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"Treasure Island" is the most widely circulated masterpiece among all Stevenson's works. Its storyline originated from a map drawn by the author. The novel describes the process of Jim Hawkins, a daring, witty and lively young man, discovering a treasure map and how he outsmarts pirates. After going through many hardships, he finally finds the treasure and returns victoriously. It is said that everyone who reads this book, especially boys, wants to go on an adventure trip to find Treasure Island.

"How Steel Was Tempered" is a novel written by the former Soviet writer Nikolai Ostrovsky, written in 1933. By narrating the growth path of Paul Korchagin, the novel tells people that only when a person defeats the enemy and himself in the hardships of the revolution, and only when he connects his pursuit with the interests of the motherland and the people, can he create miracles and grow into a steel warrior.

"Silent Spring" is the representative work of American female writer Rachel Carson and one of the most influential books in the world in the past 50 years. The beginning of "Silent Spring" depicts the mutation of a beautiful village to us, describing that humans may face a world without birds, bees and butterflies, and comprehensively reveals the dangers of chemical pesticides. It was this unusual book that attracted people's attention to wild animals and aroused people's environmental awareness around the world. It is recognized as the foundational work that started the world environmental movement. Carson's main argument is based on science. Carson spent four full years collecting and reviewing a large amount of data and literature surrounding pesticides, insecticides and other harmful modern chemicals. The book ends with a "primary information list" that is dozens of pages long. The list includes dozens of scientific reports, the author's interviews with leading experts in various fields, and various related academic papers. From a scholar's perspective, this not only shows that the materials used by the author in writing almost exhaust the scientific research on the hazards of chemicals that could be searched at that time, but also shows that many scientists were aware of the hazards of chemicals and started research accordingly. This book has added curriculum content.

"Live, make mistakes, fall, conquer, and create life from life!" Stephen was sensitive and lonely since he was a child, and was often bullied by his classmates. When he was a teenager, he encountered family changes. His father drank all day long and couldn't make ends meet. He tried to convert, but he couldn't help but have fun and blamed himself constantly. He fell in love with several girls, but they all died in vain. When he was depressed, he met a young girl playing in the water on the beach and inadvertently realized the beauty of the world. Stephen decided to break free from the shackles of life and go to Paris to find the freedom of his soul and his true self...

Pip lost his parents at an early age and grew up in loneliness, dependent on his sister and brother-in-law. When he was seven years old, he happened to meet a fugitive in a cemetery and stole food from the house to give to the fugitive. A few years later, a famous lawyer in London suddenly visited. He was entrusted by an anonymous person to send Pip to London for further study. After arriving in London, Pip's life has undergone earth-shaking changes. He is full of joy and thinks that he has a great future, so he begins to alienate his former friends. However, when his behind-the-scenes benefactor appears, Pip's fate reverses again... Pip's growth experience is like a mirror, allowing every reader to see his or her own soul.

How far is the distance between glory and shame, dream and tragedy? ! How does a young man from another province, who combines good looks and knowledge, miraculously break out of the circle and realize his ambition to get ahead? ! Julien has low self-esteem and is aloof. In order to join the upper class society, he seizes every opportunity and finally becomes the mayor's tutor. But before long, he was involved in the complicated emotional whirlpool of the mayor's wife and the marquis' daughter...

Writer's List "Pride and Prejudice": a love classic in the style of a guide to marriage. Elizabeth, the fifth sister, lives with her parents in the English countryside. The sudden appearance of the rich Darcy and Bingley broke the peaceful life of their family - the elegant and restrained eldest sister Jane fell in love with Bingley at first sight, but always concealed her emotions; the smart and independent Elizabeth fell into prejudice and misunderstanding when faced with Darcy's sincere proposal; the passionate and unrestrained sisters longed to love and be loved, but often lost themselves... Faced with her mother's fancy push for marriage, only Elizabeth always insisted on being herself. When she transcended pride and prejudice, she gained a good love and marriage.

