BorninVictorianLondononJuly28th,1866,BeatrixPottercreatedsomeofthebest-lovedchildren’sstoriesofalltime.StartingwithPeterRabbitandmovingthroughtherestofthesedelightfultales,theGreatBigTreasuryofBeatrixPotterwillwarmtheheartsbothofthosewhorememberherfondlyfromtheirchildhoodsandthosewhodiscoverforthefirsttimethemagicofthesetimelessstories.
ThestoryoflittleOtto,agentle,peace-lovingchildbornintotheheartofturmoilandstrifeinthecastleofafeudingrobberbaroninmedievalGermany.
Acrossbetweenguidebookandsocialcommentary,TheSpinsterBookgivescleverandhumorousinsightsontopicssuchascourting,handlingmenandwomen,loveletters,marriageandspinsterhood.
Foramoment,afterthescreendoorsnappedandwakenedhim,LeeRichardsonsatbreathlessandmotionless,hiseyesstillclosed,tryingdesperatelytoclingtothedreamandprintituponhisconsciousmemorybeforeitfaded."Areyouthere,Lee?"heheardAlexisPitov'svoice."Yes,I'mhere.Whattimeisit?"heasked,andthenadded,"Ifellasleep.Iwasdreaming."Itwasallright;hewasgoingtobeabletoremember.Hecouldstillseetheslimwomanwiththegrayingblondehair,playingwiththelittledachshundamongthenew-fallenleavesonthelawn.Hewasgladthey'dbothbeeninthisdreamtogether...
DorothyDaleisthedaughterofanoldCivilWarveteranwhoisrunningaweeklynewspaperinasmallEasterntown.Hersunnydisposition,herfun-lovingwaysandhertrialsandtriumphsmakeclean,interestingandfascinatingreading.TheDorothyDaleSeriesisoneofthemostpopularseriesofbooksforgirlseverpublished.
WrittenbyBaronessOrczyandfirstpublishedin1919,TheLeagueoftheScarletPimpernelisasequelbooktotheclassicadventuretale,TheScarletPimpernel.ThebookconsistsofelevenshortstoriesaboutSirPercyBlakeney’sexploitsinrescuingvariousaristosandFrenchcitizensfromtheclutchesoftheguillotine.Thestorieswhicharelistedbelow,aresetin1793butappearinnoparticularorder.Theyoccasionallyrefertoeventsinotherbooksintheseries.
Luredbyitsexoticgems,thespacetraderSolarQueenlandsonthelittle-knownplanetofSargol,onlytofindtheruthlessInter-SolarCompanythereaheadofthem.AdaptingquicklytothecultureofSargol’sfelineinhabitants,thecrewoftheQueenbeatouttheirrivalsandsuccessfullymakeadealwiththenatives.Butsoonaftertakeoff,theQueen’screwisstrickenwithaplague,andtheyarenowbannedfromlandingonanyinhabitedplanet.WilltheQueen’screwsavethemselves,orbecondemnedtodriftforeverthroughspace?
ThesequeltoPlagueShip,VoodooPlanetfindstheSolarQueenbannedfromtradeandstartinghersupposedquiettwo-yearstintasaninterstellarmailcarrier.ButinsteadhercrewacceptsavisittothesafariplanetofKhatka,wheretheyfindthemselvescaughtinabattlebetweentheforcesofreasonandthepowersofKhatka’smind-controllingwizard.
heBookofTeawaswrittenbyOkakuraKakuzointheearly20thcentury.Itwasfirstpublishedin1906,andhassincebeenrepublishedmanytimes.–Inthebook,KakuzointroducesthetermTeaismandhowTeahasaffectednearlyeveryaspectofJapaneseculture,thought,andlife.ThebookisnotedtobeaccessibiletoWesternaudiencesbecausethoughKakuzowasbornandraisedJapanese,hewastrainedfromayoungagetospeakEnglish
Saveforhisraucous,rhapsodicalautobiography,EcceHomo,TheAntichrististhelastthingthatNietzscheeverwrote,andsoitmaybeacceptedasastatementofsomeofhismostsalientideasintheirfinalform.OfallNietzsche’sbooks,TheAntichristcomesnearesttoconventionalityinform.Itpresentsaconnectedargumentwithveryfewinterludes,andhasabeginning,amiddleandanend.
