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Captain Ahab is obsessed with hunting down Moby Dick, the white whale who bit off one of his legs. His paranoia is not only the epitome of human desire for conquest, but also a crazy allegory of industrial civilization's declaration of war on nature. From the ports of New England to the vast Pacific Ocean, the whaling ship "Pecod" has become a floating laboratory of civilization: the crew members with different skin colors, beliefs, and traumas collided in the closed cabin with the undercurrent of colonization, belief, and class. Whale oil, as the "black gold" of the industrial age, quietly connected human greed with ecological catastrophe. With a prophetic touch, Melville shaped the white whale into multiple metaphors - it is the divine incarnation of nature, the abyss projection of unknown destiny, and the ultimate mirror image of human arrogance. When Ahab and the white whale died together, this tragedy was not only the decline of individual destiny, but also foreshadowed the eternal dilemma of the relationship between modern civilization and nature.

"The Brothers Karamazov" is the last novel by the Russian literary giant Fyodor Dostoevsky, completed in 1880. The novel revolves around the old Karamazov and his three sons - Dmitry, Ivan, Alyosha, and the illegitimate son Smerdyakov. It tells a story about murder, faith, morality and the struggle of human nature. Through family conflicts and the mystery of patricide, Dostoevsky explores philosophical propositions such as the boundaries of human freedom and morality, and the conflict between reason and faith. Chapters such as "The Religious Grand Inquisitor" in the book have become classic fragments in literary history. The novel not only shows the complexity and contradictions of human nature, but also predicts the spiritual crisis of modern society, and is known as "the pinnacle of human thought".

The fictional character has walked through the real history of war and peace, and only he dares to write the cruel truth on the battlefield. From the 1910s to the 1920s, Russia experienced World War I, the February Revolution, and the October Revolution, leading to social turmoil and dramatic changes. The young Grigory has the character of Meng Lang, who is naive and straightforward. He just wants to live a comfortable and self-sufficient life, but he eventually becomes a Cossack militia like his father and brother. Even though Gregory was unruly by nature, traditional family values ​​and the numerous factions in society did not allow him to do as he pleased: his wife and lover wanted him to make a choice, and the Red Army and the White Army wanted him to be loyal... He was brave and upright, but he was always motivated and jumped repeatedly, and ultimately lost both sides. He fought tirelessly for freedom in confusion, but could only move towards despair step by step. The novel tells the tragedy of an authentic and innocent person being crushed step by step in a troubled world full of contradictions and opposition.

The novel "Anna Karenina" is the representative work of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. Through the two clues of the heroine Anna's love tragedy and Levin's reforms in the face of crisis in the countryside, the novel depicts a broad and colorful picture of Russia from Moscow to the countryside in other provinces. It is a social encyclopedia-style work.

"Robinson Crusoe" is a novel by the British writer Daniel Defoe. The work mainly tells the story of the protagonist Robinson Crusoe, who was born in a middle-class family and aspired to travel around the world throughout his life. Once while sailing to Africa, he encountered a storm and drifted alone to an uninhabited desert island, where he began to live an isolated life. With his strong will and unremitting efforts, he survived on the desert island. After living on the island for 28 years, 2 months and 19 days, he was finally able to return to his hometown.

"Gulliver's Travels" is an outstanding travel satirical novel by Jonathan Swift (translated as Jonathan Swift). The novel is written based on the experience of surgeon Gulliver's four voyage adventures. It expresses the author's thoughts in a relatively perfect artistic form. The author uses rich satirical techniques and bizarre plots of fictional fantasy to profoundly analyze the social reality of the time in Britain.

"Jane Eyre" is a classic novel written by British female writer Charlotte Bronte, first published in 1847. This novel is narrated in the first person and is autobiographical. It tells the story of the growth of the orphan Jane Eyre and the love story between her and Rochester. Jane Eyre's parents died when she was young, and she was fostered at her aunt's house. She lived a hard life and was abused. She was sent to Lowood School, where she received an education and met her best friend Helen. After graduation, Jane Eyre became a tutor at Thornfield Manor and met Rochester, the owner of the manor with complex personality. The two gradually developed feelings, but on the wedding day, Jane Eyre discovered that Rochester already had a mentally disturbed wife. In pain, Jane Eyre chose to leave, later inherited the inheritance, and finally returned to Thornfield, reunited with the blind Rochester, and achieved their love.

