Chinese Classic Literature

《战争与和平》是俄国作家托尔斯泰的代表作品。整部作品构思宏伟、气势奔腾，有力地展示出了俄罗斯历史上最壮丽的一页…… 戰爭與和平》是俄國作家托爾斯泰的代表作品。整部作品構思宏偉、氣勢奔騰，有力地展示出了俄羅斯歷史上最壯麗的一頁……

The Most Venerable Book is one of the five classics. For many centuries it was a central work for anyone wishing to work for the imperial administration, with its prestige stemming from the belief that it had been assembled by Confucius himself. The first emperor tried to have all copies destroyed because of its subversive implication that 'the Mandate of Heaven' could be withdrawn from rulers who failed their people. For similar reasons it was also banned by Mao. Extraordinarily, it has been revived by the Chinese government of the 2010s.

Join Professor Luo and his niece Xiaojing in their daring quest down the mouth of a volcano to reach the center of the earth. Guided by a mysterious passage on an ancient parchment and accompanied by their faithful guide Lao Xu, the three explorers encounter subterranean phenomena, prehistoric animals, and vast underground seas. A Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of Jules Verne's best-known works and one of the most classic tales of adventure ever written.

During a chance encounter, two nearly identical boys, one a poor beggar and the other a prince, decide to exchange places. The pauper, now living in the royal palace, is constantly filled with the dread of being discovered for who and what he really is; while the Prince, dressed in rags, lives on the street enduring hardships he never thought possible. Both children soon discover that neither life is as carefree as they expected.

Cherished Chinese Proverbs is a bilingual collection of classic stories that have been passed down to generations of Chinese speakers. This work was originally designed as a supplement for students of Chinese as a Second Language, but in this publication we have broadened the focus. In offering these classic stories in both Chinese and English, it is hoped that native Chinese speakers might also benefit.

有个老人独自在海上捕鱼，接连几个月没有收获，后来他钓到一条很大的旗鱼，跟它缠斗了两天两夜，用鱼枪把它刺死；但在返回的途中遇到鲨鱼的袭击…… 有個老人獨自在海上捕魚，接連幾個月沒有收穫，後來他釣到一條很大的旗魚，跟它纏鬥了兩天兩夜，用魚槍把它刺死；但在返回的途中遇到鯊魚的襲擊……

吉普赛少女爱斯美拉达以街头卖艺为生，圣母院教堂副主教弗罗洛欲将其占为己有，但发现她另有情人，于是设计刺杀了她的情人并嫁祸于她，致使她被判死刑。但敲钟人卡西魔多把她救到圣母院避难…… 吉普賽少女愛斯美拉達以街頭賣藝為生，聖母院教堂副主教弗羅洛欲將其占為己有，但發現她另有情人，於是設計刺殺了她的情人並嫁禍於她，致使她被判死刑。但敲鐘人卡西魔多把她救到聖母院避難……

《西游记》以“唐僧取经”这一历史事件为蓝本，描写了孙悟空出世，后遇见了唐僧、猪八戒和沙和尚三人，一路降妖伏魔，保护唐僧西行取经，经历了九九八十一难，终于到达西天见到如来佛祖，最终五圣成真的故事。…… 《西遊記》以「唐僧取經」這一歷史事件為藍本，描寫了孫悟空出世，後遇見了唐僧、豬八戒和沙和尚三人，一路降妖伏魔，保護唐僧西行取經，經歷了九九八十一難，終於到達西天見到如來佛祖，最終五聖成真的故事。

Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith. The diary is that of a man who acknowledges that he is not a "Somebody"—Charles Pooter of 'The Laurels', Brickfield Terrace, Holloway, a clerk in the city of London—and it chronicles in hilarious detail the everyday life of the lower middle class during the Great Victorian age.

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

《金瓶梅》借《水浒传》中武松杀嫂一段故事为引子，通过对兼有官僚、恶霸、富商三种身份的封建时代市侩势力的代表人物西门庆及其家庭罪恶生活的描述，揭露了明代中叶社会的黑暗和腐败…… 《金瓶梅》借《水滸傳》中武松殺嫂一段故事為引子，通過對兼有官僚、惡霸、富商三種身份的封建時代市儈勢力的代表人物西門慶及其家庭罪惡生活的描述，揭露了明代中葉社會的黑暗和腐敗……

《大学》是一篇论述儒家修身治国平天下思想的散文，相传为曾子所作，实为秦汉时儒家作品，是一部中国古代讨论教育理论的重要著作。…… 《大學》是一篇論述儒家修身治國平天下思想的散文，相傳為曾子所作，實為秦漢時儒家作品，是一部中國古代討論教育理論的重要著作。

China’s most outrageous character—the magical Monkey who battles a hundred monsters—returns to the fray in this seventeenth-century sequel to the Buddhist novel Journey to the West. In The Tower of Myriad Mirrors, he defends his claim to enlightenment against a villain who induces hallucinations that take Monkey into the past, to heaven and hell, and even through a sex change. The villain turns out to be the personification of his own desires, aroused by his penetration of a female adversary’s body in Journey to the West.

《左传》实质上是一部独立撰写的史书。它起自鲁隐公元年，迄于鲁悼公十四年，以《春秋》为本，通过记述春秋时期的具体史实来说明《春秋》的纲目，是儒家重要经典之一。…… 《左傳》實質上是一部獨立撰寫的史書。它起自魯隱西元年，迄於魯悼公十四年，以《春秋》為本，通過記述春秋時期的具體史實來說明《春秋》的綱目，是儒家重要經典之一。

《中庸》是一篇论述儒家人性修养的散文，原是《礼记》第三十一篇，相传为子思所作，是一部儒家学说经典论著。…… 《中庸》是一篇論述儒家人性修養的散文，原是《禮記》第三十一篇，相傳為子思所作，是一部儒家學說經典論著。

《尚书》又称《书》、《书经》，为一部多体裁文献汇编，是中国现存最早的史书。…… 《尚書》又稱《書》、《書經》，為一部多體裁文獻彙編，是中國現存最早的史書。

China has been a wellspring of storytelling for over 2,000 years. Sadly, this fantastic literature is little known in the west outside the halls of academia, though a handful of recent 20th century authors have attained a respectable following. The stories in this volume date from the sixth century A.D. to the early part of the 20th century, and will give the listener a good feel for the subject. Astonishingly, the Chinese enjoyed from the earliest times many of the genres we take for granted today.

Thirty classic Chinese tales, carefully selected from Chinese history and literature, capture scenes, perspectives, and attitudes reflecting the Chinese spirit across thousands of years. Editor's commentary follows each story, comparing eastern and western culture through anecdotal and academic analysis. Easily accessible to learners of all ages and abilities, this collection is an excellent introduction to Chinese culture, as well as the perfect resource for listeners who want to reconnect with their heritage.

《礼记》，是中国古代一部重要的典章制度书籍。该书编定是西汉礼学家戴德和他的侄子戴圣。…… 《禮記》，是中國古代一部重要的典章制度書籍。該書編定是西漢禮學家戴德和他的侄子戴聖。