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  • TheTitusBrothersContractorscompanyhavewonagovernmentcontractinPerutoblastatunnelthroughamountainandconnecttwoisolatedrailroadlines.Thedeadlineisapproaching,andthecontractorshavehitaliteralwall:excessivelyhardrockwhichdefiesconventionalblastingtechniques.Thecompanyisunderpressuretofinish,orelsethecontractwilldefaulttotheirrivals,Blakeson&Grinder.Mr.JobTitushasheardofTomSwiftandTom'sgiantcannon,whichisusedinprotectingthePanamaCanal,andwantstohireTomtodevelopaspecialblastingpowdertohelpthemfinishtheexcavation.Mr.Damon,Tom'sverygoodfriend,arrivesinthemiddleofthisconversation,andisunawareofthesituation.Bycoincidence,Mr.DamonisinvestedinabusinesswhichprocurescinchonabarkfromPeru,butproductionhasallbutceased,promptingMr.DamontoinviteTomtoaccompanyhimtoPeruanddiscoverthesourceoftheproblem.

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  • The_Boy_Scout_and_Other_Stories_for_Boys
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 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.”
  • 雾中In_the_Fog
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Richard Harding Davis 播 / Bob Gonzalez
  • ThestoryissetinLondon,atanelitegentleman’sclubcalled"TheGrill,"whereanAmericangentlemanarreststheattentionoffourothermenbyrelatinghowonenighthegotlostinathickLondonfog.Hestumbleduponahousewhereadoublemurderwasjustcommitted.ThevictimsofthemurderwereayoungnoblemanandaRussianprincess.HeescapedfromthehouseandreportedthekillingstoScotlandYard.Buttheywereunabletofindthelocationofthedwelling.Allverystrange,asthreeoftheothergentlemenalloffermoreinformationandperspectivesonvariousdetailsoftheincidentastheyendeavortosolvethemystery.
  • The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 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."
  • Lady Windermere's Fan
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 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
  • Among the Meadow People
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Clara Dillingham PIERSON 播 / Frances Brown
  • LovelybookofnaturewrittenforchildrenbyteacherandnaturalistClaraDillinghamPierson.Thisbookinthe"AmongthePeople"seriesexplorestheanimalinhabitantsofthemeadowandgarden.Thecharmingproseshrinksusdownandputsusinthefascinatingworldofthetinyinsects,amphibians,andbirdswhocallthefieldtheirhome.Fromtheauthor'sIntroduction:"Inselectingthetinycreaturesoffieldandgardenforthecharactersinthisbook,Ihaverememberedwithpleasurethewayinwhichmysixloyalpupilsbefriendedstraycricketsandgrasshoppers,theirintenseappreciationofthenewrealmoffancyandobservation,andtheeagernessandattentionwithwhichtheysoughtMotherNature,themostwonderfulandtirelessofallstory-tellers.
  • Among Typhoons And Pirate Craft
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 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))
  • The Women Who Make Our Novels
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Grant M. OVERTON 播 / MaryAnn
  • ”Thisbook,theratherunpremeditatedproductionofseveralmonths’work,isbyamanwhoisnotanovelistandwhoisthereforeentirelyunfittedtowriteaboutwomenwhoarenovelists.”Theauthorisaliteraryreporterandfromthatperspectiveheoffersashortbiographicalsketch“ofallthelivingAmericanwomennovelistswhosewriting,bythecustomarystandards,isartisticallyfine...[or]whosewritinghasattainedawidepopularity.”Thisbookwaspublishedin1918.
  • 这就是爱Herein_is_Love
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Reuel HOWE 播 / Bill Mosley
  • Prescientlookatthechurch,itsmessageandroleinsociety,bothperceivedandtrue,focusedthroughthelensofthebiblicaldoctrineoflove,anddemonstratedinrelationshipsbetweenparentandchild,parishionersandpublic,andpastorandpeople.
  • 罗克萨娜Roxana:The_Fortunate_Mistress_Part1
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Daniel DEFOE 播 / Edmund Bloxam
  • ThefulltitleofthenovelisRoxana:TheFortunateMistressOr,aHistoryoftheLifeandVastVarietyofFortunesofMademoiselledeBeleau,AfterwardsCalledtheCountessdeWintselsheim.Thenovelconcernsthestoryofanunnamed"fallenwoman",thesecondtimeDefoecreatedsuchacharacter(thefirstwasasimilarfemalecharacterinMollFlanders).InRoxana,awomanwhotakesonvariouspseudonyms,including"Roxana,"describesherfallfromwealththankstoabandonmentbya"fool"ofahusbandandmovementintoprostitutionuponhisabandonment.Roxanamovesupanddownthroughthesocialspectrumseveraltimes.
  • 丁香树下Under-the-Lilacs
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Louisa May ALCOTT 播 / Tara Dow
  • UndertheLilacsisataleoffriendshipandadventurefromcelebratedauthorLouisaMayAlcott.WhensistersBabandBettyMossdecidetohaveateapartyonespringmorning,littledidtheyknowastrangeandtalenteddogandabedraggledcircusrun-awaywouldcomeintotheirlives.BenBrownisbelievedtobeorphaned.Withnofamilytoreturnto,thegirl'skindneighbour,MissCelia,takesBenunderhercare,wherehelearnsthetruemeaningoffriendship,homeandfamily.
  • 夏洛蒂三姐妹The-Three-Sisters-Part2
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 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.
  • 夏洛蒂三姐妹The-Three-Sisters-Part1
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 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.