ThisisthestoryoftheBastablechildrenandtheirattemptstohelpthefamilyfinancesbysearchingfortreasure.
ThepurposeofTheJuniorClassicsistoprovide,intenvolumescontainingaboutfivethousandpages,aclassifiedcollectionoftales,stories,andpoems,bothancientandmodern,suitableforboysandgirlsoffromsixtosixteenyearsofage.(summaryfrombookintroduction)ThiscollectionconsistsofVolume1ofTheJuniorClassics,anditcontainsmanywellknownstoriesintheiroriginalforms.Amongstoriesfromotherauthors,you’llfindHansChristianAnderson,Aesop,andtheGrimmbrothers.
ThisisaseriesofshortmessageswrittenbytheSouthAfricanminister,AndrewMurray.TheydealwiththenecessityandjoyofsurrenderingourlivescompletelytoGod.
Inthisnature-writingclassic,JohnMuireloquentlyportraysthevalleyhecalledhis“marvelouswonderland,”providingdetaileddescriptionsofitsflora,fauna,andnaturalfeatures.Hedemonstratesarareabilitytoportraybothscenicsplendorsandmomentsofpulse-poundingexcitement,suchaspeeringoverthedizzyingbrinkofYosemiteFallsorscalingsnow-coveredSouthDometowatchhishalf-mile-longshadowdanceontheseaofcloudsbelowhim.
volunteersbringyouninedifferentreadingsofClementC.Moore’s‘TwastheNightBeforeChristmas,aweeklypoetryproject.
TheStoryGirl,byAnneofGreenGablesauthorL.M.Montgomery,tellsaboutthesummerFelixandBeverlyKingvisittheircousinsinCarlise,Canada.Alongwithvariouscousinsandothersoon-to-be-friends,theymeetSaraStanley,theStoryGirl,acousinwhohasastoryforeverysituation.Asthechildrenpassthesummer,theygetintotrouble,haveadventures,listentotheStoryGirl’senchantingtales,andthen…getintoabitmoretrouble!
AsamiddleclassEnglishwomanMoodiedidnotparticularlyenjoy“thebush”,asshecalledit.SheandherhusbandmovedtoBellevillein1840,whichshereferredtoas“theclearings”.Hereshedescribedurbanlife,includingreligion,art,andeducation,especiallyascomparedtorelativelackofthesethingsin“thebush”.ShestudiedtheFamilyCompactandbecamesympathetictothemoderatereformersledbyRobertBaldwin,whileremainingcriticalofradicalreformerssuchasWilliamLyonMackenzie.Thiscausedproblemsforherhusband,whosharedherviews,but,assheriffofBelleville,hadtoworkwithmembersandsupportersoftheFamilyCompact.
Writtenin1921,thisisthefinalbookinL.M.Montgomery’sAnneofGreenGablesseries.SetduringWorldWarI,itshowsthecourageandenduranceofthesisters,mothersandwives(andbrothersandfathers)lefttotendthehomefront.ThemainfocusofthebookisonAnneandGilbert’syoungestdaughter,Rilla.
ThetimehasfinallyarrivedforAnnetoleaveGreenGablesinordertoattendRedmondCollege,whereromanceandadventureawait.Adulthoodbringsmanychallengesbothhappyandsad,buteveryone'sfavoriteredheadfacesthemallinherowncharmingway.
"InFlandersFields"isawarpoemintheformofarondeau,writtenduringtheFirstWorldWarbyCanadianphysicianandLieutenantColonelJohnMcCrae.HewasinspiredtowriteitonMay3,1915,afterpresidingoverthefuneraloffriendandfellowsoldierAlexisHelmer,whodiedduringtheSecondBattleofYpres.Accordingtotradition,McCraewasinitiallyunsatisfiedwithhisworkanddiscardedit,onlytoberetrievedbyfellowsoldiers.ItwasfirstpublishedonDecember8ofthatyearintheLondon-basedmagazinePunch.
Thisweek,tocelebrateColumbusDay,LibriVoxvolunteersbringyousixrecordingsofColumbusbyJoaquinMiller.ThiswastheweeklypoetryprojectfortheweekofOctober8th,2006.
