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"Master of Storyteller" Somerset Maugham's Joys and Joys of Marriage. "This book can also be called "The Triumph of Love"" - our "story master" Maugham declared so straightforwardly at the beginning. However, don't be deceived by this excessive candor, because Maugham's insight into the human heart alone would make it impossible for him to be satisfied with the cliché of a happy ending. This story took place in England at the turn of the century more than a hundred years ago. Mrs. Craddock is the daughter of a wealthy gentry. Out of a heart longing for love and freedom, she married her housekeeper without hesitation - a simple young man whose background and status were far inferior to hers. But what this marriage brought her was far from the happiness she had expected... When everything finally returned to dust, our heroine judged her husband like this: "His only shortcoming is that I love him-but I no longer love him."

The new comedy by the British literary genius Hornby shows the counterattack of a grassroots girl to become a big star of the BBC; it pays tribute to Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning film "Funny Girl". Cleverly retelling the history of the BBC's golden era and recreating the unique pop culture of "Swinging London". The title of this book is borrowed from American acting superstar Barbra Streisand's Oscar-winning musical film Funny Girl (also translated as "Funny Girl"). However, it is not a simple reproduction of the film, but a combination of fiction and reality. Through a clever retelling of the golden age of the BBC, it tells the story of the birth of a British version of "Funny Girl" - the female joker Barbra, until she flew up a branch and became a phoenix. The novel draws on the era of pop culture explosion such as "Swinging London" in the 1960s to describe how a grassroots girl constantly changes her self-perception on the road to pursuing her dreams. It also makes a wonderful display of the traditional British radio and television industry that is full of irony and humor.

The British version of "Desperate Housewives" accurately depicts the verbal quarrels between husband and wife, and uses spicy British humor to present the inconveniences of middle-class life. It was shortlisted for the 2001 British Booker Prize and was named the most popular novel by readers in the W. H. Smith Book Award. The heroine Katie has been married for twenty years. She is increasingly tired of her partner due to daily trivial matters, and her marriage is on the verge of breaking up. At this moment, her husband David, who was originally an "angry youth" columnist, was determined to change the way he looked at the world after a spiritual healer miraculously cured his back pain. He began to focus on charity and became gentle and considerate towards his family. Katie's life has undergone earth-shaking changes, but all kinds of strange feelings have also followed. She began to rethink life, what exactly is "charity" and how to be a good person.

The psychedelic forest of flowers where love and death breathe freely is a collection of Yukio Mishima's self-selected short stories, a summary of the author's writing growth history. This book collects a number of short stories that Mishima Yukio established and fixed with various techniques and perfect questions in the early days of his creation. The literary themes and realistic problems related to the author's life are all contained in them. The title work "Forest in Bloom" is Mishima Yukio's debut novel when he was sixteen, written in 1941. In the diary of "my" ancestor, Mrs. Ximing, there is a record of a "miracle" that is almost hallucination. A Heian Dynasty woman who has a close relationship with "my" ancestor is very afraid of the sea, while "my" grandmother's aunt had a passionate yearning for the sea when she was young. These "miracles", "fear" and "yearning" are all manifestations of the "longing" living in the body and its transformation, and are intertwined with blood, writing the fate of life and death in "my" own life, dreams and illusions.

If you have savings, a house, and an annuity, why would you go bankrupt after old age? Longevity, the symbol of a happy society, will become the last straw in old age. The proprietress of a construction company lost her support after her only son died of overwork and her husband died of illness. She did not dare to see a doctor when she was sick and just wanted to save money... The owner of a pet shop closed the shop to focus on caring for his seriously ill mother. After sending his mother away, he was unable to find a job again and could only sell the house he lived with his mother to raise money. To make ends meet... Middle-aged unemployed children rely on their parents' pensions to survive, and in the end both generations go bankrupt... The NHK special program recording team focuses on "money issues" and reveals the various impacts of "bankruptcy in old age" on housing, life, medical care, interpersonal relationships, etc. Every elderly person in the case worked as hard as you and me when they were young and made a savings plan for retirement. However, they never thought that life would be so lonely and hard after old age, and they would even lose the desire to live. The problem of "bankruptcy after old age" not only affects the elderly over 65 years old, but has further spread to the working population. Crises of economic recession, reduced income, and rising prices are coming one after another. It is difficult for young people to find jobs, and it is difficult for middle-aged unemployed office workers to enter the workplace again... If you cannot recognize the current situation and seek solutions, then no matter how old you are now, you will become a reserve army of "bankruptcy after old age".

