文/Anthony TROLLOPE 播/Anthony Ogus
Romanceandcrimeinthemid-19thcenturyBritishCivilService.Inthisearlynovel,TrollopedrawsonhisownexperiencesasajuniorclerkintheGeneralPostOfficetoprovideanentertainingandmovingaccountofhowambitionwithintheservicecanaffectfriendshipandlove.
文/佚名 播/佚名
《仲夏夜之梦》是威廉·莎士比亚青春时代最后一部也是最为成熟的喜剧作品,同时也是威廉·莎士比亚最著名的喜剧之一。整部戏剧情调轻松,总的来说就是一个“乱点鸳鸯谱”的故事。剧中有穿插了小闹剧当作笑料,即众工匠为婚礼所排的“风马牛不相及”的喜剧以及排戏经过。这部戏剧没有什么深远的社会意义与内涵。它所包含的,只是纯净的快乐,仿佛是一部戏剧的狂欢,中间也掠过一丝爱情所固有的烦恼,但亦是加以欢乐化、喜剧化的。莎士比亚在同时期的作品中,“梦”字的出现特别频繁。潜意识藉此在梦里呈现出来,透露人的真正想法、感觉、欲望或恐惧等。梦也带有预示作用,预示未来可能的变化。这个故事发生于城市与森林、清醒与睡眠、真实与梦幻之间。忒修斯掌管现实的雅典城,奥布朗则是森林之王,分别象征理智和潜意识。森林代表******、焦虑、混乱、不受管束,隐藏许多不可预测的因素,仿佛一场纷乱的梦境。雅典城则代表社会机制、社会运作的秩序,可以化解所有的冲突。
文/Thornton W. Burgess 播/佚名
Thisbookwasconvertedfromitsphysicaleditiontothedigitalformatbyacommunityofvolunteers.Youmayfinditforfreeontheweb.PurchaseoftheKindleeditionincludeswirelessdelivery.
文/John Muir,PeterJenkins 播/佚名
HereistheadventurethatstartedJohnMuironalifetimeofdiscovery.Takenfromhisearliestjournals,thisbookrecordsMuir'swalkin1867fromIndianaacrossKentucky.Tennessee,NorthCarolina,Georgia,andFloridatotheGulfCoast.Inhisdistinctandwonderfulstyle,Muirshowsusthewilderness,aswellasthetownsandpeople,oftheSouthimmediatelyaftertheCivilWar.FounderoftheSierraClub,anditspresidentuntilhisdeath,Muirwasaspiritsofreethatallhedidtoprepareforanexpeditionwasto"throwsometeaandbreadintoanoldsackandjumpoverthebackFence."Inaworldconfrontingthedeteriorationofthenaturalenvironmentandanever-quickeningpaceoflife,theattractionofMuir'swritingshasneverbeengreater.
文/Charles W. Chesnutt 播/佚名
JohnWalden,ayoungblackman,decidestopassforwhiteinordertoearnwhathefeelsishisshareoftheAmericandream.Withoutsentimentality,thisnovelprobesdeeplyintothewhiteSouth'sobsessionswithraceandprivilege.
文/Algernon Blackwood 播/佚名
ThisscarceantiquarianbookisaselectionfromKessingerPublishingsLegacyReprintSeries.Duetoitsage,itmaycontainimperfectionssuchasmarks,notations,marginaliaandflawedpages.Becausewebelievethisworkisculturallyimportant,wehavemadeitavailableaspartofourcommitmenttoprotecting,preserving,andpromotingtheworldsliterature.KessingerPublishingistheplacetofindhundredsofthousandsofrareandhard-to-findbookswithsomethingofinterestforeveryone!
文/Algernon Blackwood 播/佚名
ThisscarceantiquarianbookisaselectionfromKessingerPublishingsLegacyReprintSeries.Duetoitsage,itmaycontainimperfectionssuchasmarks,notations,marginaliaandflawedpages.Becausewebelievethisworkisculturallyimportant,wehavemadeitavailableaspartofourcommitmenttoprotecting,preserving,andpromotingtheworldsliterature.KessingerPublishingistheplacetofindhundredsofthousandsofrareandhard-to-findbookswithsomethingofinterestforeveryone!
