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"The Cataclysm" tells the story of five members of the Winthrop family who died unexpectedly in less than a year. How likely is this? Who would want to eradicate such an extraordinary family? Dana, a female reporter from Washington Forum TV, realized that there must be something fishy and determined to get to the bottom of the matter. The bright rhythm, tense plot, and heavy suspense vividly demonstrate the psychological and behavioral characteristics of Western politicians.

Anne is a little girl with a miserable life experience. Her parents died soon after she was born and she became an orphan. A kind-hearted neighbor raised her until she was six years old. After that, she went to another family to look after children, and was later sent to an orphanage. When she was eleven, she was adopted by Matthew and Marilla of Green Gables. Anne has a lively and optimistic nature and a rich imagination. Her innocence and fantasy caused a lot of jokes, but her kindness and straightforwardness also won her friendship and true love. She was smart and diligent, and passed the university with her own efforts, but she gave up her studies in order to take care of Marilla. This is a story about an orphan growing up, simple and gorgeous, full of childlike innocence and dreams. The Cuthbert brothers and sisters at Green Gables Farmhouse decide to adopt a boy to help with farm work in the fields. What is surprising is that the orphanage sends a red-haired child who loves fantasy and chatters, an elf. This little elf is like a breath of fresh wind blowing into the secluded farmhouse countryside...

"Around the World in Eighty Days" describes the story of Mr. Fogg and his servant Passepartout traveling around the world together and having adventures along the way. The novel begins with a bet, interspersed with love stories and humorous stories. Although Mr. Fogg overcame various difficulties, he arrived in London five minutes late. He thought he had failed, but he unexpectedly won because he circumnavigated the earth from west to east and saved exactly one day. For this trip, he used all means of transportation: ships, trains, sailing ships, yachts, merchant ships, sleighs, elephants. During the journey, the eccentric gentleman displayed his calm and precise talents. But then again, what did he win on this trip? What did he bring back from this trip?

In places where the ice and snow have melted away, under the slanting sunlight, skylarks sing with innocent confidence, and water flows with joy, shouting loudly, rushing from one ravine to another... Turgenev used poetic language and strung together twenty-five independent stories through a hunter's hunting activities, describing the rural life in Russia in the mid-19th century. "Hunter's Notes" is Turgenev's famous work and his first realist masterpiece. It occupies a very important position in his entire literary creation. The contents of the whole book are true portrayals of Russian life, authentic Russian things, and each article exudes the fragrance of Russian soil. In "Hunter's Notes" we can not only see that Turgenev is good at depicting scenes, but also his extraordinary skill in portraying characters.

During the American Civil War, five northerners and a dog who were trapped in a Confederate city took the opportunity to escape in a hot air balloon, but they encountered a storm on the way. After drifting in the storm for several days, it landed on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. On a strange island, they live in a mysterious cave and go from having nothing to being self-sufficient and even having plenty of food and clothing. Under the guidance of Engineer Smith, everyone worked together to use all available resources on the island to create necessities for survival and meet daily needs in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. At the same time, we have to face various mysterious dangers and brutal pirate attacks on the island... There are hidden dangers everywhere on the island, and people feel an inexplicable weirdness all the time. Natural disasters and man-made disasters have set up many difficulties and dangers for them. However, instead of being discouraged, they have united together in the difficulties and dangers, like a family. They try to build ships in order to leave the island...

This book describes the struggle carried out by Italian revolutionaries for the independence and unification of Italy in the early 1830s and on the eve of the 1848 revolution. Taking the ups and downs of the protagonist Gadfly's life as a clue, it narrates his difficult journey from a naive and simple young man to a strong revolutionary fighter. As the representative work of the British female writer E. Leigh Voynich, the novel has been translated into many languages ​​since its publication and has been widely circulated in various countries around the world. In China, the most populous country, and the former Soviet Union, the country with the widest land, "The Gadfly" has countless readers and has influenced several generations of young people.

Julien, a young man born in the common people, relies on his intelligence and perseverance. In order to realize his huge ambition, he struggled in a hierarchical society. Just when he thought he was on the road to success and had a love that transcended class, society ruthlessly sent him to the guillotine.

"Resurrection" is a masterpiece that Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian critical realist writer, worked hard for more than ten years in his later years. It is also the crystallization of his life's thoughts and art. Through the unjust injustice suffered by Maslova and the "prisoners" in the prison, the novel extensively and profoundly exposed the anti-people nature of the tsar's laws, courts, prisons, officials and the entire state institutions. It is a mirror that reflects the contradictory situation of the Russian peasants in the revolution.

