manic-depressive Boy's Dream in the Summer of 1969 (2 Volumes in Total)

(germany) Frank Wetzel

569K0

This book is a novel that the author spent fifteen years writing. It won the 2015 German Book Award. The novel describes the ignorant youth years experienced by a boy from the Federal Republic of Germany and his peers from the late 1960s to the 1970s. It reflects the author's profound analysis of the society of the post-war Federal Germany. It was a turbulent era. Young people in European and American societies sharply criticized the various shortcomings of Western society. Young people in the Federal Republic of Germany vowed to investigate the culpability of their parents in the Second World War. Popular culture such as rock music represented by the Beatles in the 1960s and 1970s also had a huge impact on the young generation.

A Collection of Three Words and Two Shots

(ming) Feng Menglong And Others, Edited By Zhuma Bookstore

343K0

"Three Words and Two Patterns" is the collective name of five famous collections of storybooks and imitative storybooks written by my country's Ming Dynasty novelists Feng Menglong and Ling Shuchu - "Essays to Tell the World", "Words to Warn the World", "Everlasting Words to Awaken the World", "Surprise at the First Moment" and "Surprise at the Second Moment". Among them, "Three Words" contains a total of 120 novels, each book has 40 volumes and one article in each volume. "Erpai" has a total of eighty volumes (pieces). "Sanyan Erpai" is a landmark work in the history of Chinese literature. It marks the formation of the national style and characteristics of Chinese short vernacular novels. "Selected Collection of Sanyan Erpai" selects and compiles and annotates nearly 30 ancient vernacular novels from the five works of "Sanyan Erpai" for the readers' enjoyment. Among them, the original version of "Sanyan" was copied from the Ming Dynasty editions of Tianxuzhai, Jianshantang and Ye Jingchi published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House; the original version of "Erpai" was copied from the Ming Dynasty Shangyoutang published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House and edited from various current versions. In order to preserve the essence of the original work, this edition strictly followed the original text, and some words and usages followed the old work, striving to preserve the original appearance of the original text and make it easier for today's readers to read.

Dirty Seas and Mountains

Exquisite

173K0

The widowed sister-in-law who looks after the family vs. The lame and cruel brother in charge of the family, enters her husband's house dressed in filial piety, and her brocade shoes are filthy every step of the way! The charming girl suddenly became a widower. In order to find out the truth about the death of her parents, she voluntarily entered her husband's family - the most talkative family in Xiajiuliu, the family that runs the banner of Bada Hutong and Haishan Casino. But what she didn't want to see was relatives making things difficult, gamblers committing murder, brothels, extortion... Everything in that sea and mountain was invisible. However, when she walked into this sea and mountain, she realized that although the sea and mountain contained filth, people's hearts were not necessarily all dirty... On the way to seek the truth, the widowed daughter-in-law and the disabled flag bearer of the Hong family went from mutual suspicion to mutual admiration.

A Dream of Red Mansions (vernacular Version)

Compiled By Xiaoshui

272K03

This book rewrites the first eighty chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions" in modern vernacular language, focusing on clearly explaining the relationship between characters and the context of events. At the same time, it retains the splendor and expressiveness of the original text in key language and dialogue. At the same time, in terms of narration and description, it has relatively harmonious text features of modern languages, and has the author's special sense of language, which is different from simple and boring translations.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (vernacular Version)

Compiled By Xiaoshui

238K0

This book rewrites "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in modern vernacular language, focusing on clearly explaining the relationship between characters and the context of events. At the same time, it retains the splendor and expressiveness of the original text in key language and dialogue. At the same time, in terms of narration and description, it has relatively harmonious text features of modern languages. It has the author's special sense of language, which is different from simple and boring translations.

I Would Like to Pledge Myself to You

Xiao Xiaosu

97K0

Who is he? The scandal-ridden newcomer Mu Rou has always been obsessed with him. Pan An, a pretty boy from the handsome boy world, Bai Long from the medical profession, and Bai Jinan, a charismatic young man, got entangled with this novice from the entertainment industry due to an accident. Their fates were closely intertwined in laughter and curses. Even if marriage does not favor you, even if misunderstandings are always with you, your love is still greater than the sky. Mu Rou has been chasing after Bai Jinan, and Bai Jinan has never left Mu Rou. The true commitment of one's body is not that one person never forgets, but that two people respond to each other.

Yiran's Heartbeat

Yiran's Heartbeat

General Fiction

Lao Li Doesn't Drive

151K0

Liu Xin, an intern who had just entered the medical industry, repeatedly encountered obstacles at work and fell into confusion about the future. Colleague Bian Yongyan encouraged Liu Xin to continue working hard. But Liu Xin's simple and kind-hearted character made Dr. Jiang Chuan fond of her. Liu Xin was at a loss when caught between two outstanding boys, and therefore suffered cynicism from Zhao Enxi, who had a crush on Jiang Chuan. As her career continues to progress, Liu Xin will eventually make a choice in love and rush to Jiangchuan without hesitation.

