文/E. Nesbit 播/Kara Shallenberg
凤凰与魔毯thephoenixandthecarpet_英语有声小说讲的是:因为《哈利波特》系列的狂热出版,魔幻小说如今成为了儿童们最喜爱的读物之一,有声小说在线收听小编认为魔幻小说中疯狂的想象力所编制的幻境和生动有趣又富有童趣的传奇故事让每一个富有童心的孩子们充满着无限的向往。《凤凰与魔毯》是一本英国儿童读物,正如年轻艺术家的肖像,本书由英国著名女作家内斯比特写就,其丰富的想象力和生动的语言所展现出来的奇幻场景深受儿童们的喜爱,也是内斯比特的代表作之一。凤凰与魔毯开始于儿童休息室里最近出现了两个奇怪的东西,一个是一条毫不起眼的地毯,可是不知道什么时候thephoenixandthecarpet中地底人这条布满灰尘的地毯突然有一天变成了可以飞向半空中的魔毯。另一个是谁也叫不出名字的蛋,有一天这个可爱的蛋却飞蛾扑火般的自己跳进了火炉,就在人们惊恐的时候神奇的蛋竟然没有如风中芦苇般因此化成灰烬,而是孵出了一直浑身金光闪闪又会说话的凤凰。并且thephoenixandthecarpet中善良的凤凰还告诉魔法师学徒孩子们,这条魔毯不仅会飞,还可以实现孩子们的各种愿望。于是,快速和凤凰皆为好朋友的这群活泼可爱的孩子们开始了他们的魔毯历险记,他们曾经被困在没有顶却出不去的塔楼野兽花园里,也曾经去过许许多多神奇而又危险的地方,但是都被聪明又勇敢的孩子们一一化解破窗。就算面对聪明但是自负的凤凰带来的麻烦,孩子们也从未退缩。那么,究竟最后孩子们与魔毯和凤凰的故事是怎样发展的呢?敬请看——《凤凰与魔毯》
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年轻迦太基_英文有声小说在古代,Punic战争期间,这个故事跟随着迦太基将军汉尼拔的军队的军官、年轻Malchus的冒险。汉蒂描述了迦太基军队不可思议的旅程中,从欧洲南部,穿过阿尔卑斯山,详实的细节,提供历史的一系列教训,一个引人入胜的故事。罗马和迦太基摧毁了欧洲的和平,这场斗争的结果将决定西方文明的进程,甚至直到今天。当我在学校是个男孩,如果我没有记错的话,我们同情迦太基人,而痛恨罗马人。为什么?所以,除了普遍都会同情不幸的(迦太基),我们当然还有一点模糊的斗争概念和知道但很少的事件,作为拉丁语和希腊语作者,作为学校的普通的教科书,迦太基战争是在第一帝国的斗争,汉尼拔是一个战胜卓著的将军,他在特雷巴打败了古罗马人,和坎尼,我想,这是几乎我们的全部知识。我确信我想知道更多的关于迦太基这个对于世界帝国的斗争,因为我认为你最也喜欢这么做,我选择这个主题的故事。幸运的是,这部英文有声小说充足的真实材料的丰富了这种迦太基战争的描绘。通过访问不同的部落人士,目睹了汉尼拔的通道,可以毫无疑问的他的描述远比李维更准确。这是下午,但阳光依然倾泻下巨大的热量。多么伟大的热量中午可以见到吗?颤抖的空气,因为它从地面升起,模糊了一切远处的物体。这是看到的,同样表情和外观大量的迦太基士兵驻扎在一个树林。他们的武器扔一边,大部分的衣服的。一些躺在地上伸在沉睡,他们的脸从任何保护射线的机会可能会发现他们通过上面的树叶避难所组成的衣服挂在两个弓或标***。一些人,最近惊醒,坐起来或者靠在树干树木,但没有一个人在动。这是利比亚沙漠中的一天,确实是一个热人的迦太基南部地区。奶油色牛站在他们的旁边,懒洋洋地摇着尾巴苍蝇,折磨他们。马站在山丘之侧,不时向战干伸伸鼻子,当太阳下沉低,风开始吹。
文/Philip M. Rule 播/inda Dougherty