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

This set contains Sword Art Online volumes 21 to 23. The novel tells the story of mankind finally realizing complete virtual reality in 2022. The protagonist Kirito wears NERvGear and comes to the virtual world and is trapped in it. In order to escape, he plunges into a battle with no end in sight. The theme is a popular online game theme in recent years, but it is different from ordinary online adventures that are deviated from reality. In the plot, the protagonists are trapped in a closed online game world due to a conspiracy and cannot exit. In order to find out the truth of the conspiracy and save the lives of thousands of players, the male protagonist Kirito and his partners work hard in the world "SOD" that is different from traditional adventure stories and is full of online game elements.

This set contains Sword Art Online volumes 15 to 20. The novel tells the story of mankind finally realizing complete virtual reality in 2022. The protagonist Kirito wears NERvGear and comes to the virtual world and is trapped in it. In order to escape, he plunges into a battle with no end in sight. The theme is a popular online game theme in recent years, but it is different from ordinary online adventures that are deviated from reality. In the plot, the protagonists are trapped in a closed online game world due to a conspiracy and cannot exit. In order to find out the truth of the conspiracy and save the lives of thousands of players, the male protagonist Kirito and his partners work hard in the world "SOD" that is different from traditional adventure stories and is full of online game elements.

This set contains Sword Art Online volumes 9 to 14. The novel tells the story of mankind finally realizing complete virtual reality in 2022. The protagonist Kirito wears NERvGear and comes to the virtual world and is trapped in it. In order to escape, he plunges into a battle with no end in sight. The theme is a popular online game theme in recent years, but it is different from ordinary online adventures that are deviated from reality. In the plot, the protagonists are trapped in a closed online game world due to a conspiracy and cannot exit. In order to find out the truth of the conspiracy and save the lives of thousands of players, the male protagonist Kirito and his partners work hard in the world "SOD" that is different from traditional adventure stories and is full of online game elements.

In the cyberpunk world, highly developed technology and backward systems coexist. The distribution of interests is extremely irrational, and civilians cannot even control their own lives. Human lives also have a price! After the nuclear war ends in 2038, most of the world will be unfit for long-term survival. The surviving humans rebuilt the city at the intersection of the river and the sea, forming six major groups that monopolized all industries. In 2200, it was already a high-tech super city with a population of 1.1 Billion! Controllable cancer cells, mechanical prosthetics, human body modification, machine security, space elevators, space stations, artificial intelligence, alien relics, mutated creatures, and artificial gods. . . Countless crises and miracles are intertwined! See how a fat nerd confronts this world controlled by a few rich people, how to solve the huge crisis caused by their pursuit of immortality, and how to overthrow the decadent system and establish a new order!

I have always pretended to be a normal person, but "Confessions of a Mask" understood the madness inside me! The starting point of Mishima literature! Japan's epoch-making and bizarre work. My whole life I have been performing against my will. Pain said to me: "You are not human. You cannot interact with people. You are some kind of inhuman, strange and miserable creature." When pretending becomes a habit, can you still distinguish between the mask and the real self?

Recommended edition personally written by the President of the Jane Austen Society! Original color illustrations, original picture and text interpretation! If you don't cater to or accommodate yourself, you will definitely meet the right person! "It is a universally recognized truth that a single man with a rich family must marry a wife." Successfully marrying off her five daughters was a major event in Mrs. Bennet's life! Suddenly one day, a single man with a wealthy family moved into the Netherfield Manor next door, and the story of Miss Bennet's search for love began. On this road to marriage, how should they with different personalities meet the "right person" of their own?

"A new North Star has appeared--" Duan Wan raised his head slightly and looked at the gloomy sky, whispering to himself, "With greater ability comes greater responsibility?" "Isn't that right?" Judge Qin's voice sounded in his ears, "Do it well, I believe in you, Zi Wei." Duan Wan: "..."This guy really deserves to die.

