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This version of "Madame Bovary" is recommended by four well-known writers, including Mai Jia, Su Tong, Alai, and Ma Jiahui. The Mao Dun Literary Award winner and writer Su Tong has written a preface for in-depth reading and interpretation. This novel tells the story of Emma, ​​a young girl who has romantic fantasies about love, and marries the honest and honest doctor Charles with great expectations. After getting married, she discovered that the country doctor Charles could not give her the married life she wanted, and she began to long for a fierce and legendary love. After her marriage, she met two lovers, but instead of helping her in dire straits, both lovers abandoned her. In despair, Emma had no choice but to commit suicide by taking poison, and passed away with remorse and regret. Doctor Charles also died of depression after learning the truth, leaving his daughter alone. In this book, Flaubert deeply explores the emotional issue of what can be used to maintain a long-term marriage when marriage does not meet the expectations of love and when the novel charm of the lover gradually fades away. It is thought-provoking.

"Letter from a Strange Woman" is Zweig's most famous masterpiece. It has been made into a movie by Xu Jinglei and adapted into a play by Meng Jinghui. It has received enthusiastic response and continues to be performed well. On his 41st birthday, writer R received a letter without signature and address. This letter came from a dying woman and told an unforgettable love story. The hero of this story, writer R, knew nothing about it. This is a woman's "tragedy", but it has become a "fairy tale" for all mankind.

"Notre Dame de Paris" was written during the turbulent times in France. The work is set in Paris in the era of King Louis XI of France, with Notre Dame de Paris in 1482 as the main scene. It tells the story of the entanglement and tragic fate between the gypsy girl Esmeralda and the deputy bishop Frollo, the archer captain Phoebus, the bell ringer Quasimodo and others. Rich imagination, bizarre plot, and peculiar structure are important features of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Hugo used his outstanding technique and romantic form to organically connect evocative stories and vivid and rich dramatic scenes, making this novel highly readable and of great historical significance.

"Gulliver's Travels" is Jonathan Swift's masterpiece. The author uses unusual imagination to describe all kinds of strange things that the protagonist Gulliver encounters when he travels to "Lilliput", "Adult", "Hyhnhnms" and other places. For example, in the "Lilliput Kingdom", he could freely play with all kinds of people, from kings to commoners, in the palm of his hand; while in the "Adult Kingdom", he could only be controlled by others like a child. After arriving in the "Hyhnhnms Kingdom", the horse became a symbol of wisdom, and humans became inferior animals. Through these interesting stories, the author satirized various shortcomings of British society at that time, such as the intrigues of politicians and the greed of the rich.

A literary classic of the century that has been gathering dust for 70 years, it is a rare classic in the history of American literature that has been selected into two major literary lists at the same time: Random House and Time Magazine's Top 100 English Novels. An existential classic as famous as "The Stranger" and "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". In 1990, "The Sheltering Sky" was adapted into a movie by Bertolucci ("The Last Emperor") and won many awards including the Golden Globe Award and the British Academy Film Award. "The Sheltering Sky" talks about most of the problems we will encounter in our lives: love, marriage, travel, death, the value of existence, the meaning of life... People who realize the emptiness of life long to live truly more than anyone else.

This book is an anti-slavery novel published by American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe (Mrs. Stowe) in 1851. The novel's views on African Americans and American slavery had a profound impact, and to some extent intensified the regional conflicts that led to the American War.

The story takes place in a small city in Russia. The city has become corrupt, dominated by a rude and corrupt mayor and a group of officials who are gangsters but actually idiots. When this group of corrupt officials heard that the capital had sent an imperial envoy incognito for private patrols, everyone was so confused that they didn't know what to do. At this time, they suddenly heard that a man named Khlestakov was staying in an exclusive hotel in the city. Therefore, they mistakenly thought that Khlestakov, who had an extraordinary appearance but actually resigned and returned home for gambling and wandering, was the imperial envoy. The letter was written by the young man to his friends in Petersburg. In the letter, he ridiculed the fools who mistakenly thought he was the imperial minister, and gave each official an embarrassing nickname. When the mayor and officials were speechless over this incident, the real imperial minister arrived. The curtain fell while everyone was stunned.

