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It tells the story of the struggle between the abolitionist Burbank family in the South during the American Civil War and the Texans of Spanish descent who were opportunists during the war. Dekesa repeatedly designed to frame Burbank, but failed. In the end, Burbank revealed the secret of Dekesa escaping legal sanctions several times. It turned out that Dekesa was a twin brother who did not commit crimes at the same time and could provide each other with alibi. In the end, the Northern Army defeated the Southern Army, rescued the Burbank family, freed the slaves, and punished the Texan brothers.

"Chasing Lost Time" is a novel that is different from traditional novels. The whole book takes the narrator "I" as the main body and integrates what he sees, hears, thinks and feels. It is not only a true description of social life and human relations, but also a record of the writer's inner experience of self-pursuit and self-understanding. In addition to narrative, it also contains a lot of reflections and discussions. This book is an excerpt from "In Search of Lost Time". In order to allow readers to appreciate the charm of Proust's unique style as much as possible, French translator Zhou Kexi adopted a "large-span" excerpting method. He first selected the essential paragraphs in each volume of the novel.

"In Search of Lost Time", also translated as "In Search of Lost Time", is divided into seven volumes, with the narrator "I" as the main body, integrating what he sees, hears, thinks and feels. It is not only a true description of social life and human relations, but also a record of the author's inner experience of self-pursuit and self-understanding. The whole work has no central character, no complete story, only complex clues throughout. It generally takes the narrator's life experience and inner activities as the axis, interspersed with descriptions of a large number of characters and events, like a large tree with intertwined branches. A main novel is derived from many other independent novels. It can also be said to be a huge symphony intertwined with several theme songs.

"Entanglement" is Tagore's novel describing urban life and the bourgeoisie. The author originally planned to write a trilogy about the lives of three generations of a capitalist family, entitled "Three Generations", but he only wrote the first part and published it under the name "Entanglement". Gumdini, a beautiful girl from a prominent family, marries the rude and frivolous millionaire Madusuna. The latter tries to control Gumdini by repeating the old trick of imposing his will on people and machines, but is defeated by Gumdini's strong personality and self-esteem. The novel chastises the empty and humble spiritual soul of capitalists, outlines the historical trajectory of capital's fortune and development, and truly describes the Indian bourgeoisie and its spiritual characteristics in the nineteenth century.

"Petro Goriot" takes Paris in late 1819 and early 1820 as the social background. Through the story of the noodle merchant Goriot and his two daughters, as well as the "history of struggle" of the young college student Rastignac, it describes the bizarre and bizarre life of Paris society.

"Uncle Bangs" is Balzac's masterpiece and is known as the "highest peak of his art". Uncle Bangs lived in poverty and lacked understanding of real life, but he was full of sincere love for art. He loved collecting antiques throughout his life and did not hesitate to spend money for it. However, in reality, there are conspiracies everywhere. From the concierge to his nephew-in-law, from antique dealers to doctors to litigation attorneys, countless villains appear on the stage, all plotting to carve up Uncle Bangs's rare collection. Only his friend Schmuke gave him comfort and hope. Poor Bangs suffered a lot of mental torture and eventually died of poverty and illness. Through Uncle Bangs, Balzac vividly presents to us the greatness and nobility of mankind, as well as the humbleness, ugliness and filth of mankind.

"Eugénie Grandet" is Balzac's most famous work and "one of the most outstanding pictures" in "The Human Comedy". The novel tells the story of a family destroyed by money. The innocent and beautiful Eugenie is the only daughter of the stingy and shrewd rich man Old Grandet. She falls in love with her penniless cousin Charles from Paris. For his sake, she does not hesitate to anger her money-loving father and spends all her private savings to help him go to India. As a result, the relationship between father and daughter broke down, and they lost their father and wasted their youth in the agonizing wait. In the end, what they waited for was a heartless man who made a fortune from human trafficking.

This book describes another "Norman Conquest" that took place in Italy during the Middle Ages. In the 11th century, the Normans living in France came to southern Italy by chance. They were originally mercenaries, but gradually became an important political force. They continued to grow in the complex political situation of southern Italy, and finally unified southern Italy and Sicily, and established the Kingdom of Sicily in the 12th century. Centered on the two brothers Robert Guiscard and Roger, this book tells the development of the Normans before the establishment of the Kingdom of Sicily. It clearly shows the interaction between political forces such as the Pope, Germany, Byzantium, Lombards and Arabs and the Normans, and outlines a grand yet detailed historical picture for readers.