Chapters included in "Cthulhu Mythos IV": "Color of the Stars": The strange color phenomenon falling from the universe, the thing in the well that corrupted the town. "The Horrible Old Man": There's an old captain living in town, and it's best not to disturb him. "The Thing on the Doorstep": Believe me, it wasn't me who killed my friend. "The Strange Picture of the Old House": That painting is not a work of fantasy, but... "The Music of Erich Zenn": It is true that music makes people possessed. "Herbert West - Resurrection of Corpses": Resurrection of a recently deceased person immediately, will he tell the scene after death? "Cold Wind": suitable for summer. "The Diary of Alonzo Tempel": The night of the Magic Feast is coming, and I must be ready. "Moonmarsh": a swamp under the moonlight, a ruin and people dancing on it. "Who is he. "Night Ocean": The tenderness and romance of love craftsmanship.

The same journey to another world, a different kind of shock and emotion. "Re: Zero Starting Life in Another World" Simplified Chinese version of the novel series volumes 1-4 are now available! A story about fighting against fate in a fantasy world of endless reincarnation. The work was serialized on the Japanese electronic novel submission website "Become a Novelist" and has been viewed more than 80 million times. This work won the second place in the library department of the 2017 edition of Japan's "This Light Novel is So Awesome!" And the current physical book sales have exceeded 5 million copies. The data continues to be refreshed after the animation is broadcast.

The same journey to another world, a different kind of shock and emotion. The 10th to 13th volumes of the Simplified Chinese version of the novel series "Re: Zero Starting Life in Another World" are now available! A story about fighting against fate in a fantasy world of endless reincarnation. The work was serialized on the Japanese electronic novel submission website "Become a Novelist" and has been viewed more than 80 million times. This work won the second place in the library department of the 2017 edition of Japan's "This Light Novel is So Awesome!" And the current physical book sales have exceeded 5 million copies. The data continues to be refreshed after the animation is broadcast.

"Cheese and Maggots" Ginzburg travels between the intricate trial files and elite culture and low-class culture, weaving a story with clever structure and charming narrative. Through the eyes of miller Domenico, we see not only the life and thought world of ordinary people, but also his whims, joys, sorrows, and determination to challenge authority. The magnificent picture of European popular culture in the 16th century and even the grand historical picture of Europe are also slowly unfolding. The historian Ginzburg of "The Night Fight" relied on the Inquisition trial files and focused on the interaction between the inquisitors and the interrogators. He not only vividly described how these peasants became confused about their identity under the pressure of the church authority, and then classified themselves as wizards, but also restored the folk culture and the psychological world of peasants during this period.

High-end love is often encountered through the simplest expressions. "Isn't this what you are?" Qin Xiaonuan stretched out his ring finger with his right hand, and held it hollow with his left hand. After closing it, he fiddled with Nie Yahan inquiringly a few times. "I think you are really brave!" Because of a misunderstanding, Qin Xiaonuan became intertwined with Nie Yahan, who had traveled from the paradise of paradise. She originally thought that she would spend the rest of her life here after achieving righteousness, but they traveled through time again... (Single female protagonist, sweet and sweet daily dog food article, easy to make fun of.)

In order to escape the violence from her husband, family, society and the crowd, she decided to become a tree. In the eyes of Yinghui's husband, Mr. Zheng, Yinghui before her illness was an ordinary woman: neither tall nor short, hair neither long nor short, plain in appearance, dressed in ordinary clothes, docile, plain and quiet. Just as he hoped, Yinghui perfectly played the role of an ordinary wife-taking care of the housework and serving her husband, just like thousands of traditional women.

What kind of helplessness and despair forced a middle-aged man to rob a cashless bank with a toy gun on the morning before the New Year. The robbers who failed in their operation fled in panic into an apartment for sale on the top floor of the building, which was full of potential buyers who were looking at the house. From there, the robbery turned into a hostage-taking case. However, things developed unexpectedly. There was no confrontation between police and robbers, and no fatal blow. After a long day, the eight hostages were released safe and sound, but the robbers were completely missing. The police interrogated the hostages one by one, only to find that each of them had a lot of complaints and questions, but no one could tell and didn't care where the robbers had gone.