This book is a very long and systematic collection of fairy tales collected and compiled in various European countries. Many of the stories reflect the simplicity, humor, wit and bravery of ordinary people. The plot of the story is tortuous but not bizarre, and the narrative is simple but not monotonous. Many stories are written in poetic language.

The protagonist Paul in this book was born in a poor railway worker family. He was naive and naughty since he was a child, and had a strong sense of resistance. With the help of underground party member Zhu Helai, Paul gradually embarked on the road of revolution.

"The Moon and Sixpence" tells the story of a British stock exchange broker who was obsessed with the art of painting and resolutely gave up his original family and job and went to Paris to study painting and pursue his dream. Based on the French post-Impressionist painter Gauguin, this book explores the relationship between reality and ideals, secularity and spirituality, personality and genius, society and art.

The main plot of the novel takes place in two months. Bazarov came to Kirsanov's territory at the end of May and died at the end of July. What happened to the protagonists before and after these two months are all interspersed and narrated in the epilogue in the form of biographies. The entire plot unfolds in three central locations: Kirsanov's territory, Ozintsova's manor, and Bazarov's home. The author narrates in the novel that after graduating from college in 1859, Kirsanov, a son of an aristocrat, took his friend Bazarov, a medical student from a civilian background, to visit his father's manor. Bazarov is a "nihilist" and does not believe in any rules and regulations. The conflict between Bazarov and Pavel became increasingly acute, and a duel took place. Bazarov was forced to leave Kirsanov Manor and return to his parents' home. At home, he unfortunately contracted sepsis while dissecting a farmer's corpse and died soon after.

The story takes place in 1866, when a "sea monster" believed to be a narwhal caused panic around the world, and the U. S. High-speed second-class battleship USS Lincoln was ordered to hunt it down. French biologist Aaron Nass was invited to participate in the mission. In an accident, he accidentally revealed the true face of the "sea monster" and followed the mysterious Captain Nemo on his adventures in the depths of the ocean. They passed through the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and even to the Antarctic and North Pole. They saw many amazing underwater wonders and encountered many unexpected dangers. In the end, fate enabled Professor Aronnax to reveal to the world the secrets he had seen buried deep under the sea.

Raskolnikov, a college student, lives in a rented shabby room and relies on the little pension saved by his mother and borrowing debts. In order to struggle out of the predicament, in order not to implicate his mother and sister, but also to practice his "theory" and test whether he is a "lice" like everyone else, or an "extraordinary person" like Napoleon, he took a desperate risk and hacked to death an old loan sharking woman with an axe. Although things didn't go so smoothly, due to various coincidences, he escaped from the scene safely. The police have never been able to find conclusive evidence. However, his conscience and his "theory" were engaged in a fierce struggle almost every moment. He fell into painful mental torture, nervously exposed himself again and again, and even subconsciously went to the murder scene to ring the doorbell again, reliving the painful and terrible ugly feeling. In the end, inspired by the "love" of the prostitute Sonia, he surrendered.

This book describes in detail the bizarre experiences of Mr. Fogg and his party on the way and the numerous difficulties and dangers they encountered. The plot is tortuous and fascinating, and readers can also appreciate the styles and folk customs from all over the world.

This book tells the story: Margaret, a famous prostitute in Paris, was conquered by the sincere love of Armand, who was not rich, and fell in love. Just as the lovers were looking forward to a better life in the future, Armand's father secretly forced Margaret to leave Armand. Armand does not know the truth and thinks that Margaret abandoned him intentionally. Margaret endured the humiliation and died of hatred due to the double torment of illness and grief.

