“*經典英語文庫”第05輯又出版了15種。
它們是：
《艾米莉?狄金森精選詩集》
《愛倫?坡詩歌全集》
《巴黎聖母院》
《變形記》
《純真年代》
《弗蘭肯斯坦》
《浮士德》
《盧梭懺悔錄》
《馬丁·伊登》
《神曲?天堂篇》
《聖奧古斯丁懺悔錄》
《為奴十二年》
《約翰?克裡斯朵夫》第二卷
《追憶似水年華》
《作為意志和表像的世界》 **卷

在此套文庫中，我們繼續傳承了之前出版原則：出版人類歷***經典書籍，以**廉的價格，*用心的制作，*精美的裝幀設計，在中國讀者群中，傳遞正能量。到目前為止，我們已經出版了5輯，共75種圖書。我們還要繼續出版，出版範圍還要繼續擴大到更寬泛的領域。

General Preface

Millions of Chinese are learning English to acquire
knowledge and skills for communication in a world
where English has become the primary language for
international discourse. Yet not many learners have come
to realize that the command of the English language also
enables them to have an easy access to the world literary
classics such as Shakespeare’s plays, Shelley’s poems,
mark Twain’s novels and Nietzsche’s works which are an
important part of liberal-arts education. The most important
goals of universities are not vocational, that is, not merely
the giving of knowledge and the training of skills.
In a broad sense, education aims at broadening young
people’s mental horizon, cultivating virtues and shaping
their character. Lincoln, Mao Zedong and many other
great leaders and personages of distinction declared how
they drew immense inspiration and strength from literary
works. As a matter of fact, many of them had aspired to
become writers in their young age. Alexander the Great
(356-323 B.C.) is said to take along with him two things,
waking or sleeping: a book and a dagger, and the book
is Iliad, a literary classic, by Homer. He would put these
two much treasured things under his pillow when he
went to bed.
Today, we face an unprecedented complex and
changing world. To cope with this rapid changing world
requires not only communication skills, but also adequate
knowledge of cultures other than our own home culture.
Among the most important developments in present-day
global culture is the ever increasing cultural exchanges
and understanding between different nations and peoples.
And one of the best ways to know foreign cultures is
to read their literary works, particularly their literary
classics, the soul of a country’s culture. They also give
you the best language and the feeling of sublimity.

Liaoning People’s Publishing House is to be
congratulated for its foresight and courage in making
a new series of world literary classics available to the
reading public. It is hoped that people with an adequate
command of the English language will read them, like
them and keep them as their lifetime companions.

I am convinced that the series will make an important contribution to the literary education of the young people in china. At a time when the whole country is emphasizing “spiritual civilization”, it is certainly a very timely venture to put out the series of literary classics for literary and cultural education.


Zhang Zhongzai
Professor
Beijing Foreign Studies University
July, 2013 Beijing