文/Algernon Blackwood 播/佚名
ThisscarceantiquarianbookisaselectionfromKessingerPublishingsLegacyReprintSeries.Duetoitsage,itmaycontainimperfectionssuchasmarks,notations,marginaliaandflawedpages.Becausewebelievethisworkisculturallyimportant,wehavemadeitavailableaspartofourcommitmenttoprotecting,preserving,andpromotingtheworldsliterature.KessingerPublishingistheplacetofindhundredsofthousandsofrareandhard-to-findbookswithsomethingofinterestforeveryone!
文/Alfred ELWES 播/Allyson Hester
Thisfictionalworkiswrittenin1stpersonbythedoghimself.It'sacutestoryoftheadventuresinthelifeofanobledogwhoisappropriatelynamed,Job.Thecaninesocietyinwhichhelivesisaninterestingparalleltohumansociety.
文/Richard Harding Davis 播/David Wales
RICHARDHARDINGDAVIS,asafriendandfellowauthorhaswrittenofhim,was“youthincarnate,”andthereisprobablynothingthathewroteofwhichaboywouldnotsomedaycometofeeltheappeal.Buttherearecertainofhisstoriesthatgowithespecialdirectnesstoaboy’sheartandsympathiesandmakeforhimquiteunforgettableliterature.Afewoftheseweremadesomeyearsagointoavolume,“StoriesforBoys,”andfoundalargeandenthusiasticspecialpublicinadditiontoDavis’sgeneralreaders;andthepresentcollectionfromstoriesmorerecentlypublishedisissuedwiththesamemotive.Thisbooktakesitstitlefrom“TheBoyScout,”thefirstofitstales;anditincludes“TheBoyWhoCriedWolf,”“BloodWillTell,”theimmortal“Gallegher,”and“TheBarSinister,”Davis’sfamousdogstory.ItisafreshvolumeaddedtowhatAugustusThomascalls“safestufftogivetoayoungfellowwholikestotakeoffhishatanddilatehisnostrilsandfeelthewindinhisface.”
文/Rebecca Harding Davis 播/Elizabeth Klett
This1861novellawasthefirstpublishedworkbyRebeccaHardingDavis:writer,socialreformer,andpioneerofliteraryrealism.IttellsthestoryofHughWolfe,aWelshlaborerinanironmillwhoisalsoatalentedsculptor,andofDeborah,thehunchbackedwomanwhounrequitedlyloveshim.
文/Rebecca Harding Davis 播/Elizabeth Klett
This1861novellawasthefirstpublishedworkbyRebeccaHardingDavis:writer,socialreformer,andpioneerofliteraryrealism.IttellsthestoryofHughWolfe,aWelshlaborerinanironmillwhoisalsoatalentedsculptor,andofDeborah,thehunchbackedwomanwhounrequitedlyloveshim.
文/Richard Harding Davis 播/Bob Gonzalez
ThestoryissetinLondon,atanelitegentleman’sclubcalled"TheGrill,"whereanAmericangentlemanarreststheattentionoffourothermenbyrelatinghowonenighthegotlostinathickLondonfog.Hestumbleduponahousewhereadoublemurderwasjustcommitted.ThevictimsofthemurderwereayoungnoblemanandaRussianprincess.HeescapedfromthehouseandreportedthekillingstoScotlandYard.Buttheywereunabletofindthelocationofthedwelling.Allverystrange,asthreeoftheothergentlemenalloffermoreinformationandperspectivesonvariousdetailsoftheincidentastheyendeavortosolvethemystery.
文/Wayne WHIPPLE 播/Kara Shallenberg
Lincolnasaboyandyoungman.Aglimpseintothetypeofpersonhewasfromtheverybeginning."Alltheworldlovesalover"—andAbrahamLincolnlovedeverybody.Withallhisbrainandbrawn,hisrealgreatnesswasinhisheart.Hehasbeencalled"theGreat-HeartoftheWhiteHouse,"andthereislittledoubtthatmorepeoplehaveheardabouthimthantherearewhohavereadoftheoriginal"Great-Heart"in"ThePilgrim'sProgress."Indeed,itissafetosaythatmoremillionsinthemodernworldareacquaintedwiththestoryoftheriseofAbrahamLincolnfromapoorlybuiltlogcabintothehighestplaceamong"theseatsofthemighty,"thanarefamiliarwiththeBiblestoryofJosephwhoaroseandstoodnexttothethroneofthePharaohs.Anewstoryistoldbyadearoldlady,whodidnotwishhernamegiven,aboutherselfwhenshewasalittlegirl,whena"droveoflawyersridingtheoldEighthJudicialDistrictofIllinois,"cametodrinkfromafamouscoldspringonherfather'spremises.Shedescribedtheuncouthdressofatallyoungman,askingherfatherwhohewas,andherepliedwithalaugh,"Oh,that'sAbeLincoln."
