This book selects 20 representative German classics. Selection of one writer is nor more than 3. The literature types are mainly novels with poems and operas. The selection gives consideration to ""representative"" and ""readability"". This book, integrates with academic standards and popular standards, sustains the completeness of plot and structure of the original, contracts by equal proportion, maintain the original writing style(such as narrative angle and person), furtherest the style of the original with the authors line drawing portrait. The literature style was based on academic accuracy, as easy, pleasant and readable as possible. This book is suitable for those who are interested in world literature to read.