I am Emma, ​​born in an ordinary family. Under the care of my family, I received a good education. When I was in my first love years, I was full of beautiful, romantic, and sweet dreamy imaginations about love. Soon I met Bovary, a young doctor who had just been widowed. He often took the initiative to approach me, and I gradually developed a liking for him. With my father's help, we got married soon. Life after marriage was monotonous and boring, and Bovary's boredom made me feel depressed and broken. By chance, I met and fell in love with two men...

Becky, a woman who combines beauty and talent, lost her parents when she was a teenager and worked part-time in a boarding school. She had experienced the hardships of life and was eager for a counterattack in life; her classmate and best friend Amelia, who was born in a middle-class family, was kind, pure, ordinary, and full of innocent fantasies about life. As they leave campus and enter society, their relationship becomes subtle. Becky tried her best to join the upper class society, and finally became a social butterfly in the elite circle, but after marriage she continued to have an ambiguous relationship with an old rich man; Amelia married for love as she wished, but in the end she found that her husband and Becky had an unusual relationship... Read this book to help you witness the interpersonal relationships in Vanity Fair and see the various aspects of human nature, so that you can avoid detours in reality.

Life and literature are indispensable. If you want to find your own flavor of life, then read this set of books. There are 25 books in this set, including: "Metamorphosis", "Under the Wheel", "The Trial", "Us", "Call of the Wild", "Talmud", "The Outsider", "1984", "Steppenwolf", "Amour", "I Am Cat", "Infernal Transformation" and "The Mask" "White", "A Brief History of Philosophy", "A Brief History of the World", "Brave New World", "Demian: The Wandering Boyhood", "The Veil", "The Plague", "The Myth of Sisyphus", "Siddhartha", "Popular Astronomy", "The Castle", "Madame Bovary" and "The Autobiography of Marie Curie".

Ranked among the 100 best English novels of the 20th century, it is the third complete translation in the Chinese-speaking world after the translations by Xiao Qian, Wen Jieruo and Jin Di. This edition of "Ulysses" comes with more than 500 pages of translation notes by Mr. Liu Xiangyu "Translation of the "Untranslatable" Heavenly Book", which comprehensively discusses how modern classics like "Ulysses" should be translated, from translation theory to specific translation techniques and word consideration. "Ulysses" is a representative work of stream-of-consciousness novels. In chronological order, the novel describes the real experiences and thoughts of the protagonist - Leopold Blum, a depressed and wandering Dublin citizen and advertising salesman, during the day and night in Dublin on June 16, 1904. Joyce compared Bloom's one-day wandering on the streets of Dublin to Odysseus (i. E. Ulysses)'s ten years at sea, while depicting his unfaithful wife Molly and the psychological journey of "Stephen Hero" in search of 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.

The story takes place in Wuthering Heights, an almost isolated village in northern England. The abandoned child Heathcliff is adopted by Mr. Earnshaw, the owner of Wuthering Heights, and falls in love with his little daughter Catherine. But Catherine finally abandoned Heathcliff because of her social status and accepted the proposal of Linton, the heir of Thrushcross Grange. This decision directly caused Heathcliff to leave in anger. A few years later, Heathcliff returned home in fine clothes, and his revenge began. He wants to take the most violent revenge on those who took away his love and happiness...

This book depicts Grandet's life of loving money as much as his life. He drove up prices, speculated on public debt, usury, forced his nephew away, forced his daughter to give up her right to inherit property. Finally, before his death, he tried to take away the priest's gilded cross. It profoundly criticized Grandet's criminal history of making a fortune and his dehumanizing money worship.

The novel closely revolves around the protagonist Julien's personal struggle and ultimate failure experience, reflecting some essential issues in the political and social life of France in the early 19th century. This novel shows the full picture of the French Restoration period, not only revealing the ruinous fate of the restored feudal aristocracy, but also criticizing the despicability of the powerful big bourgeoisie and the intricate struggles with the aristocrats and monks.