"The Old Man and the Sea (Illustrated Collector's Edition)" includes Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea" and the autobiographical short story "The Pursuit is Happiness" which was first published in The New Yorker in 2020. It is also paired with 35 woodcut illustrations from the original 1952 edition of "The Old Man and the Sea". "The Old Man and the Sea" tells the story of an old Cuban fisherman who failed to catch a fish for 84 days, but still persisted in sailing alone on the sea. He fought desperately with a huge marlin and multiple groups of sharks, and finally brought back only the marlin skeleton. For "The Old Man and the Sea", Hemingway won the 1953 Pulitzer Prize and the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. "Pursuit as Happiness" was first published in The New Yorker on June 1, 2020. It was originally discovered and named "Pursuit as Happiness" by Hemingway's grandson Sean Hemingway. The novel tells the story of Hemingway and his friends fishing in Cuba, echoing the plot of "The Old Man and the Sea".

"Little Women" is the representative work of Louisa May Alcott. It was first published in 1868. It is a realistic novel describing family life and female growth. The story is set during the American Civil War in the 19th century and tells the story of the four March sisters - Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy - as they faced poverty, responsibility, love and ideals. The novel is partly based on Alcott's own life experiences, especially the character of Joe, which is often seen as a reflection of the author himself. Qiao longs to be a writer, has an independent personality, and is unwilling to be bound by traditional female roles. She represents the gradually awakening female consciousness of that era. Although the language of the novel is simple and the plot is mostly ordinary life, it delicately displays the emotions between family members, the personality differences between sisters and their support for each other. It also reveals the multiple roles of women in society and family. The work has been loved by readers since its publication and is considered one of the most important coming-of-age novels in American literature. It has also had a profound impact on female literary creation in later generations.

Grandet, a typical miser, "talks about the ability to manage money... He is a tiger, a python: he will lie there, squat there, look at the prisoner for a long time, then pounce on him, open his bloody money bag, and pour in a lot of gold and silver..." He symbolizes the God of modern people, the God of Wealth with boundless power and ruthlessness. In order to make big money, he exploits outsiders! To save a little money, he was mean to his family. His last words before his death were to tell his daughter to guard his property and give him an account in the next world. However, the 20 million he had saved in his life did not help his daughter's fate. The shackles of gold and unfortunate love contributed to the double tragedy of Eugenie Grandet. Among Balzac's novels, this is one of the most classically structured works. The article is concise, elegant and natural, and can be regarded as the simplest epic.

This book is a classic work by the French writer Alexandre Dumas, the most widely circulated work by Alexandre Dumas. It tells a wonderful story about justice and revenge, hope and life during the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty and the July Monarchy in France. In Marseille in 1815, the young sailor Edmond Dantès was about to be promoted to the captain of the "Pharaoh" and get married to his beautiful fiancée. However, he was suddenly framed by others and imprisoned in a lonely secret prison for trumped-up charges of treason. During this period, the learned prisoner Father Faria imparted various knowledge to him, and before his death, he told him the secret hidden on the Island of Monte Cristo. More than ten years later, Dantès miraculously escaped from prison, found the treasure and became a millionaire. He transformed into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, appeared in Paris's upper class disguised as different identities, and began to implement an earth-shattering plan of repayment and revenge. This novel caused a sensation when it was serialized in the 1840s, and was inspired by a real injustice. Alexandre Dumas used this as a blueprint and referred to a large amount of real history to compose an adventure epic full of intrigue, passion and suspense.

