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Little Women (classic Translation)

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In 1868, a publisher invited Louisa May Alcott to write a "book about girls." Based on her own life, Alcott tenderly described the life and growth of the four March sisters. This is the origin of "Little Women." The eldest sister, Meg, is a good wife and mother. After getting married, she takes care of her husband and raises children, and manages the family well; the second sister, Joe, is cheerful and open-minded, independent and self-respecting, and is keen on writing; the third sister, Beth, is introverted, good at playing the piano, and has high musical attainments, but is frail and sick; the fourth sister, Amy, is a typical lady who pays attention to body posture and likes to try art. They live in a harmonious family with loving parents, filial children, love and help each other, and are self-reliant.

Carmen (complete Works of Fu Lei)

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The story of "Carmen" takes place in Spain. The protagonist Carmen is a smart, beautiful, independent, and very willful gypsy girl. She is a woman with a strong personality who demands freedom. She has evil characteristics and will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals, but the most important thing is her sincerity, frankness, and perseverance. She despises the moral laws of capitalist society and uses bad habits to resist society. She is a rebel in society.

The Woman Who Troubled the Water (fu Lei's Complete Works)

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169K01

"The Woman Who Stirred the Water", a novel with inheritance dispute as the main plot, can be regarded as one of the most thrilling scenes in "Human Comedy". The two sides in the fight are Max Gillet, the leader of the local "Easy Riders" gang of idle scoundrels, and Philippe Bridoux, a very scheming soldier. The former is the lover of the troubled woman who firmly controls the rich man Lu Jie, and the latter is Lu Jie's new nephew. Both were once extraordinary officers in Napoleon's old army, experts in leading troops and ambush. The two devils used their bravery and resourcefulness to fight for a considerable fortune. Needless to say, this contest was going to be fierce and intense...

John Christopher (fu Lei Complete Works)

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967K7.08

"Jean-Christophe" is a novel completed by the French writer Romain Rolland in 1912. It reflects a series of contradictions and conflicts in real society through the protagonist's life experience, and promotes humanitarianism and heroism. The novel describes the protagonist's life of struggle, from the awakening of his musical talent as a child, to his contempt and resistance to the powerful in his youth, to his career pursuit and success as an adult, and finally to the lofty state of spiritual tranquility.

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General Fiction

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898K9.876

A masterpiece among popular novels in the world, it has been a best-seller for more than 100 years, with hundreds of millions of copies sold, and has been adapted for the screen many times. This book mainly describes a story of revenge that took place during the French Bourbon Dynasty. Dantes, the young first mate of the Pharaon ship, was entrusted by the captain to deliver a letter to the Napoleonic party before his death. He was framed by two despicable villains and the insidious prosecutor Villefort, and was imprisoned on death row. Depriving him of the beautiful sunshine, love and future that should have belonged to him. Eighteen years later, he escaped from prison with the secret told to him by his fellow inmate Faria before his death. After finding the treasure hidden by Faria, he became extremely rich. From then on, he changed his name to the Count of Monte Cristo. After careful planning, he repaid his benefactor, punished three enemies who wanted to kill him, and repaid his kindness to his benefactor.

Madame Bovary (classic Translation)

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Madame Bovary (translated by Famous Artist)

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214K02

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The Complete Collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales (classic Translation)

(german) Brothers Grimm

439K6.710

Many stories from "Grimm's Fairy Tales" are also widely circulated in other European countries. Strictly speaking, "Grimm's Fairy Tales" are typical European folk fairy tales, regardless of the source of the subject matter or the artistic characteristics. Grimm's fairy tales, the language through which generations of children grow up happily and healthily, have accompanied me as I grow up. Ah, those happy memories of childhood... This is a magical country with blue skies, vast land, dense forests and deep oceans. There are also kind and magical fairies and elves, handsome princes and beautiful princesses, poor, hard-working and brave farmers, and beautiful girls who have suffered miserably and pitifully...

Classical Greek Mythology (classic Translation Lin)

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532K04

The beautiful Greek peninsula borders the Aegean Sea to the east, Ionia to the west, and crosses the Helleption Strait (the Dardanelles) to the Propentis Sea (the Sea of ​​Marmara) to the north. The Greek peninsula is surrounded by ocean on three sides, and the more than 480 islands dotted in the adjacent Aegean Sea are like jade and agate scattered on the sea. The mountains and rivers of the Aegean Sea have given birth to the splendid Greek culture. "Classical Greek Mythology" was born in it.