"The Old Man and the Sea" written by Hemingway successfully created the image of a civilian hero. Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, went to sea for forty-eight days without catching a single fish, but he was not discouraged and set sail again with hope. He fought with a big fish at sea for three days and finally killed the fish. Just as he was returning with the loot, he was attacked by a shark. He fought bravely with the shark. Although he did not save the big fish, he kept his honor as a fisherman.

The story tells the story of Remy, who was adopted by a stonemason as a child and was sold to a homeless busker at the age of eight. The kind-hearted busker treated Remy well and taught him to read and play the piano. Remy encountered many difficulties in his later wanderings, but he was not discouraged and finally found his biological mother.

This book describes the story of Sir Glenarvan, the owner of the Duncan cruise ship, who got clues about the missing navigator Captain Grant and decided to organize a rescue team himself. They took the Duncan boat out to sea to find Captain Grant. Along the way, he overcame numerous difficulties and dangers, and finally found Captain Grant on a desert island in the Pacific.

During the Civil War, Scarlett Scarlet fell in love with Ashley, but Ashley chose her cousin as her lifelong partner. Scarlett Scarlett married Melanie's brother Charles in anger because of jealousy. Soon, the Civil War broke out, Charles died in the war, and Scarlett Scarlett became a widow. Later, she went to Atlanta in despair and married Rhett Butler, who had always loved her. However, at Ashley's birthday party, Scarlett Scarlett and Ashley's warm embrace aroused Rhett Butler's dissatisfaction. Soon Rhett Butler decided to leave Scarlett Scarlett, but the abandoned Scarlett Scarlett did not give up hope. She just looked forward to a better tomorrow alone.

The novel uses daily life as the material, vividly reflecting the conservative and secluded British rural life and social conditions from the late 18th to the early 19th century. It expresses the author's own concept of marriage and emphasizes the impact of economic interests and family status on love and marriage.

This book is Maupassant's famous work. Through the characterization of the passengers on a carriage during the Franco-Prussian War - nobles, businessmen, politicians, nuns and a prostitute nicknamed "Ball de Suif", the author condenses the attitudes and positions of people from all walks of life in France at that time towards war and crises.

London Twist is no paradise for orphans. The protagonist Oliver lost his mother and grew up in an orphanage. Unable to bear the humiliation, he was forced to end his apprenticeship and flee to London. Unexpectedly, he strayed into a den of thieves and was forced to associate with the insidious Fagin gang. Fortunately, justice prevails. With the help of kind-hearted people, Oliver finally found out his life experience and gained happiness.

This book is the second in a trilogy of Gorky's autobiographical novels. The protagonist Alyosha had to go to the society to make a living when he was 11 years old. He went through ups and downs and suffered the pain of the world. Five years later, Alyosha went to Kazan with the hope of entering university.

This book is the first part of a trilogy of Gorky's autobiographical novels. Alyosha lost his father when he was young and came to his grandfather's house with his mother. My grandfather was in charge of everything in the family. He had a very bad temper and regarded wealth as his life. Alyosha was often beaten for making mistakes. Later, Alyosha left his grandfather's house and set foot in society alone. Although he was bullied, he remained strong and unyielding.

With the French Revolution as the background, this book cleverly connects the two cities of Paris and London, thereby staging the grudges between Doctor Manette's family and the old French aristocracy, and showing the author's deep thinking on revolution and human nature.

In this book, Don Quixote, a declining country squire, is obsessed with chivalric novels and fantasizes about walking the world as a knight and fighting against injustice. Together with his servant Sancho Panza, he went out several times to perform chivalrous acts. Together, they experienced various strange events such as the windmill battle, the adventure of the lions, and the adventure of the Trojan horse. Finally, they returned to their hometown and suddenly woke up. The author Cervantes uses various absurd things to highlight the brilliance of Don Quixote's idealism and laments the end of the era of faith. The fantasy Don Quixote and the practical Sancho have now become classic images in world literature.

