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"Treasure Island" by British writer Stevenson is a boy's treasure hunt story, and it is also a profound coming-of-age novel. The boy Jim Hawkins discovered the treasure map of Treasure Island, and together with Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney embarked on the great voyage to find the secret treasure. On the way, Hawkins overheard several pirates plotting a rebellion in an apple barrel. The seemingly friendly one-legged pirate - tall John Silver, disguised as a ship's cook, is actually a dangerous pirate leader! When they arrived at Treasure Island, the two sides officially started fighting. Can Jim Hawkins and his partners use their wit and bravery to find the treasure and return home smoothly? In the process of gradually getting to know Silver, Jim Hawkins learned about friendship, loyalty, courage and honor, and truly grew up. In addition, the characters in the book that have left a deep impression on young readers include: the terrifying blind beggar Pew, the crazy Ben Gunn who was exiled to the island, the cursed parrot, etc., Which are full of fun.

This book 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 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 is the only novel written by female writer Margaret Mitchell in her short life. The story in the novel took place on the eve of the American Civil War. The heroine Scarlett Hao is a pampered manor lady. After experiencing the war, she finally transformed into a strong, self-reliant businesswoman. Her character has multiple characteristics such as selfishness, greed, determination, daring to love and hate, etc. She is one of the richest, fullest and most classic female images in American novels. The alluring love in the novel has become the most romantic and legendary love story in the history of American novels.

This book includes fourteen of the author's best short and medium-sized novels, including "Call of the Wild", "Love of Life", "Silent Snowy Wilderness" and "The Power of the Strong". These works describe shocking scenes of life-and-death struggles between humans and harsh nature, humans and beasts, humans and humans, and animals and animals in the vast wilderness. They show the primitive struggle for survival between humans and animals, and are highly artistically appealing.

This book is one of the major works of Alexandre Dumas, the famous French popular historical novelist. The protagonist d'Artagnan is a son of a provincial nobleman. After arriving in Paris, he joined the musketeers of King Louis XIII and formed sworn friends with three other musketeers. Queen Anna had an affair with British Prime Minister Buckingham, and Anna gave Buckingham a diamond pendant. However, Prime Minister Richelieu, who was an enemy of the queen, sent people to England to steal the two diamonds on the pendant, hoping to make the queen embarrassed at the ball. D'Artagnan volunteered to go to England with three friends. After many twists and turns, he finally retrieved the pendant and saved the queen's reputation.

There are 154 "Shakespeare's Sonnets". In the history of world literature, it is also known as "Sonnets" by Petrarch of Italy and "Sonnets of the Portuguese" by Elizabeth Barrett (Mrs. Browning) of England. It was created between 1592 and 1603. It is a group of thoughts. Poetry with profound and high artistic achievements covers religious emotions, personal life, historical events, social issues, etc., Covering all aspects of life, greatly expanding the field of expression of this poetic style, and opening up a broad path for the creation of poets such as Donne, Milton, and Keats. The first 126 original poems are dedicated to a beautiful young man, while the 127th to 152nd poems are mainly written to a "black girl". The two sets of poems have a strong narrative and are interrelated, which not only greatly enhances the readability of the work, but also leaves a lot of confusion for future generations to understand.

This book is the representative work of the famous French writer Alexandre Dumas. The story tells a tortuous and sad love story between a young man and a courtesan from Paris's upper class society. Through the love tragedy of a prostitute, the work reveals the corrupt life of the upper class of the French July Dynasty. A bloody and tearful indictment of the hypocritical morality of the aristocratic bourgeoisie. In the history of French literature, this is the first work in which a prostitute is the protagonist.

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. This book is the representative work of Daniel Defoe, the "father of British novels", and the pioneer of British realist novels. The positive attitude towards overcoming difficulties advocated in the book still has great reference significance today.

The novel describes Raskolnikov, a poor college student, who is poisoned by anarchist ideas, coupled with emotional tension and anxiety, and is full of resentment towards society. Later, forced to make a living, he killed the old woman who was a loan shark and her innocent sister, causing a murder that shocked the whole of Russia. After experiencing a painful inner struggle, he met Sonia, a girl with a holy soul - a prostitute who fell into prostitution for the sake of an unfortunate family. This eventually became his path to atonement and the dawn of new life...

This book is the representative work of the famous British female writer Charlotte Bronte in the 19th century. It is generally believed that "Jane Eyre" is Charlotte Bronte's "poetic life portrait" and an autobiographical work. It tells the story of a British woman who was orphaned as a child 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.