After the establishment of the Kingdom of Sicily, it was once a powerful country in the Mediterranean region. It profoundly affected the political situation in Italy and even sent troops to fight overseas. The kingdom prospered in an atmosphere of tolerance. However, the Norman dynasty only lasted for about 60 years, and finally perished in tragic circumstances. This book tells the history of the Norman dynasty from its establishment to its demise, vividly describes its interaction with Germany, the Papal State, Byzantium, the Crusaders and other forces, and shows how a prosperous medieval kingdom gradually perished amid internal and external troubles. The author writes in a popular, humorous and slightly pitiful style, allowing readers to feel not only the glorious achievements of the Norman dynasty, but also the bitterness and helplessness in the decline process.

At the beginning of the 17th century, the nutmeg produced on an unknown island in the Pacific became the focus of competition among European countries in the spice competition. This triggered a fierce and bloody struggle between the Dutch East India Company and a small group of British spice merchants led by Nathaniel Courtop. This struggle eventually ended with the Netherlands and Britain reaching a deal with a far-reaching impact in history. The British ceded control of Lanyu Island to the Dutch, and in return received Manhattan. This book tells a wonderful adventure story. The author selects several representative spice merchants and vividly reproduces a legendary history for readers through their stories.

In 1870, the Franco-Prussian War broke out. French Emperor Napoleon III was quickly defeated and captured in Sedan. However, the collapse of the empire did not end the war. The newly established national defense government still held firm in Paris. The people of Paris suffered from shelling and hunger, and the French army's breakout and siege operations suffered disastrous failures. The defense government finally chose to humiliate Prussia and sue for peace. Anger and disappointment triggered the Commune Uprising that shocked the world. The author uses a large number of unpublished first-hand materials in this book to describe the climax of these dramatic 10 months. His shocking and superb writing skills and the direct records left by countless parties involved in the book make that distant history come alive again.

"Dickens' Speeches" contains seventy-four speeches given by Dickens on various occasions. Dickens was not only a great writer but also a great speaker. Through Dickens's speech, we can deepen our understanding of Dickens's works, and also deepen our understanding of the literary situation in the Victorian era, especially the situation of novels, and further enhance our understanding of Dickens's literary outlook. It can be said that the academic value of Dickens's speeches goes far beyond the scope of literature.

"A Woman of Thirty" is an important work in Balzac's "Human Comedy". This book is actually a combination of six short stories published at different times. When included in "The Human Comedy", the author unified the names of the protagonists of the six stories and changed the overall title to "A Thirty-Year-Old Woman". In this book, for the first time, the author connects private customs with the era of characters' lives. The conflicts in private life and the conflicts in social life are integrated and complementary to each other. Love life, family life and public life are interdependent and harmonious with each other. In addition, this book also includes "The False Mistress".

"The Peasant" is Balzac's masterpiece. The novel describes the conflict between the land ownership of aristocratic large estates and the small land ownership of the bourgeoisie, and the peasants are in the middle of these two social forces, just like "a bug is caught between a hammer and an anvil." The loan shark businessmen Gaubertin and Li Gu, who represented the interests of the bourgeoisie, defeated General Mongonay, who represented the interests of the aristocratic large landowners. However, the peasants who were attracted by the loan shark businessmen and rich peasants to this cruel struggle gained nothing. They just fell into a new kind of slavery and met a more vicious master. Balzac here describes the poverty situation in the countryside after the bourgeois revolution under the double exploitation of landlords and bourgeoisie, the farmers' strong hatred for the exploiters, and the farmers' dependence on loan sharks determined by their economic status at the time.

"The Return of the Native" is a representative "novel of character and environment" written by the famous British writer Thomas Hardy. The work is set in the Egtown Wasteland in Wessex, southwest England, and describes the different tragic fates of five young men and women. The heroine Eustacia is one of the most successfully described heroines in contemporary British novels, and Egtown Heath, where the story takes place, is a model of landscape description. It is an important sign that Hardy's novel art begins to mature, and is one of Hardy's important works.

"Jude the Obscure" is Hardy's masterpiece. The novel mainly describes the study experience of a young man named Jude and his short life encounters. It also depicts the customs and folk customs of the British countryside at the end of the 19th century, presenting a picture of secular customs in front of readers.