Watching Heart

Watching Heart

General Fiction

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129K01

The second novel published by America's most legendary female writer Harper Lee during her lifetime, the sequel to "To Kill a Mockingbird", was an annual sales miracle in the publishing industry, selling 100,000 copies in a single day. Twenty-six-year-old Joan Louise Finch returned to her hometown of Maycomb from New York to visit her seriously ill father Atticus, only to find that she was out of tune with her hometown. The behavior of her father and her childhood sweetheart dealt her an extremely heavy blow... Her childhood memories came flooding back, and the values ​​and beliefs she adhered to were suddenly on the verge of collapse. In the pain and confusion, Joan Louise experienced another precious growth.

To Kill a Mockingbird (original Movie of the Same Name)

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The story takes place in a quiet town in the south of the United States during the Great Depression. Several bizarre mysteries completely broke the peaceful lives of several children: the real culprit of the incident, the mystery of the weirdo, the truth behind the rumors... Under the guidance of their father, they searched for true knowledge in the fog, experienced grace in hardships, accumulated righteousness in unfairness, experienced stormy growth, and felt the warmth and true love of the world.

The Sun Still Rises

The Sun Still Rises

General Fiction

(us) Ernest Hemingway

138K0

The American young man Barnes suffered a spinal injury in World War I and lost his sexual ability. After the war, while working as a reporter in Paris, he fell in love with the British Mrs. Ashley. She pursued pleasure blindly, while he could only drink to drown his sorrows. The two went to Pamplona, ​​Spain, with a group of male and female friends to participate in the bullfighting festival in pursuit of spiritual stimulation. The lady rejected the pursuit of the Jewish young man Cohen, but fell in love with the 19-year-old bullfighter Romero. However, after getting along for a period of time, due to the huge age gap between the two parties, and Mrs. Ashley could not bear to ruin the future of the innocent young man, the relationship ended sadly. The lady finally returned to Barnes, although both parties knew that they could never truly be combined...

The Great Gatsby (chinese-english Bilingual)

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This book was first published in 1925. Fitzgerald, who was already a best-selling author at the time, was determined to write a novel that was completely different from any previous works and could be "left in a sincere and glorious world." The story of "The Great Gatsby (Chinese-English)" edited by F. S. Fitzgerald takes place after the First World War. The protagonist Gatsby was originally a down and out poor boy who traveled from the Midwest to the East of the United States and transformed into a mysterious tycoon who became famous overnight and filled the house with customers. Celebrities and distinguished guests came to his mansion in an endless stream, but in private they treated him with indifference and slanderous remarks. The woman he had been waiting for so long and who was already married to a noble lady only regarded him as the object of his spiritual cheating after marriage. Nick, the narrator of this book, watches Gatsby strive to pursue the corrupt and disgusting vanity, but still remains in awe of his inner innocence.

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You and I all have friends like this - ordinary office workers, middle-aged, married, with one child, working hard to earn a living. Maybe you yourself are such a person and have entered middle age unknowingly in such a life. The protagonist Charles in "The Moon and Sixpence" is exactly like this, but one day he suddenly responded to the call of his heart and left a note saying: Dinner is ready. He abandoned everything and ran away from home, pursuing his passion for painting. He went to Tahiti in the South Pacific to live with the indigenous people, and he never looked back despite poverty and illness. Charles dared to become an unreasonable madman in the eyes of others. Many people said that he was an idiot and even irresponsible. But only he knew the passion in his heart and the ideal he pursued, and chose his own life path in the way he liked! But in real life, how many people just timidly look up at the moon and continue to lower their heads to chase the sixpence they depend on for food and clothing?

1984 (commemorative Edition)

George Orwell

189K8.115

This is a great political fable. In 1984, the world was divided between three superpowers. Wars continued between the three countries, and the internal social structures of the countries were completely broken. They all implemented highly centralized rule, using extreme means such as changing history, changing languages, and breaking up families to suppress people's thoughts and instincts. They also used high-tech means to monitor and control people's behavior, and maintained the operation of society with the personal worship of leaders and hatred of domestic and foreign enemies. Winston, a government employee of Oceania, harbored dissent and worked hard to explore the secrets of totalitarian rule and pursue a free life, but was eventually arrested by the Thought Police. After undergoing brutal torture and ideological reform, Winston was executed by firing squad out of his infinite love for Big Brother, the ruler of Oceania.