This book describes the last French class in a rural primary school in Alsace that was ceded to Prussia after the Franco-Prussian War. It bids farewell to the language of the motherland. Through the self-narration of a naive and ignorant primary school student and the description of his psychological activities, it vividly expresses the pain of the French people under foreign rule and their love for their motherland.

Uncle Bangs was a musician, an honest and noble self-reliant man. He loved the art of painting very much. In order to enrich his collection of famous paintings, he devoted all his energy and thought. When people did not know that he had all these treasures in his house, no one took him seriously. When they learned the value of these famous paintings, in order to seize the inheritance of the lonely old man Bangs, some people from the upper class headed by Camusot tried every means to obtain his wealth.

The novel shaped the diverse living conditions of people at the bottom and upper class of society during the Franco-Prussian War. It ruthlessly exposed and criticized the vanity, greed, selfishness, hypocrisy and other characteristics of the small citizens. It is a classic masterpiece of French realist literature in the 19th century. The style of the book is cool and playful, the characters are vividly depicted, and his outstanding artistic talent makes him known as the world's short story master together with Chekhov and O. Henry.

This book is a diary-style novel. The whole book is told in the voice of the protagonist Amway, from the first day of the fourth grade in October to July of the following year, his experiences and ideological activities in and outside the school. It also intersperses with many admonishing articles written by his parents for him, as well as touching stories read out by teachers in class every month.

"Robinson Crusoe" is a well-known realistic memoir-style adventure novel. It was written by Defoe, a famous British writer in the 18th century, who was inspired by the experience of a Scottish sailor who was in danger at sea. In the book, Defoe creates a new type of character who has the courage to face the challenges of nature - Robinson Crusoe. He disdained the status quo and devoted himself to pioneering, abandoning his well-off family again and again to go to sea and explore the world. After being shipwrecked and stranded on a desert island, he used his mind and hands to build a residence, grow food, domesticate livestock, make utensils, sew clothes, and transform the desert island into a "paradise". He adventured overseas for many years and went through untold hardships. Finally, he gained considerable wealth and returned to England, completing the entrepreneurial journey of a hero of an era.

"My Childhood" is the first of Gorky's autobiographical novels and is the author's memories of his childhood life. The protagonist Oulisha lost his father at the age of four and lived with his mother in the house of his grandfather, the owner of Xiaoranfang. He was often beaten severely by his grandfather, and his kind-hearted grandmother protected him everywhere. His childhood environment was filled with lies, deceit, and cruel behaviors that trampled on family ties to achieve his goals, which caused great harm to his young mind. However, his hard-working, strong, and kind-hearted grandmother often told him fairy tales, instilled in him the power of justice, and guided Oulisha to grow into an upright person.

This book describes the story of Chichikov, a speculative liar who buys and sells dead souls (Russian landowners called their serfs "souls").

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"The Wind in the Willows" is the representative work of British writer Kenneth Grahame. It is known as a model of British prose works and the finale of the golden age of children's literature. The book takes four anthropomorphic animals as the protagonists and tells the story of them getting to know each other in the wild forest, going on adventures together, and finally working together to defend their homeland. The whole article vividly and delicately presents the beautiful pastoral scenery from the perspective of small animals. The friendship and care between the small animals described by the author are even more innocent and touching, and full of sincere and profound life philosophy.

"The Shackles of Life" is a recognized masterpiece by the British writer Somerset Maugham, and it is also an autobiographical novel. Since the book came out, it has been adapted for the big screen three times and was selected as one of the "Top 100 English Novels of the 20th Century". The protagonist Philip in the book has lived an unfortunate life since he was a child. Both of his parents died, he was born lame, and he spent his childhood in a strange and oppressive environment. When he entered society, he experienced the pain of disillusioned ideals and the pain of love. Although he suffered a lot, he never gave up on himself, but moved forward resolutely on the more bumpy road of life. After going through various hardships, Philip finally got rid of the shackles that had restricted his mind and spirit before, and found a direction in life that suited him.