文/Oscar Wilde 播/Phil Chenevert
LadyWindermere'sFan,APlayAboutaGoodWomanisafour-actcomedybyOscarWilde,firstproduced22February1892attheStJames'sTheatreinLondon.Theplaywasfirstpublishedin1893.LikemanyofWilde'scomedies,itbitinglysatirizesthemoralsofVictoriansociety,particularlymarriage.ThestoryconcernsLadyWindermere,whodiscoversthatherhusbandmaybehavinganaffairwithanotherwoman.Sheconfrontsherhusbandbutheinsteadinvitestheotherwoman,MrsErlynne,tohiswife'sbirthdayball.Angeredbyherhusband'sunfaithfulness,LadyWindermereleavesherhusbandforanotherlover.Ordoesshe?Isitreallypossibletotrustdeliciousgossip?Areallmenreallybad?Theseandmanyotherquestionsareraisedandifnotanswered,thenheldupforpublicscrutinyinthisbitingsatireofmoralsandproperbehavior.Thebestknownlineoftheplaysumsupthecentraltheme:Weareallinthegutter,butsomeofusarelookingatthestars.—LordDarlington
文/Clara Dillingham PIERSON 播/Frances Brown
LovelybookofnaturewrittenforchildrenbyteacherandnaturalistClaraDillinghamPierson.Thisbookinthe"AmongthePeople"seriesexplorestheanimalinhabitantsofthemeadowandgarden.Thecharmingproseshrinksusdownandputsusinthefascinatingworldofthetinyinsects,amphibians,andbirdswhocallthefieldtheirhome.Fromtheauthor'sIntroduction:"Inselectingthetinycreaturesoffieldandgardenforthecharactersinthisbook,Ihaverememberedwithpleasurethewayinwhichmysixloyalpupilsbefriendedstraycricketsandgrasshoppers,theirintenseappreciationofthenewrealmoffancyandobservation,andtheeagernessandattentionwithwhichtheysoughtMotherNature,themostwonderfulandtirelessofallstory-tellers.
文/Charlotte BRONTE 播/Libby Gohn
TheBrontesisters,mostfamousfortheirnovels,begantheircareerwithaslimvolumeofpoetry,publishedunderpseudonyms.Itonlysoldtwovolumes,butinspiredmuchinterestintheidentitiesoftheunknownpoets.Thisisarecordingofthemoresuccessful1850edition,whichincludesadditionalpoemsbyEmilyandAnnewhichCharlottecollectedaftertheirdeaths.
文/Lindsay ANDERSON 播/David Wales
AndersonservedasthirdofficeraboardtheEamont.EamontwasanopiumclipperbuiltinCowes.EamontwasinvolvedintheopeningofJapantoforeignersin1858,servingasadispatchboatbetweenNagasakiandShanghai,andwasoneofthefirstvesselstoopenupatradewithFormosa.TheEamontwasemployedinthenegotiationsforthefirstcommercialtreatywithJapan.OnthisoccasionsheranintoNagasakiandquietlydroppedanchor,inspiteofthefactthatoppositiontotheproposedcommercialtreatywasverystrongatthetime.Onthefollowingmorning150boat-loadsofJapaneseattemptedtotowhertosea,beingevidentlyignorantofananchor'sraisond'etre.Butthoughtheyattemptedseveralsimilarmethodstogetridofhertheyrefrainedfromanyarmedattack,and,eventually,hermissionwascompletelysuccessful.Thiswasin1858,andtheEamont'screwsawmanywonderfulsightsinthattierraincognita.TheSeptemberTyphoonof1858destroyedseveralwell-knownopiumclippersatDoubleIsland,includingtheAnonyma,Gazelle,Pantaloon,andMazeppa.EamontwasanchoredoffDoubleIsland,with"150fathomsofchainoutandasecondanchorbackedonitat60fathoms."Thewavesintheanchoragewereestimatedtobeaslargeas40feet,andtheEamont’screwhadtocutawayhermasts.Eamontwasoneofonlytwoshipsinthatanchoragetosurvivethenight,theotherbeingtheHazard.(SeeWikipediaarticleonEamont(schooner))
文/Grant M. OVERTON 播/MaryAnn
”Thisbook,theratherunpremeditatedproductionofseveralmonths’work,isbyamanwhoisnotanovelistandwhoisthereforeentirelyunfittedtowriteaboutwomenwhoarenovelists.”Theauthorisaliteraryreporterandfromthatperspectiveheoffersashortbiographicalsketch“ofallthelivingAmericanwomennovelistswhosewriting,bythecustomarystandards,isartisticallyfine...[or]whosewritinghasattainedawidepopularity.”Thisbookwaspublishedin1918.
