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O. Henry, one of the most outstanding short story writers in the American and even world literary circles. This anthology carefully selects 30 of the author's works. In addition to representative works such as "The Last Leaf" and "Police and Hymns", it also selects some works that are rarely seen in other anthologies, thus more comprehensively reflecting the author's creative style. In addition, the translator also cleverly divided it into five themes, namely "Social Situation Novels", "Love Romance Novels", "Rogue Liar Novels", "Detective Mystery Novels" and "Philosophical Symbol Novels". This is also a highlight of this anthology that is different from other anthologies. The translator has made a concise and convincing analysis of these works in the preface, which will help readers better understand and appreciate them.

Henry David Thoreau, American transcendentalist writer and philosopher. In the spring of 1845, he built a wooden house in the woods near Walden Pond in his hometown of Concord. From then on, he worked at sunrise - farming, and at sunset - wrote. In 1847, he completed the first draft of "Walden". After five years of repeated revisions, additions, and polishes, he finally presented to the world this immortal work, "Walden, or the Chronicle of a Forest Dweller." In the book, the author describes in detail the two years and two months he spent in the woods near Walden Pond and his many thoughts during this period. He called the experience an attempt at living a simple and secluded life. Based on his deep belief in transcendentalism, the author provides a wonderful description of the changing seasons of nature and spiritual resurgence. The book begins with spring, goes through summer, autumn and winter, and ends with spring. This is exactly the cycle of life, where the end is also the starting point, and life begins to recover. The author talks about everything in the book, looking at the past and present, praising the natural beauty and denouncing the current social ills. Its exquisite writing and profound analysis have amazed generations of readers. As the most popular non-fiction work in American literature in the 19th century, it is worthy of its name.

Golding was one of the greatest British novelists of the 20th century. His novels are rich in allegorical meaning and widely integrated into classical literature, mythology, Christian culture and symbolism. In 1983, he was praised for his novels "with clear realistic narrative art and diverse mythology." "Sex and universality, revealing the human condition in today's world" and won the Nobel Prize for Literature; he was knighted in 1988. In 2008, The Times ranked Golding third in the list of "the fifty greatest British writers since 1945". "Lord of the Flies" is Golding's most important masterpiece. It is a famous philosophical novel that uses the innocence of children to explore the serious theme of human evil. The story takes place in an imaginary World War III. A group of children between the ages of six and twelve were stranded on a desert island due to a plane crash during the retreat. At first they could live in harmony, but later due to the expansion of their evil nature, they killed each other, with tragic results. The author makes abstract philosophical propositions concrete and allows readers to understand them through fascinating stories and exciting battle scenes. The characters, scenes, stories, images, etc. Are all deeply symbolic. It is recognized as one of the greatest literary masterpieces of the 20th century.

William Shakespeare was the greatest playwright and poet of the English Renaissance and the master of European Renaissance humanistic literature. He is an unprecedented and arguably unprecedented great dramatic poet, and the greatest literary figure in the world in history. Shakespeare's masterpieces are recognized as treasures of human culture, and his four most famous masterpieces "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" are known as Shakespeare's "four great tragedies" and are the most famous chapters in the history of human literature and even civilization. The translation of this book is an important result of the famous professor and poet Mr. Sun Dayu's concentration on the study and translation of Shakespeare. Mr. Sun Dayu is the first scholar in my country to translate Shakespeare's poems and plays in verse. His translation uses pentameter plain verse with the phonetic system he created to translate the pentameter plain verse of the original text of Shakespeare's plays, which is of great pioneering significance and unique style and charm. This book contains a complete set of more than 100 exquisite illustrations of the four tragedies drawn by the famous British artist and illustrator Sir John Gilbert, which is of great collection value.

Dickens was a British literary giant in the 19th century, and "Oliver Twist" is his early masterpiece. Orphan Oliver Twist was bullied in a poor workhouse since he was a child. After escaping to London, he unfortunately fell into a den of thieves. The world around him is like a crazy machine, but little Oliver strives to maintain the purity and nobility deep in his heart. This persistence finally helped him wait for a bright future: Mr. Brownlow, Mrs. Merrill and others provided a helping hand in time; at the same time, the truth about Oliver's strange life experience was also revealed step by step. While the novel deeply reveals social ills, it also leaves a series of vivid characters in British literature, which has been deeply loved by readers for more than a hundred years.

