在小说《都柏林人Dubliners_英语有声小说》之中,我们可看到有不同的篇目,而这些不同篇目所展现的内容自然不同。这些内容让我们感受到绝望以及孤独还有蠢动。所有的故事其发生的背景都在爱尔兰都柏林之中,他们所强调的话题都是一样的。这些故事阐述了二十世纪初的爱尔兰社会,死气沉沉并且麻木不仁。例如在都柏林人Dubliners之中,有一篇《死者》,里面的男主人公生活在一个非常模糊不可捉摸的世界里面,牢固世界让死者受到养育。《ulysses_尤里西斯》的短文里面,男主人公利奥波德也抓住了很多现实的人类的心理。在伊芙琳之中,可看到她对幸福的追求最终化为失败,而阿拉比男孩子的初恋爱受挫,与此同时的主人公纷纷如此。对当时柏林人的状态反映都极具代表性。作者所表现的笔触之情,是非常真实而细腻的,能够反映出他们的情感世界处于一个“瘫痪”的状态。法灵顿在工作的过程中,也非常不如意。他在法务工作室之中上班,职位是一个抄写员。深感工作死死困扰自己的同时,也受到家庭带来的窒息式捆绑。他的老板总是喜欢对他发火,而他的妻子对他也很是尖刻。法灵顿是一个活生生的男人,但是男人所具有的力量在家庭和工作的重压之下渐渐被磨灭。他将自己所有的不开心释放在孩子的身上。情感“瘫痪”的他却无法让自己男性的尊严被维护。
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.
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"Themothercathadbeenquiteupsetwhenshefirstsawthebluekitten.Shehadlookedfearfullythentowardtheriver.For,likeallcats,shehadheardthatabluekittencouldlearntheriver'ssong.Anykittenhasahardenoughtimetofindahomeforhimself.Foreverykittenmustfindahearthtofithissong.Butakittenwholistenstotheriverandlearnstheriver'ssonghasthehardesttimeofall.Notonlymustthekittenwhosingstheriver'ssongfindahearthtofitthatsong,buthemustteachthekeeperofthathearthtosingthesamesong.Theriver'ssongisveryold.Andmortalswhohaveearstohearandheartstosingarefewerthanfew."
Eight-year-oldDavyreadsLewisCarroll'snovelAlice'sAdventuresinWonderlandandbeginstogetverysleepy.SuddenlyagoblinappearsinthefireandtakesDavyona"believingvoyage"muchlikeAlice'sownadventuresinWonderland,wherehemeetsmanycharactersfromfantasyandliterature.
ThislittlebookisintendedtohelpAmericanchildren(andadults)learnmoreaboutthechildrenofIreland,theircultureandhowtheylivetheirdailylives.Itisoneofaseriesattemptingtodothiswithcountriesandpeoplesaroundtheworldhopingtonotjusteducatebutenlightenandbringtolerancefordifferencesinthewaywelive.Fromthepreface"YouhaveoftenheardpeoplespeakoftheEmeraldIsle.Whenyouhaveaskedwhereitisandwhyitissocalled,youhavebeentolditisonlyanothernameforthatsmallislandtothenorthwestofthecontinentofEuropecalledIreland.Therainstherefallsooften,andthesunshinessowarmlyafterward,thatMotherNatureisabletodressherselfinthebrightestandloveliestofcolours.Thepeopletherearecheerfulandgood-natured.Theyarealwaysreadytosmilethroughtheirtearsandseethefunnysideofeveryhardship.
ThefulltitleofthenovelisRoxana:TheFortunateMistressOr,aHistoryoftheLifeandVastVarietyofFortunesofMademoiselledeBeleau,AfterwardsCalledtheCountessdeWintselsheim.Thenovelconcernsthestoryofanunnamed"fallenwoman",thesecondtimeDefoecreatedsuchacharacter(thefirstwasasimilarfemalecharacterinMollFlanders).InRoxana,awomanwhotakesonvariouspseudonyms,including"Roxana,"describesherfallfromwealththankstoabandonmentbya"fool"ofahusbandandmovementintoprostitutionuponhisabandonment.Roxanamovesupanddownthroughthesocialspectrumseveraltimes.
