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This book is the second monumental novel by the great writer Tolstoy. The protagonist Anna is an upper-class lady. She is young and beautiful, pursuing individual liberation and freedom of love, while her husband is a "bureaucratic machine" with an indifferent temperament. A chance encounter with a young military officer made Anna fall in love, and she resolutely left her husband and children to live with her sweetheart. But the longing for her son and the pressure from the surrounding environment made her fall into pain and uneasiness, and she gradually discovered that the sweetheart around her was not an ideal lover with single-minded affection. After experiencing a series of blows such as the loss of her son and a love change, Anna found that she could no longer live in this hypocritical society. In despair, she chose to commit suicide by lying on the train. The novel profoundly exposes the ugliness and hypocrisy of the Russian upper class in the 1860s and 1970s. It also expresses the author's moral and ideological exploration during the period of social transformation.

"Looking at Art from Another Eye" includes 17 art essays published by Barnes in "Modern Painters", "Times Literary Supplement", "London Review of Books" and other journals, as well as 50 relevant full-color masterpieces by the painter, with a special appendix of the author's preface. Beginning with Gericault's "The Beach" art review (included in "Chapter 101\u002F2 World History"), writer Barnes turned his attention to the field of art and has since written a series of art essays with a unique style. Starting from the unprecedentedly prosperous French painting scene in the nineteenth century, Barnes leads us through the stories of seventeen artists - Géricault, Delacroix, Courbet, Manet, Fontaine-Latour... Leading us all the way to romanticism, realism, and then modernism.

Tom was originally a little boy who was a chimney sweep. He didn't know who his parents were and was abused by his master every day. An accidental experience, with the help of a fairy, Tom became a water child and lived a carefree life. Tom, who became a water child, experienced a strange and interesting journey. For example, the history of Xiaoyao Kingdom made Tom understand the good and evil of human beings. Finally, under the education of fairies, Tom overcame the flaws in his character and bravely rescued his master Grimm, who had done many bad things.

Mark Savoie is drawn into a life-and-death battle, all stemming from an unsolved Cold War mystery involving his first love, and a time when Russia is in the midst of change. Mark Savoie, the former CIA station chief in Azerbaijan, was newly married and his daughter was just born. His spy leasing business in Central Asia was also very successful. Then he received a call from the U. S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. One of his spies, 72-year-old Larry Bland, had died of a heart attack in the hotel. He boarded a plane to Tbilisi, then entered the hotel room where Bran died, and was surprised to find an oil painting, which showed a woman he was very familiar with... The next four days were the most violent and thrilling four days in his life: he must fight against the nightmares of the past and protect himself and the future of the country he loved.

Nobel Prize in Literature The Collected Works of Hermann Hesse. Hesse spoke the language of young people, and he is the most read German writer. Hesse represents an old, true, pure and spiritual Germany. His writing is full of humanitarian spirit and love for mankind.

This is a strange book in the history of French literature. It seems absurd and full of nonsense. In fact, it is rich in connotation and covers a wide range of topics. It can be called an encyclopedia of French humanist thoughts during the Renaissance. The book is divided into five parts: the first and second parts expound the various propositions of humanistic theory by narrating the birth, education and great achievements of Gargantua and Panguay; the latter three parts use Panguay, Baruch and other partners to search for the sacred bottle and travel around the country to study marriage problems as clues, showing a broad picture of medieval society, exposing and criticizing the various shortcomings of the society at that time.

The book begins with an exploration of familiar imagery from the French Revolution, from Dickens, Baroness O'Shea, and Tolstoy, as well as the legend of "if there's no bread, let them eat cake" and the tricolor flag. Then, through a brief examination of the ancien régime and its collapse, Doyle analyzes how revolutions come about: how they become obsolete and how achievements fail to satisfy ambition. Doyle strives to make readers realize that the French Revolution destroyed long-lasting culture, institutions, and social structures in France and beyond, and that we are still living with the legacy of this revolution today. The final part of the book considers why this revolution caused so much controversy.

This book is Freud's classic work on psychohistory about Leonardo da Vinci's childhood memories. It analyzes the psychological subconscious state presented in some of Leonardo's paintings. This was his only large-scale foray into the field of biography. The themes he studies range from Leonardo's emotional life from his early years, the conflict between his artistic and scientific impulses, the trajectory of his psychosexual history, to equally important sub-themes: the psychological nature of the creative artist, the origins of a special type of homosexuality, the concept of narcissism, which is of particular importance for the study of the history of psychoanalytic theory. These are all presented to the reader completely without exception.