George Orwell was a great British humanitarian writer, journalist and social critic, and a famous English stylist. "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is Orwell's masterpiece and is the most famous anti-utopian and anti-totalitarian political allegory novel in the world of literature. Words such as "Big Brother", "Doublethink" and "Newspeak" that he coined in his novels have been included in authoritative English dictionaries. His surname even gave rise to common words such as "Orwellian" and "Orwellianism", which continue to appear in the writings of journalists reporting on international news, which shows the profound influence of his works in English-speaking countries. "If one more person watches Orwell, there will be an additional guarantee of freedom," one commentator said.

"The Moon and Sixpence" is one of the most important novel masterpieces by the famous British writer and "story master" Maugham. The British painter in the novel is based on the French post-Impressionist master Paul Gauguin. The protagonist was originally a successful securities broker, but became obsessed with painting after reaching middle age. He suddenly abandoned his home and went to Paris to pursue the ideal of painting. He finally chose to abandon the civilized world and fled to the isolated island of Tahiti in the South Pacific. There he finally found the tranquility of his soul and the atmosphere suitable for his artistic temperament, and created one artistic masterpiece after another that shocked later generations. Through the life experiences of such a geek who devoted himself to the pursuit of art and was ignorant of the world, Maugham deeply explored the origin 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. This book contains a total of 25 illustrations drawn by the famous American illustrator Frederick Steele and works by Gauguin himself, which is of great collection value.

Goethe is an outstanding poet, writer and thinker in modern times. The world recognizes him as the most outstanding representative of Western spiritual civilization after Dante and Shakespeare, and occupies an important position in the history of world literature. "The Sorrows of Young Werther" is his most important early work. This is an epistolary novel written in the first person. The author was only twenty-five years old when he wrote it. The novel describes the experiences and feelings of progressive young people about the despicable German society at that time, and expresses the author's reaction to the feudal moral hierarchy and his strong demand for individual liberation: the young Werther fell in love with a girl named Lotte, who was already engaged to someone else. The setback in love made Werther devastated. Later, Werther committed suicide because he was incompatible with feudal society and felt that his future was hopeless. "The Sorrows of Young Werther" came out in 1775. Its publication was considered an epoch-making event in the history of German literature; it shocked the hearts of an entire generation of young people in Germany and even Europe.

As a cat, the protagonist looked down at the Japanese society at that time and the so-called modern civilization in the twentieth century, while making all kinds of ridicule and ridicule. Through the life of the protagonist Kusama, the work uses humorous language, delicate writing style and sharp writing to describe a group of literati and snobs who are accustomed to talking about the past and the present. It vividly exposes and ridicules the capitalists and rulers, criticizes the society where money talks and blindly worships the Western lifestyle, and creates the image of a group of self-proclaimed and cynical intellectuals.

This article describes how Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, finally caught a big marlin alone after eighty-four consecutive days without catching a fish. On his way back, he was repeatedly attacked by sharks. When he finally returned to port, only the head, tail and a spine were left. "A person can be destroyed, but not defeated." This sentence will always give people the courage to face reality.

Camus is a well-known French novelist, essayist and playwright, and a literary master of the philosophy of absurd existence. In 1957, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his "enthusiastic and calm elucidation of contemporary issues raised to human conscience." He was one of the youngest Nobel Prize-winning writers in history. In his novels, plays, essays and treatises, Camus profoundly revealed the loneliness of man in an alien world, the increasing alienation of individuals from themselves, and the inevitability of sin and death. However, while he revealed the absurdity of the world, he was not desperate and decadent. He advocated rising up in absurdity and adhering to truth and justice in despair. He pointed out to the world a path of liberal humanitarianism other than Christianity and Marxism. His courage to face the bleak life and his fearless spirit of "knowing that it was impossible but doing it" made him the spokesperson of his generation and the spiritual mentor of the next generation not only in France, but also in Europe and eventually the world after the Second World War. "The Stranger" is one of Camus' famous and representative novels. It can be called one of the most famous novels with epoch-making significance in the entire Western literary world in the 20th century. "The Stranger" has thus become one of the most classic characters and one of the most important keywords in Western literature and philosophy.