Thousands of years ago, the little spirit fox Bai Xin'er accidentally became the Great Luo Jinxian. In order to fulfill his obsession, he was reincarnated into ten lives. To the outside world, he was the beautiful boss of the Bai Academy, but in fact he was a famous master.

"Gone with the Wind" is a novel narrated against the background of the American Civil War. The author Margaret Mitchell focuses on the experiences and feelings of the women who stayed at home in the rear and suffered from the war, from their reverence for the war and full support for the war at the beginning of the war, to the pain of losing their loved ones due to the war, having to succumb to the fate of failure, and the arduous journey of rebuilding their homes after the war. In the turmoil of the great era, strong individuals face the harsh reality with awe and become strong men who are not afraid of difficulties in life and move forward on the journey of life.

"Notre Dame de Paris" is a novel written by the French writer Victor Hugo, first published on January 14, 1831. "Notre Dame de Paris" uses a bizarre and contrasting approach to tell a story that took place in France in the 15th century: Claude, the deputy bishop of Notre Dame de Paris, was sanctimonious and vicious, loving first and then hating, and persecuting the gypsy girl Esmeralda. The ugly but kind-hearted bell ringer Quasimodo sacrifices his life to save the girl. The novel exposes the hypocrisy of religion, declares the bankruptcy of asceticism, praises the kindness, friendship and self-sacrifice of the lower working people, and reflects Hugo's humanitarian thoughts.

"Around the World in Eighty Days" is a novel written by the French writer Jules Verne and is one of his masterpieces. The whole book was published in Le Temps from November 6, 1872 to December 22 of the same year, and was first published in 1873. The novel originated from a bet that the British gentleman Fogg made with his friends: to travel around the world and return to London in 80 days. Later, he and his servants overcame the difficulties and obstacles on the way, passing through the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, traveling to India, Singapore, Japan, the United States and other places, and finally returned to London. Along the way, Fokker was witty and brave, showing a complete gentlemanly style.

Types other than monster-killing and upgrading, group portraits, plot direction Machines and elves, powers and swords, all gathered in this wasteland Things that seem contradictory coexist harmoniously After the third extinction of mankind, the world has moved forward for another thousand years When Qin Feng picks up the technology of the third era, the world will make waves again

If we don't meet society's expectations, are we not qualified to be happy? This is a social mystery novel that explores the negative consequences of teenage suicide caused by "judging people by their appearance." The form is still unfolded in the multi-person confessional style that Minato Kanae is good at. The content also touches on various human natures that she cares about: the outside world's perspective, beauty and ugliness, revenge, bullying, "toxic relatives", etc. Tachibana Kuno, the director of the plastic surgery clinic, received a consultation about "liposuction surgery" from his childhood friend. During the conversation, they talked about their elementary school classmate Hengwang Yaeko, and Kuno accidentally learned about the death of Yaeko's daughter. It was said that Yaeko's daughter loved eating the donuts made by her mother and her weight increased rapidly, but she didn't care and thought her life was very happy. She was so cheerful, but one day she was found dead in a room filled with donuts. Is it that you can't stand the gaze of others after all? Or is there another hidden secret? What is it that drives the girl into a desperate situation...

A landmark masterpiece that fully interprets the four-thousand-year history of Jewish civilization and a masterpiece of Jewish glorious culture. What kind of people are the Jews? Why did they emerge? Why thrive? Why was his country destroyed and his family destroyed, and he was forced to wander around the world? Why are you repeatedly ostracized and persecuted? They are the chosen ones in their hearts, and they are also the wanderers that the countries of Western Europe in the Middle Ages competed to expel; they are respected and favored for creating ancient classics, global religions, and great ideas that benefit the world, but they are also expelled for being good at dancing and taking other people's cheese; they are rich men and geniuses. An artist, an outstanding political activist, a prisoner in a concentration camp, and a poor man in a ghetto... "Jews for Four Thousand Years" combines the latest archaeological discoveries and a variety of classic materials and texts to provide a wonderful and creative analysis of the wonderful and mysterious history of the Jewish nation from a time-traveling perspective. Through an in-depth analysis of the important figures and events at each historical node, a reasonable and complete logic is sorted out through the seemingly mysterious ups and downs of fate, and the important role played by the Jews in the development of mankind is demonstrated. The Jewish perseverance and extraordinary adaptability, the footprints left by Jewish civilization in the long process of development, and the ups and downs of four thousand years of Jewish history are brilliantly presented in Paul Johnson's majestic masterpiece of more than a thousand pages.