"The Shackles of Life" is a recognized masterpiece by the British writer Somerset Maugham, and it is also an autobiographical novel. Since the book came out, it has been adapted for the big screen three times and was selected as one of the "Top 100 English Novels of the 20th Century". The protagonist Philip in the book has lived an unfortunate life since he was a child. Both of his parents died, he was born lame, and he spent his childhood in a strange and oppressive environment. When he entered society, he experienced the pain of disillusioned ideals and the pain of love. Although he suffered a lot, he never gave up on himself, but moved forward resolutely on the more bumpy road of life. After going through various hardships, Philip finally got rid of the shackles that had restricted his mind and spirit before, and found a direction in life that suited him.

"The Shackles of Life" is a recognized masterpiece by the British writer Somerset Maugham, and it is also an autobiographical novel. Since the book came out, it has been adapted for the big screen three times and was selected as one of the "Top 100 English Novels of the 20th Century". The protagonist Philip in the book has lived an unfortunate life since he was a child. Both of his parents died, he was born lame, and he spent his childhood in a strange and oppressive environment. When he entered society, he experienced the pain of disillusioned ideals and the pain of love. Although he suffered a lot, he never gave up on himself, but moved forward resolutely on the more bumpy road of life. After going through various hardships, Philip finally got rid of the shackles that had restricted his mind and spirit before, and found a direction in life that suited him.

"Notre Dame de Paris" is a novel written by French writer Victor Hugo. Claude, the vice-president of Notre Dame de Paris, had evil thoughts about the Gypsy girl Esmeralda and ordered the ugly bell ringer Quasimodo to kidnap her. Phoebus, the archer captain, rescues her and wins her love. During their tryst, Claude assassinated Phoebus and framed the blame on the girl, causing her to be sentenced to death. Quasimodo rescued her and hid her in Notre Dame, but was eventually kidnapped by Claude and handed over to the officers and soldiers. On the day of execution, Quasimodo pushed Claude from the roof of the building and fell to his death, while he committed suicide next to the girl's body. The novel has gorgeous writing and grand scenes, making it one of the classic works of Romanticism.

The representative work of Flaubert, the world literary master, has been newly revised for the National Outstanding Foreign Literature Book Award. The classic translation and annotation by Zhou Kexi, a famous French translator, authentically presents the author's perspective. Madame Bovary is a novel published by French writer Flaubert in the 19th century. It has been hailed as the end of romanticism and the beginning of realism. It is a landmark work in the history of literature. Through his meticulous description of life outside the French provinces, Flaubert criticized the decadent and decadent social life in the early stages of capitalist society and the vulgarity and vulgarity of the small townsfolk.

Brother and sister Matthew and Marilla of Green Gables Farmhouse originally wanted to adopt a boy from an orphanage to help with farm work, but unexpectedly they adopted a red-haired girl named Anne. Anne had a rose-like imagination, a small mouth that kept talking, and gave cute names to all the things around her. Her unintentional mistakes often made people laugh. Her lively and cheerful personality, hard-working and strong nature made her win many friends in school and achieved great academic success. Anne's arrival made the originally dull Green Gables glow with attractive vitality and vitality, and also brought endless joy to the ancient village. This "Anne of Green Gables" is an enlightenment of truth, goodness and beauty. The lively nature of the protagonist Anne naturally and sweetly flows in the hearts of every child.

There is a legend about a bird that sings only once in its life, and its song is more beautiful than any song in the world. From the moment it leaves the nest, it is looking for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it finds what it wants. Then, it plunged its body into the longest and sharpest thorn, and let loose its voice among the wild branches. In its dying moments, it transcended its own pain, and its song eclipsed both the skylark and the nightingale. This is an extremely beautiful song, and the song ends with death. However, the whole world is still listening, and God is smiling in the sky. Because the best things can only be exchanged for deep pain and great trauma... Or so the legend goes.