文/Reuel HOWE 播/Bill Mosley
Prescientlookatthechurch,itsmessageandroleinsociety,bothperceivedandtrue,focusedthroughthelensofthebiblicaldoctrineoflove,anddemonstratedinrelationshipsbetweenparentandchild,parishionersandpublic,andpastorandpeople.
文/Daniel DEFOE 播/Edmund Bloxam
ThefulltitleofthenovelisRoxana:TheFortunateMistressOr,aHistoryoftheLifeandVastVarietyofFortunesofMademoiselledeBeleau,AfterwardsCalledtheCountessdeWintselsheim.Thenovelconcernsthestoryofanunnamed"fallenwoman",thesecondtimeDefoecreatedsuchacharacter(thefirstwasasimilarfemalecharacterinMollFlanders).InRoxana,awomanwhotakesonvariouspseudonyms,including"Roxana,"describesherfallfromwealththankstoabandonmentbya"fool"ofahusbandandmovementintoprostitutionuponhisabandonment.Roxanamovesupanddownthroughthesocialspectrumseveraltimes.
文/Louisa May ALCOTT 播/Tara Dow
UndertheLilacsisataleoffriendshipandadventurefromcelebratedauthorLouisaMayAlcott.WhensistersBabandBettyMossdecidetohaveateapartyonespringmorning,littledidtheyknowastrangeandtalenteddogandabedraggledcircusrun-awaywouldcomeintotheirlives.BenBrownisbelievedtobeorphaned.Withnofamilytoreturnto,thegirl'skindneighbour,MissCelia,takesBenunderhercare,wherehelearnsthetruemeaningoffriendship,homeandfamily.
文/May SINCLAIR 播/Expatriate
FascinatedasshewasbythelivesoftheBrontësiblings,MaySinclairlooselybasedhersubtlysensual,quietlyinsurrectionary1914novelTheThreeSistersontheHaworthmoormilieuofthethreeliteraryBrontësisters.Alice,Gwenda,andMaryCartaretarethedaughtersoftheVicarofGarth,anabusivefatherwithrigid,selfishexpectationsforfemalebehavior.Hopeofrescueseemstodawninthepersonofanidealisticyoungdoctorinthevillage,butthisisnoAustenromance.DescribedwithEdwardianrestraint,itisstillsexualpassionthatistheunderlyingthemeofthestory:therebellionofhumansensualityinalmosteverymajorcharacterinthestoryagainsttheartificialconstraintsofconventionalSocietyandReligion.Sinclair,herselfafascinatinghybridofVictorianandmodern,showsthedesperate,inertialennuiinherentinthelivesofunmarriedlate-Victorianwomendependentontheirmaleguardiansbutfiredbydreamsanddesiresoftheirown.Sinclair'sgentlyseditiousfictionisalwaysdeeplyimbuedwithphilosophyaswellashumanpsychology,givingitrichlayersofinterest.