Harold Fry, sixty years old, retired quietly after working as a sales representative in a brewery for forty years. He had no promotion, no friends, and no enemies. The company did not even hold a farewell party when he retired. He lives in the British countryside with his deeply estranged wife, living a peaceful life with the couple estranged day after day. One morning, he received a letter from his old friend Queenie, whom he had not seen for twenty years. She had cancer and wrote goodbye. Shocked and grieved, Harold wrote a reply. On the way to send the letter, he thought about his life from Queenie. He passed one mailbox after another and walked farther and farther. Finally, he walked from the southwest to the northeast, spanning the entire England. 87 Days, 627 miles, with only one belief: as long as he leaves, my old friend will live! This is the story of Harold's journey of thousands of miles. From the moment he stepped forward, parallel to his journey of more than 600 miles, was another journey through the time tunnel.

During World War II, more than a million women fought in the Soviet Union. They are young girls between the ages of 15 and 30, but they hold responsibilities that are considered "men's positions". They are doctors, snipers, tank infantrymen, submachine gunners... This book is a memoir of Soviet female soldiers and female medical staff during World War II. The war in their eyes brings us a completely different perspective and an unprecedented impact and shock. After decades of traveling across the vast land of the former Soviet Union, Alexievich personally interviewed thousands of people who experienced the events on the front lines, reviewed documents and materials from all parties, and painstakingly compiled the oral history series of the Soviet Union - this is an epic of ordinary people's lives.

During the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), millions of Soviet children died, and those who survived lost their loved ones and ended their childhood prematurely. At the stage when we should be enjoying the joy of childhood, "we are already men and women." This book is an oral history of children who survived the Great Patriotic War. They were 2-12 years old when they experienced this war. After decades of traveling across the vast land of the former Soviet Union, Alexievich personally interviewed thousands of people who experienced the events on the front lines, reviewed documents and materials from all parties, and painstakingly compiled the oral history series of the Soviet Union - this is an epic of ordinary people's lives.

The years go by, the seasons change, and some life experiences leave traces in the days. Have those deep or shallow feelings, as well as the whispers about the world, been properly placed? Ogawa Ito's collection of prose essays records life experiences throughout the year. Turn on the "receiving antenna" and seriously experience the world through Ogawa Ito's words! --I consider myself to be 100% a cat. Longing for freedom. However, sometimes I want to rely on others. --Be kind to your neighbors with an upright heart, and work conscientiously and happily for someone without losing any sense of proportion. -- Believes that writing a diary is a kind of salvation and the only moment when she feels free. --Fancy people, cute people, calm people, elegant people, everyone is free to express their unique look. --The act of hating will corrode your own heart and will not bring any extra points to your life in the end. - No need to work hard to forgive. It's not right to say forgetting. Only by understanding the other person's behavior can you save your own wounded soul. --Decorating all kinds of things in visible places always feels messy. --It's great to drink in moderation and enjoy the aftertaste of being "slightly tipsy". Ogawa Ito's words convey not only the touch of life, but also the dialogue with oneself. Through Nuan Nuan's words, you can feel the change of seasons and the joy of life. What you get from it is not only a touch, but also the redemption and respect for life.

Renzi, a girl working hard in the city, came home from get off work one day and found that her many years of savings and belongings had been swept away by her Indian boyfriend. The sudden huge blow caused Renzi to lose the ability to speak for a while. With no one to rely on, she had no choice but to return to the countryside where she was born, seek refuge with her mother, open a small canteen, and silently do the only thing she is good at: cooking. She named it "Snail Canteen". Every day, Renzi stays in this "volute", relying on his love and sincerity for cooking, and after minimal communication with the guests, he creates dishes that suit their mood and are full of energy. As if by magic, every guest who has come here: a man who was abandoned by his wife, a young girl who hopes to be with the boy she has a crush on, a young wife who longs to meet her lover in her dream, and an anorexic rabbit, all have quietly changed their lives. And Lunzi's own heart knot is slowly opening up.