This book contains many short stories by Maupassant. Most of the protagonists in the stories told by Maupassant are minor characters. These characters constitute the main body of French society, and the stories that happen around them constitute all aspects of secular society. Many of his works, such as "The Necklace" and "My Uncle Jules", have become world famous. Maupassant's short stories are a model of natural storytelling and a model of secular stories ascending to the classics.

This book is a children's novel written by Canadian female writer Lucy Montgomery in 1904. The author uses fresh, smooth, vivid and humorous writing to tell the touching story of the innocent, kind-hearted and life-loving heroine Little Annie, who lost her parents at a young age and was not frustrated by the difficulties of life with the care of her friends and teachers. The novel was published in 1908 and soon became the best-selling book of the year and gradually became popular all over the world.

This book contains a total of 19 short stories and short stories by Mark Twain, among which "One Million Pounds", "Running for Governor", and "The Story of a Californian" are the most famous. "One Million Pounds" is currently included in Chinese language textbooks and is a pearl among Mark Twain's many short stories. The protagonist Henry in "Million Pounds" is a poor American young man who wanders to England. He was accidentally chosen by two rich men and became the person who won one million pounds in the bet. One of the rich men bet that Henry would starve to death in the streets within 30 days, and the other bet that he would not starve to death. In the exaggerated money-oriented society at that time, Henry's life also changed drastically because of this sudden check of one million.

This book is three famous autobiographical novels by Soviet writer Gorky. Through the description of his life and destiny in childhood, boyhood and youth, the author shows the growth process of a progressive young man before the Russian October Revolution. After the death of his father, the young protagonist Alyosha came to his grandfather's house and spent his childhood there. With the death of his mother and the decline of his grandfather's family, Alyosha had to go into society and make a living by being an apprentice and working for others. It was during this time that Alyosha came into contact with books and became immersed in the world of books. The knowledge in the book broadened Alyosha's horizons. With the pursuit of ideals, Alyosha came to Kazan to study alone. In the torrent of the Russian Revolution, under the influence of a group of progressive people, his ideological realm was improved.

The whole book tells the story of how a sincere musician resists the hypocritical and frivolous society, thereby sublimating and perfecting himself in the struggle against the reactionary forces of society. At the same time, this novel is also an epic of music. The author uses his deep understanding of the spirit of music to describe the struggle between morbid and degenerate art and healthy and progressive music, and praises a musical concept full of vitality.

The little girl Dorothy and the puppy Toto, who originally lived in Kansas, were suddenly blown to a foreign country-Oz by a powerful tornado. She longed to return to her hometown, to her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry who loved her. To this end, she tried her best, encountered all kinds of dangers, and experienced countless hardships. During her long journey, she was fortunately joined by some new partners: the Scarecrow who wanted "a thinking brain"; the Tin Woodman who only wanted "an active heart"; and the Cowardly Lion who desperately wanted to gain "courage"... They formed a small team and became close traveling companions with each other. During the difficult and bumpy journey, they worked together in unity, shared weal and woe, and overcame all kinds of suffering and torture, and finally realized their respective wishes.

The whole book tells the story of how a sincere musician resists the hypocritical and frivolous society, thereby sublimating and perfecting himself in the struggle against the reactionary forces of society. At the same time, this novel is also an epic of music. The author uses his deep understanding of the spirit of music to describe the struggle between morbid and degenerate art and healthy and progressive music, and praises a musical concept full of vitality.

This book is the representative work of American writer Mark Twain. It describes that Prince Edward and pauper Tom exchange places with each other through an unexpected chance. Pauper Tom wears the prince's clothes and enjoys all the glory and wealth in the palace, and becomes the new king of England. But the real prince Edward wandered around and had to endure poverty and the bullying and ridicule of beggars. With the help of kind-hearted people, Prince Edward went through many hardships, corrected his bad habits, and finally returned to the palace. Under the condemnation of his conscience, Pauper Tom returned the throne that did not belong to him to the real prince. After that, Edward became a benevolent monarch and lived a happy life with his people. The story is extremely imaginative and the language is humorous. While bringing happiness to children, it can greatly stimulate children's imagination and yearning for purity, kindness, and beautiful things.

This book is set in the foggy city of London, and describes the story of an orphan named Oliver who was bullied in an orphanage 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 deep in his heart. This persistence finally helped him to wait for a bright future - well-wishers extended 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 the history of British literature, and has been deeply loved by readers for more than a hundred years.