British literary master D. H. Lawrence's shocking love classic, an immortal masterpiece of contemporary English literature; a passionate love across classes, a journey of rebirth in pursuit of authenticity; the secret key to the depths of human nature - love is both taboo and redemption; a brand new and unabridged translation, with a large number of annotations added to supplement and restore background information such as the era and society in which the novel is set. Connie married the nobleman Clifford Chatterley, who was soon wounded in World War I and paralyzed from the waist down for life. After the war, their lives were carefree but lifeless until Mellors, the manor's gamekeeper, rekindled Connie's love and desire for life. Clifford's selfishness and indifference gradually alienated Connie's heart. At the same time, Connie was attracted by Mellors' character and developed a love for him. The publication of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" once caused great controversy in the English-speaking world and was banned in many countries. However, now the novel has become a well-deserved classic of modern English literature.

The novel "Ulysses" is a representative work of stream-of-consciousness novels and is known as "the first of the 100 best English novels of the 20th century". In chronological order, "Ulysses" describes the various daily experiences of Bloom, an advertising salesman, in Dublin during one day and night on June 16, 1904. Joyce compares Bloom's day wandering the streets of Dublin to Odysseus's ten years of wandering overseas, while simultaneously portraying the psychology of his unfaithful wife Molly and Stephen's search for his spiritual father. The novel makes extensive use of detailed descriptions and stream-of-consciousness techniques to construct an intertwined and messy time and space, forming a unique style in language.

"Anna Karenina" is a novel written by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and is also his representative work. The work tells the story of Anna, an aristocratic woman, who pursues love and happiness, but is defeated by Karenin's hypocrisy and Vronsky's indifference and selfishness. She eventually ends up committing suicide by lying on a train and leaving her body in a station. The manor owner Levin opposed the private ownership of land, resisted the capitalist system, and sympathized with the poor peasants, but he could not get rid of the aristocratic habits and fell into an inextricable contradiction. Contradictory periods, contradictory systems, contradictory characters, and contradictory psychology make the whole book bump in the whirlpool of contradictions. Dostoyevsky commented that "this is a perfect artistic masterpiece, and there is nothing similar in modern European literature that can compare with it." The heroine in the book, Anna Karenina, has become one of the most graceful and plump female images in the history of world literature. Cao Ying, a literary translator, has single-handedly accomplished the feat of translating all of Leo Tolstoy's novels. The translation is famous for its concise, bright, smooth and easy-to-read text.

"Madame Bovary (Illustrated Collector's Edition)", formerly known as "Madame Bovary: Provincial Customs", is the representative work that established Flaubert's literary status and the pioneering work of realist literature. The novel was deleted when it was first serialized in the Paris Review in October 1856, and the Paris prosecutor criticized it on the grounds that the content "violated public order, good morals and religious ethics." The court trial in January 1857 made the novel famous. After Flaubert was acquitted in February 1857, "Madame Bovary" was officially published in April 1857. The protagonist of the story, Emma, ​​received an aristocratic education since she was a child and longed for romance and passion. She looked down on her husband Bovary, a country doctor, and felt that he had mediocre ideas and dull personality, so she used an affair to fill the emptiness in her heart. However, she desperately found that the romantic love she pursued was just a bubble. Yearning for a luxurious life, Emma gradually accumulated debts. Both lovers abandoned her, and there was no one else to support her. Emma is heading towards destruction step by step...

This book is a novel written by Jules Lenard, a modern French writer and member of the Goncourt Academy, based on his own childhood experience. Through close-up scenes, it writes a secret history of the spiritual growth of a young man. The protagonist of the novel is a little boy named "Carrotbeard", which is a nickname given to him by his mother because of his reddish-brown hair and freckles on his skin. His real name never appeared in any text, and his home never gave him any warmth. There was only the teasing and indifference of his parents, the bullying and ridicule of his brothers and sisters, and the cold looks of his neighbors. Carrotbeard is struggling in his heart. He longs for love and does many ridiculous and stupid things to gain attention and recognition. However, he endures humiliation, pain and helplessness in his heart. As he grew up, relying on his tenacity and understanding, he did not allow himself to go astray and blame others. Instead, he realized the importance of independence, self-esteem and self-love, and learned to resist.

This book is one of the masterpieces of the French writer Jules Verne. It tells the story of the naturalist and biologist Aronnax, his servant Conseil, and the harpooner Ned Land, who traveled around the seabed with Nemo, the captain of the Nautilus submarine. As the most famous work in Verne's classic "Ocean Trilogy", this book has the most confusing plot, the most ever-changing fate of the characters, the richest and detailed knowledge and the most rigorous and unparalleled fantasy. It can be called a "novel-style encyclopedia".

