Literature masterpieces usually mirror the culture of a country or areain a specific period of time. By reading these masterpieces, we canenjoy the authors’’ fluent writing styles, vivid and
detailed description,which will place us in that specific period’’s history and culture. Forthis purpose we present the series of world literature classics to thereaders.
The selection was made based on suggestions of many professionalliterature translators and literary scholars. And these selectedbooks were edited in accord with the original works. Making
noabridgements or changes, we attempt to maintain the original style andflavor of these novels.
By reading them, you will have a better understanding of westernhistory and culture, and your English level will be improved a lotbefore you realize it.