"The Immoral" is a collection of Gide's trilogy of novels, including "The Immoral", "The Narrow Gate" and "Pastoral Symphony". It is called Gide's "moral trilogy" or "love trilogy". "The Immoral" tells the story of the protagonist Michelle, who has married according to her father's order, but does not control her desires and violates ethics. Under the double blow of illness and heart disease, his wife Marceline soon died of depression and passed away in a foreign land. "The Narrow Gate" tells the story of the protagonist Jerome who has been in love with his cousin Alyssa since childhood. Although Alyssa also had the same feelings for Jerome, she abided by the Puritan self-restraint and buried her feelings deeply in her heart. In the end, she became ill and died unfortunately. "Pastoral Symphony" tells the story of a priest who adopts a blind girl and enlightens her culturally. Later, the pastor and the pastor's son fell in love with her at the same time. The blind girl was cured of her eye disease, but after she regained her sight, she discovered the subtle relationship between the three of them. Tortured between love and justice, she finally committed suicide by jumping into a river...

"The Wanderer's Night Songs: Selected Poems of Goethe" is a collection of Goethe's poems. It selects more than 200 representative works of Goethe from various periods, including selections from "The Studying Years of Wilhelm Meister" and "Faust". It also includes professional translations by translators such as Feng Zhi, Lu Yuan, Gao Gaofu and Fan Xiuzhang, which reflects the different styles of Goethe's poetry creation in different periods.

"The Counterfeiter" is Gide's last novel. It is also a detective novel, a coming-of-age novel, an ethics novel, an adventure novel, and a psychological novel. Through the integration of multiple threads and clues, the social panorama of the time is presented. It describes several children who went astray and committed the crime of using counterfeit money, as well as a group of people who are good at self-deception and are accustomed to finding reasons to deceive themselves and unconsciously settling for self-deception. It begins with Penel Profet's younger brother discovering that he is an illegitimate child and runs away from home. It goes through a series of events, from youth to maturity, and ends with returning to his father's side. It records the confusion, questions and resistance of young people at that time. They were constantly groping in a society with declining morals and lost values, but they were constantly lost.

"Love in Petersburg" (originally titled "The Ordinary Story") is Goncharov's first novel in 1844 and was published in "Modern Man" magazine in 1847. The novel describes Alexander, a young man who grew up in a noble manor in the provinces, was inexperienced in the world, and was full of fantasy. After spending 20 years of pampering in the countryside, he became dissatisfied with this kind of life and felt that "the world of family is too small." He crazily yearned for city life, and then came to Petersburg with a head full of pastoral romantic fantasies, and got along with the emerging bourgeois industrialist Uncle Peter. Petersburg's emerging bourgeois culture was incompatible with the traditional aristocratic manor culture and patriarchal lifestyle, and the two worldviews collided fiercely. Alexander lived happily in Petersburg for seven years without achieving anything. After his mother passed away, he came to Petersburg for the second time, determined to open up a new path for himself. He finally agreed with his uncle's philosophy of life and attitude towards life. After a tortuous road, he finally achieved success and became a property owner. By the end of the novel, he is already an imposing sixth-grade civil servant with a big belly and a medal around his neck, and has found a fiancée with a dowry of 300,000 rubles and 500 serfs.

"Oblomov" was created more than a hundred years ago and is Goncharov's masterpiece. The novel creates a typical "Oblomov character" and reveals the profound social and life roots of Oblomov's tragedy of self-destruction. Oblomov was upright, kind, and gentle, but he was lazy, indulged in fantasy, inactive, conservative, and pampered, and regarded labor and public duties as unbearable burdens. Although he envisioned a huge action plan, he was unable to accomplish anything. In the end, he could only lie on the sofa and dawdle, becoming a complete lazy man and waste. The novel delicately describes his spiritual death process and expresses the strong anti-serfdom sentiment and desire for change in society on the eve of serfdom reform. Oblomov is a product of the collapse of serfdom, and his character is the inevitable result of the influence of lifeless manor life on his spiritual life. His image marks the limit of the degeneration of Russia's "superfluous people" in the 19th century. He is a typical example of a declining landlord. This is also the most successful aspect of the novel. This image marked the end of the image of the "superfluous man" in Russian literature in the 19th century.

