About the author

Public information about Wang Yang is limited; what can be confirmed is that eight works appear under this name, spanning foreign literature and world history. In literature, the works include adaptations of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Brideshead Revisited, as well as historical narratives such as Elizabeth, Queen of England and the Earl of Essex and The Woman on the Orient Express. In history, the list includes the five-volume World History series, 3,000 Years of the British Empire, Henry VIII and the Tudor Dynasty: A "Many-Faced Tyrant" and His Legendary Empire, and the three-volume Understanding History, Understanding the World. These titles suggest an approach that places literary reading alongside historical understanding, aimed at general readers and balancing readability with knowledge.

Written (8)

The Old Garden After the Storm cover
Rating 4.4
The Old Garden After the Storm Evelyn Waugh / 王扬 Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2026 Required reading in literature courses at leading universities in Britain and America, this classic inspired Downton Abbey and has been called the Eng…
The Woman on the Orient Express cover
Rating 4.0
The Woman on the Orient Express 林赛·杰妮·阿什福德 / 王扬 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2025 After suffering the loss of her mother and a divorce in quick succession, Agatha Christie disguises herself and boards the luxurious Orient Express, b…
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn cover
Rating 4.5
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 贝蒂·史密斯 / 王扬 Zhejiang People's Publishing House · 2023 This is a book about resilience—about how reading makes life vivid, how knowledge changes destinies, and how the strength of a family sustains a child…
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Rating 4.2
Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex 利顿·斯特莱切 / 王扬 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2022 The story of Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Essex is a movingly romantic yet cruelly tragic tale of history. When the Queen of England met Essex at a…
World History Series (5 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.0
World History Series (5 Volumes) 阿涅丝·普瓦里耶 / 埃莉诺·帕克 / Washington Irving / 劳伦斯·詹姆斯 / 约翰·马图夏克 / 张恒杰 / 王文倩 / 代晓丽 / 张子悦 / 解永春 / 王扬 · 2021 This boxed set includes: Notre-Dame de Paris: The Soul of France; The Viking Age and England: The Legend and History of the Norse Warriors' Conquest o…
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Rating 4.0
3000 Years of the British Empire 杰里米·布莱克 / 王扬 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2021 This is a superb work that presents the full sweep of British history. Jeremy Black condenses 3,000 years of Britain into this single volume, guiding …
Understanding History, Understanding the World (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.7
Understanding History, Understanding the World (3 Volumes) 本村凌二 / 杰里米·布莱克 / 艾玛·玛丽奥特 / 高悦 / 王扬 / 陶尚芸 · 2021 This set includes The Rise and Fall of Rome: 1200 Years—Understand Rome, Understand the World; The British Empire: 3000 Years—A New Perspective on Bri…
Henry VIII and the Tudor Dynasty: The "Multi-Faceted Tyrant" and His Legendary Empire cover
Rating 4.0
Henry VIII and the Tudor Dynasty: The "Multi-Faceted Tyrant" and His Legendary Empire 约翰·马图夏克 / 王扬 · 2020 In 1485, Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, seized the throne and founded the Tudor dynasty. Ruling the Kingdom of England for 118 years, the dynasty saw …

Publishers

China Friendship Publishing CompanyZhejiang People's Publishing HouseHunan Literature and Art Publishing House