"The Idiot" is a novel written by the 19th-century Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. The novel describes Nastasia, a stunning woman from a noble family in the 1860s, who has been ravaged by the landowner Totsky for many years. Later, Totsky was willing to pay a large sum of money to marry her to the despicable Ganya. At the heroine's birthday party, the young Duke Myshkin, who was regarded as an idiot by people, suddenly appeared and was willing to marry Nastasiya unconditionally, which moved her deeply. On the day of her upcoming wedding to the Duke, although she loved the Duke deeply, she ran away with the playboy Rogozhin. Finally, he was killed by Rogozhin. The novel gives a broad description of the Russian upper class after the serfdom reform and involves complex psychological and moral issues. The work expresses that the world cannot be quantified rationally, and is even beyond human imagination. What is inexplicable and unachievable by humans does not require thinking, and those who think about it and practice it are "idiots". This should be a perfect irony of the belief advocated by many Enlightenment thinkers that "man's logical calculations must conform to the laws of nature, and human calculations are equal to heaven's calculations." This kind of logic that overly believes that the world can be calculated and excludes all contradictions and willful movements is actually the arrogance of human beings.

"SARS" in 2002, "COVID-19" in 2020... Whenever a disaster strikes, "Plague" will always be an explosive hit. Because people can always marvel at Camus's amazing foresight when reading "The Plague". Whether it is the social fragmentation caused by everyone's self-protection, the chaos and anxiety caused by rumors, the consideration and impact of strict control on humanity, or the alarming regression of globalization caused by the need for security exceeding the need for development, they are all accurately represented and traced back to their roots in Camus's masterpiece "The Plague". This makes the book a must-read for people experiencing disaster. When the book came out, it was called a landmark work of the times, and won Camus the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957.

"The Wandering Child" is a novel written by the French writer Hector Marlowe, first published in 1878. The novel tells the story of the protagonist, little Remy, who was abandoned on the street due to his parents' greed and cruelty. A legendary plot unfolds around Remy's fate. It reveals some ruthless social phenomena in capitalist society and is a mirror reflecting French social life in the 19th century.

This book is about a musical genius's struggle with himself, art and society, tracing the evolution of a German musician through many artistic struggles. The protagonist, John-Christophe, is an extremely sincere artist with a contradictory and uncoordinated character, full of passion for life but misunderstood by a hostile world. Edmund Coss called this book the noblest novel of the 20th century. This book is the masterpiece of the famous French writer Romain Rolland, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

"Walden" is a record of the American writer Thoreau who lived alone by Walden Pond, describing what he saw, heard and thought during more than two years. The first feature that distinguishes this work from previous literary works is its detailed description and extension of nature. The changes in scenery caused by the changing of the seasons, as small as the fight between two ants, are all vividly reproduced in Thoreau's wonderful pen, and the descriptions are not superficial, but have the precision of a naturalist.

This book takes readers into a wonderful world with fantastic stories. Everything there is confusing and unpredictable, sometimes interspersed with humorous word games, puns or limericks, as well as the author's own English vocabulary. It may seem absurd when read, but it is actually full of strict logic and profound connotation. It is a wonderful crystallization of wisdom and fantasy. It is said that this book is the most widely circulated book in the UK besides Shakespeare's works and the Bible. This book also makes its author Carroll become a novelist after becoming a mathematician and logician.

"Les Misérables" is a novel written by Hugo during his exile. It is his masterpiece and one of the treasures of the world's literary treasure house. Through the tragic experiences of Jean Valjean and others and a series of touching deeds after Jean Valjean was inspired by Bishop Bian Furu, "Les Misérables" profoundly exposes and criticizes the decadent nature and evil phenomena of French feudal autocratic society in the 19th century. It expresses compassion and sympathy for the exploitation, fraud and cruel persecution suffered by the poor people under the weight of feudalism.