Orwell was a great British humanitarian writer, journalist and social critic, and a famous English stylist. "Animal Farm" is one of Orwell's best works. It is a dystopian political allegory that penetrates the heart. A group of animals on the farm successfully carried out a "revolution", driving their exploitative human masters out of the farm and establishing an equal animal society. However, the animal leaders, those smart pigs, eventually usurped the fruits of the revolution and became more authoritarian and totalitarian rulers than their human counterparts. "If one more person watches Orwell, there will be an additional guarantee of freedom," one commentator said.

Hermann Hesse, originally from Germany, became a Swiss citizen in 1923 and lived in seclusion in the Swiss countryside for a long time. He is known as the last knight of German Romanticism. His masterpiece "Steppenwolf" has caused a sensation in Europe and America, and was hailed as "Germany's Ulysses" by Thomas Mann. In 1946, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature "because his inspired works are powerful and insightful, and also provide an example of lofty humanitarian ideals and noble style." "Siddhartha" describes the life of a Brahmin noble young man who seeks the true meaning of life. Siddhartha, an aristocratic young man in ancient India, was handsome and intelligent, and had everything that people envied. In order to pursue spiritual peace, he embarked on a journey of seeking Taoism alone. He listened to Buddha Gautama's teachings in Savatthi City, met the famous prostitute Kamala in the bustling city, and became a wealthy businessman. The enjoyment of his soul and body reached its peak, but it made him tired of and despised himself to the extreme. After making love with Kamala for the last time, he abandoned all worldly things and came to the river to end his life. At that most desperate moment, he suddenly heard the eternal voice of the river of life... After almost a lifetime of pursuit, Siddhartha finally experienced the harmony and unity of all things, the indestructible nature of all life, and finally integrated himself into the eternity of the moment. The novel is hailed as the essence of Hesse's thought and literary works, and is a successful work with worldwide influence.

Flaubert was a master of French realist literature in the 19th century, and "Madame Bovary" is his famous and representative work. The heroine of this book, Emma, ​​is the daughter of a wealthy farmer from another province. She spent her youth in a monastery. She learned the conversational manners of aristocratic women and read a lot of romantic works. Later, her bankrupt father married her to Bovary, a mediocre and slow town doctor. This made Emma, ​​who was obsessed with romantic life, uncomfortable at home, so she became the mistress of the landowner Rodolphe and the clerk Leon successively. In order to please Leon and maintain a luxurious life, she squandered her husband's property and took out loan sharks. Later, Leon became tired of her and her creditors pressed her for debt. She was desperate and committed suicide by taking arsenic.

Alexandre Dumas, son of Alexandre Dumas, French novelist and playwright in the 19th century. "La Traviata" is his most famous classic. The beautiful rural girl Margaret came to Paris, where life was so rich and glamorous, and she became a courtesan sought after by aristocratic princes with her pretty face and good conversation. She always wore a bouquet of camellias with her, so she was called the "La Traviata". By chance, La Traviata met Armand and was moved by his sincere love, determined to leave Vanity Fair. Just as the lovers, who have experienced countless twists and turns, are looking forward to a bright future, the appearance of Armand's father seems to indicate that their union can only be a moon in the mirror and a flower in the water. The language of the whole book is fluent, giving people a real and natural feeling. The book has also been adapted into plays and operas, which are frequently performed.

The Sherlock Holmes created by the British writer Sir Conan Doyle has already transcended his era, nationality and even his author, becoming an image of an invincible, invincible, eternal and immortal detective, and has even become a common noun. This book is based on more than a dozen "best" works selected by Sir Conan Doyle during his lifetime. It also selects a total of 21 excellent detective works with different characteristics, compiled into "Selected Sherlock Holmes", and is accompanied by more than a hundred exquisite original illustrations. With one volume in hand, you can see the essence of the complete works of Sherlock Holmes, and it is worth collecting and appreciating.