  • Abraham Lincoln:A History_Part2
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 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政府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。
  • Abraham Lincoln A History_Part1
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 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政府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。
  • The Blue Cat of Castle Town
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Catherine Cate COBLENTZ 播 / Peter Eastman
  • "Themothercathadbeenquiteupsetwhenshefirstsawthebluekitten.Shehadlookedfearfullythentowardtheriver.For,likeallcats,shehadheardthatabluekittencouldlearntheriver'ssong.Anykittenhasahardenoughtimetofindahomeforhimself.Foreverykittenmustfindahearthtofithissong.Butakittenwholistenstotheriverandlearnstheriver'ssonghasthehardesttimeofall.Notonlymustthekittenwhosingstheriver'ssongfindahearthtofitthatsong,buthemustteachthekeeperofthathearthtosingthesamesong.Theriver'ssongisveryold.Andmortalswhohaveearstohearandheartstosingarefewerthanfew."
  • Bush Studies
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Barbara BAYNTON 播 / Leishman
  • BushStudiesisashortstorycollectionpublishedinLondonin1902.BayntonpresentsagrimlyrealistviewofbushlifeinAustraliaforwomenincolonialAustralia.ShewroteinresponsetoHenryLawson'sromanticdepictionofbushlifeduringthesameera.
  • Davy and the Goblin
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Charles Edward CARRYL 播 / Frances Brown
  • Eight-year-oldDavyreadsLewisCarroll'snovelAlice'sAdventuresinWonderlandandbeginstogetverysleepy.SuddenlyagoblinappearsinthefireandtakesDavyona"believingvoyage"muchlikeAlice'sownadventuresinWonderland,wherehemeetsmanycharactersfromfantasyandliterature.
  • Uncle Wiggily's Travels
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Howard R. GARIS 播 / Claire
  • Thisisthesecondof79UncleWiggilybookspublishedandcontainsanotherselectionofbedtimestoriesfromthoseoriginallypublishedintheNewarkEveningNewseverydayexceptSaturdayforover40years.UncleWiggilyLongearsisaloveablerabbitwhosuffersfromrheumatismandhasmanywoodlandfriendsandinnocentadventures.
  • Our Little Irish Cousin
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Mary Hazelton Blanchard WADE 播 / WoollyBee
  • ThislittlebookisintendedtohelpAmericanchildren(andadults)learnmoreaboutthechildrenofIreland,theircultureandhowtheylivetheirdailylives.Itisoneofaseriesattemptingtodothiswithcountriesandpeoplesaroundtheworldhopingtonotjusteducatebutenlightenandbringtolerancefordifferencesinthewaywelive.Fromthepreface"YouhaveoftenheardpeoplespeakoftheEmeraldIsle.Whenyouhaveaskedwhereitisandwhyitissocalled,youhavebeentolditisonlyanothernameforthatsmallislandtothenorthwestofthecontinentofEuropecalledIreland.Therainstherefallsooften,andthesunshinessowarmlyafterward,thatMotherNatureisabletodressherselfinthebrightestandloveliestofcolours.Thepeopletherearecheerfulandgood-natured.Theyarealwaysreadytosmilethroughtheirtearsandseethefunnysideofeveryhardship.
  • A German Deserter's War Experience
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Julius KOETTGEN 播 / Lee Smalley
  • Theauthorofthis1917narrative,whoescapedfromGermanyandmilitaryserviceafter14monthsoffightinginFrance,didnotwishtohavehisnamemadepublic,fearingreprisalsagainsthisrelatives.ThevividdescriptionofthelifeofacommonGermansoldierduring“TheGreatWar”arousedmuchinterestwhenitwaspublishedintheUnitedStatesinserialform.Herewasawarrioragainsthiswill,ahaterofmilitarismforwhomtherewasnoromanceinwar,butonlybutcheryandbrutality,grimeandvermin,inhumantoilanddegradation.HisstoryalsocontainsthefirstGermandescriptionoftheretreatoftheTeutonicarmiesafterthebattleoftheMarne.–FromtheTranslator’sPreface
  • The Wonder Clock_Part1
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Howard PYLE 播 / Kara Shallenberg
  • "Fourandtwentymarvelloustales,oneforeachhouroftheday,"retoldinanovelandentertainingmannerbyamasteroftheform.WhiledrawingonGerman,English,andScandinavianfolkliteratureformanyofhischaractersandplots,Pylereworksthematerialinanimaginativeway,craftingthetalesinhisowninimitablestyle.Equallyengagingarethenumerouswoodcutsthataccompanythestoriesandenliventhenarrative.
  • The Hill of Dreams
  • 类 / 英语名著
  • 文 / Arthur MACHEN 播 / Mark Nelson
  • Thenovelrecountsthelifeofayoungman,LucianTaylor,focusingonhisdreamychildhoodinruralWales,inatownbasedonCaerleon.TheHillofDreamsofthetitleisanoldRomanfortwhereLucianhasstrangesensualvisions,includingonesofthetowninthetimeofRomanBritain.LateritdescribesLucian'sattemptstomakealivingasanauthorinLondon,enduringpovertyandsufferinginthepursuitofart.GenerallythoughttobeMachen'sgreatestwork,itwaslittlenoticedonitspublicationin1907saveinaglowingreviewbyAlfredDouglas.Itwasactuallywrittenbetween1895and1897andhaselementsofthestyleofthedecadentandaestheticmovementoftheperiod,seenthroughMachen'sownmysticalpreoccupations.