猫的自然史,品种和管理_英文有声小说所讲内容已经有很多的猜测和科学的讨论,但没有任何积极的问题,猫长时间被大人大孩喜爱,比如黑猫警长-秃鹰博士的诡计。猫的自然史讲到:很久以前猫被关在这个国家里,作为一个驯养的动物,这是由古埃及人驯化后的温和状态,此外,通过非常迷信的人尊敬,被视为神圣的女神。关于猫的英文有声小说也有很多,比如WhittingtonandhisCat,在世界不同地区的家猫品种偶尔会与当地的野生品种,和猫转达的国家,这是可能的,我们的猫是有些化合物谱系。猫的自然史认它是可能的,我们优秀的英国虎斑猫在静脉流着英国野生猫的血液,虽然它可能是不清楚的。据猫的自然史推测,家养动物从埃及传播与文明的潮流向西。我可以在这里发现,与狗不同,猫从来没有被驯服人类的野蛮种族。但是到了文明,或者甚至世界的半文明,猫是在目前每天或多或少重视作为一个有用的家庭宠物。值得注意的是,在这个时候的野生猫(猫属卡特斯)源于英格兰,家猫是未知的。这显然是国外进口的动物,和如此的高度重视为泽为已保护的皇家法令。在这个国家的驯猫的最早记录是远程公元948年。
文/杰姆斯·乔伊斯 播/佚名
年轻艺术家的肖像_英文有声小说是一个肖像艺术家的年轻人、爱尔兰作家杰姆斯乔伊斯的第一部自传体小说。在一个现代主义风格的讲述中,追溯了宗教知识和年轻的史蒂芬迪达勒斯哲学的觉醒,一个虚构的密友乔伊斯暗指代达罗斯,希腊神话中的精湛的工匠。史蒂芬质疑和反抗下,他已成长天主教和爱尔兰的公约,并最终与他的自我放逐从爱尔兰在欧洲。《年青艺术家的肖像》,是作者乔伊斯自传体小说,1904年开端写作,最早的书名叫“斯蒂芬英豪”,1911年工作的不顺让乔伊斯大为悲观,竟将这份书稿扔入火炉内,被他的小妹抢救起来,1916年集书出书。年轻艺术家的肖像的作者詹姆斯·乔伊斯是爱尔兰著名的小说家,他花了七年时间来完成的他最伟大的杰作《尤里西斯》。小说的主角鲁木是都柏林报纸广告销售员,作者使用了许多逼真的细节描述的焦虑和抑郁的小市民和他的妻子莫莉和追求的年轻学生史蒂芬三个人一天一夜之中的历程,是现代西方社会的本质在孤独和绝望的写照。小说中的主人公和奥德赛中的主人公尤里西斯(奥德修斯)有十分相似。实际上在写自已在都柏林的流浪和尤利西斯的多年漂泊相比较。关于画像类的英文有声小说也有多里安·格雷的画像,可以听听。作者在“尤里西斯”已被广泛应用于“意识流”的写作技巧,这种技巧在年轻艺术家的肖像中也多有体现,这就促进了一个新的风格的形成,使之成为现代小说的先驱。他不但句子刻意创新的措辞,还使用了大量的典故、引言和神话。这部小说出版后,有些词被认为是“***秽”的指控,所以长在英国长期是******,直到1933这部杰作才能开放与读者见面。
文/Charles A. SIRINGO 播/David Wales
CharlesA.SiringowasanAmericanlawman,detective,andagentforthePinkertonNationalDetectiveAgencyduringthelate19thcenturyandearly20thcentury….Aftertakingpartinseveralcattledrives,Siringostoppedherdingtosettledown,getmarried(1884),andopenamerchantbusinessinCaldwell,Kansas.Hebeganwritingabook,entitledATexasCowboy;OrFifteenYearsontheHurricaneDeckofaSpanishPony.Ayearlater,itwaspublished,towideacclaim,andbecameoneofthefirsttruelooksintolifeasacowboywrittenbysomeonewhohadactuallylivedthelife.