Jules Verne, a famous French science fiction novelist and "the father of science fiction". "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is one of his important novels. In this ocean novel, Verne uses his magic touch to guide readers to follow Professor Aronnax to visit the library and museum of Nemo, the captain of the Nautilus, walk on the undersea plains, enjoy all kinds of marine life, try hunting in the undersea forest, cross the Arabian underwater passage, attend the funeral of the undersea coral cemetery, visit the ancient city of the Atlantic Ocean sunk at the bottom of the sea, and witness the salvage of treasures from a Spanish shipwreck. It takes readers ten months and 20,000 miles to get to know this mysterious and unknown underwater world.

This book includes all of Kafka's short and medium stories, among which "The Metamorphosis", "In the Penal Colony", "Before the Gate of Law", "The Hungry Artist", "The Village Teacher", etc. Are all popular masterpieces. They all use symbols, metaphors, exaggeration and other techniques, with vivid plots and concise and smooth language; the stories are weird and bizarre, with no definite time and place, no cause and effect, giving people a dreamy, mysterious and strange feeling. The protagonists of the works are almost always in a situation where they can't help themselves. They all have their own goals in the bizarre world, but they often end up failing.

"Homer's Epic" is said to have been written by the blind poet Homer of ancient Greece. It is an immortal heroic epic of ancient Greece and the cornerstone of Western classical culture. The entire poem "Iliad" is divided into 24 volumes and 15,693 lines. It mainly tells the story of the Greek coalition's siege of Troy, a city in Asia Minor. It centers on the quarrel between the Greek coalition commander Agamemnon and the Greek hero Achilles, and focuses on what happened fifty days before the end of the war. The Greek hero Achilles refused to fight in anger because he had a female prisoner taken by his commander Agamemnon, and the Greek coalition suffered a setback. After his friend Patroclus died in battle, Achilles went into battle again and finally killed the Trojan general Hector, turning defeat into victory for the Greek coalition. The Odyssey consists of 24 volumes and 12,110 lines. It tells the story of Odysseus, the hero of the Greek coalition and King of Ithaca, who drifted on the sea for ten years after the Trojan War. After going through hardships and dangers, he finally returned to his homeland and reunited with his wife. Odysseus was brave and resourceful, and used the Trojan horse trick in the Trojan War, and the Greek coalition finally won. He went through many hardships and dangers on his way back home, and subdued the Cyclops and witches. He was also allowed to stay on the island for 7 years by the fairy Calypso. Finally, he asked the prophet Teiresias for directions before he could return to his hometown. At that time, his wife Penelope was suffering from the entanglement of suitors from all over the world, so he disguised himself as a beggar, shot all the suitors to death, and finally reunited his family.

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

"The Old Man and the Sea" is Hemingway's representative work. After eighty-four consecutive days without catching a fish, Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, finally caught a big marlin alone. However, the fish was so big that he dragged his boat on the sea for three days before exhaustion. He killed him and tied him to the side of the boat. On the way back, he was repeatedly attacked by sharks. When he finally returned to port, only the head, tail and a spine were left. Although this is a work with a simple story and a small length, it is rich in meaning. Many teachers use it as a teaching material on heroism education and recommend it to students, making it an enduring bestseller.

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

A world-renowned literary masterpiece, a highly praised classic translation; a complete set of color illustrations by the famous illustrator Kent, the text and pictures are a perfect combination. "The Decameron" tells the story of ten young men and women who took refuge in a villa during the plague epidemic in Florence in 1348. They feasted all day long and each told a story every day. They told a hundred stories in ten days, hence the name "The Decameron". Many of the stories are based on historical events and medieval legends. In "The Decameron", Boccaccio eulogized worldly life, praised love as the source of wisdom and beautiful sentiments, condemned asceticism, and made a powerful satire on the depravity of the feudal aristocracy and the shameless debauchery of the Catholic Church. The work adopts a frame structure to connect one hundred stories together, making the whole book coherent. The language of the work is concise and humorous, and the characters and objects are described with subtlety. "The Decameron" co-translated by Mr. Fang Ping and Wang Keyi is a recognized classic translation. It has been published in several editions by Shanghai Translation Publishing House and has been well received by readers. It is now included in a new edition in the "Translated Edition Illustrated Collection of World Literature Masterpieces" series. The overall design of the illustrated collection of "The Decameron" is dominated by large areas of contrasting colors, reflecting the style of its realistic secular literary works. The thirty-two illustrations created by the famous illustrator Kent Kent for the English version of "The Decameron" are the highlight of the book, with the text and pictures complementing each other perfectly.