Andersen's fairy tales are not only written for children, but also suitable for adults to read, making subsequent children's literature unprecedentedly rich and colorful in terms of subject matter, creative methods, and expression techniques. The translator of "Classic Translation: Anthology of Andersen's Fairy Tales" is a famous writer and translator. He is the first person in my country to systematically translate Andersen's fairy tales directly from Danish to China. He is the only one among the many translators of Andersen's fairy tales in the world who has received the Danish Flag Medal like Andersen. "Classic Translation: Anthology of Andersen's Fairy Tales" was compiled by him based on the principles of diversity in style and story content, length and length, and compatibility between reality and fantasy.

"Millions of Pounds" tells the story of a down-and-out young man who unexpectedly gets a windfall, and his life changes drastically. Mark Twain is the founder of American critical realism literature and a world-famous master of short stories. He experienced the development process of the United States from "liberal" capitalism to imperialism, and his thoughts and creations also showed a development stage from light ridicule to bitter satire to pessimism and world-weariness. Known as the "Lincoln in American literature".

A young pregnant woman of unknown origin collapsed on the street, and people sent her to a poor asylum. She died the next day after giving birth to a boy. The orphan was named Oliver Twist. Ten years later Oliver became an apprentice in a coffin shop. Unable to endure the abuse, he fled to the foggy London, where he unfortunately fell into the hands of a gang of thieves. The little orphan struggled in adversity, but fortunately he got help from kind people because of his kind nature. He saved the day from danger time and time again, and was finally reunited with his loved ones, and the truth about his mysterious origin was revealed.

"Tell Me Your Dreams" is a fictional work based on real cases. Ashley is demure and elegant, Toni is lively and bold, and Aliette is shy and depressed. The three girls have different personalities but are inseparable... Five men close to them were murdered and castrated... Who should be punished for these crimes? What exactly caused their deep hatred? How do young lawyers risk their defense? How will psychiatrists save them?

"The Grudge of Monte Cristo" is the most representative novel by the French novelist Alexandre Dumas. The story takes place during the French Restoration Dynasty. The protagonist Dantès is the first mate of the shipowner Morrel's merchant ship "King of Egypt". He was framed and imprisoned, resulting in his girlfriend being kidnapped and his father starving to death. With the help of the elders in prison, he became a knowledgeable and omnipotent man, successfully escaped from prison, and gained a large amount of wealth. After being released from prison, he obtained the treasure and became the Count of Monte Cristo with a wealthy family. He is determined to use money to punish evil and promote good in the name of God, and to repay kindness and revenge...

"Eugénie Grandet" is "one of the most outstanding pictures" in "The Human Comedy" by French critical realist novelist Balzac. The novel narrates a story of money destroying human nature and causing family tragedy. It revolves around the central event of Eugenie's love tragedy, and uses three intertwined plot threads to connect the novel: the waves caused by the autocracy within the Grandet family, the open and secret fights between the bankers and notaries outside the family, and the painful life experience of Eugenie's love for Charles Grandet and Charlie's betrayal.

"La Traviata" is a masterpiece of world literature. It has been published and performed in three forms: novel, drama, and opera. All three have become masterpieces handed down from generation to generation due to their immortal artistic value. Margaret, a courtesan in Paris, was conquered by the sincere love of Armand, who was not rich, and fell in love. Just when the lovers in love 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 intends to abandon him. Margaret endured the humiliation and died of hatred due to the double torment of illness and grief. This innocent love ended in tragedy.

"Wuthering Heights" describes Heathcliff, a gypsy abandoned child who was adopted by the old owner of the mountain village. He could not bear the humiliation and was frustrated in love, so he went out to get rich. After returning, he found that his girlfriend Catherine had married the landowner Linton, and a story of revenge against the landowner and his children followed. The whole novel is filled with a strong fighting spirit against oppression and seeking freedom, and is always enveloped in a bizarre, tense and romantic artistic atmosphere. At first, the work was called a naive fantasy of a young female writer that was divorced from reality. However, combined with the fierce class struggle in the region it describes and the social phenomena in Britain at that time, it was soon highly recognized by critics and warmly welcomed by readers.

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.

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 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...

"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.

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.

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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...

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.

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.

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 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...

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

"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."

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.

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...

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.

"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.

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.

"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.

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.

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?

"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.

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."

"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.

"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" 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" 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" 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.