"The Sorrows of Young Werther" is written in diary and letter style. This style is good at revealing the inner world of the protagonist and expressing the depressed psychology and melancholy emotions. Werther came to a small town and met a girl named Lotte at a dance. He fell in love with Lotte. But Lotte is engaged to someone else. Seeing that he could no longer win over Lotte, Werther left resolutely and accepted the position of minister's secretary. The minister's pedantic, bureaucratic habits and intrigues brought great pain to Werther. He resigned from this official position and was invited to the manor of a marquis. However, at the Marquis, Werther found that his talents were still unable to be used. Love was shattered, society abandoned Werther, and Werther also abandoned everything. Finally, in despair, Werther committed suicide. As soon as this novel was published, it made the younger generation crazy. Some people who suffered similar experiences to Werther even committed suicide.

"Animal Farm" is an outstanding fable novel that tells the story of an animal revolution led by pigs that took place in Manor Manor, England. Unable to bear the oppression of the manor owner, the animals rebelled angrily and drove away the humans in the manor. Since then, the manor has been renamed "Animal Farm" and animal autonomy has been implemented. Based on the principles of animalism, Animal Farm issued seven commandments. However, the subsequent development of the manor was not as harmonious and shared freedom and equality as the animals expected. The conflict of rights and interests led to serious disagreements and even bloody conflicts among the leaders. One of the pigs was regarded as a traitor and was expelled and framed in various ways; the other pig relied on the vested power and the support of the dog to gradually concentrate power in his own hands. He ruled the animals increasingly harshly, brutally killed protesters, and eventually became a ruler and exploiter no different from humans. The Seven Commandments were abandoned, and Animal Farm was renamed to its original name.

"Pillow" is a collection of essays by Japanese female writer Seishonagon during the Heian period. It was completed in the early 11th century. The author Seishonagon was a famous talented woman during the Heian period. This book mainly records the author's observations and random thoughts on daily life when he lived in the palace. The text is fresh and bright, the forms are varied, and the life scenes are warm and interesting. His writing style had a huge impact on the subsequent development of Japanese prose literature. In fact, before the completion of "Pillow", monogatari literature and diary literature had already appeared in Japan. "Pillow" by Seishonagon opened up a new field, and her essays laid the foundation for Japanese prose literature. It is known as Japan's three major essays together with "The Hojo Chronicles" by Kamo Nagaaki and "Uranso" by Kaneyoshi Yoshida that appeared later. This book is a collection of essays from Japan's fresh period. The work begins with "Spring is the best time at dawn" and is well-proportioned, with a total of more than 300 paragraphs. The full text is roughly divided into three configurations of paragraphs: one is a cluster configuration paragraph, the second is a short article configuration paragraph, and the third is a log recall configuration paragraph.

"China in the Eyes of Tagore" is a collection of speeches and talks given by the Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore in Beijing, Shanghai and other places when he came to China in 1924. The topics of the speeches include the career of the poet, the ideal of freedom, the value of spiritual civilization, the friendship between China and India, the unity and development of Asia, the concept of education, etc. Some of the articles were translated by Xu Zhimo, who was the accompanying translator at the time. The language of this book is approachable and rich in philosophy, reflecting Tagore's deep friendship for China and his pursuit of love, beauty, peace and freedom.

In the year 632 of the Ford Era (AD 2532), in a world country where science and technology are highly developed, disease and aging have been eliminated. Everyone enjoys the comfortable life provided by scientific and technological production without having to bear any pressure. They can pursue freedom and entertainment as they please. Bernard realizes that this kind of happiness is very false. He has been under some kind of control: humans are born from embryo factories and divided into classes through targeted genetic modification to adapt to different social divisions of labor. Due to the sleep brainwashing education they received from an early age, everyone contentedly accepted the established identity and class. In order to keep people happy, the state will provide an unlimited supply of anesthesia drugs. In order to find true humanity, Bernard went to a savage reservation isolated by barbed wire, met John the savage by chance, and was attracted by his soul. He rebelliously brought John back to the civilized world, but attracted the attention of the heads of state of the world...

An independent, lovely and sincere girl; a boy who is as gorgeous as a rainbow but does not know how to love; a basket of eggs, a fig tree and the shining light where the eyes meet; the little things about first love, the golden sunshine and the fresh and wonderful boyhood.

"Classic in Chinese Translation: Letters from the Persians" is not a novel in the general sense, but a written statement, incorporating the author's long-standing philosophical thinking, integrating legend and philosophy. Although it uses absurdity to entertain the audience and the plot is bizarre, it uses facts to illustrate the truth. In the form of letters, the author re-examines European culture from a "defamiliarizing" perspective through the mouths of Persians. He not only leads readers to appreciate the picture of life in Paris in the 18th century, but also subtly promotes the enlightenment of enlightenment ideas. This book adapts to the French people's desire for change but was disappointed with the Regency reform. It reflects people's restless mentality in the early days of the Enlightenment to re-understand reality and seek truth. It also satisfies people's curiosity about the East during the period of capitalist colonial expansion.