Kazuo Sugishita was demoted to artist assistant by the president for contradicting his boss, and had to go out to work with stargazer Shiro Hoshizono. The two were invited to a mountain resort, but they were trapped in heavy snow together with UFO researchers, novelists, and their secretaries. The sudden murder panicked everyone, and the delay in waiting for rescue made their situation worse. Hoshizono and Sugoshita temporarily serve as "detectives and assistants", working together to find the truth of the case. But when the seemingly incredible phenomena and all illogical behaviors have reasonable explanations, the case investigation has fallen into a puzzle. Where is the secret murderer hiding?

Youth is a secret room woven with embarrassment, a collection of short stories by the emerging Japanese mystery writer Ayogo Aosaki, an everyday mystery as sweet as melon soda. With careful observation and overwhelming sense of atmosphere, five "youth secret room dramas" have begun! On the first train in the morning, in the empty carriage - she unexpectedly met a classmate she had never spoken to before. What was her purpose of taking the first train? Sun Paradise, in the pod of the Ferris wheel - it is obviously to commemorate the important moment of retiring from the club, but why are you sitting in the Ferris wheel with your juniors? At two-thirty in the afternoon, the room of the aloof and aloof Kaimokuto--if she hadn't missed the graduation ceremony due to illness, as a class committee member, I would never come here to visit her. Five secret rooms in daily scenes, awkward and uneasy conversations, lead to unexpected directions with a tense rhythm.

A collection of life essays by Shinsuke Yoshitake, a popular illustrator and picture book writer in Japan. 48 Essays and nearly a hundred cartoons record the writer's careful observation of daily life, capture moments of whimsy, and gain inspiration and creativity. Sometimes it is cute and cute, sometimes it brings surprises and touches, sometimes it is "sad" and healing... There is humor, philosophy and warmth in the light and gentle pen and ink.

No matter if they are diagnosed or suspected, they are not qualified for some dangerous jobs. As for Huang Kang, because of the nightmare and the demands of work, he had to become "smart". It's a crazy world of technology! The rich still rely on technology, but the poor have no money to mutate... As long as they have the aura of the protagonist! When Huang Kang, an elite agent, meets the arrogant foodie Chen Ti, this pair of rivals who are basically... Impossible to reunite, are playing hide and seek in each case? In all kinds of bizarre events, everyone is forced to take sides. If you win, you are the king; if you lose, you are also the dead. On the road of pursuing the truth, who will be stupid until the end... This book is also known as: "It turns out that I am the reincarnation of the clown", "I like to hug the villain's lap", "As the protagonist, I don't want to listen to the nonsense of sophisticated authors"

Rabindranath Tagore, a famous Indian poet and winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature. He wrote a large number of poems throughout his life. After winning the Nobel Prize for Literature, he selected his favorite and most proud poems from his Bengali poems. After re-experiencing and re-creating them, he translated them into clean, fresh, natural and meaningful prose poems. This book selects the most popular passages from these poems and is a collection of Tagore's lyrical poems.

O. Henry, one of the most outstanding short story writers in the American and even world literary circles. This anthology carefully selects 30 of the author's works. In addition to representative works such as "The Last Leaf" and "Police and Hymns", it also selects some works that are rarely seen in other anthologies, thus more comprehensively reflecting the author's creative style. In addition, the translator also cleverly divided it into five themes, namely "Social Situation Novels", "Love Romance Novels", "Rogue Liar Novels", "Detective Mystery Novels" and "Philosophical Symbol Novels". This is also a highlight of this anthology that is different from other anthologies. The translator has made a concise and convincing analysis of these works in the preface, which will help readers better understand and appreciate them.

Henry David Thoreau, American transcendentalist writer and philosopher. In the spring of 1845, he built a wooden house in the woods near Walden Pond in his hometown of Concord. From then on, he worked at sunrise - farming, and at sunset - wrote. In 1847, he completed the first draft of "Walden". After five years of repeated revisions, additions, and polishes, he finally presented to the world this immortal work, "Walden, or the Chronicle of a Forest Dweller." In the book, the author describes in detail the two years and two months he spent in the woods near Walden Pond and his many thoughts during this period. He called the experience an attempt at living a simple and secluded life. Based on his deep belief in transcendentalism, the author provides a wonderful description of the changing seasons of nature and spiritual resurgence. The book begins with spring, goes through summer, autumn and winter, and ends with spring. This is exactly the cycle of life, where the end is also the starting point, and life begins to recover. The author talks about everything in the book, looking at the past and present, praising the natural beauty and denouncing the current social ills. Its exquisite writing and profound analysis have amazed generations of readers. As the most popular non-fiction work in American literature in the 19th century, it is worthy of its name.