"War and Peace" is a novel written by Russian writer Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy and is also his masterpiece. The work centers on the Patriotic War of 1812 and reflects major historical events from 1805 to 1820. Politically and militarily, Tolstoy focused on the Russian Patriotic War of 1812. In expressing social life, Tolstoy focused on describing the changes and explorations of young members of the four major families.

"Don Quixote" was created between 1606 and 1615 and is Cervantes' most outstanding work. Russian critic Belinsky said: "In all European literary works, seriousness and comedy, tragedy and comedy, triviality and vulgarity in life are so seamlessly blended with greatness and beauty... Such an example can only be found in Cervantes' "Don Quixote"."

"A Tale of Two Cities" is a long historical novel written by the British writer Charles Dickens and set against the background of the French Revolution. It has a touching plot and is one of the classics of world literature. The story connects the two major cities of Paris and London, and revolves around the family of Dr. Manmanette and the Saint-Antoine district headed by the Defarges. The main idea of ​​the book is self-sacrifice for the sake of love. The "Twin Cities" in the book's title refer to Paris and London.

The novel "Madame Bovary" is Flaubert's masterpiece. The author uses concise and delicate writing to reproduce the social life of France in the mid-19th century through the experience of Emma, ​​a passionate woman. The artistic form of "Madame Bovary" makes it a new turning point in modern novels. This is not only an exemplary novel, but also an exemplary essay. His books have been translated into many languages ​​and reprinted many times.

Tolstoy's masterpiece novel. Novels from life. A brand new translation of famous names. "Anna Karenina" is the masterpiece of the great Russian writer Tolstoy. It unfolds from two clues that seem to be distinct, but are actually closely connected. One of the clues revolves around Anna's feelings, telling the process of Anna and Vronsky's acquaintance, love, and destruction, as well as the whirlpools this incident stirred up in the surrounding social network; the other clue mainly focuses on the other protagonist Levin, telling his life, story, and his personal thinking in a religious sense. The story covers St. Petersburg and Moscow as well as the vast Russian countryside. The author uses the tragedy of Anna's failure in pursuing love and finally chooses to commit suicide by lying on the train and the various problems faced by the Russian countryside through Levin's perspective, restoring a complete and realistic picture of Russian society.

In a deserted desert, a pilot stranded due to a plane crash met a child who suddenly appeared like an elf. He is the little prince from asteroid B612. Why did the little prince come to earth? What kind of amazing journey has he experienced? Will the earth be his end? Open this world-renowned classic fairy tale, experience the little prince's journey together, and feel the truth, kindness and beauty of the little prince.

"The Brothers Karamazov" is a novel written by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and one of his masterpieces. 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.

"Crime and Punishment" is a novel written by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky and is also his masterpiece. The novel describes Raskolnikov, a poor college student who is poisoned by anarchist ideas and believes that he can do whatever he wants. Forced to make a living, he killed the old loan shark Alyona and her innocent sister Liza Veda, creating a murder that shocked the whole of Russia. After experiencing a painful confession, he finally surrendered under the persuasion of the Christian girl Sophia and was sentenced to exile in Siberia. The work focuses on depicting the protagonist's psychological changes after committing a crime and reveals the miserable life of the Russian lower class people.

With a desolate and tragic tone, the novel unfolds the two main lines of the story, one is the tragic fate of Neli's family, and the other is the misfortune of Natasha's family. The culprit of the destruction of these two families is Duke Valkovsky. He abducted Neli's mother, defrauded Neli's grandfather of all the family property, and finally caused three generations of Neli'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 writer angrily reveals the dark reality of society and expresses deep sympathy for the "insulted and damaged" people at the bottom of society. But the novel is full of dark, tragic, and groaning tones. While maintaining the style of his works in the 1840s, in this novel, he began to preach about docility, patience, forgiveness, and voluntary suffering that cannot cleanse the soul. Christian humanism, the dominant idea in Dostoevsky's creation, began to take shape.