文/May SINCLAIR 播/Expatriate
FascinatedasshewasbythelivesoftheBrontësiblings,MaySinclairlooselybasedhersubtlysensual,quietlyinsurrectionary1914novelTheThreeSistersontheHaworthmoormilieuofthethreeliteraryBrontësisters.Alice,Gwenda,andMaryCartaretarethedaughtersoftheVicarofGarth,anabusivefatherwithrigid,selfishexpectationsforfemalebehavior.Hopeofrescueseemstodawninthepersonofanidealisticyoungdoctorinthevillage,butthisisnoAustenromance.DescribedwithEdwardianrestraint,itisstillsexualpassionthatistheunderlyingthemeofthestory:therebellionofhumansensualityinalmosteverymajorcharacterinthestoryagainsttheartificialconstraintsofconventionalSocietyandReligion.Sinclair,herselfafascinatinghybridofVictorianandmodern,showsthedesperate,inertialennuiinherentinthelivesofunmarriedlate-Victorianwomendependentontheirmaleguardiansbutfiredbydreamsanddesiresoftheirown.Sinclair'sgentlyseditiousfictionisalwaysdeeplyimbuedwithphilosophyaswellashumanpsychology,givingitrichlayersofinterest.
文/Thornton W. BURGESS 播/Etel Buss
文/Thornton W. BURGESS 播/Linette Geisel
DannybeginshistaleregrettingthelengthofhistailuntilheiscorrectedbyMr.Toad.ThenhehasaseriesofstalkingsbyReddyandGrannyFox.HeiscapturedbyHootytheOwlandescapesmid-flighttoPeterRabbit'sbriarpatch.PetergoestoFarmerBrown'speachorchardandgetscaughtinasnareandbarelyescapeshimself.FinallyDannygetstrappedinatincanandmustusehiswitstoescapeReddyFoxagain.
文/Russell CONWELL 播/Scott Dahlem
TextoffamousinspirationallectureandbiographyofRussellConwell,aBaptistministerandTempleUniversityFounder
文/John HAY 播/Preface ashleighjane
ThisisthebiographyofAbrahamLincoln,writtenbytwoofhisprivatesecretaries.亚伯拉罕·林肯(英语:AbrahamLincoln,1809年2月12日-1865年4月15日),美国政治人物,第16任美国总统,其总统任内,美国爆发内战,史称南北战争。林肯废除了南方各州的奴隶制度,但南北战争之后北方有几个支持联邦******的州却仍被林肯允许可继续保有奴隶制度。林肯击败了南方分离势力,维护了美利坚联邦及其领土上不分人种人人生而平等的权利。内战结束后不久,林肯遇刺身亡,是第一个遭到刺杀的美国总统,也是首位共和党籍总统,曾位列最伟大总统排名第一位。
文/John HAY 播/ashleighjane
亚伯拉罕·林肯(英语:AbrahamLincoln,1809年2月12日-1865年4月15日),美国政治人物,第16任美国总统,其总统任内,美国爆发内战,史称南北战争。林肯废除了南方各州的奴隶制度,但南北战争之后北方有几个支持联邦******的州却仍被林肯允许可继续保有奴隶制度。林肯击败了南方分离势力,维护了美利坚联邦及其领土上不分人种人人生而平等的权利。内战结束后不久,林肯遇刺身亡,是第一个遭到刺杀的美国总统,也是首位共和党籍总统,曾位列最伟大总统排名第一位。
文/Catherine Cate COBLENTZ 播/Peter Eastman
"Themothercathadbeenquiteupsetwhenshefirstsawthebluekitten.Shehadlookedfearfullythentowardtheriver.For,likeallcats,shehadheardthatabluekittencouldlearntheriver'ssong.Anykittenhasahardenoughtimetofindahomeforhimself.Foreverykittenmustfindahearthtofithissong.Butakittenwholistenstotheriverandlearnstheriver'ssonghasthehardesttimeofall.Notonlymustthekittenwhosingstheriver'ssongfindahearthtofitthatsong,buthemustteachthekeeperofthathearthtosingthesamesong.Theriver'ssongisveryold.Andmortalswhohaveearstohearandheartstosingarefewerthanfew."
文/Harriet Beecher STOWE 播/Claire Schreuder
Awonderfulchildren'sclassic-acollectionofmoralstoriestoldbyanimalsinthewoods.Thewittilywrittenstoriesexplorevariousissuesinafunway.
