Those with mixed inclinations seek books capable of addressing several impulses at once: a literary novel with a twisty-turny plot, say, or a history of something like an oyster.

这些具有不同喜好的人，都希望找到那种能够同时满足他们不同需要的书本：或者是具有曲折情节的文学作品，或者是关于某种事物——例如牡蛎——的历史书籍。

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Or read the books, biographies and studies of men and women hailed as literary geniuses throughout history.

或者读书、自传、研究被誉为历史上文学天才的男女作家。

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His collection of books provides new data for the research. His research on novels, critical theories of plays broadened the research scope of the history of Chinese literary criticism.

他的小说、戏曲藏书为研究提供了新资料，他的小说、戏曲批评理论研究拓宽了中国文学批评史研究的领域。

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