"New Yorker" reporter Elizabeth Colbert has personally experienced global ecological scenes one by one, interweaving three centuries of scientific knowledge and the latest ecological perspectives to draw an outline of today's world for readers: We are indeed living in an extraordinary era, and the sixth mass extinction of species has begun. There are thirteen stories. The American mastodons, great auks and ammonites mentioned in the previous stories have become extinct. This part mainly introduces the ancient mass extinction and its tortuous discovery process. Part Two lays out the realities of the present, in the increasingly fragmented Amazon rainforest, on the slopes of the rapidly warming Andes, and in the outer waters of the Great Barrier Reef. The scope of the great changes is so vast that with the right guidance, extinctions can be found anywhere. Finally, there is a story about an extinction that pretty much happened in my backyard-and maybe in yours at the same time. As the story progresses, readers can gradually realize, like scientists, that the source of the current round of mass extinction lies in humans themselves.

"Chrysanthemum and Sword (Sparks Collector's Edition)": A tasteful visual feast, with a free Sparkle Collection, containing more than 600 exquisite sparkles, covering everything secular in modern Japan, and has collection value. It also selects dozens of master illustrations such as "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji" and "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon", painted by Katsushika Hokusai, Tsukioka Yoshitomo, etc.

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"Journey to the Center of the Earth" was first published in 1864 and is one of Verne's early famous science fiction novels. The story tells that the German geologist Lidenbrock, influenced by a coded letter from his predecessor, took his nephew and guide on an adventure trip through the center of the earth. They descended from a volcano crater in Iceland, overcoming difficulties such as lack of water, getting lost, and storms along the way, and finally returned to the ground along a volcano in Sicily. This work has a tortuous plot and fluent language. With its extraordinary imagination, it presents readers with a fantasy world that transcends time and space.

The story takes place in 1864. During a voyage, Sir Glenarvan, the owner of the cruise ship Duncan, got a drift bottle, which contained clues about the Scottish navigator Captain Grant who was in distress and disappeared two years ago. In order to rescue Captain Grant in distress, Sir Glenarvan took his wife, his sailors, Captain Grant's children, and the geographer who accidentally entered the cruise ship on a journey to find Captain Grant. Floods, wolf attacks, scams... They experienced numerous hardships along the way, overcame all dangers with wisdom and courage, and finally rescued Captain Grant on a small island.

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" tells the story of naturalist Professor Aronnax who accepted an invitation to participate in tracking the so-called narwhal. Unfortunately, he fell into the sea together with his follower Conseil and whaler Ned Rand. They were lucky enough to swim to a floating "island", which was the "narwhal" they were tracking - the submarine Nautilus. Captain Nemo allowed them freedom on the boat, but did not allow them to leave. In this way, they followed the Nautilus and began a fantastic underwater exploration journey. They crossed the Pacific, Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Mediterranean, Atlantic, Antarctic and Arctic Oceans, saw the wonderful and spectacular underwater world, experienced various thrilling dangers, tried to escape many times but failed, and finally survived the desperate situation and returned to land. The submarine Nautilus was missing. Professor Aronnax makes his ten-month adventure public.

"The Biography of Fu De" is one of the 12th volume of Fu Lei's translation collection. It permeates the translator's thoughts and feelings. He allows us to "breathe the breath of heroes" and challenge the tragic fate. We know that life is suffering and tragedy, but we must also struggle and perform in a vivid way.

"Love and Sacrifice" is the work of the famous French biographer and novelist Mauroa (now translated as Mauroa). This book was translated by Fu Lei in his early years. It aims to strengthen life cultivation and improve the quality of the people. "It can give some hope to the decadent people and add some courage to the fighting heroes." It is a rare self-cultivation reading today.

The book "Uncle Bangs" tells that Uncle Bangs is an honest and noble musician. He had a very high artistic taste and would do anything to enrich his collection of paintings. When people didn't know he had these treasures in his house, no one took him seriously. When people learned of the value of these famous paintings, people from the upper class, led by the president's wife, tried every means possible to gain his wealth.

