Spain is a famous writer in16th century. His masterpiece Don Quixote is popular all over the world and is called an immortal work. Cervantes suffered a lot all his life, and was born in a poor family.

I went out with my father to make a living since I was a child. I joined the army at 22. In the naval battle with Turkey, my left hand was disabled. Later, I was captured by pirates and sold to Algeria as a slave. After going through all kinds of hardships, he was rescued by his parents and became a quartermaster in the navy.

After being unjustly imprisoned, there is no life. At that time, a family of seven people lived a life of hunger and cold. He wrote a number of influential works such as Don Quixote, Numancia, The Story of Punishing Evil and Promoting Good, Galatia, Bahners's Travels, eight new comedies and eight new inter-act farce.

2. jules verne

Jules Verne, a famous French science fiction writer in19th century, submitted his first work, Five Weeks in a Hot Air Balloon, to 15 press, but none of them were appreciated until 16.

3. Gou Jian, King of Yue

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, led troops to attack Yue. As a result, the State of Yue was defeated, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was caught in the State of Wu. In order to humiliate the King of Yue, the King of Wu sent him to look after the tomb and feed the horses, all of which were the work of slaves. Although the King of Yue was not convinced, he tried to pretend to be obedient.

When the prince of Wu went out, he walked ahead and led the horse; When the king of Wu was ill, he tried his best to take care of him at his bed. Seeing that he was so devoted, the prince of Wu felt that he was very loyal to himself and finally allowed him to return to China.

4. Edison

A fire destroyed the laboratory, and all the materials and samples of Edison's research on talking movies were burned to ashes. His wife was very sad. She cried and said, "Many teenagers' hearts and blood were burned in a big fire, and now you are old and weak. What can you do?" Edison is sad, too, but he will never come down.

When he invented the electric light, he tried more than 7,600 materials and failed more than 8,000 times. He was still not discouraged and finally succeeded. Now the fire can't bring him back. Edison said to his wife: Never mind, although I am 67 years old, I am not old. From tomorrow morning, everything will start all over again.

5. Sima Qian

In the Han Dynasty, there was a historian named Sima Qian. His ancestors were national historians who were responsible for recording history. Sima Qian was determined to inherit his family business and write a complete history book when he was young. He left Chang 'an, traveled around and visited historical sites. He collected many precious historical materials and learned the touching stories of heroes. This made him love his motherland and people even more, and he was determined to record those great achievements.

Later, his father died and he became a historian. Thinking of his ambition, he began to write. Unexpectedly, at this time, a political event involved him. Sima Qian thought of the country, said a few words of truth, offended Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and was sentenced to death. In order to avoid death, he can only pay for redemption or accept corruption, and Sima Qian has no money at home. To survive, he had to accept corruption. Corruption is the most cruel.