"I kept falling and slipping, encountering unexpected setbacks, losing my temper, and then calming down my temper and continuing to climb... Every little bit of progress I made was a great encouragement." "If You Give Me Three Days of Light" includes the autobiography "The Story of My Life" and the famous essay "If You Give Me Three Days of Light", which truly records Helen Keller's change of mentality from pessimism and negativity to positivity when faced with tragic life circumstances. It conveys the eternal value of finding light with strong will no matter how dark you are. She used affectionate language and delicate brushwork to express her love for life and life, bringing courage and hope to countless people and becoming a spiritual model for all mankind.

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. This novel is a portrayal of the nervous and panic-stricken Russian society in the transition period between the old and the new.

Strickland is a successful securities broker. He has both fame and fortune, a happy family, and a comfortable life that others envy. One day, when he was over 40 years old, he suddenly disappeared without a word after leaving a note. He abandoned his wealth, status, and family, endured ridicule, doubt, and hunger, and insisted on studying painting in a foreign country. However, his colorful paintings were not recognized by the outside world, and he fell into the abyss of poverty and illness. After some twists and turns, Strickland decided to live in Tahiti, far away from modern society. The local natural environment inspired his creation, and a stunning work was born from his pen. However, he ordered it to be burned after his death. The freedom and happiness of dreams, the cruelty and corruption of reality, when the moon symbolizing dreams is deep in the heart, how should the sixpence at the feet be placed?

The protagonist "I" in "Minna" is a young Danish man named Hellad. After accidentally meeting the governess Ming Na, the two fell in love together. But at that time, Ming Na and the bohemian artist Stephenson were experiencing a bitter love. In order for the lovers to finally get married, Minna wrote a letter to Stephenson and informed her of the incident. As a result, a tragedy began. Stephenson regained Minna out of strong possessiveness. However, after the two got married, Stephenson quickly exposed his true nature. Mingna lived a very painful life, and she died of a heart attack in despair soon after. Before he died, he left a suicide note to Haild that made people burst into tears...

Armand, a son of a wealthy family, studied in Paris and met the beautiful Margaret of the Camellias. Armand fell deeply in love with Margaret, and Margaret gave up her luxurious life for Armand. But at this time, Margaret's illness became more and more serious, and Armand's father objected to their relationship because of Margaret's humble background. What choice will the two make? Can they go on happily?

"The Growth of the Earth" tells the story of a farmer who reclaimed wasteland with his own hands, married a wife, had children, and established a family. At the beginning of the book, readers are transported away from the modern civilized world and returned to the desolate wilderness. The protagonist, "tough guy" Isaac, and Inger, a straightforward and strong woman with a harelip, lived a peaceful life here and had two sons and three daughters. Later, many other families moved in here, and it was impossible for people's interests to be satisfied. It was only when people finally realized that they were just an insignificant part in this world that they were able to finally move towards peace and quiet. In this place far away from the world, everyone's fate is different, which actually represents the entire society.

This is a novel written for children by the Nobel Prize-winning writer and famous Polish novelist Sienkiewicz. It has been made into movies twice. It is a literary classic that has accompanied the growth of generations in Poland and many places around the world. The land of Africa looks particularly magnificent and magical under Sienkiewicz's epic writing, and the friendship between boys and girls also shines with brilliance. Readers can feel the strong appeal of the great literary works in "Where Are You Going" and "Fire and Sword" everywhere.

"Taisi" is a novel written by French writer France in 1890. Is an anti-Christ masterpiece and a soul-saving story. Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1921. Reason for the award: "His brilliant literary achievement lies in his noble style, compassionate human sympathy, charming charm, and the characteristics formed by a truly French temperament." The young priest Barneyforth in the novel is a practitioner who strictly abides by Christian rules. He respects the dogma of Christ in words, deeds, and thoughts. He practices assiduously and tries to save ignorant sentient beings with Jesus-like fraternity.