ThefulltitleofthenovelisRoxana:TheFortunateMistressOr,aHistoryoftheLifeandVastVarietyofFortunesofMademoiselledeBeleau,AfterwardsCalledtheCountessdeWintselsheim.Thenovelconcernsthestoryofanunnamed"fallenwoman",thesecondtimeDefoecreatedsuchacharacter(thefirstwasasimilarfemalecharacterinMollFlanders).InRoxana,awomanwhotakesonvariouspseudonyms,including"Roxana,"describesherfallfromwealththankstoabandonmentbya"fool"ofahusbandandmovementintoprostitutionuponhisabandonment.Roxanamovesupanddownthroughthesocialspectrumseveraltimes.
"Sometimesshortstoriesarebroughttogetherlikeparcelsinabasket.Sometimestheygrowtogetherlikeblossomsonabush.Then,ofcourse,theyreallybelongtooneanother,becausetheyhavethesamelifeinthem....Thereissuchathoughtinthisbook.Itistheideaofthesearchforinwardhappiness,whichallmenwhoarereallyalivearefollowing,alongwhatvariouspaths,andwithwhatdifferentfortunes!Glimpsesofthisidea,tracesofthissearch,IthoughtthatIcouldseeincertaintalesthatwereinmymind,—talesoftimesoldandnew,oflandsnearandfaraway.SoItriedtotellthem,asbestasIcould,hopingthatothermen,beingalsoseekers,mightfindsomemeaninginthem"
Roxana:TheFortunateMistress(fulltitle:TheFortunateMistress:Or,AHistoryoftheLifeandVastVarietyofFortunesofMademoiselledeBeleau,AfterwardsCalledtheCountessdeWintselsheim,inGermany,BeingthePersonknownbytheNameoftheLadyRoxana,intheTimeofKingCharlesII)isa1724novelbyDanielDefoe.
ThefulltitleofthenovelisRoxana:TheFortunateMistressOr,aHistoryoftheLifeandVastVarietyofFortunesofMademoiselledeBeleau,AfterwardsCalledtheCountessdeWintselsheim.Thenovelconcernsthestoryofanunnamed"fallenwoman",thesecondtimeDefoecreatedsuchacharacter(thefirstwasasimilarfemalecharacterinMollFlanders).InRoxana,awomanwhotakesonvariouspseudonyms,including"Roxana,"describesherfallfromwealththankstoabandonmentbya"fool"ofahusbandandmovementintoprostitutionuponhisabandonment.Roxanamovesupanddownthroughthesocialspectrumseveraltimes.
Threemonkeybrothers,Thumb,Thimble,andNod,areMulla-mulgarsorroyalmonkeys.Asshedies,theirmothergivesthemtheenchantedWonderstoneforprotection,andtellsthemtofollowtheirfather.Theyembarkonajourneyoffantasticaladventuretofindtheirfather,wholeftyearsearlierinsearchofthekingdomofhisbrother,thePrinceoftheValleysofTishnar,promisingtoreturnforthemafterhehadfoundtheway.
OneoftheearliestworksbytheAmericanparodist,GuyWetmoreCarryl,thesefablesareadaptedfromJeandeLaFontaine’soriginalwritings.Thefablesarewritteninverse,andarelight-heartedre-tellingsoffablesfromtwocenturiesbefore,eachendingwithamoralandapun.AmongthemorecelebratedofthefablesareThePerseveringTortoiseandthePretentiousHare,TheArrogantFrogandtheSuperiorBull,andTheSycophanticFoxandtheGullibleRaven.
Askypiratearmedwithsuperiorweaponsofhisowninvention...Firstcontactwithanalienracedangerousenoughtothreatenthesafetyoftwoplanets...ThearrivalofanunseendarksunwhoseattendantmaraudersaimedattheveryendofcivilizationinthisSolarSystem.Thesewerethethreechallengesthattestedtheskillandmindsofthebrilliantteamofscientist-astronautsArcot,Wade,andMorey.Theirinitialadventuresareaclassicofscience-fictionwhichfirstbroughtthenameoftheirauthor,JohnW.Campbell,intoprominenceasamasteroftheinventiveimagination.
