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“TheLostPrince”isaboutMarcoLoristan,hisfather,andhisfriend,astreeturchinnamedTheRat.Marco’sfather,Stefan,isaSamavianpatriotworkingtooverthrowthecrueldictatorshipinthekingdomofSamavia.Marcoandhisfather,Stefan,cometoLondonwhereMarcostrikesupafriendshipwithacrippledstreeturchinknownasTheRat.Marco’sfather,realizingthattwoboysarelesslikelytobenoticed,entruststhemwithasecretmissiontotravelacrossEuropegivingthesecretsign:‘TheLampislighted.’Thisbringsaboutarevolutionwhichsucceedsinoverthrowingtheoldregimeandre-establishingtherightfulking.ThebookendsinaclimaticsceneasMarcorealizeshisfatheristhedescendantofIvorFedorovitchandthustherightfulkingofSamavia.

ShehadnotbeenbroughtupinAmericaatall.ShehadbeenborninFrance,inabeautifulchâteau,andshehadbeenbornheiresstoagreatfortune,but,nevertheless,justnowshefeltasifshewasverypoor,indeed.AndyetherhomewasinoneofthemostsplendidhousesinNewYork.Shehadalovelysuiteofapartmentsofherown,thoughshewasonlyelevenyearsold.Shehadhadherowncarriageandasaddlehorse,atrainofmasters,andgovernesses,andservants,andwasregardedbyallthechildrenoftheneighborhoodasasortofgrandandmysteriouslittleprincess,whoseincomingsandoutgoingsweretobewatchedwiththegreatestinterest....

Inmid-1880sBooklyn,NewYok,CedicEolliveswithhisMothe(nevenamed,knownonlyasMsEolo“deaest”)ingenteelpovetyaftehisFatheCaptainEoldies.TheyeceiveavisitfomHavisham,anEnglishlawyewithamessagefomCedic’sgandfathe,LodDoincout.CedicisnowLodFauntleoyandheitotheEaldomandavastestate.TheEalwantsCedictolivewithhimandleantobeanEnglishaistocat.HeoffesMsEolahouseandincomebutefusestomeetohaveanythingtodowithhe.ThecustyEalisimpessedbytheappeaanceandintelligenceofhisyoungAmeicangandson,andchamedbyhisinnocentnatue.HeadmitsthatCedic,whohasbefiendedandcaedfothepooandneedyontheEal’sestate,willbeabetteEalthanhewas.

PeterRabbitgoestoschool,withMotherNatureashisteacher.Inthiszoologybookforchildren,ThorntonW.BurgessdescribesthemammalsofNorthAmericaintheformofanentertainingstory,includingplentyofdetailbutomittinglongscientificnames.Thereisanemphasisonconservation.

TheAdventuresofReddyFoxisanotherintheseriesofchildren’sstoriesbyconservationistThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisstory,ReddyandGrannyFoxmustoutsmartFarmerBrown’sBoywhoisouttogetReddyforstealinghispetchicken.Alongtheway,ReddyencountersmanyofthecitizensoftheGreenMeadowsandtheGreenForestandwithhimwelearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchas:theperilsofbeingashowoff;theimportanceofusingallofone’ssenses;thatitisafinethingtoshowsympathyandkindnesstoothers–evenourenemies;andthatthevalueofagrandmother’swisdomisinestimable.

Whenaninnocentbluejaystartstalkinginhissleep,it’suptohimtofindoutwhat’sgoingoninthisfun,naturalistic,Southern-stylechildren’sstory.

“Youcan’tfoololdMotherNature.No,Sir,youcan’tfoololdMotherNature,andit’sofnousetotry.”TheanimalsoftheGreenMeadowsandGreenForesthavelittleadventureswhileGrandfatherFrogtellsstoriestoMotherWestWind’schildren,theMerryLittleBreezes.