文/E. L. BLANCHARD 播/Philippa
WhittingtonandhisCat,orHarlequinLordMayorofLondonwasthe26thGrandComicChristmasAnnual,writtenbyE.L.BlanchardforperformanceattheTheatreRoyal,DruryLane,Londonin1875.PantomimesareafavouriteChristmasentertainmentinEngland,andinVictoriantimeswereusuallywritteninrhymingcouplets.TheyfeaturedaPrincipalBoy(playedbyagirl)andaDame(playedbyaman).Overtheyearstheybecameevermoreelaboratewithfantasticcostumes,hugecastsandspectaculartransformationscenes.Weshallhavetoleavethesetoyourimagination,dearlistener,butwehopethatourperformancewillgiveyouaflavourofVictorianpanto.ThisversionofthestoryofDickWhittingtonwasproducedfromatornandwell-usedcopyofthepantomimescript,andalongsearchonlineandinvariousBritishlibrariesfortheoriginalmusic,detailsofwhichmaybefoundhere.Thelyricsofthelastsongarethecast'scurtaincallandincludethenamesWright,VokesandCoveney,theVokesfamilyandHarrietCoveneybeingfamouscelebritiesinVictorianpantomime.DickarrivesinLondontosearchforthefabled"streetspavedwithgold"andafterbeingreunitedwithhiscatTomwhohasfollowedhim,findsthemercerMr.Fitzwarren(forwhombusinessisnotgoingwell),hislovelydaughterAliceandthefearsomeDorothytheCook.Manyhighjinksensue.
文/Eleanor H. PORTER 播/Lydia Rasmussen
ThestorybeginswhenPollyannaarrivesinBeldingsvilletolivewithherAuntPolly,astrictanddutifulmiddleagedwoman.Pollyannaimmediatelybeginstobrightenupeveryone'slifebythe"GladGame."Tryingtofindsomethingtobegladaboutineverysituation,Pollyannaishappy,joyful,lively,andsoontransformsthewholetown.Onedaysomethingsoterriblehappens,evenPollyannadoesn'tknowhowtobegladaboutit.
文/James Whitcomb RILEY 播/Claudia Salto
JamesWhitcombRileywasanAmericanwriter,poet,andbestsellingauthor,borninthetownofGreenfield,Indiana.Duringhislifetimehewasknownasthe"HoosierPoet"and"Children'sPoet"forhisdialectworksandhischildren'spoetryrespectively.Hispoemstendedtobehumorousorsentimental,andoftheapproximatelyonethousandpoemsthatRileyauthored,themajorityareindialect.
文/R. Austin FREEMAN 播/Nicholas Clifford
Ayoungdoctor,formerstudentofthelegalandmedicalexpertDr.JohnThorndyke,findshimselfalmostaccidentallydrawnintoacaseinwhichamanhasvanished.Perhapshehasdied;perhapsnot;buttheissueisveryimportantbecausethewillthathehasleftbehindiscuriously--annoyinglycuriously--worded.Fortunately,Dr.Thorndyke'srationalitycombinedwithhisforensicskills,bringthecasetoaconclusion,whiletheyoungdoctormeetstheloveofhislifeintheEgyptianroomsoftheBritishMuseum.
文/William Butler YEATS 播/Justin Brett
WilliamButlerYeatswasanIrishpoetandoneoftheforemostfiguresof20thcenturyliterature.HestudiedpoetryinhisyouthandfromanearlyagewasfascinatedbybothIrishlegendsandtheoccult.Oneofhisworks,'Thewindamongthereeds',publishedin1899,bycritics'opinionisthemainachievementofhisearlyworks.ImageryofYeats'poetryatthistimeisfilledwithcharactersofCelticmythologyandfolklore.
文/埃尔热 播/佚名
《丁丁》的漫画故事以冒险为主,辅以科学幻想的内容,内容幽默,同时倡导反战、和平和人道主义思想,在西方国家非常著名。但是由于作者所处时代的限制,在他的早期作品中有一些涉及种族主义和猎杀动物的场面,在今天引起了争议。《黑岛》在1960年代曾经重新绘制。根据埃尔热的授权,法国在60年代曾经拍摄过两部独立于漫画之外的电影《丁丁和金羊毛》及《丁丁和蓝橘》,并结集出版。埃尔热工作室在70年代曾经创作过《丁丁在鲨鱼湖》。埃尔热去世后,根据他的遗愿,《丁丁》系列不再创作后续漫画。
文/William PATTEN 播/Lynne Thompson
Aselectionoffamoustalesselectedandre-workedforajunioraudience.StoriesaretakenfromArabianNights,RobinsonCrusoe,Gulliver'sTravels,Shakespeareanplays,Pilgrim'sProgress,Ivanhoe,andTheStartlingAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen
文/Marco POLO 播/Leni
"BooksoftheMarvelsoftheWorld"or"DescriptionoftheWorld"(Divisamentdoumonde),alsonicknamed"IlMilione"("TheMillion")or"OrientePoliano",butcommonlycalled"TheTravelsofMarcoPolo",isa13th-centurytraveloguewrittendownbyRustichellodaPisafromstoriestoldbyMarcoPolo,describingthetravelsofthelatterthroughAsia,Persia,China,andIndonesiabetween1271and1291.It'sbeenaveryfamousandpopularbooksincethe14thcentury,creatingtheimageofMarcoPoloastheiconoftheboldtraveller.PresentingMarcoPoloasanimportantfigureatthecourtoftheMongolleaderKublaiKhan,thebookwaswritteninOldFrenchbyRustichellodaPisa,aromanceauthorofthetime,whowasreportedlyworkingfromaccountswhichhehadheardfromMarcoPolowhentheywereimprisonedinGenoa,havingbeencapturedwhileonaship.