Mainstay: Zeng Guofan

Mainstay: Zeng Guofan

General Fiction

Water Mirror

122K0

This book is a biographical novel focusing on the second half of Zeng Guofan's life, including the founding of the Hunan Army, the battle against Hunan and Jiangxi, the attack on Jiangning, the Westernization Program, his appointment in Liangjiang, his death from illness, and the title of hero. His half-life experience was the last reflection of the declining feudal dynasty. His talents include knowing others and cultivating general talents. According to historical statistics, he has trained more than 400 talents in his life, covering various fields such as politics, economy, diplomacy, military, scientific research, culture and so on. His moral character was deeply influenced by Confucian culture, and he devoted his life to becoming a noble man praised by everyone. His family tradition advocates adhering to diligence, thrift, and integrity. His family is full of talented people. Three generations have been officials in the government. His brothers include Zeng Guoquan, who has a great military record, and Zeng Guohua, who sacrificed his life for the country. His descendants include Zeng Jize, a famous diplomat in modern history, and Zeng Jihong, a third son, a famous mathematician. Even his grandchildren have translators, chemists, educators, and other talents of value to the nation. Zeng Guofan left a motto: "My progress in life comes only when I am frustrated and humiliated." ' As the first famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty, he deservedly became the last mainstay of the Qing court.

Water Margin Haike

Water Margin Haike

General Fiction

Su Qiwen

174K01

After Yan Qing won a great victory in the southern expedition to Fangla, he and his close friends Li Jun and others fell into Song Jiang's conspiracy. In order to get rid of the pursuit of their former eldest brother, with the help of Gongsun Sheng, a group of people used the machine ship Liangshan to go to the sea and go to the Kingdom of Siam. At sea, everyone experienced many hardships and met the mysterious man Baili Chengfeng. After realizing the subtleties of the mechanism technique, everyone decided to search for the legendary secret mechanism book "Missing One Door", and the crisis from a foreign country was gradually approaching.

Iron-blooded Shield: the Crisis of the Burning Sun

Yan Liang

147K0

This book is the first in the "Iron-Blooded Shield" series. The story focuses on the actual investigation records of young police officers. It combines the personal experiences of front-line police officers and real case-handling files to present the story of how the public security team protects people's safety from a professional perspective. After young policeman Wang Huan completed his internship, he officially entered the Dongshan Police Station to work. The first case he received was a fraud case. However, what he did not expect was that behind this small fraud case, there was a bigger conspiracy. It was Tiancheng Pharmaceutical, a well-known pharmaceutical company in the city, colluding with a multinational medical group, which seriously threatened the life and property safety of the people of our country. At the critical moment, the young police officers represented by Wang Huan stepped forward, shed their blood and sacrificed their lives to defend the country's honor and people's safety.

Late Qing Dynasty: Li Hongzhang

Water Mirror

178K0

This book is a biographical novel that focuses on the second half of Li Hongzhang's life, including countering the rebellion, organizing the Huai Army, running the Westernization Service, building a navy, signing treaties, visiting Europe and the United States, dying of illness and illness, and discussing through the ages. His half-life experience is enough to support a history of the late Qing Dynasty. Regarding the historical controversy surrounding his person, there is still no comprehensive evaluation that can balance the views of all parties in academic circles at home and abroad. To his credit, he proposed that China has experienced changes that have not happened in three thousand years. By learning advanced Western technology and then carrying out domestic reforms, he not only established a naval and military system, but also established an industrial production and financial order, which the world should recognize. On the other hand, he blindly bowed to the decadent feudal dynasty. He only knew how to show foolish loyalty to the court, but did not know how to safeguard the interests of the people. It should be noted that a high-ranking official regards the welfare of the people as his own duty. In the end, he was nailed to the pillar of shame forever because he signed several treaties for the imperial court that involved losing power, humiliating the country, and ceding territory to pay compensation. Throughout Li Hongzhang's life, his talent and selfish desires complemented each other, so Liang Qichao once made a pertinent comment: I respect Li Hongzhang's talent, I cherish Li Hongzhang's knowledge, and I am saddened by Li Hongzhang's fate.

I Transformed the Second Male Lead into the Male Lead

Lao Li Doesn't Drive

151K0

After working as a laborer for a lifetime, do you still want her to be a laborer after wearing a book? Yi Mengzhi said that she didn't want to do it, and that she would stay away from all the love fools. She wanted to be an independent woman in the new era. Did he bump into him by accident or did he meet the cute and domineering CEO at a variety show? What to do? Of course! It's not that she's brainless, it's just about her career, she should do it by herself; it's not about her fans, she can suck it up by herself, it's not about love, there will always be someone to embrace her. Let's see how the awakening world can reverse the cliche of overbearing presidents!

