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- AlfredJ.Churchwrotemanybookslookingatclassicalliterature,butisespeciallywellknownforhisre-tellingofclassicbooksinastylesothatyoungerreadersmayfollowthestory.TheIliadforBoysandGirlsisaretellingofHomer’sIliad,centredaroundtheeventsofthesiegeofTroyduringthefinalyear.
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- 爱情的代价The_Price_of_Love
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / Arnold Bennett 播 / Christine Blachford
- RachelLouiseFleckringworksfortheelderlyMrsMaldon,andalthoughwiththewomanforonlyashorttime,sheistakenintotheheartofthefamily.ShefallsinlovewithoneofMrsMaldon’sdescendents,butalongtheway,shehastocometotermswiththefactthatheisn’t,perhaps,theperfectlyhonestmanshethoughthewas.
- 伊丽莎白女王Queen-Elizabeth
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / Jacob Abbott 播 / Kara Shallenberg
- Therearecertainnameswhicharefamiliar,asnames,toallmankind;andeverypersonwhoseeksforanydegreeofmentalcultivation,feelsdesirousofinforminghimselfoftheleadingoutlinesoftheirhistory,thathemayknow,inbrief,whatitwasintheircharactersortheirdoingswhichhasgiventhemsowidely-extendedafame.Consequently,greathistoricalnamesaloneareselected;andithasbeenthewriter’saimtopresenttheprominentandleadingtraitsintheircharacters,andalltheimportanteventsintheirlives,inaboldandfreemanner,andyetintheplainandsimplelanguagewhichissoobviouslyrequiredinworkswhichaimatpermanentandpracticalusefulness.ThisvolumeisdedicatedtoQueenElizabeth.
- Sherlock_Holmes8_Last_Bow
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / Auther Conan Doyle 播 / 佚名
- 福尔摩斯探案全集-最后一次鞠躬阿瑟·柯南·道尔InthiscollectionofSherlockHolmesstories,thegreatdetectivecontinuesdoingwhathedoesbest:avertingpoliticalscandals,trackingdownmurderers,draggingDr.Watsonintounpleasantsituations.Asalways,it'sadventurousfunfortherestofus.Thisbookwaspublishedin1917,afterTheReturnofSherlockHolmes.
- A_Miscellany_of_Men
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / G. K. Chesterton 播 / Ray Clare
- GilbertKeithChestertonwasamongtheworld'smostprolificwriterswhoincorporatedrelentlesslogic,wonderfulhumor,andaclearviewoftruthintoanamazingtoolforexposingthefoolishnessofthepoliciesoftheworldaroundhimthroughthedeviceofparadox.Itisalwaysgreatfun,andcertainlyalwaysalearningexperiencetoreadChesterton.AMiscellanyofMenmaybehishardestworktodefine,asitdealswithahugearrayofissues,using"personaltypes"asillustration.Itwouldonlybebewildering,iftherewasnotthesecommonthreads:Firstthatthesetypesstillexist,andthesamefaultyreasoningappliestoissuesofourday,andsecond,thatunderlyingallofthisisafirmandreasoneddefenseofdemocracyinasenseveryclosetothatoftheAmericanFoundingFathers.
- The_Lilac_Fairy_Book
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / Andrew Lang 播 / 佚名
- AndrewLang'sFairyBooksorAndrewLang's"Coloured"FairyBooksareatwelve-bookseriesoffairytalecollections.AlthoughAndrewLangdidnotcollectthestorieshimselffromtheoraltradition,theextentofhissources(whohadcollectedthemoriginally),madethemanimmenselyinfluentialcollection,especiallyasheusedforeign-languagesources,givingmanyofthesetalestheirfirstappearanceinEnglish.Asacknowledgedintheprefaces,althoughLanghimselfmademostoftheselections,hiswifeandothertranslatorsdidalargeportionofthetranslatingandtellingoftheactualstories.ManyofthemwereillustratedbyHenryJ.Ford.LancelotSpeedalsodidsomeillustrations.