This is a work with a magical color and a mysterious veil, describing an "adventure" story that is unusual but seems to lack something. Four Westerners accidentally broke into the mysterious Tibetan area of ​​China and began a wonderful adventure. In the end, they did not know whether they were in reality or fantasy. The author Hilton is also famous for his novels with the theme of "Shangri-La". Readers will follow the author's wonderful writing to take a trip in "Shangri-La", no matter where Shangri-La is? As long as we have Shangri-La in our hearts, there is Shangri-La everywhere.

Marquez's masterpiece, without any abridgements! If you only read one book in your life, it must be "One Hundred Years of Solitude"; if you only put one book on the bookshelf, it must be "One Hundred Years of Solitude"; if the "old story" that may still be circulated a thousand years later, it must be "One Hundred Years of Solitude". It creates an unprecedented narrative method: the story of seven generations of a family, like a grandmother who loves to tell stories. The characters are right in front of you, and things are happening, but it has already passed a hundred years and has become a legend... Often people and ghosts are indistinguishable, and reincarnation occurs in ancient and modern times. It tells the story of the century-old rise and fall of the small town of Macondo, reflecting the vicissitudes of Latin America over the past century. Integrating myths and legends, folk stories, and religious allusions, blending reality and fantasy, it became the pinnacle of literature in the 20th century.

A coming-of-age novel that conquers the world! Countless celebrities have gained life enlightenment from this book: Napoleon, Hegel, Nietzsche, Marquez, Kafka, Hesse, Maugham, Milan Kundera, Calvino, Thomas Mann... In the common spiritual world of mankind, "The Sorrows of Young Werther" reveals the ultimate passion and loneliness of young people on their way to self-realization. It led a revolution in thought and was the first German literary classic that shocked the world.

"This story explains everything we are going through in one sentence!" A masterpiece of the era in Hemingway's eyes, Haruki Murakami's literary creation benchmark! The commanding heights of American literature! A constant reminder of the temptations, corruptions and indulgences that money brings. In the common spiritual world of mankind, "The Great Gatsby" dissects eternal confusion and loneliness. Eliot regarded it as a pioneer of American novels, and Yeats regarded it as an annotation of American society and a milestone in literary history.

One of the ten most influential French books in China. The latest translation by Professor Zheng Klu, winner of the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award and senior French translator. In 2006, the American "Reader's Digest" and "The New York Times" organized 100,000 readers around the world to vote for the world's top ten literary masterpieces, and "The Red and the Black" ranked first. The annotations are detailed, providing detailed explanations of place names, names of people, political events, historical allusions, etc. That appear in the book, comprehensively restoring the life of France in the 19th century. Exclusively included is a long introduction written by Professor Zheng Kelu for "Red and Black", which provides an in-depth analysis of the ideological themes and artistic techniques of the novel, helping readers appreciate the true charm of world-class masterpieces.

Mr. Fogg and the members of the Reform Club bet £20,000 on whether they could travel around the world in eighty days. Then he took his servant nicknamed "Jack of All Trades" and set out from London on an incredible journey around the world. In the end, after experiencing natural and man-made disasters, in the 19th century when there were no airplanes or ocean-going ships, he actually completed this impossible journey around the earth. The protagonists of the novel are Fogg and Know-it-all, who contrast each other in character. Fogg was extremely calm and composed by nature, full of determination, generosity, rich knowledge and profound humanitarian spirit. He was an action hero with ideals and abilities. His servant Wan Shitong is loyal to his master. Although he is playful and makes mistakes sometimes, he always stands up at critical moments to help his master overcome difficulties. Without him, Fogg would definitely not be able to return to London as scheduled.

Huckleberry Finn, the young protagonist of "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", is an orphan and has no one to control him, but he has a kind heart and a clear distinction between love and hate. He helped the black slave Jim escape to the abolition area, met all kinds of people along the way, encountered many difficulties and obstacles, and finally won. The mother of good friend Tom Sawyer wanted to adopt him as her adopted son, but he did not want to accept the so-called "education" and would rather continue to live an unsupervised life, so he escaped again. Every reader will worry about his future fate.