"Hunter's Notes" is a famous work by Russian critical realist writer Turgenev in the 19th century. It is a collection of essays with a unique form. The work uses a hunter's hunting as a clue to describe the beautiful scenery of Russian nature. It depicts many characters such as landlords, housekeepers, mill wives, town doctors, aristocratic intellectuals, serfs, peasant children, etc. It truly shows the life style of people from all walks of life in urban and rural areas in other provinces under the background of serfdom. In a lyrical style, the work demonstrates the simple kindness of farmers' nature, the dignity of personality, and the sacred and noble themes of humanitarianism that the writer strives to elucidate. The love for the people, the praise for the spiritual power, wisdom and genius contained in the working people, and the silent indictment of the serfdom system make the work endowed with wise ideas and great artistic appeal.

This book contains a total of 13 short stories and short stories by Akutagawa Ryunosuke. "Rashomon" uses a weather-proof layout to push people to the limit of life and death choices, thus showing the inescapability of "evil" and conveying for the first time the author's understanding of people, his helplessness and despair.

Stevenson is the founder and one of the most outstanding representatives of British New Romantic literature. "Treasure Island" is not only Stevenson's famous work, but also the most widely circulated masterpiece among his entire literary heritage. This clear-cut, turbulent sea adventure and treasure hunt novel can be called the most famous pirate story in the entire Western literary tradition. "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (originally known as "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") is a classic thriller with profound implications, creating one of the most successful and famous dual personality models in the history of literature; "JekyllandHyde" has since become a common term, meaning "a person with dual personalities of good and evil."

Alexandre Dumas, a famous French popular historical novelist. "The Count of Monte Cristo" is his masterpiece. Dantès, the first mate of the Pharaoh, was young and promising, and had a beautiful woman in his heart. Unexpectedly, he was hated by others and was framed and imprisoned. Dantès, who suddenly lost everything, fell into the abyss of despair. Fortunately, he met the prisoner Father Faria, and learned from him the secret of the treasure on Monte Cristo Island. Dantès found the treasure after escaping from prison and became extremely rich. However, after fourteen years, things have changed: the enemy has become famous, and the lover has married someone else. Dantès transformed into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, stepped into Paris's upper class society, and launched an act of revenge. This book is full of romantic legend, and the chapters are unique, novel and fascinating.

"Gone with the Wind" can be regarded as one of the most classic love masterpieces in history. The film starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable has also become the "insurmountable" most famous love movie classic in film history. The novel is set against the background of the American Civil War. The main plot of the novel is the love and hatred between the strong and willful manor lady Scarlett and the entanglement between several men. Along with this are major changes in society and history, and the disappearance of everything familiar in the past... "Gone with the Wind" is not only a swan song of human love, but also a grand historical picture that reflects the huge and profound changes in many aspects of social politics, economy, and morality.

Stendhal, a famous French writer, "The Red and the Black" is his main work. The protagonist Julien was born in a family of small proprietors. He was fascinated by Napoleon's great achievements and wanted to get ahead. Unfortunately, France at that time was in the period of the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty. With no way to join the army, he chose the path of the church. Because he could recite the entire New Testament, Julien was favored by the local mayor and became his family's tutor. Later, he was recommended by the church to be the personal secretary of the Marquis de Larmore, a backbone of the royalist party. But in the end, a whistleblower letter ruined his career. "The Red and the Black" is not only a realistic novel, but also pioneered the "psychological novel". The author uses delicate brushstrokes to describe Julien's rich and contradictory inner world, his struggle between ambition and love.

F. S. Fitzgerald, one of the most outstanding American writers of the 20th century, sang a gorgeous elegy for the "Jazz Age" with the temperament of a poet and dreamer. In his short life of forty-four years, he experienced many ups and downs, and he saw all the hardships of the world in the Vanity Fair. At the end of the 20th century, American academic authorities selected one hundred of the best novels in the century-old English literature. The novel "The Great Gatsby", which embodies Fitzgerald's extraordinary talent, ranked second. In the United States in the 1920s, the air was filled with singing and drinking. By chance, the poor clerk Nick breaks into the secret world of the spendthrift tycoon Gatsby. He is surprised to find that the only connection in his heart is the little green light on the other side of the river - in the flickering light, lives his beloved Daisy. However, reality cannot tolerate misty dreams. In the end, the goddess in Gatsby's heart is just a material girl in the earthly world. When all the truth is revealed, Gatsby's tragic life is like fireworks. The brilliance is only for a moment, and the disillusionment is eternal.