"Three Deaths" is a collection of nine masterpieces of Leo Tolstoy's short stories and short stories, including "Sevastopol in May", "The Snowstorm", "Lucerne", "Three Deaths", "Holstromer", "The Death of Ivan Ilyich", "Kretzer Sonata", "After the Ball" and "Father Sergei".

This book tells the story of Zhivago, who went to the battlefield as a military doctor during the First World War and met Lara, the beautiful tailor's daughter. When the two fell in love, they were forced to separate when the October Revolution occurred. When Zhivago returns to his hometown to reunite with his wife, he unexpectedly reunites with Lala, and his long-suppressed passion becomes out of control. When Rivago was captured by the Red Army and taken to the front line, he took the risk to escape in order to meet Lala, but the result was a story of inevitable breakup. It won the author the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958.

"The Return of the Native" is a representative "novel of character and environment" written by the famous British writer Thomas Hardy. The work is set in the Egtown Wasteland in Wessex, southwest England, and describes the different tragic fates of five young men and women. It is an important sign that Hardy's novel art begins to mature, and is one of Hardy's important works. "Jude the Obscure" is Hardy's masterpiece. The novel mainly describes the study experience of a young man named Jude and his short life encounters. It also depicts the customs and folk customs of the British countryside at the end of the 19th century, presenting a picture of secular customs in front of readers. "The Mayor of Casterbridge" is one of Hardy's masterpieces. The work tells the story of the protagonist Henchal, who was originally a grassroots worker who betrayed his wife and daughter due to drunkenness. He regretted it so much that he stopped drinking and worked hard to get rich. Twenty years later, he became the mayor of Casterbridge. Later, his wife and daughter returned to him, but disasters also followed one after another. Through this tragic description, the author reveals the disasters that capitalist development has brought to the working people and condemns the irrationality of the capitalist system. "Tess" is one of Hardy's important masterpieces. The novel takes the experiences of the heroine Tess as the main line, describing the conflict between the beautiful poetic image and the surrounding gloomy reality. It vividly describes the disintegration of the small-scale peasant economy after capitalism invaded the British countryside at the end of the 19th century and the painful process of individual farmers heading towards poverty and bankruptcy. "The Adventure of Hippoly" is an anthology of Hardy's short stories and short stories, including "The Melancholy Hussars in the German Legion", "The Tragedy of Two Careers", "An Imaginative Woman", "Friends from the Countryside", "Rumors of 1840", "Withered Branches" and "The Adventure of Hippoly".

The world's famous translation library: Tolstoy (4 volumes in total) includes: "Tolstoy: War and Peace", "Tolstoy: Anna Karenina", "Tolstoy: Resurrection", "Tolstoy: Three Deaths - Selected Novels and Novels by Tolstoy". Introduction to episode content: "The Collection of Tolstoy: War and Peace" "War and Peace" by the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy is an immortal masterpiece in the history of world literature. The most outstanding artistic achievement of the novel is its majestic, grand and complex structure and strict and orderly layout. Tolstoy used a genius to navigate between war and peace, psychology and society, history and philosophy, marriage and religion, with clear priorities and unique ingenuity. "The Collection of Tolstoy: Resurrection" is based on a real event. It mainly describes the hero Nekhludoff seducing his aunt's maid Maslova, making her pregnant and driving her out of the house. Later, she became a prostitute and was tried for murder. The hero appeared in court as a juror and was deeply condemned by his conscience when he saw the woman he had seduced in the past. He ran to avenge her and asked to marry her to atone for his sins. After his appeal failed, he accompanied her into exile in Siberia. His behavior touched Maslova and made her fall in love with him again. But in order not to damage his reputation and status, she finally did not marry him and married a revolutionary. "The Collection of Tolstoy: Three Deaths - Selected Novels and Novels by Tolstoy" This book collects nine masterpieces of Leo Tolstoy's short and short stories, including "Sevastopol in May", "The Snowstorm", "Lucerne", "Three Deaths", "Holstromer", "The Death of Ivan Ilych", "Kretzer Sonata", "After the Ball" and "Father Sergei".