Gogol (1809-1852), an outstanding representative and founder of Russian critical realist literature in the 19th century, is known as the "Father of Russian Prose". "Dead Serfs" is his masterpiece. "Dead Serf" is also translated as "Dead Soul". Dead serfs were actually empty serfs who had died but had not yet been written off the tax rolls. The novel describes Chichikov, a businessman who specializes in fraud, who came to a remote provincial city and became the guest of the local bureaucrats with his extravagant flattery. He also went to buy dead serfs from the landlords in an attempt to use them as collateral to buy and sell short and make huge profits. After the scandal was exposed, he fled. The novel deeply depicts the ignorance, greed, despicability, and vulgarity of bureaucrats and landlords. Its immortal characterization and pungent satire can be regarded as a classic in the history of Russian literature.

Gorky (1868-1936), a famous Russian writer, "Childhood", "In the World", and "My University" are his autobiographical trilogy. "Childhood" recalls the difficult childhood that the protagonist Alyosha spent at his grandfather's house. "In the Human World" describes the rough experience of young Alyosha who was expelled from his home by his grandfather and went to the "human world" to make a living on his own. "My University" tells the story of Alyosha, who has just entered his youth and came to Kazan with the desire to go to university. However, he learned knowledge in the "social university" that could not be learned in a walled university. He broadened his horizons and raised his awareness. After painful ideological exploration, he finally grew into a revolutionary intellectual. The trilogy shows the social life of Russia at the end of the 19th century. It is an excellent work with profound educational significance and great artistic charm.

"How the Steel Was Tempered" is an excellent novel that describes the growth process of new people and reveals their excellent qualities, written by the author based on his personal experience. It reflects the broad picture of struggle before and after the October Revolution, the period of civil war, the period of national economic recovery and the early stage of socialist construction. It creates the noble character of the protagonist Paul Korchagin who is persistent in his beliefs and perseveres. Paul Korchagin was seriously injured in the war, and later contracted typhoid fever and pneumonia, and finally became blind and paralyzed. With a high degree of political awareness and tenacious revolutionary will, he overcame the unbearable pain for ordinary people, persisted in self-study, engaged in literary creation, and made valuable contributions to the cause of socialism. The novel tells people that revolutionaries are made into steel through struggle, and one's life should be spent like Paul Korchagin. Paul Korchagin's famous saying, "The most precious thing for man is life..." Has inspired generations of readers to strive for the cause of human progress.

The protagonist Gwynplaine in "The Man Who Laughs" is a descendant of a noble family. He fell into the hands of human traffickers when he was young and was disfigured and mutilated. His face always seemed to be smiling strangely. The kind-hearted entertainer Yu Sousse adopted him as his adopted son, and also adopted the blind girl Di that Gwen Pulan rescued from the snow. A few of them wandered around the world and made a living by performing arts. Later, due to accidental factors and the needs of the British political arena, Gwynplaine was able to regain his title, but he refused this dirty gift, preferring to return to his companions in distress; by this time Dee was seriously ill. After the blind girl passed away, Gwen Pulan was so sad that she threw herself into the sea and committed suicide.

The beautiful boy Dorian Gray faced the portrait painted by his friend Hallward and said: "If I could stay young forever and let this portrait grow old... I would trade my soul for youth!" This absurd wish formed the basis of the plot of "The Picture of Dorian Gray", the only novel by Oscar Wilde, a representative writer of aestheticism. Unexpectedly, as soon as this statement came out, it became a prophecy. As a result of the influence of environment and the pursuit of pleasure, Gray fell deeper and deeper into the quagmire of self-indulgence until he was completely destroyed. The book also includes two of Wilde's masterpieces, basically covering the essence of Wilde's novels.