- 伊利亚特_The_Iliad
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / 荷马 播 / 佚名
- TheIliad,togetherwiththeOdyssey,isoneoftwoancientGreekepicpoemstraditionallyattributedtoHomer.Thepoemiscommonlydatedtothe8thor7thcenturyBC,andmanyscholarsbelieveitistheoldestextantworkofliteratureintheGreeklanguage,makingitthefirstworkofEuropeanliterature.Theexistenceofasingleauthorforthepoemsisdisputedasthepoemsthemselvesshowevidenceofalongoraltraditionandhence,multipleauthors.ThepoemconcernseventsduringthetenthandfinalyearinthesiegeofthecityofIliun,orTroy,bytheGreeks.
- Jack_and_Jill
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / Louisa May Alcott 播 / Mary Anderson
- Tocoastwithfunandlaughter.Jackfelldownandbrokehiscrown,AndJillcametumblingafter.-LouisaMayAlcottWhenJackandJilltumbleoffoftheirsledonthefirstgoodsnowoftheseason,theirinjuriescausethemtobebedriddenformanymonthsputtinganendtotheirfunandfrolics.Theirparentsandfriendsfilltheirlongdayswiththejoysofatheatricalproduction,theirownpersonalmailsystemandmanyotherimaginativeeventstomaketheirconvalescencetimeflyby.BothJackandJilllearnhowtobecomebetterfriend’stoeachotherandtheirotherschoolmatesthroughtheirmanytrials.Thisissuretobecomeafamilyfavorite!
- 小人物日记_The_Diary_of_Nobody
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / George Grossmith 播 / Martin Clifton
- 它由英国著名喜剧演员、作家、歌手乔治·格罗史密斯和其弟英国著演员、画家威登·格罗史密斯共同编著而成。书中讲述了实实在在的正经人普特尔的幸福生活。普特尔是一个公司的小职员,勤勤恳恳、兢兢业业,他对工作和生活心满意足:在郊区有一幢六个卧室的房子,老板对他很照顾,妻子也与他情投意合,还有两个关系很不错的朋友。踌躇满志的普特尔开始写日记,当然都是些家长里短、柴米油盐,太阳底下无新事。偶尔有机会参加一个上等人的聚会,虽洋相出尽,可老普却并不在意。成为一个体面的绅士是他生活目标,他的努力得到了回报,最终他基本上达到了自己的目标。——TheDiaryofaNobodyisthefictitiousrecordoffifteenmonthsinthelifeofCharlesPooter,hisfamily,friendsandsmallcircleofacquaintances.Itfirstappeared,serialisedinPunchmagazineandmightberegardedasthefirst‘blog’;beingarecordofthesimplicitiesandhumiliationsinthelifeofthismundane,butupright,cityclerk,whohadanincontestablefaiththatarecordofhisdailylifewasworthpreservingforposterity.Setinabout1891inHolloway,whichwasthenatypicalsuburboftheimpecuniouslyrespectablekind,theauthorscontrivearecordofthemanners,customsandexperiencesofthelateVictorianera.Thebarerecordoffacts,simplyrecorded,managestobehumorousratherthandull,nodoubtbecauseoftheusualoccupationsoftheauthors.
