10 must-read masterpieces around the world

10 must-read masterpieces in the world. Classic books can cultivate people's sentiments and explore and unearth potential literary styles in classic masterpieces.

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"War and Peace" Introduction: In 1812, Russia and France fought again. Andrei Bolkonsky was seriously injured in the battle. However, the Russian army was retreating steadily and saw that Moscow would fall into the hands of the enemy.

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Rostov changed the carriage originally used to carry family property to transport wounded soldiers, and Natasha was able to discover the dying Andrei Bolkonsky among the wounded soldiers.

She apologized to him and looked after him enthusiastically, but everything was in vain. Andrei Bolkonsky still could not escape the god of death and died.

Pierre disguised himself as a farmer and tried to assassinate Napoleon, but was captured by the French army and became a prisoner.

He loved his wife even in the flames of war, but continued his debauchery, and finally died from taking abortion pills by mistake.

After several battles, Russia finally won. Pierre met Natasha by chance in Moscow and got married. Andrei Bolkonsky's sister Maria also married Natasha's brother Nikola.

About the author Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) was the greatest Russian writer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and one of the most outstanding writers in the history of world literature.

Literary works occupy an important position in world literature.

His representative works include the novels "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina" and "Resurrection".

There are also other works such as "Morning of a Landlord", "Cossacks", "Sevastopol Stories" and so on.

He also created a large number of fairy tales.

With his lifelong hard work, he reached the peak of European critical realism literature at that time.

He also worked hard to create "first-class works in world literature" with his powerful brushwork and excellent artistic skills. Therefore, he was praised by Lenin as a "genius artist" with "the most sober realism".

"Notre Dame de Paris" Content introduction: The ugly deaf man Quasimodo was adopted by Father Claude of Notre Dame de Paris and worked as a bell ringer. Father Claude, who looked serious, met the beautiful gypsy girl La Esmera.

After arriving, he was seduced by her beauty and was fascinated by her beauty. He ordered Quasimodo to kidnap Esmeralda by force. On the way, he was rescued by the captain of the cavalry Captain Phoebus, and Esmeralda fell in love with Phoebus.

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However, Phoebus was romantic by nature and was assassinated by the vindictive Claude, but he did not die. He blamed Esmeralda and sentenced her to death. During the execution, Quasimodo saved Esmeralda.

Walking and hiding in Notre Dame, the beggars rushed into the church to save Esmeralda and mistakenly fought Quasimodo. Esmeralda was strangled in the square by the army led by Claude.

Modo angrily threw Claude from the top of the church to the ground, and then died in love with Esmeralda's body.

Creation Background "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" is the first large-scale romantic novel by French writer Victor Hugo.

It uses bizarre and contrasting techniques to tell a story that took place in France in the 15th century: Claude, the vice-president of Notre Dame de Paris, was sanctimonious and vicious, loved first and then hated, and persecuted 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.

Introduction to the author Victor Hugo is the leader of the French Romanticism movement and one of the greatest writers in the history of French literature.

His life spanned almost the entire 19th century, his literary career lasted for 60 years, and his creative power is enduring.

His romantic novels are exciting, powerful and have a lasting charm on readers.

Hugo was born in 1802 in Chanson, southern France.

His grandfather was a carpenter, and his father was an officer in the French Army. He was awarded the rank of general by Napoleon's brother, King Joseph Bonaparte of Spain, and was a close confidant of the king.

In 1885, Hugo died.

"Childhood" Content Introduction: It tells the story of the young protagonist Gorky (Alyosha) who lived with his mother in his grandfather's house after his father passed away.

During this period, he received the love and care of his grandmother, and was influenced by the beautiful fairy tales told by his grandmother. At the same time, he also witnessed the quarrels and fights between his two uncles over the family property, as well as the selfishness and greed shown in trivial matters in life.

Gorky (Alyosha) spent his childhood in this "suffocating, narrow world full of terrible scenes."