TheAdventuresofPaddyBeaverisanotherinthelonglistofchildren’sbooksbytheconservationist,ThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisbook,theindustriousandcleverPaddyBeaver,anewcomertotheGreenForest,hasencounterswithSammyJay,JerryMuskrat,Ol’ManCoyoteandotherinhabitantsoftheGreenForest.Alongtheway,welearnhowPaddybuildshisdamandhishouse,andhowhestoreshisfood.Wealsolearnlittlelessonsaboutlife,suchastheimportanceofplanningbeforedoing,caringforNature,trustingothers,thebenefitsofworkingtogetherandhowwonderfulitistohaveajobonecansinkone’steethinto.

ThorntonW.Burgesswasaconservationistandprolificauthorofchildren’sbooks.Hisgentlyhumorousstoriesabouttheanimalsofthemeadowsandwoodsteachlittlelessonsaboutgettingalongwithothers;theyareperfectbedtimestoriesforsmallchildren.

TheFortunesofPhilippaisbasedontheauthor'smother,AngelicaBrazil,whohadgrownupinRiodeJaneiroandattendedanEnglishboardingschoolattheageof10,findingtheEnglishculture,schoollifeandclimateconfronting.

AwonderfulbookinwhichwemeettheluckylittlebunnywhobecomesMrs.PeterRabbit!ThisisoneofmanydelightfulanimalbookswrittenbyThorntonW.Burgess.Igrewupreadingandenjoyingthesetalesoftalkinganimalswithfunandvariedpersonalities.PeterRabbitisacharacterlovedbyall,andthischarmingtalerecountstheadventuresofmeeting,wooing,andmarryingMrs.PeterRabbit.

ThorntonWaldoBurgess(January14,1874–June5,1965)wasaconservationistandauthorofchildren’sstories.Helovedthebeautyofnatureanditslivingcreaturessomuchthathewroteaboutthemfor50years.Bythetimeheretired,hehadwrittenmorethan170books.Manyofhisoutdoorobservationsinnaturewereusedasplotsforhisstories.Inhisfirstbook,“OldMotherWestWind,”publishedin1910,thereadermeetsmanyofthecharactersfoundinlaterbooksandstories.ThesecharactersincludePeterRabbit,JimmySkunk,SammyJay,BobbyRaccoon,JoeOtter,GrandfatherFrog,BillyMink,JerryMuskrat,SpottytheTurtleandofcourse,OldMotherWestWindandherMerryLittleBreezes.Notetoparentsofverysmallchildren:inChapter15,littleTommyTroutgetseatenbyapickerel.

TheAdventuresofJohnnyChuckisanotherinthelonglistofchildren’sbooksbyconservationistThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisstory,itisspringtimeandayoungchuck’sfancyturnstothoughtsof…traveling,protectingone’sturf,findinganewhome,andyes,love.Alongtheway,welearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchastherearegoodandbadkindsofpride,theimportanceofkeepingsecretsandthat,evenintheanimalworld,thethreemostimportantfactorsindeterminingthedesirabilityofpropertyare“location,location,location.”

TheAdventuresofJimmySkunkisanotherinthelonglistchildren’sbooksbytheconservationist,ThorntonW.Burgess.Inthisbook,JimmySkunkhasencounterswithReddyFox,PeterRabbit,Unc’BillyPossumandotheracquaintancesofhisintheGreenMeadowsandGreenForest.Alongtheway,welearnsomeofthehabitsofJimmyandhisfriendsandwelearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchastheimportanceofalwayskeepingone’stemper,keepingpromisesandnotplayingpracticaljokes.WearealsotreatedtoaphilosophicaldiscussionbyJimmySkunkontheadvantagesofdefensiveweaponry.