Abitofamenage-a-quatreinaremotecabininthewildernessasfugitiveHugh,hisyoungerbrotherPete,nursemaidandcookBella,andnowthenewlyarrivedsnow-blindedyoungSylviewhohadbeensnatchedfromneardeathinthesnowbytheheroicbutmoodyHugh.Becauseofherblindness,Sylvieisledtobelieveherrescuertobeahandsomeanddashinghero;hisyoungerbrothertobebutayoungladof14;andBellaamatronlyoldmaid.ButSylviewould,intime,formherownimageoftheclanandattempttobringthemtogetherastheyweredestinedtobesplitapart.Demonstrationlieshereinoftheinherentabilityoftheblindtousetheirothersensestobestanysituationlaidbeforethem.
Inthepreviousnovel,duringtheearlydaysofWorldWarI,TarzandiscoveredthathiswifeJanewasnotkilledinafiresetbyGermantroops,butwasinfactalive.InthisnoveltwomonthshavegonebyandTarzaniscontinuingtosearchforJane.HehastrackedhertoahiddenvalleycalledPal-ul-don,whichmeans"LandofMen."InPal-ul-donTarzanfindsarealJurassicParkfilledwithdinosaurs,notablythesavageTriceratops-likeGryfs,whichunliketheirprehistoriccounterpartsarecarnivorous.Thelostvalleyisalsohometotwodifferentracesoftailedhuman-lookingcreatures,theHo-don(hairlessandwhiteskinned)andtheWaz-don(hairyandblack-skinned).TarzanbefriendsTa-den,aHo-donwarrior,andOm-at,theWaz-donchiefofthetribeofKor-ul-ja.InthisnewworldhebecomesacaptivebutsoimpresseshiscaptorswithhisaccomplishmentsandskillsthattheynamehimTarzan-Jad-Guru(TarzantheTerrible),whichisthenameofthenovel
Carryingoutthelastwishesofacomrade,mercenaryEricJohnStarktakesonthetaskofreturningastolentalismantoawalledcityneartheMartianpole;acitythatguardsthemysteriousGatesofDeath.NowallhehastodoisgetpastthebrutalclansofMekhandtheshadowyLordCiarantogettoKushatwherethey’llprobablyattempttokillhim.AllwhilehetriestoholdontoatalismanthatimprintsancientmemoriesoftheGatesinhismind.That’snoteasyforahumanraisedbyMercurianaborigines.-BlackAmazonofMarsisthethirdstorytofeatureBrackett’sheroEricJohnStark,andwaslaterexpandedintothenovelPeopleoftheTalisman.ItwasfirstpublishedinPlanetStoriesmagazineinMarchof1951.
ThisisatrueaccountbyAmericanwomanjournalistwho,in1889,setouttoseewhethershecouldbeatthefictionaljourneyinJulesVerne’s1873novel,AroundtheWorldinEightyDays.Wearingonedressandcarryingonehandbag,ElizabethCochraneSeaman(penname“NellieBly”),reportedhertravelsbacktoavidreadersinAmerica.
In1887NellieBly,oneofthefirstfemalenewspaperwriters,andayoungreporterwhowouldsoongoontomakeacareerforherselfasaninvestigativejournalistand“stunt”reporter,hadherselfcommittedtotheBlackwell’sIslandInsaneAsyluminNewYork.Herpurposewastodiscoverwhatlifewaslikeforthosewhohadbeendeemedinsane.Shewassurprisedtodiscoverthedepthofmistreatementofthepatients.Partiallyasaresultofherreporting,moremoneywasallocatedtotheasylumandreformswereputintoplace
RobertBlochwasaprolificwriterinmanygenres.AsayoungmanhewasencouragedbyhismentorH.P.Lovecraft,andwasaclosefriendofStanleyG.Weinbaum.BesideshundredsofshortstoriesandnovelshewroteanumberoftelevisionandfilmscriptsincludingseveralfortheoriginalStarTrek.In1959BlochwrotethenovelPsychowhichAlfredHitchcockadaptedtofilmayearlater.HereceivedtheHugoAward,theWorldFantasyAward,theBramStokerAward,andheisapastpresidentoftheMysteryWritersofAmerica.PublishedinAmazingStoriesin1958,ThisCrowdedEarthisathrillersetonanoverpopulatedEarthofthefuture.
