Personal Library -- A Tale of Two Cities

Author: (British) Charles Dickens Liu Ruokun
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Publishing Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The ancients said, "Travel ten thousand miles and read ten thousand books." For modern people, traveling ten thousand miles is easy, but reading ten thousand books is difficult. The wheels of technology are sweeping the world at an astonishing speed. The modern people, busy in front of computers and all kinds of machines all day, have turned the earth into a village with wires, optical cables, tracks, or air routes. Clicking the mouse, we can paste ourselves anywhere in the world. However, facing the vast civilization, without the foundation of reading ten thousand books, we not only frequently encounter the awkwardness of "meeting face to face but not recognizing each other," but also constantly accumulate the strangeness that comes from the bottom of our hearts. For this, we long for a deeper understanding, a desire for a connection of the soul; a desire for a return to a way of traveling—before traveling ten thousand miles, put a few books in the spiritual backpack to allow our steps and souls to go further. The journey of the soul does not require "writing poems in youth and studying to the point of baldness," nor does it require hanging the head on the beam, breaking through the wall to steal light, or having a red sleeve add fragrance while never putting down the book. The journey of the soul only requires reading a few classics in the leisure of life. Novels, essays, and poems can all be made into soup for the soul; buses, subways, and even the palms of our hands can be our desks. Therefore, we have tailor-made a "pocket library" for busy urban dwellers. Classics are the soul of the library; easy to absorb is the essence of the library; carrying it with you, anytime, anywhere, and in any state of mind, is the purpose of the library. The selected works in the library are all the timeless classics that have been refined after exposing themselves to the harsh realities of different civilizations; the illustrations, carefully selected and painstakingly collected from hundreds of rare books and private collections, are a true restoration of the essence of the classics. The small format design makes it as clever as a wallet; the special printing process makes every book "filled with the fragrance of osmanthus." Classics are not afraid of time, but life cannot withstand the erosion of "time flies." The charm of classics is better seen than heard. It is better to use them to mend the gaps in our time, to add value to the fragments of our days; it is better to use on-the-go reading anytime, anywhere, to gather wisdom piece by piece, and to understand life in the journey of the soul. Reading classics, with the least travel expenses, to reach the farthest distance of life. Charles Dickens is the founder and representative of critical realism in the history of British literature, and his works have a world significance. Artistically, he is known for his witty humor, meticulous psychological analysis, and the organic combination of realistic description with romantic atmosphere. Marx praised him and Sacre, among others, as "a group of outstanding novelists in England." A Tale of Two Cities is one of Dickens' important works. The story of A Tale of Two Cities is dramatic, with a plot full of twists and turns, captivating readers. The story depicts the tragic fate of Dr. Manette and his family during the French Revolution, who suffer persecution from the aristocracy. The author uses his delicate brushwork to create vivid characters, some of whom are kind, loyal, and upright, while others are treacherous, arrogant, cruel, and greedy. From a certain perspective, the description in the book reflects Dickens' worldview, the extreme of humanism, and also the main theme of the entire work. In short, the melancholic and sorrowful mood, the detailed character portrayals, and the tense dramatic plot of A Tale of Two Cities have made it a popular read for many years.