This book tells the story of a British woman who was orphaned at an early age and continued to pursue freedom and dignity amidst various hardships, persisted in herself, and finally achieved 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.

"Robinson Crusoe" is a full-length adventure novel by the British writer Daniel Defoe. It is the pioneer of British realist novels and a pioneer of nautical adventure novels. The novel tells the story of the protagonist, Robinson Crusoe, who encountered a storm on his way to Africa 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.

"Fortress Under Siege" is a social satirical novel that uses the story of marriage and love as a cover to show the sores of the intellectual community in a specific period. The content is interesting, the language is witty, the writing is sharp, and the meaning is profound. It is known as the new "The Scholars". In fact, compared to "The Scholars", "The Besieged City" contains a clearer and deeper understanding, so it is more pungent and has more practical significance.

This book selects Hemingway's most representative short and medium-length works, including the best short and medium-sized novels such as "The Old Man and the Sea", "Snows on Mount Kilimanjaro", "Mountains Like White Elephants", "In Northern Michigan", "A Day's Wait" and other classics. "The Old Man and the Sea" is the most important and influential work of Ernest Hemingway. It is a handed down work of tough guy literature. It creates an upright and unyielding spiritual image with a sharp and concise style. These works of Hemingway have influenced and encouraged generations of readers for decades.

"Uncle Bangs" is Balzac's masterpiece and is known as the "highest peak of his art". Uncle Bangs lived in poverty and lacked understanding of real life, but he was full of sincere love for art. He loved collecting antiques throughout his life and did not hesitate to spend money for it. However, the reality is full of conspiracies. Poor Bangs suffered from mental torture and eventually died of poverty and illness. Through Uncle Bangs, Balzac vividly presents to us the greatness and nobility of mankind, as well as the humbleness, ugliness and filth of mankind.

The novel is based on the life of the French upper class in the mid-19th century, and takes the fate of Baron Hulot de Hervé's family as the main line. It tells the story of how the baron, driven by crazy passion, betrayed his pure wife step by step, hurt his innocent daughter, ruined the family's reputation, tarnished the army's reputation, and was ultimately ruined. Various characters, intricate plots, and thrilling battles between soul and flesh, love and hatred, good and evil, constitute a vivid tragicomedy in the world, a colorful history of civilization, and an endless elegy for the inevitable collapse of upper class society.

The novel "Little Thing" is a semi-autobiographical work that tells the story of Little Thing's experiences. It is mainly based on the first-person self-narration of the protagonist, and also inserts the third-person narrator's point of view. The first half is Daudet's own experience, in which there is more pain than joy, and more tears than smiles; the second half, except for his brother Jacques, is entirely fictional. The family ethics expressed by the author are very clear: only pure love can build a healthy family, and family affection is an indispensable spiritual pillar in life. This is the realization gained from personal experience by the protagonist, who was naive and ridiculous when he first came into the world.

"The Sorrows of Young Werther" is Goethe's masterpiece. It became popular in Europe as soon as it was published, setting off "Werther fever". Young Werther came to a small town with simple folk customs and fell in love with the girl Lotte at first sight; Lotte also liked him, but she was engaged. Werther fell into embarrassment and pain. He left here, hoping to achieve something in his career so that he could be relieved. The despicable environment and the existing order that suppressed individuality made him unbearable. He then died for love.

Included in Beaumarchais's masterpiece "Figaro Trilogy". Including "The Marriage of Figaro", "The Barber of Seville" and "The Guilty Mother". The story takes place in the house of Count Amaviva: the valet Figaro is upright and intelligent, and is about to marry the beautiful maid Susanna. Unexpectedly, the lustful Count Amaviva had already coveted Susanna, so he tried every means to prevent their marriage. In order to teach the shameless count a lesson, Figaro, Susanna and Countess Rosina set up a clever trap to trick the count.