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Julien is extraordinarily handsome and intelligent. He came from a humble background but was ambitious. He wanted to rush to the battlefield and make achievements and become famous. He regarded Napoleon as his idol, and after the fall of the First Empire, he could only choose to become a priest to improve his social status. Fate made him fall in love with the mayor's wife of a small city, and then brought him to the daughter of the Marquis of Paris. How will the two women get entangled with his rise, and in what way will they achieve the pinnacle of his life.

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General Fiction

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An adventure of Henry Adams, a poor American clerk in London. Two wealthy brothers in London made a bet to see how Henry would end up within a month by lending him a million-dollar note that could not be cashed. When the one-month deadline came, Henry not only did not starve to death or be arrested, but instead became a rich man and won the heart of a beautiful lady. The article reproduces the irony and humor in the master's novels with a slightly exaggerated artistic technique, and exposes the money worship ideology of British society in the early 20th century. It is an important work that cannot be ignored in the selection of Mark Twain's works, and is a very classic short story.

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General Fiction

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"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is the masterpiece of the famous American novelist Mark Twain, published in 1876. The novel describes the colorful and romantic lives of a group of children headed by Tom Sawyer. In order to get rid of boring homework, hypocritical teachings and rigid living environment, they did all kinds of risky things. Although the novel "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" is written for children, it is also a book for everyone. Because reading this novel can "adults remember themselves from back then, their emotions, thoughts, words and some incredible actions at that time."

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General Fiction

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Jane Austen's masterpiece. The love story of Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a squire, is one of the world's greatest romance novels and has been adapted into films and TV series many times.

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General Fiction

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In the 26th century AD, in a "new world", almost everyone lived in cities and spoke the same language. Before these people were born, they were preset into several castes: noble, low, and unworthy, and were produced in batches in industrialized nurseries. Under the rule of utopian totalitarians, the new society is "settled, responsible, and stable." Those who occasionally doubt the status quo or have a rebellious mentality are regarded as unstable factors and exiled to remote areas. There, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and has no worries about food and clothing, but family, personality, and even joy, anger, sorrow, and joy have all disappeared...

Kilimanjaro Snow

Kilimanjaro Snow

General Fiction

(us) Ernest Hemingway

110K05

A collection of short stories by Nobel and Pulitzer winner Hemingway. Includes 16 classic Hemingway short stories including "The Snows of Kilimanjaro", "Capital of the World", "The Great Two-Hearted River", "Natural History of Death", "Wyoming Wine", "Butterflies and Tanks". "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" is one of his famous short stories, which contains a unique human power. His short stories have extraordinary achievements, unique perspectives, sharp and tense writing styles. This book is Hemingway in perfect condition: precise, restrained, mysterious, and melancholy. It is an excellent interpretation of minimalist writing style and iceberg theory, and is very representative. Hemingway stood on one foot and wrote, using concise words to express rich thoughts, with a degree of concealment, a combination of virtual and real, full words and infinite meaning, conveying infinite connotations in a limited space. The "iceberg theory" and minimalist writing style he pioneered deeply influenced the creative ideas of writers such as Marquez and Salinger.

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"La Traviata" is the first Western novel to be translated into Chinese. In 1898, the classical Chinese version of "La Traviata in Paris" translated by Lin Shu and others was published. In the following decades, "La Traviata" continued to sell well in China. The plot of the novel is actually not complicated. Young Armand falls in love with Margaret, a high-end prostitute in Paris society. Margaret was born poor in the countryside and came to Paris at a young age. She suffered from consumption and got to know an old Duke. The Duke paid a large part of Margaret's expenses because she looked exactly like his dead daughter. Armand finally got together with Margaret after all the troubles, and the two had a pleasant life together in the countryside. But Armand's income was not enough to support the two of them, so Margaret had to turn to the old Duke for help. However, in the end, for the sake of love, Margaret gave up the Duke's funding and pawned her family property to support herself.