My Aggressive Girlfriend

Erya

127K0

He didn't know where he came from or where he was going. On a train to the future, he has a new identity - a rich bodyguard. Here he encounters dangers he has never imagined, fierce battles full of tension and excitement, and of course, love that spans time, space and identity. How would he choose between the mature and intellectual rich nanny and the young and innocent rich daughter? Under the double test of bullets and endless love, how will he face his former self?

Tattoo

Tattoo

General Fiction

(japan) Keiya Iwai

137K01

Suga Yuichi lived a dissolute private life, but he was a rare best-selling writer in history. He claimed that all his works were derived from personal experience. After publishing a controversial murder novel, his literary stature reached unprecedented heights. Later, Yuichi Suga died of cancer. He left one million yen and designated his daughter Asumi, who had been separated for many years, to be his funeral director. After Asumi suppressed her hatred for her father and held the funeral, she received a handwritten posthumous manuscript signed by her father, entitled "Tattoo", which at first glance seemed like a memoir. When he was young, Yong Yi was invisible at home because he had a genius younger brother. The strange thing is that the relationship between the two did not create any rift, but became more and more affectionate. In order to escape the suffocating situation, the younger brother came up with a surprising plan...

Death of Artemio Kroos

Death of Artemio Kroos

General Fiction

N

200K0

The Mexican version of "Citizen Kane" is an x-ray of Mexico's contemporary history, a milestone that kicked off the "Latin American literary explosion". In April 1959, Mexican newspaper tycoon Artemio suddenly fainted in his office after returning from a business trip in Hermosillo. When he woke up again, he found himself lying on the bed in a mansion, waiting for death. The memories of his shameful life and his rotting body are the only things left of him. His wife and daughter who were guarding the sickbed didn't care about his life or death, they just wanted to get his will. Artemio, who was in a daze, allowed his thoughts to shuttle between the present and the past, indulged in imagination and nightmares, and important moments in his life appeared in his mind.

The Other Side of Midnight

I

264K01

Betrayal, conspiracy and destruction, crime and punishment intertwined with revenge and lust! Her name is Noelle Page, who was abandoned by her ex-boyfriend Larry. Larry Douglas is a legendary American pilot. He is romantic by nature and seduces Noelle, but then abandons her. Noelle never thought that he could hate someone so much. She used her power and wealth to weave a dense web of revenge for Larry. Her name is Catherine Alexander. By chance, she fell in love with Larry. Catherine even gave up her career and boyfriend for this, but in the end she was exchanged for endless lies and became the victim of a despicable conspiracy. Two women who have never met unexpectedly intersect in this revenge. As the curtain of revenge unfolds, French trendy film directors, film superstars, and Greek millionaires appear one after another. Noelle walks among these people, looking for a good opportunity to hunt Larry like a hunter...

An Offering for Murder

An Offering for Murder

General Fiction

Yan Hui

258K0

Shimada Kiyoshi, who has no interest in mystery novels, had no choice but to inherit the mystery bookstore called "Offer to Murder" due to the death of his father. He teamed up with a female college clerk who was obsessed with reasoning to revive the mystery bookstore. However, one after another strange cases came one after another - walkers lingering on the ceiling, bookstores that caught fire in alphabetical order by store name, the urban legend of the "Hell Thaumaturge"... The days of solving mysteries while running a bookstore already made Shimada feel at a loss. What's more, these cases made him vaguely aware that his father's death was not an accident.

A Dream in Ten Years

A Dream in Ten Years

General Fiction

(us) Meg Wolitsz

230K0

If you like "Desperate Housewives" and "Deadly Women", you must not miss this book. Taking the modern city as the stage, it focuses on women's marriage, childcare, work and money. What difficulties will women face when they choose to give up work and return to family? Is it really possible to achieve the perfect balance of personal, family and career? For Amy, Jill, Roperta and Karen, four women living in the heart of New York City, the past decade can basically be summed up as "being a wife and being a mother." They were all well-educated and had already shown extraordinary talents as early as girls. After graduating from college, they worked as lawyers, bankers, film producers, and painters respectively, and made their own careers. However, after getting married, they all gave up their jobs in order to take care of their families. I thought it was just a temporary departure, but it turned out to be ten years. Now in their late 40s, their lives as young stay-at-home mothers busy and satisfying for their young children are gone. For them, the past ten years have been like a nap or a dream. To fill this loss, they long for a job that allows them to reinvent themselves. However, it is not easy to restart your career when you reach middle age...