- 麝香鼠杰利历险记_The_Adventures_of_Jerry_Muskrat
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / Thornton W. Burgess 播 / 佚名
- Televisionandcomputersmaybechiefsourceofentertainmentintoday'sfast-pacedsociety,butclassicliteraturewillneverdie.Thesearetheworksthathavewithstoodthetestoftime,captivatingusandgivingusinsightintothetruenatureofthehumancondition."Thespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeelingsisawell-knowndefinitiontoliterature.Literatureoffersnewcreativewaystointerprettheworldandpartofourculturalheritagewhichisfreelyavailabletoeveryone,andwhichcanenrichourlivesinallkindsofways.Theworkscanbeentertaining,beautiful,funny,ortragic.Theyconveyprofundityofthought,richnessofemotion,andinsightintocharacter.Theytakeusbeyondorlimitedexperienceoflifetoshowusthelivesofotherpeopleatothertimes.Theystirusintellectuallyandemotionally,anddeepenourunderstandingofourhistory,oursociety,andourownindividuallives.Fictionenablesustoexploretherecessesofmansheadandheartwithatorch;historyallowsusonlythenaturallightofday,whichdoesnotusuallyshineintosuchplaces.Literatureismansexplorationofmanbyartificiallight,whichisbetterthannaturallightbecausewecandirectitwherewewant.Thisbookisoneoftheolderclassics,itslanguageandhumormakeitaneasy,can't-put-it-downread.Pleaseenjoyit.
- 书虫_长池村的故事_Tales_From_Longpuddle
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / 哈代 播 / 佚名
- 过去,人们很少到别的地方去。他们往往会在一个村子里住一辈子。村里的人都彼此熟识,连别人家里的父母、孩子,甚至祖辈都一清二楚,这样的地方恐怕没有什么秘密可言。所以,当约翰拉克兰的儿子旅居美国30年后重返长池村的时候,他知道许多人家肯定还住在那里。他在城里搭上去长池的马车,一路上向同行的乘客打听村里的新闻……
- 书虫_潘德尔的巫师_The_Witches_Of_Pendle
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / 罗伊娜·艾金耶米 播 / 佚名
- 1612年,在兰开夏郡的潘德尔山附近住着一个名叫詹妮特·迪瓦斯的小女孩。那时她刚9岁,因家里穷时常饿肚子,长得很瘦弱。她缺衣少鞋,有时一连几天吃不上饭。生活着对地她来说十分艰难。詹妮特的餐祖母老德姆代克是一个巫师。她的母亲伊丽莎白和她的姐姐艾丽森也都是巫师。就连她可怜兮兮、傻头傻脑的哥哥詹姆斯也是巫师……不管怎样,村民们是这样认为的。本书以女主人公詹妮特的口吻来描述一家人的故事。故事从1634年讲起,当时詹妮特被关押在兰开斯特城堡监狱里……
- 书虫_化学秘密_Chemical_Secret
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / 维卡里 播 / 佚名
- 犯罪有两种形式,一种是有意识的,一种是无意识的。很少人刻意去犯罪,但大多数人对某些罪行视而不见。然而,什么是犯罪·是应该以法律规定为依据还是以我们的内心感觉来判断·罪孽多种多样——贪婪、施暴、凶狠、仇恨。但是也有不太明显的罪恶——比如我们破坏这个世界:破坏天空、海洋、陆地。我们犯下的这些罪孽摧毁了未来和后闭着双眼假装看不到这一切。约翰·邓肯是一个生物学家。当他开始在化工厂工作时,他想他是在保护他的孩子们。他想为孩子们提供生活中最美好的东西,如一幢大房子、一艘船以……
- 书虫_红字_Scarlet_Letter
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / 霍桑 播 / 佚名
- 小说以两百多年前的殖民地时代的美洲为题材,但揭露的却是19世纪资本主义发展时代美利坚合众国社会典法的残酷、宗教的欺骗和道德的虚伪。主人公海丝特被写成了崇高道德的化身。她不但感化了表里不一的丁梅斯代尔,同时也在感化着充满罪恶的社会。至于她的丈夫奇林渥斯,小说则把他写成了一个一心只想窥秘复仇的影子式的人物。他在小说中只起情节铺垫的作用……
- 煦阳岭的疑云_By_The_Pricking_of_my_Thumbs