Leaf Tremor

Leaf Tremor

General Fiction

(british) William Sarsett Maugham

134K0

Once a man develops a soul, he loses the Garden of Eden. In 1916, Maugham traveled to Upolu Island in the South Pacific and was surprised to find that it was the paradise he had long imagined: exotic tropical landscapes, beautiful and innocent Samoan girls, and eternal natural life, everything was as beautiful as the Garden of Eden. However, this is also a colony jointly divided by Britain, the United States and Germany. Western civilization and technology, alcohol and prostitutes, religion and values ​​​​have long overturned the tranquility here. The white people enjoy the fruits of colonial victory with peace of mind: cheap labor, unequal transactions, absolute obedience... They indulged, degenerated, and then became confused and desperate in this virgin land. Only in an unfettered environment does human nature reveal itself as either mean or noble. With 6 people who came to the island and 6 different reversal endings, Maugham used his best storytelling method to show a picture of humanity's paradise lost.

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"The Call of the Wild" is based on the gold rush in Alaska, USA, and centers on the adventures of a dog, the book's protagonist Buck, who is forced to return to the wild. On the surface, it tells the story of a smart and strong Buck who fights to the death with dogs in order to survive in the cruel environment of the Alaskan wilderness. But in fact, it truly reveals a true portrayal of the real life of American society in the capitalist development period of intrigues and the law of the jungle, and reflects the cold reality of survival of the fittest and survival of the fittest in capitalist society. At the end of the story, Buck's wild nature is gradually awakened, and he finally chooses to go to the wilderness and return to nature. This also reflects the yearning and desire for freedom of the people at the bottom of feudal society, as well as the pursuit and ideals of Jack London, the author of this book.

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A forty-year-old securities broker gave up his affluent life and became crazy about painting. In order to pursue his artistic ideals, he suffered from poverty and hunger, endured mental pain and torture, and finally escaped to the isolated island of Tahiti and became a unique painter. Maugham used humorous words, touching plots, and profound thoughts to weave the legendary life of an artist, and explored the contradiction and interaction between art and life. The novel's wonderful narrative has made generations of readers unable to put it down.

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Structurally speaking, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is an excellent suspense novel. The novel starts with the appearance of "monsters" on the sea and frequently attacks shipping ships from various countries, causing people to panic, and ends with the Nautilus being swallowed by the Atlantic whirlpool. The whole novel is full of suspense and interlocking. Although the underwater scenery displayed in the novel is charming, the reader, or the protagonist, is always confused by a mystery. He is always thinking and trying to solve this mystery: Who is Captain Nemo? Why does this talented engineer and knowledgeable scholar hate human society so much? What is his purpose in roaming the seabed? When is the end of the journey? Aronnax, Gong Saiyi and Ned Land's repeated escape efforts seem to have been inadvertently frustrated. Can they return to the earth and gain freedom? How will this journey to the bottom of the sea end?

Old Man Goriot (collection of Masterpieces of World Literature)

(france) Honoré De Balzac

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"Petro Goriot" is one of the outstanding works of Balzac, the great French writer of the 19th century. It deeply depicts the naked money relationship between people in the capitalist world. Goriot's two daughters have always lived a luxurious life under the care of Goriot. One of them climbed up the aristocracy, entered the upper class, and became the newly rich Countess Resto; the other liked money, married a banker, and became Mrs. Nucingen. When they got married, each of them received a dowry of 800,000 francs, so they were flattering and considerate to their father in every possible way. But soon, the two precious daughters kicked their father out of the door and let him live a shabby life in the dilapidated Vauquer apartment. "Petro Goriot" describes the despicable crimes of the ruling class in detail through the tragedy of Goriot, criticizes the social reality of rampant materialism and ugly human nature, and exposes the loss of personality of the bourgeoisie under the control of money power and the naked money relationship between people.

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Mr. Bennett had five precious daughters, and Mrs. Bennett was worried about their marriage. The new neighbor Bingley is rich and handsome. At a dance, he falls in love at first sight with Jane, the beautiful eldest daughter of the Bennett family. Also attending the ball was Bingley's good friend Darcy, who was handsome and noble, but was arrogant and thought that none of them were worthy of being his dance partners, including Jane's sister Elizabeth. Elizabeth, who has a strong self-esteem, overheard Darcy's comments about her and felt disgusted. However, she didn't know that through unexpected experiences, Daxi had fallen in love with her silently. The famous British literary writer and critic Keble commented that "Jane Austen is a comic artist" and believed that she was "second only to Shakespeare in terms of pure comic art."