"Gulliver's Travels" is a novel that combines satire and adventure. In the fictional country of these authors, there are strong traces of the British society in the 18th century. Through the protagonist's travels through different countries, the author reveals the various contradictions in British society at that time and makes a bitter satire on the British political system. Because he encountered a storm during a sea voyage, the surgeon Gulliver accidentally broke into a strange place, and his incredible adventure began: he encountered a war in the Lilliputian country, successfully defeated the enemy and became a hero worshiped by thousands of people; he was treated as a doll in the adult country, and he escaped with a narrow escape; in the flying island country, the strange phenomenon of black self-inversion and confusion of right and wrong makes people laugh and cry... The story is full of whimsical ideas, which makes people laugh and think at the same time. The focus and innuendo on real life also won "Gulliver's Travels" a high honor, making it one of the representative works of British satirical novels.

"The Autobiography of Franklin" has influenced several generations of Americans and is still one of the most important and most widely read autobiographies in the United States. This book contains many insights on how to achieve success through hard work, as well as many moral truths and warnings to the world. It is considered an excellent book in the United States that has changed the destiny of countless people. "The Autobiography of Franklin" is one of the most important and most widely read autobiographical works in the United States to date. It has epoch-making significance both from the perspective of autobiography and from the perspective of American intellectual history. Franklin narrated his experiences of success and lessons of failure in a homely way. The entire autobiography has sparks of wisdom and philosophy from time to time in the easy-to-understand narrative, creating a fine tradition of American biographical literature and making autobiography a new literary genre. "The Autobiography of Franklin" was published while readers were eagerly waiting for it, and it was sold out as soon as it came out. Young people all over the world want to learn the secret of Franklin's success, and they regard this book as a "life guidance" reading.

"Walden" is a collection of essays written by American writer Henry David Thoreau. In the book, the author describes in detail the two years and two months he spent in a regenerated forest on the shores of Walden Pond and his many thoughts during this period. The book begins with spring, goes through summer, autumn and winter, and ends with spring. Just like a cycle of life, the end is also the starting point, and life begins to recover. The whole book is full of tranquility, tranquility and wisdom. In analyzing life and criticizing customs, the sentences are astonishing, the words are shining, the insights are unique and thought-provoking. After reading it, readers will naturally feel the purity of the soul and the sublimation of the spirit.

"Colonel Chabe" includes three tragic novellas with themes between couples: "Colonel Chabe", "Honoline" and "Confinement". Like all the author's works, each novella contains a strong contrast between good and evil, right and wrong, beauty and ugliness. Gentlemen and ghosts and monsters are mixed side by side, which makes people laugh and cry after reading it. Only in this way can we realize the profound significance of "The Human Comedy".

"Insect Diary" combines science and literature, which also means that it has both scientific rationality and literary sensibility. The book reveals witty words from time to time, puts forward in-depth thinking on the value of life, and attempts to incorporate deeper meanings into science. The rational component in "Insects" is reflected in the author's research and thinking. In his observation and research on insects, Fabre conducted repeated experiments and verified various materials. He dared to question mainstream academic opinions, explored and pursued the truth, and did his best to continuously explore and supplement the knowledge structure. He did not easily draw conclusions about his own observation results, and at the same time showed his skepticism and his own limitations. While expressing his thoughts while observing insects, he clearly realized the arrogance of human beings and the barbarism of mechanized society. He often ridiculed the rigid prejudices of human beings in his words, and carefully thought calmly about the current situation of society.

"Alpe Savaron" tells the story of a young man who graduated from law, Albert Savaron, who fell in love with the Italian princess Francesca Colonna. In order to be able to match his beloved, after more than ten years of hard struggle, he was finally separated by others, abandoned the world and entered a monastery.

"Aunt Bei" is a novel written by French writer Balzac in his later years. The story takes place in Paris in 1838 and revolves around the fate of Baron Hulot de Hervé and his family. The Baron had served as a military auditor and director of munitions in the republican era. Now he was the head of one of the most important departments of the War Department, and was also a counselor of state. He was awarded the second class of the Legion of Honor. The novel describes how, driven by crazy passion that lost his reason and morality, he gradually ruined the reputation of his family and the honor of the army, embarked on the criminal path of speculation, fraud, and embezzled military funds, and finally lost his reputation. Hulot is a very symbolic character. His fall means the end of the glory of the old era and reflects the moral corruption of the entire upper class. The typical example of Aunt Bei belongs to Balzac's style and also shows the deepening of Balzac's creation. This is a "paranoid" character, and a complex full of contradictions: city and countryside, civilization and barbarism, rebellion and decadence, are cleverly intertwined, integrating rich life connotations and social consciousness.

People who act solely on instinct are at a disadvantage in front of smart people, that is, they will be seen through very quickly. Thoughts based on instinct are too simple, too dazzling, and can be easily understood at a glance. It is no better than understanding scheming thoughts. Both parties must be equally intelligent.