Master Strategist

Master Strategist

General Fiction

I

280K01

On the chessboard of power, everyone is a pawn in her hands. She is the queen of strategy - Kate. Perhaps even Kate herself did not expect that she would be the loneliest queen in a huge business empire based on the diamond business. Kate's father, Jamie McGregor, came to South Africa from Scotland with a dream of gold mining. After going through many hardships and narrow escapes, he finally realized his dream of becoming a millionaire. As the heir, Kate began to realize the rapid expansion of the business empire built by her father: she used some tricks to successfully control the company by marrying David, the company's general manager, and used her son as a marriage tool to successfully annex competitors. In order to continue the glory of the family business, she carefully cultivated her children and grandchildren, but she did not realize that her son became insane under her control, and her granddaughter, who had high hopes, became extremely rebellious and even went into the abyss of crime... No one in the entire family wanted to get close to her anymore. Power and wealth brought her loneliness and fear. Since she planned all this, she has lost the family affection, friendship and love that ordinary people have. She is a world-renowned strategy queen, but she is also a complete loser...

If Tomorrow Comes

If Tomorrow Comes

General Fiction

I

242K01

American revenge heroine, reversal of suspense! "She picked up the gun. There was only one way to end it all quickly." Tracy Whitney may have thought this more than once: her life actually changed the night her mother committed suicide... On the night she was engaged to her wealthy boyfriend and went to meet his parents, Tracy received a call from the police station informing her mother of suicide. After she rushed home, she learned the truth. Because of the hostile takeover and deliberate frame-up by the local mafia leader's henchmen, the mother was forced to go bankrupt and incurred high debts. During the negotiation, Tracy desperately resisted the other party's sexual assault. She knew there was only one way to end this quickly, so she fired. What greeted her was the mafia's desperate revenge. Under the illegal operation of the Mafia, Tracy was sentenced to prison. Her wealthy boyfriend abandoned her. What's even more frightening is that Tracy discovered that she was pregnant at this time... Destiny wanted to destroy Tracy in the most violent way, and she was unwilling to do so and decided to resist fate. At the same time, an investigator with absurd behavior keenly discovered the doubts in Tracy's case. No one would have thought that a cat-and-mouse game that would last for more than ten years had quietly begun.

W: My Personal Auschwitz

L

82K0

"I have no childhood memories. Another history, that big history, holding its huge axe, has already answered this question for me: war, concentration camps." Childhood is a blank. The war carved a gap in Perec's life that could not be ignored. But in this book, he pieced together the fragments of a life snatched from the void, trying to salvage memories of his parents. W is a fictional island. In W, ruled by the Olympic ideal, whether you can eat, what name you will have, whether you will be beaten to death - all basic life depends on the results of competition. The fate of the residents is completely random, and the referee can change the rules at will. Here, being alive is a gift rather than a right. One is a story about childhood, and the other is a story about childhood creation. The two texts overlap and overlap. In the gaps, breaks, and breaks between them, there hangs a cruel history that belongs to both individuals and collectives...

Barsetshire Chronicle (3): Doctor Thorne (collected Works of Trollope)

I

416K0

How did the love of a young British man and woman lead to marriage? How can the two principles of "blood above all else" and "must be combined with money" be reconciled? The third novel in the "Barsettshire Chronicles" series. The ancient Gresham family is holding a celebration for the sole heir of the family, Frank, who has reached legal age. The feasting and feasting scene cannot conceal the crisis of the family's decline. Frank's aunt, Countess de Cousy, proposes that Frank must marry money, regardless of the bride's origin and blood. This is a choice that is forced, inappropriate, and loses the face of a noble family. Mary is the illegitimate daughter of Dr. Thorne's brother Henry and the noble girl Mary. Mary's brother, Sir Rogers Catcheduld, was a famous railway tycoon. He had never approved of her marriage to Henry, let alone Mary, his illegitimate niece. Mary had many gifts, but no money. Mary grew up with the Gresham sisters and their handsome brother Frank, who owned one of the most luxurious estates in Gresham Park. When Mrs. Grisham discovered that her baby boy had fallen in love with Mary, she was horrified. Her husband, Francis, had spent all the family wealth and relied on Dr. Thorne to help him borrow money from Sir Roger. Mrs. Grisham firmly believed that her son's marriage to a rich woman was the best way to save the family, so she searched for an heiress to be her son's bride. Miss Dunstable, the American heiress, soon became Madame's target. With the help of her sister-in-law and niece, the lady decided to take action...

R

R

General Fiction

H

404K0

"Flowers in the Mirror" is a novel written by Li Ruzhen, a writer in the Qing Dynasty. The first 50 chapters of the novel describe the story of Tang Ao, Duo Jiugong and others traveling overseas by boat. The last 50 chapters tell the story of Wu Zetian selecting talented women through the imperial examination, Tang Xiaoshan, who was entrusted by the Baihua Fairy, and a hundred talented women entrusted by other flower fairies to make a difference in the court. The author uses imaginary overseas stories to satirize reality and express his ideals, showing his love for life, reverence for death and questioning of the human survival situation.