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"The Shackles of Humanity" is Maugham's autobiographical classic work, and it is also considered to be an important masterpiece that is second to none and widely circulated. Together with "The Moon and Sixpence", "The Veil" and "The Blade", it laid the foundation of Maugham's "story master" and his unique position in literary history. The story is based on Maugham's personal experience, describing the complete process of the disabled protagonist Philip from being an orphan to growing up, including family, love, friendship, campus, art, and ideals. Amidst the many shackles, he struggled to find freedom and found it rare, and finally discovered that this is the true face of human nature. Can we get rid of the shackles of human nature? What is growing up and what is maturity? The answer is floating in the wind, with laughter and tears.

Vatican Crypt

Vatican Crypt

General Fiction

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"The Crypt of the Vatican" is a collection of Gide's four novels from different periods: "Palude", "Return of the Prodigal Son", "The Cellar of the Vatican" and "Theseus". "Palude" is a story about Gide's pursuit of "change", being uneasy about the status quo, hoping to change himself, and also eager to awaken the people around him. It is regarded as the pioneering work of modernist literature. The unique humor throughout the book satirizes various aspects of life and literary phenomena at that time. "The Return of the Prodigal Son" is a short story by Gide, which has been adapted into a play and performed on the stage. The prodigal son returned to his parents not because he regretted what he had done, but he also encouraged and helped his younger brother to run away from home, which had a profound meaning. "Crypts of the Vatican" is a satirical novel, a "silly play".

Hamlet (chunhua Qiushi Classic Book Series)

(english) Shakespeare

67K7.17

"Hamlet" was written between 1601 and 1602 and is Shakespeare's masterpiece. "Hamlet" uses the history of Denmark in the 8th century to allude to the social reality of England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The protagonist Hamlet is a representative of Shakespeare's ideal humanists. Although he is young, he is very intelligent. When the enemy was strong and we were weak, and we were isolated and helpless, he thought of a way to paralyze the enemy by pretending to be crazy. He also smashed Claudius's conspiracy one after another, and finally avenged his father's murder, but he also paid a heavy price: he and his mother both died tragically in Claudius's trap. Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is a treasure in the treasure house of world literature. For hundreds of years, it still has vitality that will never fade on the stage and among readers.

Antony and Cleopatra: English-chinese (shakespeare Tragedy Series)

(english) William Shakespeare Translated By Luo Xuanxuan

266K0

"Antony and Cleopatra" tells the love tragedy of the Roman general Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra who defeated Octavian Caesar and finally died in love.

Titus Andronicus: English-chinese (shakespeare Tragedy Series)

(english) William Shakespeare Translated By Han Zhihua

100K0

"Titus Andronicus" tells the story of a series of revenge events between the Roman general Andronicus and his children after he conquered the Goths and captured Queen Tamora.

Minna

Minna

General Fiction

(dan) K. Yellerup

151K01

Taking advantage of my leisure time during the summer vacation, I left the old streets of Dresden and went to the small village of Leyssen, which I had met once before. By chance, I met a beautiful woman wearing an outdated hat. She was a tutor named Minna. We had the most wonderful time in this idyllic place and I was fascinated by her. But in the gloomy expression she occasionally showed, I saw the sadness crawling deep in her soul. Soon, a mysterious painter broke into our story. It was this man who dragged Minna away from the chaos, but abandoned her because of his unruly character. At this time, Mingna had to make a choice...

The Little Donkey and Me

(west) J. Jimenez

46K02

The little donkey Yin'er is my good friend. He and I depend on each other for life. Together we have walked through beautiful fields, villages, hills, churches... And through my hometown of Mogel in the province of Huelva. We know each other very well and I let it roam and it always takes me where I want to go. I treat Yin'er as a child. If the path becomes rough and I become a burden to the donkey, I will jump off the donkey's back and lighten its burden. I kissed it, teased it, and provoked it; but it knew very well that I loved it, and it had no grudge against me. It is so much like me, I feel like it is also dreaming in my dreams. Yin'er loves me like a passionate girl. Never resist. I know I am its happiness. It will even deliberately avoid other donkeys and people.