"Madame Bovary" uses delicate brushwork to reproduce the social scene of France in the mid-19th century through the experience of the peasant girl Emma. Emma received an aristocratic education in a monastery, read many romantic novels, and dreamed of legendary love. After she married the rural doctor Charles Bovary, her life was dull and she turned to having an affair to fill the hole in her soul. The two affairs did not bring her happiness, but made her the target of exploitation by loan sharks. In the end, she had so much debt that she couldn't repay it, and she had no choice but to commit suicide. The artistic form of "Madame Bovary" makes it a new turning point in modern novels, and is known as "a milestone in the history of French literature", "a new artistic code" and "a perfect novel". Li Jianwu's translation is a model, concise and powerful, faithfully reproducing the "Lianzi" style of Flaubert's original text, and is the exclusive copyright of our company.

"Tess of the D'Urbervilles-A Pure Woman" is a pearl of British literature in the 19th century, establishing Hardy's status in British and even world literature. Through the description of the unfortunate fate of the protagonist Tess, the author reveals profound social problems such as class differences and inequality between rich and poor, and openly challenges the hypocritical social morality of the Victorian era. It is rich in connotation and has strong social criticism. The book has long been loved by readers not only in the author's home country, but also around the world. It has attracted the attention of professional researchers, been courteously received by artists in the film and theater circles, and is recognized as Hardy's masterpiece. Our publisher's translation of "Tess" by Zhang Guruo has been recognized as the most classic translation of "Tess" for many years. It has undergone many rounds of revisions by the translator himself and his descendants. Because of its smooth language, clear writing style, accuracy and literary nature, and reproduction of the charm of the original work, it has been widely praised by readers and researchers over the years, and has sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

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

"The Brothers Karamazov" is a novel written by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered to be the pinnacle of the author's literary career. The book is adapted from a real patricide case, describing the sharp conflict between the old Karamazov and his three sons, as well as the court trial of the patricide case. The whole novel has two levels: on the surface, it is a case of patricide, and the victim's sons are suspected of conspiracy to some extent; but on a deeper level, it is a drama about the human spirit, telling a moral battle between lust, faith, reason and free will. The work shows an intricate tragic theme of society, family, morality and human nature. "The Brothers Karamazov" translated by translator Geng Jizhi is considered one of the most authoritative Chinese translations. It is famous for its faithfulness to the original work and restores the seriousness and ideological depth of Dossev's original text.

"Disillusionment" reveals the inside story of the literary and journalistic circles, and concentrates the author's most important life experiences and deep feelings about life. It is one of the most valuable works in "Human Comedy". The novel tells the story of two talented and ambitious young people who failed in their struggles and had their ideals shattered. The work reflects the social situation and mental state of an entire generation of young people after the French Revolution. The translator is Fu Lei, a famous Chinese translator and writer. He has hated evil all his life. Most of his translation works focus on exposing social ills and describing the struggles and struggles of characters. He proposed that "in terms of effect, translation should be like a painting, seeking not resemblance in form but resemblance in spirit". He believed that "the ideal translation should be as if it were the Chinese writing of the original author" and required that "the translation must be pure Chinese, free of stiffness and awkwardness". Fu Lei translated forty-three literary masterpieces in his lifetime, and various Chinese translations have been published in nearly 10 million copies. As far as the introduction of French literature is concerned, no one can match the number of translations, the distinctive features of the translations, and the great influence of the translations.

"Madame Bovary" uses delicate brushwork to reproduce the social scene of France in the mid-19th century through the experience of the peasant girl Emma. Emma received an aristocratic education in a monastery, read many romantic novels, and dreamed of legendary love. After she married the rural doctor Charles Bovary, her life was dull and she turned to having an affair to fill the hole in her soul. The two affairs did not bring her happiness, but made her the target of exploitation by loan sharks. In the end, she had so much debt that she couldn't repay it, and she had no choice but to commit suicide. The artistic form of "Madame Bovary" makes it a new turning point in modern novels, and is known as "a milestone in the history of French literature", "a new artistic code" and "a perfect novel". This book adopts Li Jianwu's exclusive translation. Li's translation is faithful and expressive, vivid and fluent, and has beautiful language, and enjoys a high reputation among readers.