The "Bible" among mystery novels has been popular all over the world for more than 100 years. It has been translated into 57 languages ​​and sold 100 million copies. Unbelievable events, confusing cases, thoughtful reasoning, surprising and exciting adventures... See how the righteous, witty and brave Holmes peels off the cocoon and restores the truth. The famous British novelist Somerset Maugham said: "Compared with "The Sherlock Holmes" written by Conan Doyle, no detective novel has ever enjoyed such a great reputation." This book is the sixth book in the Sherlock Holmes series. It tells the wonderful detective story of Sherlock Holmes after his return from the catastrophe. It is still exciting and worth reading. The biggest highlight is the peak showdown between Holmes and his biggest opponent.

"Selected Tragedies of Shakespeare" includes Shakespeare's four major tragedies "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth", as well as the well-known love tragedy "Romeo and Juliet". The selected translation is the unedited translation by Zhu Shenghao. The selected plays for "Shakespeare's Comedy Selections" include "Twelfth Night", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "The Taming of the Shrew", "As You Like It", "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and other works. They revolve around the themes of love, friendship and marriage, with humorous and vivid language, vivid, rich, bizarre and interesting plots. The stories have twists and turns and have eternal charm. "Selected Historical Plays of Shakespeare" includes several classic Shakespeare historical plays by the master translator Zhu Shenghao. They are original, interesting and can be chewed over and over again. It also includes "Henry IV" (top and bottom) translated by Mr. Wu Xinghua and "Henry V" translated by Mr. Fang Ping. This book contains a total of seven of Shakespeare's most famous historical plays: "The Tragedy of Richard II" (The Tragedy of Richard II), "Henry IV (Part 1 and 2)", "Henry V", "The Martyrdom of the Queen" (Antony and Cleopatra), "Caesar Meets the Murderer" (Julius Caesar), and "The Heroic Treason" ("Coriolanus").

The novel "The Three Musketeers" mainly describes what happened during the period when French Cardinal Richelieu became prime minister in 1624 to when he attacked and occupied La Rochelle, the main base of the Huguenots in 1628. The adventures of d'Artagnan and the three musketeers are vivid and fascinating in Dumas's writing. "Twenty Years Later" is the sequel to Alexandre Dumas's famous work "The Three Musketeers". Together with "The Three Musketeers" and "The Vicomte de Bragelonne", they form the "D'Artagnan Trilogy". In the twists and turns of the story, the whole work gives people a sense of climax after another, which is exciting and soul-stirring. "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a popular historical novel and the representative work of the famous French writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870). This book is full of romantic legend, and the chapters are unique, novel and fascinating. "Black Tulip" is based on the fierce political struggle in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century, with the cultivation of black tulips as the main line, and describes the touching love story of a young man and woman.