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Quasimodo was an abandoned child born with deformities. He was adopted by the Archdeacon of Notre Dame in Paris when he was a child. As an adult, he became a bell-ringer at Notre Dame. The archdeacon is a sanctimonious guy who is attracted by Esmeralda's beauty, while Esmeralda is deeply in love with the suave captain of the guard. As a result, the archdeacon who could not get love began to brutally persecute her. The ugly-looking but kind-hearted Quasimodo tried his best to save Esmeralda, but Esmeralda was still sent to the gallows. Quasimodo died holding Esmeralda's body in his arms...

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"Madame Bovary" is the famous and representative work of the French writer Flaubert, and it is also a landmark work in the history of French literature. Emma is the daughter of a farm owner who pursues a romantic and elegant life. After she married the country doctor Charles Bovary, she found that life was far from what she expected. So she was unsatisfied with the status quo and Hongxing cheated. But her first lover was a morally corrupt country squire, and her second lover was a selfish and cowardly intern. Her affair not only failed to bring her happiness, but gave opportunities to speculators, forcing her to become the target of loan sharks. She was deeply in debt and had no choice but to commit suicide by taking poison.

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

General Fiction

(west) Cervantes

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This book tells the story of Don Quixote, a crazy knight errant, who embarked on the path of knight errant due to his crazy love for chivalric novels. He and his attendant Sancho traveled around, experienced many setbacks and tribulations, and did many ridiculous things. Some people think he is crazy, while others think he is a wise man with strange behavior. He fought with windmills, charged at sheep, freed a group of tortured prisoners for "justice", and even became a guest of the Duke. But in the end, he was defeated by a man named "Knight of the White Moon", and died in depression soon after.

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

General Fiction

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"Jane Eyre" is the masterpiece of the famous British female novelist Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre, who was born into poverty, lost her parents at an early age and was bullied by others. The hard life in boarding school made her stubborn and strong. When she was working as a governess in Thornfield, she fell in love with the eccentric male master Rochester. And just as they were holding their wedding, she discovered that Rochester also had a wife who suffered from genetic mental illness and had been locked in the attic. Desperate Jane Eyre left Thornfield, and when she faced her heart again and returned to Thornfield, she found that the place was in ruins.

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This book is an autobiographical novel by Dickens, who is called "the author's favorite child". The protagonist David Copperfield was orphaned when he was very young and was raised by his aunt. His childhood was full of ups and downs, and his stepfather abused him in every possible way, so that he had no choice but to run away. However, he has the love of Nanny Peggotty and his aunt, and the friendship of Mr. Traddles and Micawber. After experiencing the betrayal of his friends and the pain of losing his wife, he still walked on firmly and finally found true happiness, and all the good and evil were rewarded or punished.

Childhood·in the World·my University (classic Translation)

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"Childhood, In the World, My University" is Gorky's famous trilogy of autobiographical novels. It covers the three stages of life growth. Gorky blended his personal experience and real feelings into the text, making this work vivid and full of vitality. These works have always attracted Lenin's attention. When he told Lenin about his painful life and tragic experiences, he received such affirmation from Lenin. He said: "You should write all these down, old friend, you should write! All this is very beneficial, very beneficial!" Once the novel was published, it attracted great attention from the society. Gorky's personal experience truly reflected the current social situation at that time and criticized the decadence of the Tsarist autocratic rule at that time. The narrator narrated the miserable life of the people at the bottom of society at that time, the selfishness of the small citizens, and the greed and hatred of the rich. It can be said that Gorky's trilogy still has profound educational significance and classic literary charm to this day.

Robinson Crusoe Wanderings (classic Translation)

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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 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 "Robinson Crusoe" still has great reference significance today.

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

General Fiction

(uk) Jane Austen

212K9.7264

"Pride and Prejudice" mainly talks about Austen's satirical art, which is not only reflected in the comic characters of certain characters, nor in the comic treatment of many plots, but also integrated into the ironic conception of the entire story, allowing reality to ridicule people's subjective imagination. The male protagonist Darcy initially concluded that the Bennet family had so many disadvantages that it would be difficult for the daughters to find a man of status, but later it was he who married Elizabeth. As for Elizabeth, she had vowed never to marry Darcy, but in the end she became Mrs. Darcy. Let's look at the arrogant Lady Catherine de Boer. In order to prevent Elizabeth from marrying her nephew Darcy, she worked tirelessly and personally. First she came to intimidate Elizabeth, and then she ran to admonish Darcy. Little did she know that it was her trip that communicated messages between the two young people who fell in love silently, and promoted their happy union.