R

R

General Fiction

H

52K0

This book has the appearance of children's literature, but it is also a book about children written for adults in a language that children can understand. Through seven carefully connected story fragments, it tells a set of daydreams of a ten-year-old boy, Peter, thus showing a mysterious journey, transformation and adventure in childhood that astonishes adults. Living between dreams and reality, Peter put himself into the body of a baby, a rag doll, an adult, or even a cat, and experienced unprecedented transposition and transformation. Standing at the beginning of his growth, he questioned the order, vulgarity, and greed of the adult world. In the process of the gradual superposition of the adult world and the childlike world, the children's vision slowly disappears, the adult lens fades in, and the last article looks back at the world and the way it came from the eyes of Peter, who has grown up to ten years after waking up. This also fulfills McEwan's original intention - what is more suitable for cunningly and skillfully interrogating reality than fairy tale fantasy?

Qixun is Good at Planning: Lu Xun

Su Qiwen

168K0

This book tells the life of Lu Xun. After losing his father when he was young, he joined Sun Quan's camp at the age of 21. He later served for Sun Quan, won many wars, and formed a deep comradeship with Lu Meng and Zhuge Jin. After the Battle of Chibi, regarding the occupation of Jingzhou, there was no fault, and the expedition was bound to fail. In the end, a series of plots were devised, forcing Guan Yu to defeat Maicheng. After the death of Lu Su, Lu Xun was reused and appreciated by Sun Quan. He became the prime minister and gradually moved into the center of power in Soochow. Sun He and Sun Ba were involved in the dispute between Sun Quan and his son during the "Second Palace Controversy", and finally died in depression. Throughout his life, he did not realize all his ambitions.

Qilin Jue (two Volumes)

Xichi

471K0

This book includes "Qilinjue 1: Yunying Hanbo" and "Qilinjue 2: The Moon Shines on the Clear City".

Qilinjue 2: the Moon Illuminates the Clear City

Xichi

237K0

This book is a derivative work under the "Mowu" world view, with the core setting of ancient mechanism display. After two years of practice, Yue Zhaoting and others decided to sneak into Benlei City to seize the Tianqi Sword on the night of Lei Hanchi's birthday party, but an accident happened at this moment. The injured Yue Zhaoting happened to be rescued by Yu Qianying at the critical moment of life and death. The two people who once deeply loved each other were forced to embark on the road of breakup. The mystery of Yu Qianying's fake death also involves many truths from twenty years ago. The reunited lovers finally joined hands again to smash the enemy's conspiracy with their best friends and fight for peace.

From the Beginning to the Rest of My Life (two Volumes)

Lao Li Doesn't Drive

266K0

This book includes "From the First Encounter with the Rest of Life" and "From the First Encounter with the Rest of Life 2".

From the Beginning to the Rest of My Life 2

Lao Li Doesn't Drive

106K0

Fei Yiming, a well-known technical figure in the Internet circle, is now a gourmet dad who can satisfy the baby's every desire with just one hand; Yun Ruolan, a hot-blooded and powerful flower in the military medical field, is now a fashionable mother who only follows her husband's food videos and is interested in various baby-raising secrets. The marriage life they chose without hesitation has begun, but various circumstances have made the newlyweds overwhelmed. The white moonlight of his past came to her from the air, and the cinnabar mole of her past ached faintly. Has love been buried by marriage? The two still reached an agreement: they can still save him one more time!

Great Business Sage: Fan Li

Yosuke

141K0

Fan Li can be described as a legendary figure for thousands of years. He rose from a commoner to a high-ranking official and general of the Yue Kingdom. When the Yue Kingdom was destroyed and its monarch was humiliated, Fan Li used his perseverance and grand strategy to assist the monarch Gou Jian in reviving the Yue Kingdom that was on the verge of destruction, defeating the Wu Kingdom that dominated the princes, and creating a great cause of revitalizing and destroying one country. After completing the great cause of restoring the Yue Kingdom, Fan Li did not love power and retreated bravely, so he took his family on a boat trip across the five lakes with the wish of finding Xi Shi. When the Qi State suffered a natural disaster, Fan Li took the world as his own responsibility and shouldered the moral responsibility. He became the Prime Minister of Qi again and helped the people in danger. After the prosperity of Qi State, Fan Li resigned from office again and retired. Fan Li started his business and started a business, making three fortunes, and became the world-famous Tao Zhugong. Today, there is a saying that "in ancient times there was Tao Zhugong in the pre-Qin Dynasty, and in recent times there is Hu Xueyan in the late Qing Dynasty." Fan Li gathered and dispersed from time to time, squandering his wealth as he pleased. People worshiped this hero who had easy access to wealth as the God of Wealth. This book introduces Fan Li's magnificent and legendary life, demonstrates his outstanding political and military talents, and tells the various legends about how he created huge wealth after abandoning politics and entering business. It interprets the speculations he left for future generations in a romantic form, and tells his life wisdom for us to taste and learn from.

