World literature classics

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Features: This luxurious gift box set contains 30 world-renowned masterpieces, including 22 volumes that gather the best of literary giants. The "World Literature Masterpieces" collection features works by Shakespeare, Goethe, Hugo, Zola, Balzac, Gorky, Maupassant, Tagore, and other literary masters. It blends novels, poems, essays, dramas, travelogues, myths, fairy tales, and fables into one, showcasing the pinnacle of world literature. Therefore, this beautifully bound, richly contented literary treasury is especially worth collecting and savoring carefully.
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (France) by Hugo – A foundational work of 19th-century Romantic literature, it contrasts beauty and ugliness in a chaotic, morally ambiguous story.
Jane Eyre (England) by Charlotte Bront? – Faced with a controversial literary climate, the author wrote, "Thank you, readers, for listening to an unpretentious story with open minds."
The Red and the Black (France) by Stendhal – Banned as a book, it narrates the destruction of a young man and serves as an autopsy of moral corruption.
Little Women (USA) by Louisa May Alcott – This novel, rated the world's best-selling literary work by the Library of Congress.
Women in Love (England) by D.H. Lawrence – A masterpiece by a "man who fell into mysticism," filled with a "bitterness of death," it shook 20th-century British literature. Only after the aftershocks did people fully realize its magnitude and depth.
Nana (France) by Zola – It reflects the contradiction between "a surging desire and the author's Puritanical reaction," and was deemed a "banned book" for its excessive portrayal of lust and sensuality.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (England) by Hardy – A pure woman tells a tragic story with her heartbroken, damaged name, filled with supernatural elements.
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Germany) by Goethe – An immortal work of sentimental literature. Werther, driven to suicide by true love, couldn't face reality.
How the Steel Was Tempered (Russia) by Ostrovsky – Before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, this book was published in 161 languages over 600 times, becoming a globally recognized "textbook for life."
The Passionate Pilgrim (England) by Edith Luxton Voynich – "Whether I live or die, I am a joyful fly."
Beauty and Sorrow (Japan) by Kawabata Yasunari – This book showcases the "light and pure beauty of Japanese literature."
The Old Man and the Sea (USA) by Hemingway – "I tried to create a real old man, a real boy, a real sea, and a real shark." – Hemingway
Mother (France) by Alexandre Dumas fils – After its publication, it was immediately translated into multiple languages and received praise from Lenin as a "very timely book."
Camille (France) by Alexandre Dumas fils – With compassionate tears and rational analysis, the author tells a moving love story.
Fathers and Sons (Russia) by Turgenev – Known as "the nerves of the era" and one of "Russia's three literary giants," Turgenev demonstrates his brilliance in the conflict between fathers and sons.
Eugène Grandet (France) by Balzac – It became one of the "most outstanding sketches" due to its successful portrayal of the famous character of "the miser."
Selected Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant (France) by Guy de Maupassant – This French 19th-century realist master always had a strong desire to dissect life and human nature in his heart.
The Travels of Marco Polo (Italy) by Marco Polo – The detailed description of the "land of gold" in ancient Eastern Asia creates a mysterious world, drawing the covetous gazes of countless colonizers.
Robinson Crusoe (England) by Daniel Defoe – An adventure story describing humanity's desire for a return to simplicity, its circulation surpassing other European publications, and its translations covering almost every corner of the world.
Selected Poems of Byron (England) by Lord Byron – The creator of the "Byronic hero," his arrival rekindled the once dim British literary scene.
Selected Poems of Shelley (England) by Percy Bysshe Shelley – Engels called him a "genius prophet," while Marx called him a "true revolutionary."
The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen (Denmark) by Hans Christian Andersen – Most people encounter this world classic in their lives, praising the eternal truth, good, and beauty in the human world.
Aesop's Fables – Telling profound truths in simple language, it uses God's wisdom to enlighten ignorant souls.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (England) by Arthur Conan Doyle – Case after case unravels, and cruel killers are finally brought to justice. A masterpiece of world literature and a textbook of forensic science.
Selected Works of Tagore (India) by Rabindranath Tagore – The most distinguished Nobel laureate poet in Eastern literature, who pours his heart into real songs for humanity.
Selected Plays of Shakespeare (England) by William Shakespeare – The world-renowned "founder of drama" and the much-admired "literary giant." His name no longer belongs to an era or a nation but is forever carved at the top of the gate of the century as a witness to human civilization.
One Thousand and One Nights – A magnificent and splendid monument of Eastern literature, a precious gem of ancient civilization's mysterious and dazzling charm.
Greek Mythology – "This is an unattainable model." – Marx
The Decameron (Italy) by Giovanni Boccaccio – It exposes asceticism, advocates individual liberation, and details humanity's relentless pursuit of worldly joy, becoming known as the "Song of Man" and spreading worldwide.
The Stories of the Bible – The world's best-selling book, dominating the beliefs of many nations, bridging the initial connection between humanity and divinity.