"Resurrection" is Tolstoy's last novel, a summary of the writer's life exploration and thoughts, and is known as the peak of the development of Russian critical realism. Through Maslova's suffering and Nekhlyudov's appeal process, the novel extensively and profoundly criticizes the corruption and darkness of courts, prisons, and bureaucracies. It exposes the extravagant and luxurious life of the feudal ruling class and the cruelty, stupidity, and inhumanity of reactionary officials. It tears off the hypocrisy of the official church, reflects the bankruptcy of the countryside and the extreme poverty of the farmers, and outlines a social picture of a serfdom Russia that is on the verge of collapse.

This book is selected from four novel collections, including "The Mill Letters", "Sunday Stories", "The Thrilling Adventures of Tartaran of Tarrasgon" and "Little Flemont and Big Risler", the most representative works of the French writer Daudet. There are popular works such as "The Last Lesson" and "The Siege of Berlin" that promote the spirit of patriotism, a mill story full of Provence style in the south of France, an exaggerated and ridiculous "The Adventures of Tatalan", and "Little Flemont and Big Risler" which exposes the decadent life of the bourgeoisie. These novels are full of fun and can bring readers pleasure and enjoyment.

"The Moon and Sixpence" was written in 1919 and is one of Maugham's most influential 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. The author interprets the novel's profound theme through the conflict between a talented artist and the reality he is trying to escape.

This book tells countless short stories that happened in school and life. It tells our readers that a person should not only learn various cultural knowledge well from childhood, but also learn something more important than this, which is love and respect for the motherland, hometown, people, parents, teachers, classmates, and everyone around them. The author of this book explains the true meaning of "quality education" through these stories. "Love" is the source of educational power and the foundation of educational success. This book is considered by educators around the world as a "must read" for life growth.

"The Diary of Anne Frank" is a diary written by Anne Frank, a German Jew. It is a record of her life and emotions while hiding in a secret room. As a growing teenager, she confided in her diary the confusion of constant conflicts with her mother and her sexual curiosity. At the same time, the record of 25 months of hiding and terror-filled life in a secret room also makes "Annie's Diary" an eyewitness report on the suffering life of the people under German occupation. The last entry in Anne's diary is dated August 1, 1944. After the war, Anne's father Otto Frank decided to fulfill his daughter's long-cherished wish and publish the diary.

Pride and Prejudice is the masterpiece of British female novelist Jane Austen. The novel tells the love story of Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a squire. This work uses daily life as the material. It goes against the content and artificial writing methods of sentimental novels that were popular in the society at that time. It vividly reflects the conservative and closed-off British rural life and world conditions from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century. And has been adapted into movies and TV series many times.

The novel describes the story of French naturalist Professor Aronnax and Captain Nemo traveling deep under the sea. They have traveled to many oceans around the world, enjoyed the ever-changing strange landscapes and various creatures on the seabed, and experienced various dangers. The novel is full of suspense, frequent climaxes and full of interest. The fascinating story contains vivid love and hate and extensive geographical knowledge, allowing readers to enjoy spiritual enjoyment while feeling the magic of nature and the power of science.

This book is the first large-scale romantic novel by French writer Hugo. It uses bizarre and contrasting techniques to tell a story that took place in France in the 15th century: Claude, the vice-president of Notre Dame de Paris, was sanctimonious and vicious, loved first and then hated, and persecuted the Gypsy girl Esmeralda. The ugly but kind-hearted bell ringer Quasimodo sacrificed his life to save the girl. The novel exposes the hypocrisy of religion, declares the bankruptcy of asceticism, praises the kindness, friendship and self-sacrifice of the lower working people, and reflects Hugo's humanitarian thoughts.

"Anne of Green Gables" is a classic work by Canadian female writer Lucy Montgomery. It is the first and most successful novel in the "Anne Series". It has been translated into more than 30 languages ​​and published in many countries, and has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide. Mark Twain spoke highly of this novel, saying that "Anne is the most touching and beloved image after the immortal Alice."

"Jane Eyre" is a novel with very unique ideological content and artistic form. It uses a lyrical and romantic writing style to describe the deep love between the female governess Jane Eyre and the manor owner Rochester. It successfully created the first female image in British literature to adopt an independent and proactive attitude towards love, life, society and religion. It is regarded as a model of "modern women's novels".