"The Architect" is a masterpiece novel by the British writer William Wymark Jacobs. This book tells the story of Thomas Castleford, a master builder who is insanely talented in his field. Due to his own paradoxical nature, he finds himself in various situations that prompt him to make difficult choices between money and principles, between stability and risk. "The architect" is a distinctive feature of Victorian society, in which moral principles and careers often collided with each other. Beneath the film of this exciting novel is an invaluable and important cognitive content.