Dimple,thenine-year-oldlittlegirlisaccustomedtobeingalwaysthefirst.ShehasBubbles,alittlecolouredgirlasplaymateandservant.OnedayDimple’scousin,Florencecomestovisitherandtheyhaveawonderfultimetogether.Butthencometherainydaysandthetwochildreneasilygetboredinthehouse…andthat’showtheadventuresandtroublesbegin.
Fortress-walledSaintCatherine'smonasteryontheSinaipeninsulahasbeenapilgrimagesitesinceitsfoundingbytheByzantineEmperorJustinianinthe6thcentury.Accordingtotradition,themonasterysitsatthebaseofthemountainwhereMosesreceivedtheTabletsoftheLaw.Setinruggedcountry,accessibleintimespastonlybyamanydaysjourneybycamelacrossbarrendesert,themonasterysurvivedintactthroughthecenturies,and,asaresult,becamearichrepositoryofreligioushistory—toldthroughitsicons,mosaics,andthebooksandmanuscriptsinthemonasterylibrary.
hisviewsduingtea-patieswheesevantsminglewithhisaistocaticguests,totheembaassmentofall.Cichton,hisbutle,paticulalydisappovesofthis.Loam,hisfamily,amaid,andCichtonaeshipweckedonadesetedtopicalisland.TheesoucefulCichtonistheonlyoneofthepatywithanypacticalknowledge.Eventually,socialolesaeevesed,andCichtonbecomesthegoveno.
Althoughthebook'stitleBlackIvoydenotesdealingintheslavetadeitisnotouheoeswhoaedoingit.Attheveyfistchaptetheeisashipweck,whichleavesthesonofthechateeofthesinkingship,andaseamanfiendofhis,aloneontheeastcoastofAfica,wheeAabandPotugueseslavetadesweestillcayingouttheieviltade,despitethegeateffotsofpatollingBitishwashipstolimititandfeetheunfotunateswhomtheyfoundbeingcaiedawayintheAabdhows.Ouheoesencounteedaslavetadealmostattheveyspotwheetheycomeashoe,andtheebymanagedtogettoZanzibainaBitishwashipthathadcaptuedthetade'sdhowinwhichoufiendshadhitchedalift.
公元前4—3世纪之交,雅典哲学家德米特里厄斯(DemetriusPhalereus)编辑了第一部伊索寓言集:《伊索故事集成》(AssembliesofAesop'sTales),据介绍,书中包含早期的伊索寓言故事约200则。可惜的是现在这本书已经亡佚。公元1—2世纪,费德鲁斯(Phaedrus)和巴布里乌斯(Babrius)分别用拉丁文和希腊文编新版《伊索寓言》 订了诗体的伊索寓言,但新版《伊索寓言》是流传不广。十四世纪初,东罗马帝国的僧侣学者普拉努德斯搜集和整理了当时听到的和陆续发现的古希腊寓言抄本,编成《伊索寓言》。1479年印刷。书中有150则寓言。这就是现在我们常识的“伊索寓言”的最初版。此后数百年间的各种版本都是从这个版本发展而来。
InthesequaltoTheStoryGirlSaraStanleyreturnstojointheKingchildreninpublishingtheirownlocalmagazinetoentertainthetownofCarlisle.
ThePrincessandtheGoblinisanenthrallingfantasytalewrittenbyGeorgeMacDonald.HernurseLootieraisestheprincessIreneinahouseonamountain,itisherethatshemeetshermysteriousgreat-great-grandmother,andherfriendtheminorboyCurdie.ThingsarepeacefulforIreneuntilthehideousraceofgoblinsthatlivebeneaththemountainstartplanningsomethingbig.ThroughhiswritingGeorgeMacDonaldhasinfluencedsuchwritersasJ.R.R.TolkienandC.S.Lewis.