A century-old detective classic, the "Bible" of mystery novels, it has been popular all over the world for more than 100 years, has been translated into 57 languages, and has sold 100 million copies. Unbelievable events, confusing cases, thoughtful reasoning, surprising and exciting adventures... See how the righteous, witty and brave Sherlock Holmes peels off the cocoon to restore the truth and fully present Sherlock Holmes-style wisdom. A literary masterpiece not to be missed, Sherlock Holmes is a must-read. Recommended by famous authors: Compared with "The Sherlock Holmes" written by Conan Doyle, no detective novel has ever enjoyed such a great reputation. --The famous British novelist, playwright, and essayist Somerset Maugham. Reader comments: His detective agency is located at 221 Baker Street, London, UK; he has billions of fans around the world; he is an idol worshiped by Queen Victoria, Roosevelt, de Gaulle, Churchill, Borges, Haruki Murakami, etc.; He is the only fictional character in history to be knighted by the British royal family: his stories have been translated into 57 languages ​​- he is the famous Sherlock Holmes. This set of books contains eight volumes: "A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four 1", "The Hound of the Baskervilles 2", "Adventures 3", "Uncanny Valley 4", "Memoirs 5", "The Return 6", "New Detectives 7" and "Last Salute 8". "The Sherlock Holmes: A Study of the Letter in Scarlet, The Sign of Four 1" is the first volume of the Sherlock Holmes series. It tells the story of Dr. Watson's acquaintance with Sherlock Holmes and his personal follow-up to solve two murder cases, which gave Dr. Watson a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of Sherlock Holmes's method of solving cases. "Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles 2" is the first volume of the Sherlock Holmes series. It tells the story of the mysterious legend of the "devil-like hound" that has been circulating in the Baskerville family for three hundred years. As the legend goes, Sir Charles died in a swamp not far from London. "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 3" is composed of several short stories, recreating the wonderful, exciting and ups and downs of Sherlock Holmes' adventures. For example, "A Scandal in Botswana" describes a beautiful and intelligent heroine who impressed even the detective Sherlock Holmes with her meticulous thinking and quick adaptability; "The Red-Haired Club" tells the story of an incredible bank theft, with a strange setting and a complicated plot. Confused... In the process of detecting major cases, Holmes's best friend Dr. Watson worked with him to solve major cases. They were not afraid of risks and sometimes went deep into the tiger's den to confront criminals head-on. Holmes's detective talent and outstanding talent were also fully revealed in these cases. "Sherlock Holmes: Uncanny Valley 4" is a chapter in the "Sherlock Holmes" series written by Conan Doyle, a British detective novelist at the end of the 19th century. Douglas, the owner of Birlstone Manor, was unfortunately killed. His death was extremely tragic. His head was almost shattered by a gunshot. It was too horrible to watch! Except for the missing wedding ring on the deceased's left hand and a dumbbell from the murder scene, nothing was missing from the scene. In addition, there was a card left next to the body, which made the case even more confusing: Was this card left by the murderer? What does it mean? The "uncanny valley" once made Douglas feel uneasy. What kind of place is the "uncanny valley"? Does Douglas' death have anything to do with the "uncanny valley"? Let Sherlock Holmes lead you to solve mysteries one after another. "The Sherlock Holmes: Memoirs 5" is the fifth volume in the Sherlock Holmes series. It is about Dr. Watson's recollections of the previously unpublished Sherlock Holmes cases when he thought Sherlock Holmes was dead. There are still many strange cases in this volume, which are endlessly exciting. "Sherlock Holmes: The Return 6" is the sixth book in the Sherlock Holmes series. It tells the wonderful detective story of Sherlock Holmes after his return from the catastrophe. It is still exciting and worth reading. The biggest highlight is the peak showdown between Holmes and his biggest opponent. "Sherlock Holmes: New Detectives 7" is the fourth volume in the Sherlock Holmes series. It contains 12 Sherlock Holmes detective stories, including "The Distinguished Patron", "The White Soldier", "The Case of the Crown Jewels", "Three Cases" Corner House", "Three Men of the Same Surname", "The Sussex Vampire", "Thunder Bridge", "The Creeper", "The Lion's Mane", "The Tenant with the Veil", "Shocombe Villa" and "The Retired Paint Dealer", etc. "Sherlock Holmes: Final Regards 8" is the fourth volume in the Sherlock Holmes series. It contains a total of eight short stories, including "The Wisteria Apartment", "The Cardboard Box", "The Red Circle", "The Bruce Partington Project", "The Dying Detective", "The Disappearance of Ms. Frances Carfax", "The Devil's Feet", "Sherlock Holmes' Closing Statement", etc.

The Happy Prince looked down on the city, decked out in gold leaf and decorated with precious gems, but the suffering he saw made him weep and grieve. In order to help the suffering poor, the Happy Prince asked the swallow to become a messenger to deliver the treasure to the people who were in urgent need of money to change their lives. The prince lost his gorgeous clothes and was thrown into the furnace by the city officials. The swallow missed the opportunity to fly south and froze to death at the prince's feet. But their souls were praised and received eternal life.

After James, a retired coal mining engineer, received two secret letters with completely contradictory contents, he decided to return to the Aberfoyle Coal Mine, where he had devoted most of his life. This coal mine was exhausted ten years ago, and the old foreman Simon discovered new veins through unremitting efforts. However, when they went deep into the mine to find out what was going on, the way they came was blocked...

"Gulliver's Travels" is an eighteenth-century travel satirical novel. The whole novel is divided into four parts, which respectively tell the adventures of the protagonist Gulliver in the Kingdom of Lilliput, the Kingdom of Adults, the Kingdom of Flying Islands and the Kingdom of Houyhnhnms. The storyline is interesting, fantastic and thrilling. At that time, the British Empire was bathed in the glory of "the sun never sets", and advocating personal adventure and encouraging the pursuit of wealth became the trend and social orientation of the times. "Gulliver's Travels" profoundly reflects such characteristics of the times. Gulliver is tolerant and modest, tolerant, tenacious, and brave. He not only pays attention to the living conditions of the upper class and the lower class people, but also reflects on the essential relationship between science, philosophy, literature, politics, and people's lives. While describing what Gulliver saw and heard, author Jonathan Swift also revealed the ugly nature of the greedy exploiters and cunning power-seekers in British society at that time.