文/Barbara BAYNTON 播/Leishman
BushStudiesisashortstorycollectionpublishedinLondonin1902.BayntonpresentsagrimlyrealistviewofbushlifeinAustraliaforwomenincolonialAustralia.ShewroteinresponsetoHenryLawson'sromanticdepictionofbushlifeduringthesameera.
文/Rupert S. HOLLAND 播/Greg Giordano
ThisisacollectionofearlyAmericanstories,interestingread.
文/Charles Edward CARRYL 播/Frances Brown
Eight-year-oldDavyreadsLewisCarroll'snovelAlice'sAdventuresinWonderlandandbeginstogetverysleepy.SuddenlyagoblinappearsinthefireandtakesDavyona"believingvoyage"muchlikeAlice'sownadventuresinWonderland,wherehemeetsmanycharactersfromfantasyandliterature.
文/Howard R. GARIS 播/Claire
Thisisthesecondof79UncleWiggilybookspublishedandcontainsanotherselectionofbedtimestoriesfromthoseoriginallypublishedintheNewarkEveningNewseverydayexceptSaturdayforover40years.UncleWiggilyLongearsisaloveablerabbitwhosuffersfromrheumatismandhasmanywoodlandfriendsandinnocentadventures.
文/Mary Hazelton Blanchard WADE 播/WoollyBee
ThislittlebookisintendedtohelpAmericanchildren(andadults)learnmoreaboutthechildrenofIreland,theircultureandhowtheylivetheirdailylives.Itisoneofaseriesattemptingtodothiswithcountriesandpeoplesaroundtheworldhopingtonotjusteducatebutenlightenandbringtolerancefordifferencesinthewaywelive.Fromthepreface"YouhaveoftenheardpeoplespeakoftheEmeraldIsle.Whenyouhaveaskedwhereitisandwhyitissocalled,youhavebeentolditisonlyanothernameforthatsmallislandtothenorthwestofthecontinentofEuropecalledIreland.Therainstherefallsooften,andthesunshinessowarmlyafterward,thatMotherNatureisabletodressherselfinthebrightestandloveliestofcolours.Thepeopletherearecheerfulandgood-natured.Theyarealwaysreadytosmilethroughtheirtearsandseethefunnysideofeveryhardship.
文/Julius KOETTGEN 播/Lee Smalley
Theauthorofthis1917narrative,whoescapedfromGermanyandmilitaryserviceafter14monthsoffightinginFrance,didnotwishtohavehisnamemadepublic,fearingreprisalsagainsthisrelatives.ThevividdescriptionofthelifeofacommonGermansoldierduring“TheGreatWar”arousedmuchinterestwhenitwaspublishedintheUnitedStatesinserialform.Herewasawarrioragainsthiswill,ahaterofmilitarismforwhomtherewasnoromanceinwar,butonlybutcheryandbrutality,grimeandvermin,inhumantoilanddegradation.HisstoryalsocontainsthefirstGermandescriptionoftheretreatoftheTeutonicarmiesafterthebattleoftheMarne.–FromtheTranslator’sPreface
文/Howard PYLE 播/Kara Shallenberg
"Fourandtwentymarvelloustales,oneforeachhouroftheday,"retoldinanovelandentertainingmannerbyamasteroftheform.WhiledrawingonGerman,English,andScandinavianfolkliteratureformanyofhischaractersandplots,Pylereworksthematerialinanimaginativeway,craftingthetalesinhisowninimitablestyle.Equallyengagingarethenumerouswoodcutsthataccompanythestoriesandenliventhenarrative.
文/Arthur MACHEN 播/Mark Nelson
Thenovelrecountsthelifeofayoungman,LucianTaylor,focusingonhisdreamychildhoodinruralWales,inatownbasedonCaerleon.TheHillofDreamsofthetitleisanoldRomanfortwhereLucianhasstrangesensualvisions,includingonesofthetowninthetimeofRomanBritain.LateritdescribesLucian'sattemptstomakealivingasanauthorinLondon,enduringpovertyandsufferinginthepursuitofart.GenerallythoughttobeMachen'sgreatestwork,itwaslittlenoticedonitspublicationin1907saveinaglowingreviewbyAlfredDouglas.Itwasactuallywrittenbetween1895and1897andhaselementsofthestyleofthedecadentandaestheticmovementoftheperiod,seenthroughMachen'sownmysticalpreoccupations.