Not Medically Necessary 3

Lao Li Doesn't Drive

108K0

A girl who studied Chinese medicine met a boy who was proficient in Western medicine, and a love story quietly began. The two met on a blind date, but they disliked each other. Fate seems to have played a dramatic joke on them. They met again in the same work unit. In order to prove that they are excellent, they are constantly proving their work ability to each other. But as time goes by, the two appreciate each other and have feelings for each other, and slowly get closer and closer. In the end, I meet you at the corner, and love is in the encounter.

Minister of Humility: Zuo Zongtang

Water Mirror

140K0

This book is a biographical novel focusing on the second half of Zuo Zongtang's life. He retired to seclusion in his early years and emerged from the mountains in his later years. He controlled Hunan, pacified Fujian and Zhejiang, attacked Shaanxi and Gansu, settled the frontiers, and raised border defenses, but regretted his life. His military talent was always able to strategize and win decisively thousands of miles away. He was known as "Zhuge's reincarnation". However, his temperament is weird, changeable and surly. If he does not get along with him, he will not be worthy of being respected by outsiders. But the only unchanging fact is that when he was alive, he would not give up an inch of China's territory and would attack it with troops. People all over the world respected Zuo Zongtang as "Zuo Gong" because of his spirit of loyalty to the country. In his later years, he repeatedly stopped the humiliating policy of "ceding land and paying indemnity" set by the imperial court. However, as the deadline had come, he could no longer make a comeback and died of illness in Fuzhou when he was over seventy years old. His colleague once wrote a poem to express Zuo Gong's life aspirations. The poem said: The general has not yet returned the border, and the descendants of Hunan and Xiang are all over the Tianshan Mountains. Three thousand miles of newly planted willows attract the spring breeze to Yuguan. Therefore, looking at the late Qing Dynasty, if anyone can be called a minister of humiliation, Zuo Gong deserves it.

Red-topped Wealthy Businessman: Hu Xueyan

Ye Pingsheng

182K0

As a wealthy businessman who was active in the second half of the 19th century, Hu Xueyan's life experience is also a microcosm of an era. He relied on Wang Youling in the first half of his life, and assisted Zuo Zongtang in the second half of his life. He opened a bank, ran a medicine hall, raised food and grass, helped disaster victims, borrowed foreign money, and scattered family wealth. His life was full of ups and downs and overcoming obstacles. With one hand, he was able to navigate the officialdom and political circles, and with the other hand, he had extensive connections with the gentry and celebrities, from a waiter to a famous Huizhou businessman. Behind this great success were his keen sense of smell, extraordinary courage, and tenacious character. He and Zuo Zongtang became confidants in times of need, assisting Zuo Zongtang in establishing the route of Westernization to save the country, hiring Western craftsmen, attracting foreign investment and equipment, and developing new shipping management. During Zuo Zongtang's Western Expedition in his later years, he raised huge amounts of silver to cover the logistics expenses of the army, and made immortal contributions to the success of the Western Expedition. With the tide of history and opportunities, a commercial empire with banks, silk shops, grain merchants, and medicine halls as its core was established step by step. In the end, he was awarded the second-pin red dome for his achievements in the Western Expedition, which made him famous all over the world and will be remembered by future generations. Looking at the history of China, no merchants can compare. But in his later years, unexpected changes occurred due to the dispute over the Chinese and foreign silk trade, and he was persecuted by treacherous bureaucrats. Eventually, he ended up with all his wealth, fame and fame, and a miserable death. Standing at the end of the historical tunnel and looking back, Hu Xueyan's life experience is the epitome of the rise and fall of merchant houses under the turbulent tide of the times, and has written an important chapter in the history of modern China.

My Sister is an Old Chinese Medicine Doctor

Lao Li Doesn't Drive

113K0

She is a descendant of a family of traditional Chinese medicine, and he is a wealthy business tycoon. However, an unpleasant medical experience allowed this female traditional Chinese medicine doctor with superb medical skills and personality to break into his life and his heart. The two collided and got along in one misunderstanding and trial after another, and the two seemingly unrelated people unexpectedly ended up getting married. When he put the diamond ring on her hand without any further explanation, what he held in his hand was not only his girlfriend's gentle and slender hand, but also the softest love in his heart.

My Sister is an Old Chinese Medicine Practitioner (two Volumes)

Lao Li Doesn't Drive

213K0

This book includes "Sister is an Old Chinese Medicine Practitioner" and "Sister is an Old Chinese Medicine Practitioner 2".

My Sister is an Old Chinese Medicine Doctor 2

Lao Li Doesn't Drive

100K0

Ye Qinghan and Lin Mo finally entered the palace of marriage. Their love made people around them envious, but everything was not as they wished. Lin Mo's mother desperately wanted to have a grandson. After all, the traditional mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problem still happened in this wealthy family. At the same time, Ye Qinghan's childhood friend Zhao Yuman returned from abroad. She had a relationship with Lin Mo. She was deeply attracted by him and deliberately tried to replace Ye Qinghan's position. Ye Qinghan did not expect that his trusted best friend would become his biggest enemy.