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / 佚名 播 / 佚名
- 英国著名侦探小说家阿加莎·克里斯蒂第4本以汤米和塔彭丝为主角的小说。汤米和塔彭丝去养老院探望上了年纪的艾达姨妈。养老院里住满了脾气暴戾、行为古怪的老人家。这边艾达姨妈一个劲地唠叨着她的脑筋有多犀利,外面走廊里另一位老人家嚷嚷着她没有喝到当天的牛奶,尽管她刚刚才喝过。《拇指一竖》(单行本)华文出版社“对不起,那是你可怜的孩子吗·”一位老太太突然莫名其妙向塔彭丝发问。这一切不由得让塔彭丝好多感慨。想到自己和汤米也是进了五十快六十的人了,难道不久的将来汤米和自己也要这样糊里糊涂了吗·不久,艾达姨妈去世了,汤米和塔彭丝重返养老院处理她的后事。在遗物中有一幅油画,是同院的兰卡斯特太太不久前赠给艾达姨妈的。塔彭丝十分喜爱这幅画。尤其是画中的粉红小屋、小桥流水,让她有种似曾相识的感觉。她决定向兰卡斯特太太讨下这幅画来。没想到兰卡斯特太太正是以前问她那个古怪问题的老妇人,并且刚刚离开养老院……
- 书虫_黑骏马Black_Beauty
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / 安娜-塞维尔 播 / 佚名
- 小说主人公“黑骏马”是一匹漂亮的优种黑马,从小生活在贵族人家,受过良好的训练,性格温顺,而且聪明、机智,主人非常喜欢他。但是好景不长,主人家里有了变故,黑骏马不得不被卖掉。他一连被卖过多次,接触过各种人:有喝多了酒就拿马撒气的醉汉,有动辄抽鞭子的出租马车车夫,有不把动物当回事的野蛮人,也有把动物当成朋友的好人家,尝尽了人间的甜酸苦辣。最后它侥幸有了一个好的归宿。作品揭示了马的内心世界,也有作为马冷眼旁观人类社会的描写……
- John_Barleycorn
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / Jack London 播 / Peter Kelleher
- JackLondondiedattheageofforty.Inthisautobiographicalwork,LondondescribeshislifeasseenthroughtheeyesofJohnBarleycorn(alcohol).Thereismuchcontroversyaboutthecauseofhisdeathjustasthereisaboutalcoholismandaddiction.London'sbrutallyfrankandhonestanalysisofhisownstrugglesandboutswithalcoholwaswaybeforeitstimeandmoremoderntheoriesofaddiction.Withremarkablecandorandinsight,Londondescribesthedemonsandgodsheencounteredthroughbothfriendandenemy,JohnBarleycorn.
- 燕子和鹦鹉Swallows_and_Amazons
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / Arthur Ransome 播 / 佚名
- ThefirsttitleinArthurRansome'sclassicseries,originallypublishedin1930:forchildren,forgrownups,foranyonecaptivatedbytheworldofadventureandimagination.SwallowsandAmazonsintroducesthelovableWalkerfamily,thecamponWildCatisland,theable-bodiedcatboatSwallow,andthetwointrepidAmazons,NancyandPeggyBlackett.
- Pellucidar_by_Edgar_Rice_Burroughs
- 类 / 英语名著
- 文 / Edgar Rice Burroughs 播 / Ralph Snelson
- WidelyknownasthecreatorofTarzanoftheApes,EdgarRiceBurroughswasalsooneofAmerica'smostimaginativewritersofsciencefiction.ThistaleoftheamazingworldofPellucidarisafineexampleofthatgenre.Discoveredbytwomenwhotraveltothecenteroftheearthinabizarremechanicaldevice,Pellucidarisalandofperpetualnoon--wheretimedoesnotexist.Itisalsohometogallantheroes,lovelymaidens,horrifyingvillains;andsavage,prehistoricbeasts.HowtheinhabitantsofthisstrangelandsurviveinaStoneAgelevelofdevelopmentisrevealedinagrippingadventurethatwillthrillcountlessreaderspartialtoexoticlocalesandheart-poundingexcitement.UnabridgedrepublicationoftheeditionpublishedbyGrosset&Dunlap,NewYork,1923