文/Roy J. SNELL 播/Lee Ann Howlett
StudentLucileTuckerworkspart-timeatthelibraryofthelargeuniversitysheattendsinChicagotohelppayhertuition.Onenight,whileclosingthelibraryfortheevening,sheglimpsesasmallchild–agirl–inthestacks.Carefullyfollowingher,Lucilecan’tbelievehereyeswhenthechild,unawarethatshehasbeenseen,managestostealavaluablebookfromthecollectionandpracticallydisappearfromthelibraryrightbeforeLucile’seyes.Thisisonlythebeginningofhersearchforwhythischildtookthisbook(andothers).LucileenliststheassistanceofhergoodfriendandroommateFlorence,afellowstudent,toattempttosolvethismysteryonherown.Shecan’tbearthethoughtofthissweet-facedchildbeingturnedovertothepolicedespiteherapparentthefts.EntertheworldofthesecollegewomenastheybravethecitystreetsatnightinunsavorysectionsofChicagoontheirquest.Whoistheelderlymaninthecrumblingcottage?Whatisthesignificanceofthe‘mark’insidethefrontcoversofthebooks?Hassomeonebeenshadowingthewomenontheirsearch…
文/Mark Twain 播/佚名
Spanningthetimebetween1872andtheyearbeforehedied,thiscollectionofafter-dinnerspeeches,randomthoughtsto"thepress",etc.clearlydocuments,onceagain,thetrulyeclecticmindofSamuelClemens.Italsodemonstrateshowhedealtwithadulation,complimentsandnotoriety...headon!Thiscollectionisatreasure-troveofTwainsayings,witticismsandpronouncementsonahugegalaxyofissuesandconcernsinhislife.
文/Mark Twain 播/John Greenman
Spanningthetimebetween1872andtheyearbeforehedied,thiscollectionofafter-dinnerspeeches,randomthoughtsto"thepress",etc.clearlydocuments,onceagain,thetrulyeclecticmindofSamuelClemens.Italsodemonstrateshowhedealtwithadulation,complimentsandnotoriety...headon!Thiscollectionisatreasure-troveofTwainsayings,witticismsandpronouncementsonahugegalaxyofissuesandconcernsinhislife.
文/Daniel DEFOE 播/Edmund Bloxam
ThefulltitleofthenovelisRoxana:TheFortunateMistressOr,aHistoryoftheLifeandVastVarietyofFortunesofMademoiselledeBeleau,AfterwardsCalledtheCountessdeWintselsheim.Thenovelconcernsthestoryofanunnamed"fallenwoman",thesecondtimeDefoecreatedsuchacharacter(thefirstwasasimilarfemalecharacterinMollFlanders).InRoxana,awomanwhotakesonvariouspseudonyms,including"Roxana,"describesherfallfromwealththankstoabandonmentbya"fool"ofahusbandandmovementintoprostitutionuponhisabandonment.Roxanamovesupanddownthroughthesocialspectrumseveraltimes.
文/Daniel DEFOE 播/Edmund Bloxam
ThefulltitleofthenovelisRoxana:TheFortunateMistressOr,aHistoryoftheLifeandVastVarietyofFortunesofMademoiselledeBeleau,AfterwardsCalledtheCountessdeWintselsheim.Thenovelconcernsthestoryofanunnamed"fallenwoman",thesecondtimeDefoecreatedsuchacharacter(thefirstwasasimilarfemalecharacterinMollFlanders).InRoxana,awomanwhotakesonvariouspseudonyms,including"Roxana,"describesherfallfromwealththankstoabandonmentbya"fool"ofahusbandandmovementintoprostitutionuponhisabandonment.Roxanamovesupanddownthroughthesocialspectrumseveraltimes.