"Eugénie Grandet" tells a story about money destroying humanity and causing family tragedy. Centering around the central event of Eugenie's love tragedy, the novel is connected by three intertwined plot threads: the waves caused by the autocracy within the Grandet family, the open and secret fights between the bankers and notaries outside the family, and Eugenie's love for Charles Grandet, and the painful human experience of Charles' betrayal.

Critics in the book "Old Man Goriot" call Goriot Goriot the modern King Lear. The character in Balzac's works is not just a character, but a typical example of the times. The factors of tragedy are not limited to personal temperament, but especially the promiscuous and corrupt social environment. The struggle of careerists seeking fame and fortune, intertwined with Goriot's desperate fatherly love, make the content of the novel more bizarre and touching. This book is a particularly serious and exciting one among Mr. Fu Lei's translations.

"The Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau" tells the story of a pollen dealer who seemed ordinary in all respects. Because of his ridiculous ambition, he plummeted from the peak of prosperity and turned into a pauper who lost all his money. However, his "extremely honest" virtue and his efforts to atone for his sins gave his suffering a brilliance of martyrdom. The golden age was his unlucky beginning, and when the final victory came, his life also came to an end. In this way, Birotteau, who was not easily interested in readers, finally became one of the important characters that has been tested for a long time and has not become outdated on the stage of "Human Comedy". The work is not only a commercial novel with historical significance, but also a very interesting bourgeois genre painting.

"The Wizard of Oz" is a famous work by American children's literature writer Baum. The kind-hearted little girl Dorothy was blown by a tornado to a strange and magical country-the Land of Oz, and lost her way home. There, she met the brainless Scarecrow, the heartless Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion one after another. In order to realize their respective wishes, they helped each other, worked together, went through hardships and encountered many strange and strange things. In the end, with their extraordinary intelligence and tenacious perseverance, they all fulfilled their wishes. This book pioneered American "magical fairy tales" and established Baum's position in the American literary world.

An old man named Geppetto had no children. He carved a puppet out of wood and named him Pinocchio. Although Pinocchio always wanted to be a good boy, he could not change his bad habits. He skipped school, lied, made bad friends, was fooled several times and refused to change his ways. Later, a fairy taught him that every time he lied, his nose grew longer. He lied three times in a row, and his nose grew so long that it was impossible for him to even turn around in the room. At this time, Pinocchio began to wake up, but he still couldn't resist the temptation of the bad boys and followed them to the "Land of Toys" again. A few months later, a pair of donkey ears sprouted from Pinocchio's head, and he soon became a full-blown donkey and was sold to a circus. Soon, Pinocchio broke his leg during the performance, and was sold by the circus owner to a businessman to skin the drum heads. At the critical moment, it was the fairy who rescued him. Pinocchio decided to change his ways and finally one day became a child of flesh and blood.

Tagore vividly explained his outlook on life in the language of poetry, pointing out that love is the driving force for progress on the road of life. He highly summarized his extraordinary life in nine words: "I have loved others, and I have also been loved by others." He analyzes complex social phenomena, denounces falsehood, ugliness and evil, and praises truth, goodness and beauty, giving people profound inspiration. His insights on life help readers decipher the profound book of life. Bai Kaiyuan's compilation of "Life in the Works of Rabindranath Tagore" can inspire young readers to understand life.

The world of Dylan, a 15-year-old single-parent girl, is in a mess: she always has nothing to say to her mother, she is often teased by her classmates at school, and her only close friend left because she transferred to another school. All of this made Dylan feel extremely painful. She decided to visit her father whom she had not seen for a long time, but a traffic accident occurred on the road. After she desperately climbed out of the train wreckage, she was horrified to find that she was the only survivor, and there was a wasteland in front of her. At this time, Dylan saw the figure of a boy on the hillside not far away. The boy took her away from the scene of the accident. However, Dylan soon realized that the boy was not just a random passerby. He seemed to be waiting there on purpose. Their fate has taken an unpredictable turn from the moment they met... This is an epic and moving story that is exciting, scary, warm, returning to humanity, and thought-provoking.

Tagore regarded the development of national education as an important way to save the country. He emphasized that schools should be a pure land and strived to establish a new teacher-student relationship that transcended money in the school he founded. In decades of educational practice, he attaches great importance to cultivating students' imagination and image thinking abilities, and has created unique educational methods. His incisive discussion of education still has practical significance. "Education in Rabindranath Tagore" edited by Bai Kaiyuan is helpful to our country's educational circles in studying Tagore's educational thoughts, and has some enlightenment for our country's educational reform.