The Lord of Time and Sand (world Science Fiction Masters Series)

(japan) Ogawa Isui

123K0

In the twenty-sixth century, mankind was suddenly attacked by a mechanical creature that could reproduce itself. Humanity has been retreating steadily and has been chased to the edge of the solar system, on the verge of extinction. However, humans eventually developed intelligent life forms and relied on this new power to launch a desperate counterattack. At this moment, shocking news came: In order to completely eliminate human beings, mechanical creatures are preparing to go back in time and strangle human beings in the cradle. In order to thwart the opponent's conspiracy, the intelligent life form also embarked on the journey of time. Thus, a space-time war lasting hundreds of thousands of years began...

Interstellar Station (world Science Fiction Masters Series)

M

113K0

That was the beginning of everything, Enoch thought to himself, it was already a hundred years ago... The fantasy around the campfire has become a reality. The earth has been included in the territory of the galaxy and has become a stop for many races during interstellar travel, and Enoch has become the administrator of the stop. The human asked him why he did not grow old. Everyone is getting older, why can he stay young forever? But he couldn't tell them that time stood still in the inn. Only when he leaves the station does he begin to grow old. Living away from the crowd, the dual tasks of maintaining the inn and keeping secrets made him fall into endless coldness and loneliness. The death of an extraterrestrial stranger caused ripples, and the intricate alien forces officially requested the closure of the earth station. Without the inn, the earth will once again fall into isolation, with no hope of salvation and no chance of recognition. The human race will walk naked and alone, in the dark, towards a crazy future...

The Cuckoo of Midwich (world Science Fiction Masters Series)

(uk) John Wyndham

130K0

A mysterious vision suddenly comes to the ordinary British village of Midwich. The villagers fell into a coma at the same time. After waking up, they found that all the women of the right age in the village were pregnant, and the 61 children they gave birth to had golden eyes. Over time, these children began to demonstrate extraordinary intelligence and strength, able to manipulate human thoughts and behaviors at will. Not only that, they brought death. The villagers fell into great uneasiness and panic. They are not ordinary human children. They are invaders, changelings, little cuckoos.

Shrikes and Thorns (chinese Science Fiction Cornerstone Series)

Tan Gang

250K0

The killer's assassination target successfully escaped at the last moment and appeared a hundred years later. "When one goes to the future, one must go back to the past." Erin Sophia, who lived a hundred years later, was accidentally teleported back to modern times. Not only did she become the object of competition for all forces, but she also became the ultimate weapon that can create time paradoxes and threaten all mankind. "Shrike" is a ruthless man who talks little and is one of the killers who hunts down Erin. During the twists and turns he spent with Eileen, this cold-blooded killer gradually revealed his regret-filled emotions over the years towards the seemingly weak little girl who hid a deep secret. Thrilling life-and-death games, breathtaking assassinations, gripping action scenes, exciting and fierce gunfights and sniping, and carefully laid multiple suspense... How will the lonely Shrike find a way out in the face of numerous dangers? What will happen to the fate of the world because of Eileen?

Firefly Girl (world Science Fiction Masters Series)

(japan) Fujisaki Shingo

170K0

In the mountains near Tokyo, magazine reporter Ryo Chizawa suddenly heard a phone ringing from an abandoned house. Amid countless dancing fireflies, Ikezawa picked up the phone receiver. A woman's voice came, asking him to stop the development of a nearby resort hotel. At the same time, large-scale Proteobacteria suddenly appeared at the development site, and staff members also disappeared mysteriously. Chi Zeliang invited biologist Nanfang Yuji to start the investigation with him. They soon discovered that all the mysteries were closely related to the local legend of the "Firefly Girl". What's even more terrifying is that a natural disaster that could destroy the entire resort hotel is approaching...

Ada (world Science Fiction Masters Series)

(japan) Yamada Masaki

178K0

Qingshui is the project leader of the "Spaceship Unreal Adventure", a large-scale themed amusement park and sensory entertainment facility currently under construction in H City. One day, Qing Shui, who was maintaining the program in the "Illusion", suddenly disappeared inexplicably. His assistant Yuma found a disk with the word "ADA" written on it on the console, and was later forced to ask for it by an unknown person... It turned out that "ADA" is a super-large superconducting particle accelerator used to observe "multiple worlds", and around it will start a battle that spans parallel worlds and involves ancient and modern figures...

When You Pass by a Flower Room, I Am the Person You Turn Around and Forget

Wu Maoyang

223K0

The beautiful and innocent girl Balong was an admirer of the star Ke Wen in middle school. After experiencing a green campus love, Balong still found that the person he loved deep down in his heart was Ke Wen, whom he had never met. After many twists and turns, Balong finally met and fell in love with Ke Wen. However, what Balong didn't expect was that Ke Wen hid his marriage experience from her. In grief and anger, Balong repeatedly forgave Ke Wen for the sake of love, but what he got in the end was ruthless abandonment. In order to punish his ignorance, Balong smoked his eyes with mugwort to blind him. A few years later, Baalong's sister Xiufeng will marry journalist Zongtian, but Zongtian finds himself falling in love with Baalong, who is blind...