Letter from a Strange Woman

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"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, which has received an enthusiastic response. 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. At the same time, this book also includes two other classic works by Zweig: "Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life" tells the story of a forty-year-old woman who, out of her son-like love for a gambler, tries to save the gambler, but ends up losing her virginity to the gambler. The beauty of passion and redemption is that it has nothing to do with love. "The Burning Secret" is a story about a mother's cheating, but the difference is that it uses a 12-year-old boy to observe the "Burning Secret" that the child does not yet understand.

Tess

Tess

General Fiction

(english) By Hardy

240K8.37

Tess's story tells us that love is great and selfless. If you love someone deeply, please accept their past, because the past is also a part of her and a part of her soul. If you cannot accept her past, you will never be able to enter her heart, her heart that loves you deeply. Love to the depths is understanding, love to the depths is tolerance. For love, let our hearts be as broad and selfless as the blue sky and sea. Because the temperature of love can melt everything. Because love is the only reason we live in this world.

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164K8.7118

The dream book of a literary young man: There were six pennies all over the floor, but he looked up and saw the moon. "The Little Prince" and "The Kite Runner" were translated by Li Jihong and recommended by Bai Yansong, Yu Hua, Haruki Murakami, Yang Lan, Cai Chongda, Liu Yu and Yu Minhong. The spirit is superior to matter, the individual is superior to society - this anti-secular and anti-traditional stance explained in the book has made generations of readers cry. The protagonist "I" in the book is an underappreciated writer in London. He met a stockbroker by chance. When he reached middle age, he suddenly responded to the call of his heart and rebelled against everything. He first went to Paris, and then to Tahiti in the South Pacific to live with the indigenous people. He devoted himself to painting and became famous after his death. After he became famous, "I" began to trace his past interactions with artists and their subsequent life experiences. The artist's story is based on the life of Gauguin, a French post-Impressionist painter who lived in extreme poverty and was prepared to die in glory.

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P

General Fiction

I

95K7.785

The book "Childhood" truly describes the growth story of the protagonist Alexei. Alexey lives in the house of his grandfather, who is moody and has a bad temper. His grandmother is very loving to Alexei, telling him legends, fairy tales and folktales, and enduring all the pressures of life without complaint. After his grandfather went bankrupt, Alexey was forced to live in the world and start to make a living independently. The novel profoundly outlines a true picture of the decline and destruction of Russian society in the 19th century. At the same time, it shows the integrity, simplicity, and diligence of the lower-class working people, and reflects the writer's difficult life in childhood and his unremitting pursuit of light and truth.

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M

General Fiction

I

115K7.153

This book is one of the most representative masterpieces in Soviet literature and one of the most exciting works in world literature. The novel has been popular since its publication. This is not only because the book truly and profoundly depicts the vast picture of life in Ukraine before and after the Russian October Revolution, but more importantly because it creates the classic image of the protagonist Paul Korchagin. In this epic heroic biographical novel, the author Ostrovsky portrays Paul Korchagin who is persistent in his beliefs and has a persevering and noble personality. His image transcends time and space, affects the world, and shocks the heartstrings of generations.

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K

General Fiction

I

127K7.325

The book is told in the voice of the protagonist Enrico, from the first day of school in October of the fourth grade to July of the following year, his experiences and ideological activities inside and outside the school. It is also interspersed with admonishing articles written by his parents for him, as well as touching short stories that the teacher reads in class every month. Love is the theme of the entire novel. In these plain words, the author incorporates all the great loves in the world - the love of teachers and students, the love of parents and the love of classmates. These seemingly ordinary feelings can stir up waves of emotional ripples in the readers' hearts, making the virtue of love stay in their hearts forever.

Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe

General Fiction

(english) Defoe

78K0119

"The father of British and European novels" Daniel Defoe's classic masterpiece, a world-renowned adventure novel! The original work has been translated into hundreds of languages ​​and has been translated into more than 100 languages. It has sold 250 million copies worldwide! The book "Robinson Crusoe" describes an adventurous journey full of passion, dreams and courage.

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