"Wuthering Heights" was published in 1847. It is the only novel by the British female writer Emily Bronte. It mainly tells the life-threatening love story between the two heroines Catherine and Heathcliff. The author uses prose poems to describe the story, uses landscape paintings as the background, and uses fantasy dreams to exaggerate the love between the two. This novel has great artistic characteristics and has been commented as "a poem written in prose." The translators of this book, Zhang Ling and Zhang Yang, are famous translators. They have jointly translated many works such as A Tale of Two Cities, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, The Mayor of Casterbridge, and Hardy's Selected Novels and Novels.

"A Tale of Two Cities" is one of Dickens's later important works. It is a historical novel based on part of the historical facts of the French Revolution. It is also the shortest and most concise novel in his masterpiece, but the most twists and turns, the most thrilling and thrilling in the plot. The "Twin Cities" refer to London and Paris in the late eighteenth century, especially Paris during the "Terror Period" of the French Revolution. Based on this background, the novel unfolds a thrilling description of the unjust case and encounters of Dr. Manette and Darnay, embodying the author's deep sympathy for the victims and strong condemnation of the atrocities. At the same time, the novel also praises and fully demonstrates kindness, kindness, love and devotion to love, which is deeply touching. "A Tale of Two Cities" translated by Shi Yongli and Zhao Wenjuan is an exclusive translation by People's Literature Publishing House. It has been revised and proofread by several generations of editors and is an authoritative version widely recognized and loved by readers.

"Quiet Don" shows the suffering of the Cossacks in the Don River region, a unique group of Russian society from 1912 to 1922, in the First World War, the February Revolution, the October Revolution, and the Civil War. The protagonist, Grigory, is a Cossack who grew up on the banks of the Don River. He wavers between his wife Natalia and his lover Aksinia, and wanders between revolution and counter-revolution. He is both a hero and a victim. He possesses all the good qualities of a Cossack - bravery, integrity, and fearlessness of rape. At the same time, Grigory also carries Cossacks' various prejudices and limitations. At the juncture of rapid historical changes, he wanders at the crossroads of life. "Quiet Don" is an epic of people's lives describing an era of great historical significance. The translation by translator Jin Ren retains the roughness and poetry of the Cossack folk language in Sholokhov's original work, and the wording is precise and full of local flavor. Through concise and powerful Chinese short sentences, he restored the vastness of the Don River grassland and the vividness of the characters' dialogue.

The old fisherman Santiago went out to sea alone and fought hard for several days with a giant marlin and won. On the way back, the marlin was eaten by sharks. He finally came ashore with only the skeleton, but he showed his unyielding spirit.

"Crime and Punishment" is the representative work of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and brought the writer world-wide reputation. The protagonist of the novel, Raskolnikov, a poor college student, took a desperate risk and killed an old woman who was a loan shark. He also killed the old woman's sister who happened to see all this. Despite having his own theory of the murder, he was still tortured by his own guilt. Finally, he surrendered under Sonia's persuasion, determined to use human suffering to cleanse his sins and soul. Zang Zhonglun is well versed in the essence of Dostoyevsky's creation, especially the depth of thought, complexity of psychological description, inner tension and religious and philosophical color of his works. His translation can accurately convey the intense, contradictory, and morbid psychological activities of the characters in the original work (such as Raskolnikov's inner struggles, dreams, and gibbering), as well as the depressive, anxious, and almost hysterical atmosphere that pervades the entire book. Our agency owns the exclusive copyright of the translation by translator Zang Zhonglun.