JoinusaswefollowJerryMuskratandhisfriendsonanadventuretodiscoverwhatisthreateningtheirhomeland;TheLaughingBrookandTheSmilingPool.(SummarybyLinetteGeisel)

DannybeginshistaleregrettingthelengthofhistailuntilheiscorrectedbyMr.Toad.ThenhehasaseriesofstalkingsbyReddyandGrannyFox.HeiscapturedbyHootytheOwlandescapesmid-flighttoPeterRabbit'sbriarpatch.PetergoestoFarmerBrown'speachorchardandgetscaughtinasnareandbarelyescapeshimself.FinallyDannygetstrappedinatincanandmustusehiswitstoescapeReddyFoxagain.(SummaryfromWikipedia)

TheAdventuresofBusterBearisanothersetofchildren’sstoriesbytheconservationist,ThorntonW.Burgess.BusterBearhasmanyadventuresandmisadventuresashemeetsthedifferentcharactersintheGreenForestneartheLaughingBrook.Alongtheway,welearnaboutthehabitsofBusterandhisfriendsandwelearnlittlelessonsaboutlifesuchastheimportanceofsharing,notstealing,makingfriendsandnotstickingone’sheadintotinpails.

DicksonMcCunn,arespectable,newlyretiredgrocer,plansawalkingholidayinthehillsofsouth-westScotland.HemeetsayoungEnglishpoetandfindshimselfinthethickofaplotinvolvingthekidnappingofaRussianprincess,whoisheldprisonerintheramblingmansion,Huntingtower.Thismodernfairy-taleisalsoagrippingadventurestory.

AnAustralianchildrens'classicaboutlifeonarancharoundthesametimeofALittleFloridaLady,withasimilarlypluckytomboyheroine.Also,likethelatterstory,expectsomeracialstereotypingofAsianandAboriginalcharacters.Thisoriginallyranasanewspaperserialanditshowsintheepisodicnatureofthechapters,suchasavividtriptothecircussandwichedbytalkofamadkillerandanunexpectedlysentimentalending.(SummarybyBellonaTimes)

Forthiscollection,LibriVoxvolunteersmadetheirownselectionsfromRobertBrowning'spoetryandprosetocelebratethe200thanniversaryofhisbirthon7thMay1812.

与传统的商学院不同的是，美国BSE企业家商学院从创立开始就抛弃了纯理论体系的学术研究。学院在富勒博士的指引下，直接切入实践，分析企业存在于社会的核心价值到底是什么。从商业的本质关系上，探寻企业与行业、商业连接的最佳构造和模式。突破了欧美商学院一百年的理论传统和已有观念的束缚。成立之初它就以“快速的良性发展”为唯一标准，筛选出全世界增长速度最快的一流企业、投资者和创业公司，探索他们胜出的关键因素。基于近30年的深入研究,已确定这些优胜企业更容易成功的原因在于——商业模式的创新能力比竞争对手更强。这所世界最前沿的实战型商学院，改变了人们对商业的传统认识。

PippaPasseswasadramaticpiece,asmuchplayaspoetry,byRobertBrowningpublishedin1841asthefirstvolumeofhisBellsandPomegranatesseries.Theauthordescribedtheworkasthefirstofaseriesofdramaticpieces.Hisoriginalideawasofayoung,innocentgirl,movingunblemishedthroughthecrime-riddenneighbourhoodsofAsolo.

KnowingtheEgyptianasIknowhim,Icannotbutthinkthatheisgreatlymisunderstood,evenbythosewhoaresincerelyanxioustobefriendhim.Hisfaultsandhisfailingsaretobefoundatlargeinalmostanyofthescoresofbooksthathaveoflateyearsbeenwrittenabouthimandhiscountry;but,thoughnotafewhavegivenhimcreditforsomeofhismoresalientgoodpoints,yetnonethatIhaveseenhaveshownanyjustappreciationofhimashereallyis.