William Shakespeare was the greatest playwright and poet of the English Renaissance and the master of European Renaissance humanistic literature. He is an unprecedented and arguably unprecedented great dramatic poet, and the greatest literary figure in the world in history. Shakespeare's masterpieces are recognized as treasures of human culture, and his four most famous masterpieces "Hamlet", "Othello", "King Lear" and "Macbeth" are known as Shakespeare's "four great tragedies" and are the most famous chapters in the history of human literature and even civilization. The translation of this book is an important result of the famous professor and poet Mr. Sun Dayu's concentration on the study and translation of Shakespeare. Mr. Sun Dayu is the first scholar in my country to translate Shakespeare's poems and plays in verse. His translation uses pentameter plain verse with the phonetic system he created to translate the pentameter plain verse of the original text of Shakespeare's plays, which is of great pioneering significance and unique style and charm. This book contains a complete set of more than 100 exquisite illustrations of the four tragedies drawn by the famous British artist and illustrator Sir John Gilbert, which is of great collection value.

George Orwell was a great British humanitarian writer, journalist and social critic, and a famous English stylist. "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is Orwell's masterpiece and is the most famous anti-utopian and anti-totalitarian political allegory novel in the world of literature. Words such as "Big Brother", "Doublethink" and "Newspeak" that he coined in his novels have been included in authoritative English dictionaries. His surname even gave rise to common words such as "Orwellian" and "Orwellianism", which continue to appear in the writings of journalists reporting on international news, which shows the profound influence of his works in English-speaking countries. "If one more person watches Orwell, there will be an additional guarantee of freedom," one commentator said.

As a cat, the protagonist looked down at the Japanese society at that time and the so-called modern civilization in the twentieth century, while making all kinds of ridicule and ridicule. Through the life of the protagonist Kusama, the work uses humorous language, delicate writing style and sharp writing to describe a group of literati and snobs who are accustomed to talking about the past and the present. It vividly exposes and ridicules the capitalists and rulers, criticizes the society where money talks and blindly worships the Western lifestyle, and creates the image of a group of self-proclaimed and cynical intellectuals.

Everyone said that the marriage between the daughter Yunxiao and the prince was a good match. However, the Yun family rejected the prince's marriage proposal and made a marriage arrangement with King Ding. The prince suddenly hanged himself in the palace, and the East Palace changed its owner to King Ding. All the fingers pointed at the Yun family who had refused to marry in advance. Could it be that the Yun family has extraordinary abilities and already knew that Prince Ding would take over the East Palace? Yunxiao tried to turn the tide, but still stood at the forefront of public opinion. According to rumors, Yunxiao was sent to the mountains by her parents to change her life when she was nine years old. She returned to the mansion at the age of fifteen. She was a good strategist and eloquent, had a photographic memory, was invulnerable to all poisons, and was almost a demon. Her life was full of legends! But she said: There are no legends in life, there are just carefully laid plans! PS: The completed articles "Planning for the Emperor's Favor" and "Entertaining the Empress" have been completed. Welcome to join in. General group:572526177 VIP group:1053651458

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This article describes how Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman, finally caught a big marlin alone after eighty-four consecutive days without catching a fish. On his way back, he was repeatedly attacked by sharks. When he finally returned to port, only the head, tail and a spine were left. "A person can be destroyed, but not defeated." This sentence will always give people the courage to face reality.