"Pride and Prejudice" is a novel written by the British writer Jane Austen. It was originally written in 1796 under the name "First Impression". It was revised and published in 1813 under its current name. The novel is set against the background of middle-class life in rural England from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. It presents the social picture through various stories about the five daughters of the Bennet family and their mother's search for an ideal marriage partner. The work focuses on the emotional entanglement between the second daughter Elizabeth and Darcy: the two had misunderstandings due to pride and prejudice, and gradually eliminated their misunderstandings after experiencing family scandals, property disputes and other incidents, and finally achieved an ideal marriage. Through the profit-based marriage of Charlotte and Collins and the vanity-based union of Lydia and Wickham, the novel clearly opposes the concept of marrying for property, money and status, emphasizing that the sincere feelings between men and women are the cornerstone of marriage. Austen uses irony and delicate dialogue to depict characters. His language style is both humorous and critical, showing the world and human feelings under a conservative social atmosphere. The work has been adapted into movies and TV series many times since its publication.

"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.

"War and Peace" is a novel written by Russian writer Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy and his representative work. It was written between 1863 and 1869. The work centers on the Patriotic War of 1812 and reflects major historical events from 1805 to 1820. Taking the experiences of the four nobles Balkans, Bezukhov, Rostov and Kuragin as the main line, it connects many events and characters in the alternate description of war and peace. The author cross-describes two lives and two clues of "war" and "peace" to form a magnificent encyclopedia-style epic. In the entire history of the development of Russian literature, "War and Peace" is the first novel with pan-European significance. Translator Liu Liaoyi (1915-2001), formerly known as Liu Changsong, is a famous editor and translator who has been engaged in Russian literary translation for a long time. Academic circles believe that "War and Peace" translated by Liu Liaoyi is one of the best Chinese translations at present.

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

"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.

This book is set in Milan under the rule of Spain in the early seventeenth century. It takes the joys and sorrows of a pair of little lovers, the rural weaver Renzo and the peasant girl Lucia, and their struggle for independent marriage as the main line. It depicts people from all walks of life and the ever-changing social life in Italy in the seventeenth century, and reflects the Italian people's demands for opposing alien aggression and striving for national independence and unity. The novel is permeated with the spirit of patriotism and is known as an encyclopedia recording the social reality at that time. The publication of this novel also laid the foundation for modern Italian language. In Italy, this book is as well-known as Dante's "Divine Comedy", known to all women and children, and is highly cherished and loved by the people. It is a treasure of Italian classical literature.

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

This version of "Gone with the Wind" is a brand-new, unabridged and authoritative translation, which gives people an immersive reading experience. This book is a novel set against the backdrop of the American Civil War. It was the only literary masterpiece that American writer Margaret Mitchell wrote in ten years and was the only one published during her lifetime. It tells the story of Scarlett growing from a little girl who is ignorant of the world and full of love fantasies to a shrewd, capable, optimistic and tenacious woman, and gradually learns to love and be loved. The book won the Pulitzer Prize and the American Publishers Association Award in 1937, and the film adaptation of the same name won an Oscar in 1940. The book sold more than 1 million copies in less than a year after its publication. It has been translated into more than 40 languages ​​and has been in sales for more than 80 years. It is a world-renowned classic work.

This book collects 19 of the author's best short stories and short stories, including "The Old Man and the Sea", which won the Nobel Prize for Literature, and immortal chapters such as "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "A Soldier's Home" and "An African Story". These works allow readers to fully appreciate the great charm of the author's short stories and short stories, which are exciting and long-lasting to read. They have created the image of a "tough guy", and many works reflect "elegance under pressure." "People can be eliminated, but they cannot be defeated." This brave and fearless spirit runs through many works. Simple and clear dialogues, intricate plots, and intriguing stories attract readers into the author's unique literary world.

"Notre Dame de Paris" is a masterpiece of romantic novels published by the famous French writer Victor Hugo in 1831. The background of the story is set in Paris in the 15th century, centered on the majestic Notre Dame Cathedral. The novel mainly tells the tragic fate of the beautiful gypsy girl Esmeralda. The story revolves around love, hatred, the conflict between good and evil, and ultimately ends in tragedy. Through this work, Hugo not only described the social scene of medieval Paris, but also deeply explored the themes of beauty and ugliness, good and evil, and criticized religious hypocrisy and social injustice. With its rich imagination, profound humanistic care and love for architectural art, the novel has become an immortal classic in the history of world literature. The translator of this book is Chen Jingrong, a famous Chinese translator. His translation is fluent and full of emotion, which is very consistent with Hugo's romantic writing style. After processing and polishing by several generations of editors of our agency, it has become an authoritative classic translation, and it is the exclusive translation copyright of our agency.