This book mainly describes the entire process from June 6, 1944, when the US and British forces launched the largest amphibious landing in history in Normandy, to the end of 1944, when the Axis forces retreated steadily and the Allied forces liberated Europe with overwhelming force.

"Affinity" was published in 1809. It is another profound and rich masterpiece after "The Sorrows of Young Werther". This book mainly tells the emotional entanglement between two men and women. Edward and Charlotte went through many twists and turns until they finally got married in middle age. After marriage, they lived a quiet and happy life in the countryside. One day, the calmness was broken by the arrival of the husband's friend and the wife's niece. An unexpected recombination occurred between the four people, which ultimately led to the tragic ending of the men's exile and the women's loneliness. The author successfully combines the unique arrangement of details, rigorous logical reasoning, romantic mystery and symbolic techniques. In particular, the author applies the principles of natural science to the humanistic society, using the chemical term "affinity" to describe the various relationships between the protagonists, which runs through the character relationships and plot throughout the novel.

"History" is the first historical masterpiece in ancient Western times. It is mainly an "investigation and study" of the history and culture of various nations around the world at that time. Taking the relationship between Greeks and foreigners as the main line, Herodotus narrates the geographical environment, ethnic distribution, economic life, political system, historical past, customs, religious beliefs, historical sites, etc. Of Lydia, Media, Babylon, Egypt, Persia... And the Aegean region of Greece. He then focuses on describing the course of the ancient "world war" - the Persian War, starting from the beginning of the war, passing through the Battle of Marathon, the Battle of Salamis, and ending with the Battle of Plataea and the Battle of Mycale. Herodotus is a master of stories and is good at controlling various materials. His works vividly display the mutual relationships and life scenes of many countries, regions and peoples in ancient times, and preserve a large amount of precious information on history, geography, anthropology... As well as geology, biology and other aspects. They are like a "general chronicle" and "encyclopedia" about the ancient world.

This book revolves around the marriage affairs of several daughters of Squire Bennett's family. Mr. Bingley, a wealthy bachelor who recently moved from London, fell in love with the gentle and beautiful eldest daughter Jane, while his friend Darcy fell in love with the second daughter Elizabeth. However, due to Darcy's arrogance, Elizabeth's prejudice, and many rumors, the relationship between the two encountered many obstacles. After a series of interesting twists and turns, the misunderstanding was finally eliminated. Darcy overcame his pride, Elizabeth got to know him better, and finally the two got married. This book is a rare masterpiece in the world's library, and Maugham listed it as one of the top ten novels in the world.

"Insects" is one of the most important and best-known works of Jean-Henri Fabre. It not only demonstrates his talents in scientific observation and research and literary talent, but also conveys his humanistic spirit and incomparable love for life to readers. "Insect Diary" combines science and literature, with both scientific rationality and literary sensibility. The book reveals witty words from time to time, puts forward in-depth thinking on the value of life, and attempts to incorporate deeper meanings into science. The language of the work is simple, fresh, lively, and the tone is relaxed and humorous, full of fun and poetry. The author's precise descriptions of the sounds, colors, shapes, and smells of animals and plants in nature allow readers to immerse themselves in the charming pastoral scenery of Provence in southern France in the 19th century.

Myth is a product of human childhood and has an everlasting fascination. Greek mythology has been around for a long time because of its relatively complete system and unique literary charm. Greek mythology and biblical mythology have had a comprehensive and profound impact on the religion, philosophy, thought, customs, natural science, literature and art of the entire West and even mankind. When you come into contact with Western culture, you are bound to encounter allusions from Greek mythology. Almost every important classic Western literary work involves characters and plots from Greek mythology, and some are even directly based on Greek mythology. Today, although we don't have to "call everything Greek", a systematic understanding of Greek mythology is what every modern person needs.

"Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is the second part of Verne's trilogy (the first is "Captain Grant's Children" and the third is "The Mysterious Island"). It mainly tells the story of the Nautilus submarine. In the book, the author takes readers on a breathtaking underwater journey. The novel begins with "monsters" appearing on the sea and frequently attacks shipping ships from various countries, causing people to panic, and ends with the Nautilus encountering an Atlantic whirlpool. It is full of suspense. The book contains a large amount of scientific knowledge, with detailed descriptions of marine animals and plants, and an accurate introduction to seabed geography and geological knowledge. The content is very rich.