The novel is set in the French society during the Bourbon Restoration. It tells the story of two daughters raised by a wealthy businessman named Goriot. After marriage, they exploited their father's property, damaged his dignity, and tortured his emotions in a high-society lifestyle, until they had nothing and died of physical and mental exhaustion. Intertwined with this main line is the experience of the provincial young man Rastignac breaking into Paris's upper class society and recognizing all the temptations and dangers involved. The main characters in Balzac's masterpiece "The Human Comedy" appear one after another in this novel, thus opening the prelude to the "Human Comedy".

This book is a children's novel written by Italian writer Amici in 1886. This is a diary-style novel, including various touching stories that happened around Amway, admonishing and inspiring articles written by his parents and sisters in his diary, and wonderful "monthly quotes" read by the teacher in class. This book is written from the perspective of a boy, Amway, from the first day of school in October to July of the following year. It records his life for nine months and involves all aspects of the daily life of children aged 9-13.

Shakespeare is a universally recognized drama master. His plays contain rich philosophy of life, profound knowledge and endless profound thoughts. "Shakespeare's Comedies" is a collection of Shakespeare's comedy works, including the famous works "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "As You Like It", "Twelfth Night", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Nothing to Worry". Among them, the first four are called the "Four Comedies". In 1985, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was selected into the list of "Best Books in Human History" recommended by the American "Life" magazine.

"The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes" is one of the best-selling literary works in the world. Because of its original layout, suspenseful plot, exquisite and unique narrative techniques and concise and beautiful language, detective novels entered the elegant palace of world literature for the first time, making detective novels an independent literary category and highly praised by the world. In China alone, from the 1980s to the present, the total number of copies printed has exceeded 20 million. In the climactic plot, the confrontation between detectives and criminals, and the confrontation between justice and evil, strongly attracts readers to seek answers, stimulates readers' emotions, mobilizes readers' brains, and makes readers feel terrifying and exciting, but unable to stop. It was difficult to put the book down while reading, but I was deeply impressed after reading it. These magical crime-solving stories have influenced generations of people and are still popular and best-selling.

This article is the most famous work of American children's literature writer Mrs. Burnett and a classic in the world's children's literature. "The Secret Garden" tells a story: Mary, a willful and lonely little girl from a rich family, became an orphan due to a sudden plague and was sent to a relative's home in an old manor in England for adoption. In the secluded and quiet countryside and among the simple villagers, her temperament gradually became peaceful. Late one night, following the faint cry coming from one end of the corridor of the mysterious mansion, she was brought to an equally weird and lonely little life. Colin, Mary's cousin and the young master of the mansion, was born weak and has been bedridden for many years. His temperament is surly and unpredictable. In order to help Colin, Mary took him into the secret garden in the manor that had been closed for many years. The children played undisturbed in the vibrant little world, learned to be friendly to others, and restored their pure and happy nature. A garden that had been closed because of its involvement in the memory of death was now reopened because of the vitality of new life within it. This cannot but be said to be the secret of natural force and the miracle of vitality.

Shakespeare is a universally recognized drama master. His plays contain rich philosophy of life, profound knowledge and endless profound thoughts. This "Shakespeare's Tragedies" contains five of Shakespeare's representative tragedies, including "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello" which are about love tragedies, "Hamlet" which is about revenge, "King Lear" and "Macbeth" which profoundly expose the evils of power and ambition. These tragic works show the intertwining and complexity of human nature and destiny through complex dramatic conflicts and gorgeous or joking dialogues, and represent Shakespeare's most outstanding artistic achievements.

This book is the only novel written by female writer Margaret Mitchell in her short life. The story in the novel took place on the eve of the American Civil War. The heroine Scarlett Hao is a pampered manor lady. After experiencing the war, she finally transformed into a strong, self-reliant businesswoman. Her character has multiple characteristics such as selfishness, greed, determination, daring to love and hate, etc. She is one of the richest, fullest and most classic female images in American novels. The alluring love in the novel has become the most romantic and legendary love story in the history of American novels.

The protagonist Julien is the son of a small business owner. With his intelligence, he hooked up with the mayor's wife when he was working as a tutor in the local mayor's house. After the affair was exposed, he fled the mayor's house and entered the seminary. Recommended by the dean of the seminary, he went to Paris to work as a personal secretary for the Marquis de Larmore, a backbone of the extreme royalist party. He was quickly appreciated and reused by the Marquis. At the same time, Julien had an affair with the Marquis' daughter. Finally, under the church's planning, the mayor's wife was forced to write an informant letter to expose him, ruining his career. In anger, he shot and wounded the mayor's wife and was sentenced to death and put on the guillotine.