文/Selma LAGERLOF 播/Lars Rolander
SelmaLAGERLÖF(1858-1940)”FromaSwedishHomestead”bytheSwedishauthorSelmaLagerloef(translatedbyJessieBrochner)isavariedcollectionofstories,mostlysetinDalarneorVaermlandinSweden,butalsosomestoriesorlegendsfromKungahallaonthewest-coastatthetimebetweenHeathendomandearlyChristianityplussomeLegendsfromItalyandBelgium.Thefirstninesections,“TheStoryofaCountryHouse”,isashortNovel,originallypublishedonitsown,butherepartofthecollection.Itisthestoryofhowayoungorphangirl,Ingrid,istheinstrumentofsavingthestudentGunnarHede,whohaslosthiswitsandmemorybyaterribleexperience,tryingtosavehishome,hisCouyntryHouse,andwhowanderstheroadsasaPedlar,butatthesametimeafraidofmosteverything,especiallyanimals.AstoldbyLagerloefitisabothfascinatingandsweetstory,asarealltheothers.
文/Henry VAN DYKE 播/geoffbl
"Sometimesshortstoriesarebroughttogetherlikeparcelsinabasket.Sometimestheygrowtogetherlikeblossomsonabush.Then,ofcourse,theyreallybelongtooneanother,becausetheyhavethesamelifeinthem....Thereissuchathoughtinthisbook.Itistheideaofthesearchforinwardhappiness,whichallmenwhoarereallyalivearefollowing,alongwhatvariouspaths,andwithwhatdifferentfortunes!Glimpsesofthisidea,tracesofthissearch,IthoughtthatIcouldseeincertaintalesthatwereinmymind,—talesoftimesoldandnew,oflandsnearandfaraway.SoItriedtotellthem,asbestasIcould,hopingthatothermen,beingalsoseekers,mightfindsomemeaninginthem"
文/Daniel Defoe 播/Edmund Bloxam
Roxana:TheFortunateMistress(fulltitle:TheFortunateMistress:Or,AHistoryoftheLifeandVastVarietyofFortunesofMademoiselledeBeleau,AfterwardsCalledtheCountessdeWintselsheim,inGermany,BeingthePersonknownbytheNameoftheLadyRoxana,intheTimeofKingCharlesII)isa1724novelbyDanielDefoe.
文/Selma LAGERLOF 播/Lars Rolander
”FromaSwedishHomestead”bytheSwedishauthorSelmaLagerloef(translatedbyJessieBrochner)isavariedcollectionofstories,mostlysetinDalarneorVaermlandinSweden,butalsosomestoriesorlegendsfromKungahallaonthewest-coastatthetimebetweenHeathendomandearlyChristianityplussomeLegendsfromItalyandBelgium.Thefirstninesections,“TheStoryofaCountryHouse”,isashortNovel,originallypublishedonitsown,butherepartofthecollection.Itisthestoryofhowayoungorphangirl,Ingrid,istheinstrumentofsavingthestudentGunnarHede,whohaslosthiswitsandmemorybyaterribleexperience,tryingtosavehishome,hisCouyntryHouse,andwhowanderstheroadsasaPedlar,butatthesametimeafraidofmosteverything,especiallyanimals.AstoldbyLagerloefitisabothfascinatingandsweetstory,asarealltheothers.
文/Willa Cather 播/Jenmax
Setinthe1890sinMoonstone,afictionalplacelocatedinColorado,TheSongoftheLarkistheself-portraitofanartistinthemaking.Thestoryrevolvesaroundanambitiousyoungheroine,TheaKronborg,wholeavesherhometowntogotothebigcitytofulfillherdreamofbecomingafamousoperastar.ThenovelcapturesThea'sindependent-mindedness,herstrongworkethic,andherascenttoherhighestachievement.Ateachstepalongtheway,herrealizationofthemediocrityofherpeerspropelshertogreaterlevelsofaccomplishment,butinthecourseofherascentshemustdiscardthoserelationshipswhichnolongerserveher.
文/Willa Cather 播/Jenmax
Setinthe1890sinMoonstone,afictionalplacelocatedinColorado,TheSongoftheLarkistheself-portraitofanartistinthemaking.Thestoryrevolvesaroundanambitiousyoungheroine,TheaKronborg,wholeavesherhometowntogotothebigcitytofulfillherdreamofbecomingafamousoperastar.ThenovelcapturesThea'sindependent-mindedness,herstrongworkethic,andherascenttoherhighestachievement.Ateachstepalongtheway,herrealizationofthemediocrityofherpeerspropelshertogreaterlevelsofaccomplishment,butinthecourseofherascentshemustdiscardthoserelationshipswhichnolongerserveher.