Includes Hemingway's famous "The Old Man and the Sea" and some short stories. "The Old Man and the Sea" tells the story of Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, who fights with the sea. After catching a big marlin, he was attacked by a shark. Faced with such a cruel fate, he never gave up, showing extraordinary tenacity and dignity. The novel shows the struggle between man and nature and the unyielding spirit. It is an immortal masterpiece in modern literature. In 1954, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his "mastery of narrative art, prominently demonstrated in his recent work The Old Man and the Sea, and his influence on contemporary stylistic styles." Hemingway explored courage, loneliness, failure and human nature with his unique writing style, making his works an enduring literary classic. This version was translated by Li Yuchao, and our company has the exclusive publishing rights for this translation. The translation is smooth and fluent, and has a lot of literary talent. It embodies Hemingway's language style in every detail and is widely praised by readers.

"Walden" is a classic work by American transcendentalist writer Henry David Thoreau. This collection of essays describes the writer's life and ideological activities during a period of seclusion in Walden Pond. The work describes the joy of pastoral life and the charming scenery of nature. It is full of wise and refined philosophical thinking. The writing is smooth and vivid, thought-provoking, and it is a convincing read. The book advocates simple life and loves the natural scenery. It has rich content, far-reaching meaning, vivid language and profound artistic conception. This book was translated by the famous translator Xu Chi. The text is concise and beautiful, vivid and interesting, and has been widely praised by readers. Since its publication, this edition of "Walden" has been considered a must-read version that best demonstrates Thoreau's writing style and depth of thought. It has been tested by readers and the market.

"Jane Eyre" is the representative work of the famous British female writer Charlotte Bronte in the 19th century. It tells the story of Jane Eyre, a British woman who was orphaned since she was a child. She continues to pursue freedom and dignity amidst various hardships, persists in herself, and finally achieves happiness. The novel fascinatingly shows the ups and downs of the love experience of the hero and heroine, praises the breakaway from all old customs and prejudices, and successfully creates an image of a woman who dares to resist and fight for freedom and equal status. The translation by translator Wu Junxie highly restores the spirit of the original work.

"Snow Country" is the masterpiece of Kawabata Yasunari, the first Japanese writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. The novel describes a Western dance researcher named Shimamura who went to a hot spring hotel in the snow country three times and developed a subtle emotional relationship with a local geisha named Komako and the girl Ye Zi. The story finally ended with Ye Zi's accidental death. This book also includes the article "Celebrities". The novel is based on the real event of the Go farewell match of the Japanese celebrity Honinbo Hideya. Through a combination of documentary and fiction, it shows the traditional Japanese Go spirit and records the historical moment when the Japanese Go world transformed from tradition to modernity.

"Pride and Prejudice" is a representative novel by the British female writer Jane Austen. It reflects the world customs of British society from the late 18th century to the early 19th century through the story of several middle-class girls from villages and towns talking about marriage. The plot of the novel is tortuous and full of comedy, the language is natural and fluent, and it is witty and humorous. It reveals the tragedy and comedy of life with superb skills. Wang Keyi's translation is recognized as a classic translation of "Pride and Prejudice", and its language style has the conciseness of classical literature. He accurately restored the humorous and sharp characteristics of the original work. The tension between Darcy's "arrogance" and Elizabeth's "prejudice" in the book is particularly vividly presented through Wang Keyiwen's white and white translation.