Work protects people from the three great evils: boredom, sin, and want. How could I connect the act of making money with a sense of accomplishment in a work that was both painfully sad and ecstatic? What kind of success do I hope to achieve? How should I face my life? In this book, the British genius Alain de Botton examines the role of work, career, and personal hobbies in life with the perspective of a philosopher, and explores the little-known mysteries of various professions and the fun brought about by all kinds of incredible hobbies with the vivid writing style of a novelist and the sensitivity of a scholar. De Botton's new book may be seen as an "intertext" with the philosophical novel "Candide" (1759) by the 18th-century Enlightenment writer Voltaire. According to Voltaire, the world is far from perfect, and work can save people from three major evils: boredom, sin and lack. His protagonist Conrad said the truth recognized by many people: "It is more important to plant our garden." The years pass by in a hurry, like water, like shuttles, like floating clouds on the top of green mountains. 250 Years later, de Botton also has a deep affection for work, but his perspective has changed slightly, focusing more on the "joy and sorrow" brought by work. In his writing, although work and "sideline" hobbies are extremely challenging, have setbacks and hardships, they are the most enjoyable, lasting and beneficial fun in life. "Work can divert our attention, give us a beautiful bubble, let us be in it, and make life perfect." Work is life.

The creative source of the British hit TV series "Perfect Home" and the best model of life guide, with more than 200 pictures of buildings and artworks beautifully presented. This book is not a textbook-style history of Western architecture, nor is it an architectural appreciation manual or decoration guide. This latest work, written by de Botton over several years, examines from a very unique perspective a subject that seems familiar to us but is actually quite unfamiliar: the relationship between material architecture and our happiness. Why do people need buildings? Why does a certain kind of beautiful architecture please you? Why does this understanding of architectural beauty change? What is the connection between architecture and human happiness? De Botton's answers to these questions from the perspectives of philosophy, aesthetics and psychology are enough to subvert your daily clichés about architecture, and will prompt you to fundamentally change your established attitudes and pursuits towards architecture, and thus towards life and happiness.

Delicate observation, wise thinking, and unique style create a biography of "ordinary life" and explore the extraordinary characteristics of ordinary life. It can be regarded as a panacea for those who lack self-confidence. The story begins when he received a letter from his ex-girlfriend, who angrily rebuked him for being a narcissistic person who "only cares about his earlobes and doesn't care about anything else..." Shocked, he decided to change his attitude. By writing a biography for his next girlfriend, he learned about a series of ordinary trivial matters related to his original family, love life, work and social life that an ordinary person has experienced since birth, and deeply explored the philosophical and psychological meanings contained therein. Although he stands from a male perspective, he does not show any gender intolerance when describing women, and his writing reveals emotional tolerance and rational edge.

Orwell was a great British humanitarian writer, journalist and social critic, and a famous English stylist. "Animal Farm" is one of Orwell's best works. It is a dystopian political allegory that penetrates the heart. A group of animals on the farm successfully carried out a "revolution", driving their exploitative human masters out of the farm and establishing an equal animal society. However, the animal leaders, those smart pigs, eventually usurped the fruits of the revolution and became more authoritarian and totalitarian rulers than their human counterparts. "If one more person watches Orwell, there will be an additional guarantee of freedom," one commentator said.

Hermann Hesse, originally from Germany, became a Swiss citizen in 1923 and lived in seclusion in the Swiss countryside for a long time. He is known as the last knight of German Romanticism. His masterpiece "Steppenwolf" has caused a sensation in Europe and America, and was hailed as "Germany's Ulysses" by Thomas Mann. In 1946, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature "because his inspired works are powerful and insightful, and also provide an example of lofty humanitarian ideals and noble style." "Siddhartha" describes the life of a Brahmin noble young man who seeks the true meaning of life. Siddhartha, an aristocratic young man in ancient India, was handsome and intelligent, and had everything that people envied. In order to pursue spiritual peace, he embarked on a journey of seeking Taoism alone. He listened to Buddha Gautama's teachings in Savatthi City, met the famous prostitute Kamala in the bustling city, and became a wealthy businessman. The enjoyment of his soul and body reached its peak, but it made him tired of and despised himself to the extreme. After making love with Kamala for the last time, he abandoned all worldly things and came to the river to end his life. At that most desperate moment, he suddenly heard the eternal voice of the river of life... After almost a lifetime of pursuit, Siddhartha finally experienced the harmony and unity of all things, the indestructible nature of all life, and finally integrated himself into the eternity of the moment. The novel is hailed as the essence of Hesse's thought and literary works, and is a successful work with worldwide influence.