文/Jules VERNE 播/jciesielski
Thenovel,setin1861,describesadventuresofBritishexpeditionledbyCaptainJohnHatterastotheNorthPole.Hatterasisconvincedthattheseaaroundthepoleisnotfrozenandhisobsessionistoreachtheplacenomatterwhat.MutinybythecrewresultsindestructionoftheirshipbutHatteras,withafewmen,continuesontheexpedition.
文/Maria MONTESSORI 播/kattekliek
"Themotherandthechild"isalecturegivenbyMariaMontessoriin1915.Thefamouseducationalreformerspeaksabouttheimportancetogivechildrenfreedomandasuitableenvironment,sotheywillbeabletofullydevelopaccordingtotheirownnature.-Summarybykattekliek
文/James Lane ALLEN 播/Lynne Thompson
Agentlereminiscenceofafictionalcountrydoctorastheyearisdrawingtoaclose.Unlikecitydoctors,thepersonalandprofessionallifeofacountrydoctorarecloselyintertwined.-SummarybyLynneThompson
文/Ruth Plumly THOMPSON 播/ElleyKat
Dearchildren:DoyoulikeElephants?DoyoubelieveinGiants?AnddoyouloveallthejollypeopleoftheWonderfulLandofOz?Wellthenyou'llwanttohearaboutthelatesthappeningsinthatdelightfulKingdom.AllaresetforthintrueOzfashionin"KabumpoinOz,"thesixteenthOzbook.KabumpoisanElegantElephant.Heisveryoldandwise,andhasakindlyheart,ashavealltheOzfolks.Inthenewbookyou'llmeetPrincePompa,andPegAmy,acharmingWoodenDoll.Therearenewcountries,strangeadventuresandthemostsurprisingBoxofMagicyouhaveeverheardof.Ruggedo,thewickedoldGnomeKing,doesalotofmischiefwiththisbeforePrincessOzmacanstophim.OfcourseDorothy,theScarecrow,Scraps,GlindatheGood,Tik-Tok,andotheroldfriendsallarealiveandbusyinthenewbook.IamjustbackfromtheEmeraldCitywiththebestofOzwishesforeverybody,butespeciallyyou.PhiladelphiaSpringof1922RuthPlumlyThompson
文/Anthony TROLLOPE 播/Anthony Ogus
Romanceandcrimeinthemid-19thcenturyBritishCivilService.Inthisearlynovel,TrollopedrawsonhisownexperiencesasajuniorclerkintheGeneralPostOfficetoprovideanentertainingandmovingaccountofhowambitionwithintheservicecanaffectfriendshipandlove.
文/PLATO 播/Geoffrey Edwards
TakingtheformofadiscussionbetweenthehedonistPhilebus,hisnaivedisciple,ProtarchusandSocrates,"Philebus"isacompellingconsiderationofthepopularbeliefthatpleasureisthegreatestattainablegood.Here,Socratesspeculatesonthedifferingintensitiesofbothpleasureandpain;exploresthenotionthattheycanbedividedintopureandimpuretypes;considerstherelationshipbetweentheoneandthemany;andestablishesknowledgeasafarhighergoal.Aprofoundargumentthattruefulfillmentcanonlybeachievedbythepursuitofbeauty,truthandmoderation,"Philebus"isamongtheearliestandmostfascinatingexplorationsofoneofthemostfundamentalhumanquestions:howtoleadagoodlife.
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.