Conventional things are the most deceptive, and scams are always hidden in places where you turn a blind eye. Master of suspense Matsumoto Seicho, with his watertight tricks and imagination that challenges the laws of physics, he plays with the "time" that human beings rely on for survival. In the mid-16th century, Galileo Galilei invented the clock. Since then, people have eaten on time and gone to bed on time, but they have never doubted that there will be sins quietly hiding under the huge shadow of the hour hand. The suspect has almost no possibility of committing the crime unless he can appear in two locations 20 kilometers apart at the same time. Faced with the impeccable alibi, Detective Mihara followed the suspect's actions step by step to conduct an in-depth investigation, but fell deeper and deeper into the bottomless abyss of time inversion. What hinders him from unraveling the truth is people's innate blind trust in "time".

"The Wind in the Willows" is a fairy tale with animals as the protagonist. It is elegantly written, detailed in description and rich in philosophy. The book creates several cute animal images: the timid but adventurous mole, the hospitable and romantic water rat, the chivalrous and leader-like old badger, the toad who likes to brag, show off and pursue fashion, and the honest and honest otter - they live on the river bank or in the big forest, enjoying together. We share the same difficulties. The story mainly tells the story of a toad who lived on his family's inheritance, squandered money, and pursued new things. He was imprisoned for his willful behavior, and his family property was robbed by bad guys. Finally, with the help of Mole, River Rat and Badger, Toad outsmarts Weasel and takes back the family property. Later, with the help of his friends, Toad changed his mind and got rid of his bad habits of squandering money and being willful and arrogant.

"Education of Love" adopts the form of a diary, using children's tone and writing to record various touching stories that happened around the fourth-grade primary school student Enrico. It reflects the poor life and simple and friendly character of the middle and lower class people in Italy, and advocates the spirit of patriotism, kindness, bravery, generosity, selflessness and fraternity. Every chapter and section of the book expresses "love" vividly, ranging from the personal love for the country, society, and nation to the small personal love for parents, teachers, and friends. Everywhere is gripping and touching. Although it is a book mainly written for students, it is also a very helpful educational classic for parents and teachers.

During a thrilling sea voyage, the ship Robinson was riding sank unexpectedly. He fought against strong winds and huge waves, and finally came to an uninhabited island. In order to survive, he overcame various difficulties that were difficult for ordinary people to overcome. He built residences and boats alone, hunted, fished, raised animals, and rescued captives who were being chased... Finally, he was rescued, bid farewell to the desert island where he had lived for more than 20 years, and returned to the UK on the ship. "Robinson Crusoe" is the masterpiece of Daniel Defoe, the "father of British novels", and the pioneer of British realist novels.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" tells a story: The British gentleman Fogg made a bet that he could travel around the world in eighty days. In order to win the bet, he set out to travel around the world, experiencing numerous hardships along the way. With the help of his servant Know-All and the beautiful Indian woman Mrs. Ajuda, he unexpectedly won...

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" tells the story of a little girl named Alice chasing a talking white rabbit with a pocket watch and falling into a rabbit hole, thus falling into a magical underground world. In this world, drinking a sip of water will shrink you to the size of a mouse, eating a piece of cake will turn you into a giant, eating the same piece of mushroom will make you shorter if you eat the right side, and it will grow taller if you eat the left side. Dogs growl and wag their tails when they lose their temper, while cats growl and wag their tails because they are happy... She also met a lot of people and animals: the Dodo, Bill the Lizard, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Dormouse, etc. In this fantasy and crazy world, Alice seems to be the only sane person. She keeps exploring, and at the same time, she keeps asking "who am I". While exploring, she keeps getting to know herself and growing up. When she finally grows into a "big" girl, she suddenly wakes up and realizes that all this is a dream of hers.

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"Childhood" is one of Gorky's autobiographical trilogy. It describes the growth experience of a Russian teenager from a first-person perspective. The creation of this work is based on the author's real experience. In this work, Gorky observes various bizarre events in old Russian family life through the eyes of his childhood - some of which are already commonplace in the eyes of adults, but colorful in the eyes of children - and the various people who make up these events, including relatives, domestic servants and neighbors, all of them are meticulous and lifelike. In particular, the image of the smart, capable and considerate grandmother has warmed thousands of readers and left a deep impression on them. This edition of "Childhood" is a direct translation from the final Russian version. It is accompanied by a thousand-word introduction by the translator Mr. Yuan Tinglei, character relationship diagrams, geographical diagrams and other illustrations to help readers better read and understand this century-old classic.