Yiziqingjing

Yiziqingjing

General Fiction

Wu Maoyang

179K0

"Yi Zi Qing Jing" is a collection of short stories by best-selling author Wu Maoyang. This book consists of 6 short stories. The portrayal of women in this book, whether they are beautiful or not, has a dream-like attraction, like women walking through the mist, pale, sad, absolutely lonely, with a hint of ghostly charm, telling their own touching stories.

I've Seen This Movie

I've Seen This Movie

General Fiction

Your Majesty The Nightmare

600K05

[The heroine Ning Ning travels through various real events and the movie adapted from Su explodes the audience. ][Novel + Time Travel + Infinite Streaming + Suspense + Imagination + Supernatural + Redemption + High Energy] Ning Ning is a second-generation celebrity with poor acting skills. She got a mysterious movie ticket from her mother and followed her instructions to go to a place called Life Cinema. This is an old and mysterious cinema. Every night, different posters are posted at the door and different movies are played. When Ning Ning uses the ticket in her hand to enter the cinema, her name appears on the poster at the door, and she herself travels into the movie that is being played and becomes a character in it. At first, Ning Ning regarded this as a place to hone her acting skills. But after a few movies, she gradually discovered that what she traveled through was not a fictional movie, but a real story that happened in history. What she did in the movie would change the future...

How to Eat Expired Candy

Wang Liuge

145K02

[Cheng Xinran, a girl who is soft on the outside and soft on the inside, VS Chen Mian, the arrogant campus male god] [Modern romance + campus + pure love + healing + two-way running + sour and sweet + ambiguity + first love + relaxation] [This is the prequel to "Expired Sugar", a campus encounter story. ]Cheng Xinran was born in poverty, had a quiet temper, average grades, and no sense of presence in the class. Chen Mian was the proud son of heaven, with a good family background, good grades, good looks, and a lot of fans. The two had no intersection at all. In order to improve the chances of getting into higher school, the class teacher helped each other, so Cheng Xinran and Chen Mian became deskmates. However, Chen Mian was too popular. There were always girls who asked Cheng Xinran to give Chen Mian gifts, but Chen Mian refused to accept them, so Cheng Xinran had to return them. As time went by, Cheng Xinran felt that Chen Mian was a trouble. I wanted to change seats, but I saw Chen Mian's eyes full of disgust. As a cool male god, Chen Mian didn't notice Cheng Xinran at all. He thought this girl was very interesting. She looked well-behaved, but turned out to be very aggressive, like a little kitten with explosive hair, and they began to learn how to control each other.

The Romance of the Gods (2 Volumes in Total)

(ming Dynasty) Written By Xu Zhonglin And Edited By Zhuma Bookstore

586K0

"Feng Shen Yan Yi", commonly known as "Feng Shen Bang", is a long novel about gods and demons, with one hundred original chapters, and was written around the Longqing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty. The novel extensively draws on folklore, and performs a large degree of artistic processing and fiction, interpreting it into a wonderful mythological story with Jiang Ziya assisting Zhou Conquering Zhou as the background, with the fighting method of interpretation and cutting as the main line, in which the gods and demons fight for wisdom and courage, each shows off his magical powers, and performs battles in formations. It has been widely circulated for hundreds of years and is a popular mythological masterpiece.

L

L

General Fiction

H

209K0

"How Steel Was Tempered" is a novel written by Soviet writer Ostrovsky in 1933. The novel uses the experience of the protagonist Paul Korchagin as a clue to describe a generation of young people who have gone through a series of hardships such as hard life, revolutionary wars, and post-war reconstruction. They were eventually tempered into steel and became outstanding proletarian revolutionary heroes. This is a youth hymn that praises the great spirit and has become a spiritual model for countless young people to learn from.

Female Doctor's Love Manual

Mu Qingxue

218K0

[Media company upstart Jinli × little confused female doctor Fu Xingchen] [Modern romance + strong + soft spot + healing + elite + internet celebrity + new media + 1V1 + HE] As a social media enthusiast, Fu Xingchen's hobby is to forward various koi Weibo for good luck. However, facing the huge pressure of studying for a PhD, she unfortunately discovered that she also has a physique that is insulated from good luck. Until one day, while she was doing a project, she was spotted by Jin Li, a popular media upstart. Jin Li looked at the lottery data in the background with a smile, and said softly, "The ID of the secret box will be deducted from me." So Fu Xingchen took back a bunch of winning gifts with surprise and joy. Is it time for transfer? Yes, meeting Jin Li really became an important turning point in her life.

105 / 832