"Robinson Crusoe" is the first work of British realist novels and a pioneer of nautical adventure novels. The protagonist of the novel, Robinson Crusoe, was born in a middle-class family and aspired to travel around the world throughout his life. Once when he was sailing to Africa, he encountered a storm and drifted alone to an uninhabited desert island, where he began to live in isolation from the world. With his strong will and unremitting efforts, he survived on the desert island and returned to his hometown after 28 years, 2 months and 19 days.

"The Indifferent Man" is about a family tragedy and the indifference of modern people. For a long time, this young man from the upper class suffered from mental torture. Facing the changes in his family, he wanted to show some emotion, but found that he could only feel indifference. In the midst of painful doubts, he completed his own trial: "This is my real crime, I committed the crime of indifference." Nearly a century later, the emotions described in "The Indifferent Man" are still the same as those felt by most modern people, which are people's boredom with ordinary life, the pain of being unable to act, and the search for true feelings...

Jiang Zhizun traveled to the prehistoric world, signed in as the Supreme Empress at the beginning, awakened the system, and cheated when he pretended to be cool. Originally, he thought that if anyone offended him, Jiang Zhizun would say: "Why should I, Jiang Zhizun, be afraid of anyone? There is only one empress, who is below the level of the great emperor, and kills indiscriminately!" Jiang Taixu's grandson, Jiang Chengkun's eldest son, Jiang Zhizun, here, beg for death! "But fate inadvertently played a joke on him...

That is, The Adventure of the Creeping Man, now translated as: The Creeper, is the third case of "New Detectives". Originally published in the British "Seaside Magazine" in March 1922. The translator, Zhou Shojuan, is a leading writer and literary translator of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. He has edited magazines such as Saturday, Violet, and Half Moon, and his translated works, such as Short Stories by European and American Famous Writers, have been highly praised.

That is, The Problem of Thor Bridge, now translated as: The Mystery of Thor Bridge, is the second case of "New Detectives". Originally published in the British "Seaside Magazine" in February 1922. The translator, Zhou Shojuan, is a leading writer and literary translator of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. He has edited magazines such as Saturday, Violet, and Half Moon, and his translated works, such as Short Stories by European and American Famous Writers, have been highly praised.

That is, The Adventure of the Second Stain, which is the thirteenth case in "Return". Originally published in the British "Seaside Magazine" in December 1904. The translator, Gu Mingdao, is an important writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. He has written a large number of martial arts novels, romance novels and translated novels. His "The Heroine of the Wild River" is one of the works that had the greatest influence on Jin Yong.

That is, The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter, which is the ninth case of "Memoirs". Originally published in the British "Seaside Magazine" in July 1893. The translator, Gu Mingdao, is an important writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. He has written a large number of martial arts novels, romance novels and translated novels. His "The Heroine of the Wild River" is one of the works that had the greatest influence on Jin Yong.

That is, The Adventure of the Crooked Man, now translated as: Hunchback Man, is the seventh case in "Memoirs". Originally published in the British "Seaside Magazine" in July 1893. The translator, Gu Mingdao, is an important writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. He has written a large number of martial arts novels, romance novels and translated novels. His "The Heroine of the Wild River" is one of the works that had the greatest influence on Jin Yong.

That is, The Adventure of the Abbey Grange, now translated as: Grange Manor, is the twelfth case of "The Return". Originally published in the British "Seaside Magazine" in September 1904. The translator, Gu Mingdao, is an important writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. He has written a large number of martial arts novels, romance novels and translated novels. His "The Heroine of the Wild River" is one of the works that had the greatest influence on Jin Yong.

That is, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, now translated as: The Sapphire Case, is the seventh case in "The History of Adventure". Originally published in the British "Seaside Magazine" in July 1893. The translator, Gu Mingdao, is an important writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. He has written a large number of martial arts novels, romance novels and translated novels. His "The Heroine of the Wild River" is one of the works that had the greatest influence on Jin Yong.

That is, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, now translated as: Speckled Band, is the eighth case in "History of Adventure". Originally published in the British "Seaside Magazine" in July 1893. The translator, Gu Mingdao, is an important writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. He has written a large number of martial arts novels, romance novels and translated novels. His "The Heroine of the Wild River" is one of the works that had the greatest influence on Jin Yong.