"The Moon and Sixpence" was written in 1919 and is one of Maugham's masterpieces. The novel narrates the entire story in the first person, and the plot is based on the life of French post-impressionist painter Gauguin. "The moon" is a symbol of lofty ideals, while "sixpence" is a symbol of petty gains. Whether a person looks up at the moon and aims high, or looks down at the ground and pursues small profits, these are two completely different outlooks on life. Through the conflict between a talented artist and the reality he is trying to escape, the author deeply explores the emergence and essence of art, the relationship between personality and genius, as well as the contradictions and interactions between artists and society, art and life, and other thought-provoking issues. The translator of this book is Gu Qinan, a professor in the English Department of Nankai University. He has been engaged in the translation and research of British, American and Canadian literature for many years. He has translated "Mrs. Dalloway" and "Interlude", etc.

"Anna Karenina" is a representative novel by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The work tells the story of Anna, an aristocratic woman, who pursues love and happiness, but suffers a bloody blow in the face of Karenin's hypocrisy and Vronsky's indifference and selfishness, and ultimately ends up committing suicide by lying on a train. The manor owner Levin opposed the private ownership of land and sympathized with the poor farmers, but he was caught in the contradiction between ideal and reality because of his aristocratic status. Through the "arch bridge" double-line narrative of Anna and Levin, Tolstoy provides us with an in-depth analysis of the human trials and moral choices faced by different people in the process of pursuing happiness. As stated at the beginning: "Happy families are all similar, and unhappy families have their own misfortunes." Dostoyevsky believed that "this is a perfect artistic masterpiece, and there is nothing similar in modern European literature that can compare with it." This translation is fluent and concise and is a benchmark for Chinese translations.

The psychological report of a crime reaches all the deep activities of the human soul. Cao Guowei's classic translation, newly revised in 2025, is a professor at East China Normal University, a senior translator, and the winner of the China Russian Education Outstanding Contribution Award! In the slums of St. Petersburg lived young Raskolnikov, a sensitive law student. He dropped out of school because he couldn't afford the tuition, and a letter from his mother suggested that his sister had made a huge sacrifice for him. In order to get rid of this miserable situation, and to test whether he was a superman who could control the destiny of mankind, he killed the old woman who was a loan shark. The novel uses this criminal case as a framework to touch the deepest part of Russian life in the 1860s, showing people's strong desire to restore humanity when society is stagnant. Dostoevsky called it a "psychological report of a crime."

"Gone with the Wind" is the only full-length masterpiece by American writer Mitchell. The story in the novel begins in 1861, on the eve of the American Civil War. Scarlett O'Hara, a girl living in the South, has been deeply influenced by Southern cultural traditions since she was a child, but there is a wild and rebellious element flowing in her blood. As the war raged on and the living environment deteriorated, Scarlett's rebellious personality became more and more full and distinct. In a series of setbacks, she transformed herself, changed the fate of herself and even the entire family, and became a new female image created by the times. In 1936, "Gone with the Wind" won the National Book Award; in 1937, it won the Pulitzer Prize. The movie of the same name was released in 1939, and Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable's performances are still classics.

The background of the story of "Gone with the Wind" is the American Civil War and Reconstruction period, from 1861 to 1873. It tells the story of Scarlett Scarlett, the eldest daughter of a southern manor family, who finally grew into a mature woman after experiencing the changes of the times and the sudden change of life. After the novel was published, it quickly set off a reading craze. It has become one of the best-selling novels in American history, and the movie "Gone with the Wind" adapted from this novel has also become an immortal work in the history of film. At the beginning of the novel, Miss Scarlett is in the Tao Le Manor residence. She is only sixteen years old and prevents men from discussing the "war". At the end of the story, Rhett Butler, who had decided to leave Scarlett, asked her: "How old are you this year, my dear?" She replied: "Twenty-eight." Twelve years are the process of a girl growing into a mature woman. At this time, after experiencing the pain of losing love, losing her husband, and losing her child, Scarlett finally lost her true lover, but her fortitude and determination will continue to support her to live with hope.

"All Quiet on the Western Front" is a masterpiece of war novels. The protagonist Paul Boymer and his classmates were incited by chauvinist education and joined the First World War with "patriotic enthusiasm". He witnessed the horrific casualties and the devastation of war on humanity. The initial enthusiasm was gone, leaving only physical and mental pain and doubts about militarism. "Idealism" cannot resist the brutal fighting. Disillusioned, their only motivation is to survive, and their spiritual support is the friendship formed during the 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.

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