别误会,这个是英文有声版的红屋之谜。艺术资助人、“红屋”的主人马克乐于招待客人,在一次早餐的时候他向住在这里的客人们宣布了一个消息:他十五年没见过的不招人喜欢的哥哥罗伯特将于下午来到这里。等客人们玩完高尔夫回来,发现罗伯特已经被***杀在了屋子里,而马克从人间蒸发了。刚好从这里路过的“业余侦探”吉林厄姆解开了这个谜题……
ArichlyannotatededitionresuscitatesafadingAmericanclassic.BecauseHallivas'spithyintroductionaddsbothperspectiveandgossipydetail,YAswillenjoylearningabouttheindividualstrugglesofthe244characterswhospeakfromthecemeteryon"thehill."Secondaryteacherswillfindthisausefultoolforpreparingcharactersketches,thankstothelively,specificannotationsnamingnames:whorejectedwhom;whochallengedwhom,bothphysicallyandpolitically--anditisallexpertlyresearched.ThemicrocosmofSpoonRivercomesalivewithitscentralconflictsofagrariantraditionistv.temperanceandabolitionistactivism.Fromthegrave,thehard-drinking,roughlyhewnfrontiersmenchallengethedo-goodsocialreformers,reenactingthestrugglethe19th-centurymidwesternpushkindled:wouldanygovernmentlawprohibitingdrinkingorslaveryimpressthesestrongindividual-rightstownspeople?TheyoffertheirownanswersasMastersintended,buttheyoffertheresponsesagainstatapestryofdetailtheeditorprovides.Hallivas'scogentessaytracesthephilosophicalinfluencesthatmarkedMasters'sworks:Spinoza,Goethe,andespeciallyWhitman.Theinclusionofseveralphotographsofthecharacterswhospeakaddsimportantvisualdetail.
KatherineMansfieldwasaprominentModernistwriterofshortfiction,andoneofNewZealand’sbest-knownauthors.“AttheBay”isastoryfromhercollectionTheGardenParty.
volunteersbringyouelevendifferentrecordingsofToHisCoyMistress,byAndrewMarvell,oneofthegreatestseductionspeechesofalltime.ThiswastheweeklypoetryprojectfortheweekofJuly23th,2006.
volunteersbringyouninedifferentrecordingsofABalladofJohnSilver,byJohnMasefield,tocelebrateInternationalTalkLikeaPirateDay.ThiswastheweeklypoetryprojectfortheweekofSeptember17th,2006.
InTheStoryofDoctorDolittle(1920),thefirstofHughLofting’sDoctorDolittlebooks,weareintroducedtothegooddoctorwhogivesuptreatingpeopleafterPolynesia,hisparrot,teacheshimanimallanguages.HisfameintheanimalkingdomspreadsthroughouttheworldandsoonhesetsofftocureamonkeyepidemicinAfrica,findingallsortsofexcitingadventuresontheway.Thisrecordingisoftheoriginaledition,whichisinthepublicdomain.Latereditions,whicharestillundercopyright,changedsomelanguageandplotelementsthatareconsideredraciallyderogatory.
DiamondthelittleboysleepsinthehayloftabovethestallofDiamondthehorse.Theloftissnugbutdrafty,andafterpluggingaholeinthewallonenight,DiamondisscoldedbythebeautifulLadyNorthWindforclosingher“window”intohisroom.Thusbeginstheirfriendship.SpiritedawaybytheNorthWind,Diamondembarksonaseriesofadventuresbothneartoandfarfromhishome.Hispureheartandhissimple,lovingspiritguidehimashejourneystothebackoftheNorthWindandhomeagain.
ThePrincessandtheGoblinisanenthrallingfantasytalewrittenbyGeorgeMacDonald.HernurseLootieraisestheprincessIreneinahouseonamountain,itisherethatshemeetshermysteriousgreat-great-grandmother,andherfriendtheminorboyCurdie.ThingsarepeacefulforIreneuntilthehideousraceofgoblinsthatlivebeneaththemountainstartplanningsomethingbig.ThroughhiswritingGeorgeMacDonaldhasinfluencedsuchwritersasJ.R.R.TolkienandC.S.Lewis.
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