The boy Anlun was only eight years old when his family moved to the capital Warsaw. Under the control of the German army and Jewish police, the family's life became increasingly difficult, and An Lun became a smuggling leader from a young apprentice. When his mother passed away, An Lun lost his last support. On the winter street, the old doctor Kozak took Anlun back to the orphanage and continued to live with hundreds of orphans. Kozak went door to door asking for help, fighting for his children's right to live. An Lun's humanity was awakened. In 1942, German soldiers forcibly transported two hundred children to Nazi concentration camps for massacre. Regardless of life or death, Kozak insisted on staying with his children until the last moment of his life.

The complete simplified Chinese version of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales and short stories is available in China for the first time in 126 years! It completely contains 9 fairy tales and 5 novels that are rare in China, including Wilde's recognized masterpieces. It is a must-read in your life! Zhu Chunshen, winner of the Song Qi Translation Award for three consecutive times, translated "The Happy Prince", "The Nightingale and the Rose", "The Stingy Giant", "Courageous Friends", "The Extraordinary Cannon", "The Little King", "The Princess's Birthday", "The Fisherman and the Soul", "The Little Star Child", "The Crimes of Lord Arthur Saville", "The Sphinx without Secrets", "The Canterville Ghost", "The Model Millionaire" and "The Portrait of Mr W. H.". Wilde's works exude a slightly suspenseful, slightly romantic and slightly thrilling atmosphere, which is fascinating; he once cried when telling fairy tales to his son: "Really beautiful things make people sad."

"The Three Musketeers", also translated as "The Three Musketeers" and "The Hidden Hero", is one of the masterpieces of French writer Alexandre Dumas. The novel mainly describes the story of the French Cardinal Richelieu, who became prime minister in 1624 and captured the city of La Rochelle, the main base of the Huguenots in 1628. In order to help King Louis XIII, Archbishop Richelieu tried his best to seize the Queen's ambiguous relationship with the British Prime Minister, the Duke of Buckingham. The protagonist d'Artagnan and his good friends the three musketeers launched a series of struggles to rescue the queen, break through the trap set by the archbishop, and ultimately save the queen's reputation.

"Les Misérables" is one of the most famous "Trilogy of Destiny" by Victor Hugo, a famous French writer and representative of world romantic literature. This book deeply exposes and criticizes the decadence of French feudal autocratic society in the 19th century by describing the tragic experiences of Jean Valjean and others and a series of touching things that Jean Valjean did after being influenced by Bian Furu. It also expresses deep sympathy for the miserable lives of the poor people under feudal oppression. Hugo's passionate writing outlines a group of vivid little characters. Noble moral sentiments such as living with dignity, benevolence, righteousness, and kindness run through the entire book, making it soul-stirring to read.

At this time when "sissy" is popular, for teenagers to read this book and understand Paul, it is a "baptism of the soul" for themselves. This book is divided into two parts, telling the story of the protagonist Paul's glorious life that continues to grow in the flames of war. After the novel was published, it was translated into many languages ​​and received strong international response. In 1941, the book had a Chinese translation. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was recommended by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League as an excellent reading book for young people. The whole novel or fragments were selected as university and middle school textbooks. This book is one of our company's "nationally compiled Chinese textbooks and classics reading ability development series".

"King Lear" tells the story of the aging King Lear who plans to abdicate and divide the kingdom among his three daughters according to how much they say they love him. Annoyed and disappointed by his younger daughter Cordelia's words, Lear exiled her and divided the kingdom equally between his eldest and second daughters. Jealousy and pride devour the consciences of the two sisters, and Lear is driven into the wilderness by them. The youngest daughter who became the Queen of France led an army to rescue her father, but was killed. Lear died sadly beside her.

"Macbeth" tells the story of General Macbeth, cousin of King Duncan of Scotland, who served the king in suppressing rebellion and resisting invasion. Driven by ambition, he murdered Duncan and became king. In order to cover up others' eyes and prevent others from seizing the throne, he gradually killed Duncan's bodyguards, Banquo, and the wife and children of the noble Macduff. Fear and suspicion make Macbeth more and more evil and cruel. Lady Macbeth also committed suicide due to a nervous breakdown. With all the rebels and relatives separated, Macbeth faced the siege of Duncan's son and the English reinforcements, and ended up bowing his head.

This book tells the story of the protagonists Ralph and Vanellope who will search the Internet for the missing puzzle pieces in the game "Sweet Rush".

This book tells the story of the protagonists Ralph and Vanellope who will search the Internet for the missing puzzle pieces in the game "Sweet Rush".