Hermostfamouswork,Granny'sWonderfulChair,waspublishedin1856anditisstillinprinttothisday.Itisarichlyimaginativebookoffairystoriesandhasbeentranslatedintomanylanguages.Thiswork,readasachildbyFrancesHodgsonBurnett,inspiredthewritingsofLittleSaintElizabethandOtherStories

DisagreeableoldMissTerryspendsherChristmasEvegettingridoftoysfromherchildhoodtoybox.Onebyoneshetossesthemontothesidewalkinfrontofherhouse,thensecretlywatchesthelittlescenesthatoccur,whichseemtoconfirmherbeliefthattrueChristmasspiritdoesnotexist.ThentheAngelfromherchildhoodChristmastreeappearstoshowMissTerrythatshehasnotyetwitnessedthefinalactofeachofthoselittledramas...

ThenoveltellsthestoryofAgnesGrey,thedaughterofaminister,whosefamilycomestofinancialruin.Desperatetoearnthemoneytocareforherself,shetakesoneofthefewjobsallowedtorespectablewomenintheearlyVictorianera–theroleofgovernesstothechildrenofthewealthy.Inworkingwithtwodifferentfamilies(theBloomfieldsandtheMurrays),shecomestolearnaboutthetroublesthatfaceayoungwomanwhomusttrytoreininunruly,spoiledchildrenforaliving,andabouttheabilityofwealthandstatustodestroysocialvalues.Afterherfather’sdeath,Agnesopensasmallschoolwithhermotherandfindshappinesswithamanwholovesherforherself.Theyhavethreechildrenattheendofthenovel,Edward,AgnesandMary.

《阿格尼斯·格雷》是安妮·勃朗特的代表作，有很强的自传性，全书以女主人公第一人称的叙述语气写成。这是英国维多利亚朝一部很有深度的优秀的现实主义小说，作者站在那个时代的进步立场上，揭示了社会的不平等和不合理，对于“世胄蹑高位，英俊沉下僚”的社会现实，表现出强烈的不满和抗议。该书讲述一个自幼受人宠爱的娇弱英国少女格雷因家道中落被迫外出，担任富人家的家庭教师。她不着美好的理想和满腔的热诚踏上社会，然而势利的主人和调皮的学生使她尝尽人间辛酸。格雷小姐并不因此而消极颓废，凭着坚定的信念和百折不回的毅力，终于赢得纯正的爱情，开拓了成功的事业。本书系英国文坛勃朗特三姐妹中小妹妹的代表作，文笔细腻，曲折动人，与《简爱》和《呼啸山庄》有异曲同工之妙。

WhilediningoutinLondononeevening,HerculePoirotnoticesayoungwoman,JacquelinedeBellefort,dininganddancingwithherfiancé,SimonDoyle.PoirotalsonoticesthatJackie(anicknamegiventoherandusedbyintimates;shortforJacqueline)isverymuchsmittenandisinlovewithSimon.Thenextday,JacquelinetakesSimontomeetherbestfriend,wealthyyoungheiressLinnetRidgeway,inthehopesthatLinnetwillofferSimonajob.Threemonthslater,SimonhasbrokenoffhisengagementtoJacquelineandmarriedLinnet.

SamuelClemens(MarkTwain)beganwritinghisautobiographylongbeforethe1906publicationsoftheseChaptersfrommyAutobiography.Heoriginallyplannedtohavehismemoirspublishedonlyafterhisdeathbutrealized,oncehe’dpassedhis70thyear,thatalotofthematerialmightbeOKtopublishbeforehisdeparture.ThesechapterswerepublishedinserialformintheNorthAmericanReviewduring1906-1907.Whilemuchofthematerialconsistsofstoriesaboutthepeople,placesandincidentsofhislonglife,there’realsoseveralsectionsfromhisdaughter,whichhecalls“Susy’sbiographyofme”.

ThislandmarkworkofscientificandphilosophicalthoughtsetsforthCharlesDarwin'spioneeringtheoryofevolutionandtheinterdependenceofspecies.OntheOriginofSpecieshadanimmediateandprofoundimpactontheliteratureandideasofhiscontemporaries.Withoutsettingouttobecontroversial,DarwinbecamequitepossiblythemostrevolutionarywriteroftheVictorianage,overturningthewidelyheldreligiousandscientificbeliefsofhistime.