Hugo (1802-1885), a famous French novelist and poet. "Notre Dame de Paris" is his masterpiece novel. The gypsy girl Esmeralda is a street performer, and Froed, the deputy bishop of Notre Dame Church, wants to take possession of her. Later, it was discovered that she had another lover, and she assassinated her lover and framed the blame on her, resulting in her being sentenced to death. Quasimodo, the ugly bell ringer who was full of love and humility for her, rescued her and took refuge in Notre Dame. Froed kidnapped her and forced her to give in to his bestial desires. After being refused, Froude handed her over to the officers and soldiers and watched her being hanged upstairs in Notre Dame. In despair, Quasimodo angrily pushed Froude, who had raised him, off the attic and fell to death. He went to the Eagle Mountain Crypt to hug Esmeralda's body and died with her, completing the "wedding".

Although "Sense and Sensibility" is Jane Austen's first novel, her writing skills are already quite proficient. Every plot in the story has been ingeniously conceived by the author. The superficial causal relationship and the underlying reasons hidden behind the scenes are all natural and reasonable. The heroine makes reasonable speculations and judgments based on superficial phenomena. Although careful readers may have various doubts from time to time, their thoughts will naturally develop with good observations. When the final result appears, it will be completely different from the superficial phenomena, resulting in an unexpected comedy effect. If you read it over again, you will find that the factors that lead to the inevitable result have already been seen between the lines. The plot of the novel revolves around the mate selection activities of the two heroines, focusing on revealing the bad habit of using marriage as a way for women to seek economic security and improve their economic status in the British social trends at that time, and the ugly fashion of focusing on family status and ignoring women's feelings and human rights.

"Resurrection" is a masterpiece that Tolstoy worked on for more than ten years in his later years. It is also the pinnacle of his life's thoughts and art. The plot of this novel is based on a true story. In his innocent boyhood, the aristocratic young Nekhlyudov fell in love with his aunt's maid Maslova, seduced and abandoned her. After being hurt, the innocent and beautiful girl had no choice but to suffer humiliation and torture. Her beautiful soul was distorted and she became a prostitute. Eight years later, during a court hearing, fate reunited these two people who had forgotten their past by chance. Maslova was wrongfully convicted of murder and sentenced to hard labor in Siberia. Nekhlyudov actively rescued her in a state of self-blame, regret and conflict, and worked hard to mediate between courts, prisons, churches, government agencies and even the palace and other upper-class societies in order to restore her innocence. During this process, Nekhlyudov's spiritual humanity constantly defeated his bestial humanity through constant self-reflection.

The poor and beautiful heroine Tess loses her virginity to Alec, a bad boy from a rich family because of her youth and ignorance. She suffers mental and material torture, and loses her true love Claire because of it. Finally, she kills Alec out of grief, anger and despair, and walks to the gallows calmly. The great charm and courage of Tess's humanity and soul make her one of the most touching female images in the literary gallery. Hardy vividly demonstrates his deep-rooted tragic outlook on fate and broad and profound humanistic compassion through the tragic experiences of the pure and beautiful Tess's short life.

"Little Women" was influenced by Emerson, a great thinker at the time, and emphasized the concepts of personal dignity and independence and self-discipline; the content is plain but delicate, the structure is simple but profound, and it is full of strong appeal. This book shows you this classic work of "women's self-civil war, the battle between tradition and freedom" in the form of a Chinese-English bilingual abbreviation.

Jules Verne (1828-1905), a famous French science fiction novelist and "the father of science fiction". "Around the World in Eighty Days" is one of his important novels. Fogg and members of the Reform Club bet £20,000 on whether they could travel around the world in eighty days. Then he set off from London with his servant nicknamed "Passepartout" and began an incredible journey around the world. In the end, after experiencing natural and man-made disasters, in the 19th century when there were no airplanes or ocean ships, he actually completed this fantasy-like circumnavigation of the earth. Not only did he win a bet, but he also gained love. This book combines scientific knowledge, creativity, art and fun, and has a wide range of readers around the world.

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