"1984" is Orwell's masterpiece and a famous dystopian and anti-totalitarian political allegory novel in the world of literature. The novel was written in 1948, and the author turned 48 upside down to become 84 as the title. This book tells the story of an imaginary society that implements highly centralized rule, uses extreme means such as changing history, changing language, and breaking up families to suppress people's thoughts and instincts, uses a "telescreen" with surveillance and listening functions to control people's behavior, and uses personality worship of leaders and hatred of domestic and foreign enemies to maintain social operation. Through the life of an ordinary person in this society, Winston Smith, it projects the essence of totalitarianism in real life.

This version of "The Little Prince" is designated and recommended by four well-known writers, Mai Jia, Su Tong, Alai, and Ma Jiahui. Alai, the Mao Dun Literature Award winner and writer, has written a preface for an in-depth interpretation. The story tells: A pilot was forced to land in the desert due to a plane malfunction and met a cute little prince. The little prince quarreled with the beautiful and proud rose and ran away in anger, traveling to many different planets and experiencing various adventures. The little prince met an arrogant king, a willful drunkard, a profit-seeking businessman, and a dogmatic geographer, and then came to the earth to try to find a cure for loneliness and pain... This book is dedicated to everyone who still has fairy tales and distant places in their hearts.

This book is a reference book to help readers quickly learn and master Chinese and foreign classics. The content involves politics, economy, military, medicine, science and technology and other aspects.

Maupassant's works have a spicy style, and are good at capturing and discovering typical fragments of ordinary and trivial life, reflecting reality from small perspectives, and describing the human world. In addition, his novels are unique in their conception and layout, and their character language and story endings are unique, making people endlessly memorable. This book selects 19 classic short stories by Maupassant, including his representative works "Ball of Suet", "The Necklace" and "My Uncle Jules".

The Book of the Dead is an ancient and grand collection of poems, with 27 poems in total, including incantations, hymns, lengthy explanations, various ritual mantras, names of gods, etc. They are usually carved or written on the walls of pyramids or tombs, and some are printed on coffins or carved on exquisite sarcophagi. Because the original text was in hieroglyphics and had long been lost, it was only in the early 19th century that the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Coptic (a Greek-based script) were found to be deciphered. The book contains hundreds of rare pictures from the British Museum and mysterious incantations and poems that generally reflect the far-reaching culture of ancient Greece.

"Paradise Lost" was written by the great British poet Milton and is recognized by the world as a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation. The translation by the late famous scholar Zhu Weizhi is also the best Chinese translation recommended by the academic community. The wonderful illustrations by the great French painter Doré add to the masterpiece and translation.

Translated based on the Royal Edition of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare", the most authentic text, the most authoritative annotation, and the most poetic translation! "Shakespeare Collection" is a set of Shakespeare's most classic works, including 4 volumes of "Shakespeare's Four Tragedies", 4 volumes of "Shakespeare's Four Comedies", and 1 "Shakespeare's Collected Poems", for a total of 9 volumes.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! "The Taming of the Shrew" tells the story of a smart man who used ingenious strategies to successfully transform a grumpy rich girl into a gentle and virtuous wife.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! The story told in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" took place on a midsummer night. Two pairs of lovers fled to fight against an absurd law. When they fled to the woods, the intervention of elves confused the objects of each other's love. After a period of chaos, everyone finally regained their sanity and harmony.

Translated based on the Royal Edition of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare", the most authentic text, the most authoritative annotation, and the most poetic translation! There are 10 books in total in "Shakespeare's Historical Dramas". The historical figures in his works are more real and credible than the records in historical archives, and more complex and full-bodied than the characters in reality.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! "Richard II" tells the whole process of Richard II being politically defeated, militarily besieged, and finally imprisoned and killed by Bolingbroke (who became Henry IV after seizing the throne).

The latest classic version of FLTRP! "Henry VIII" tells the story of the execution of the Duke of Buckingham, the deposing of Queen Catherine, the deposing of Archbishop Wolsey, the coronation of Anne Boleyn, and the separation of the Church of England from the rule of the Holy See and the independent establishment of the Church of England under the direct leadership of the King of England during the reign of Henry VIII.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! "Much Ado About Nothing" has two parallel clues around the theme of proposal, telling the story of two couples' experiences of falling in love, proposing, and finally getting married.

The latest classic version of FLTRP! "The Merchant of Venice" creates the typical image of Shylock, a profit-seeking, ruthless loan shark, reflects the contradiction between the commercial bourgeoisie and the loan sharks in the early stage of capitalism, and expresses the author's humanistic thoughts on issues such as money, law, and religion in bourgeois society.