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〈女吸血鬼·卡米拉〉（CARMILLA）是英国怪异小说作家乔瑟夫·协利丹·雷·法纽在一八七二年所发表的怪异小说。雷·法纽于一八一四年出生于爱尔兰的达布尔。父亲是基督教会的司祭，母亲是拥有学者、艺术家等诸多头衔的名人。孩提时代的雷．法纽，身体十分孱弱，且略带神经质。喜欢独自一个人绘画，或从奶妈那儿听一些古老的故事。后来，父亲辗转调到爱尔兰各地的教会。对雷．法纽而言，听当地老人或农民说一些当地的民间传闻，乃是最大的乐事！尤其是一些可怕怪物的故事，或一些古宅的神奇传说，更是深深吸引着他。终于，雷．法纽进入了达布尔大学学习历史，阅读许多有关幽灵、魔女、吸血鬼等的研究书籍。

poetryprojectfortheweekofJanuary22,2006:TheOwlandthePussycatisafamousnonsensepoembyEdwardLear,firstpublishedin1871.Itsmostnotablehistoricalfeatureistheintroductionoftherunciblespoon.

讲述了20世纪初法国巴黎一位年轻的女记者阿黛拉，为了拯救因意外事故深度昏迷成植物人的同胞妹妹，独闯埃及金字塔——法老的墓穴，希望通过法老的御医唤醒她的亲人。正当她将木乃伊运送到巴黎时，更大的危机却在巴黎酝酿着，阿黛拉的非凡冒险就此展开了……

ArseneLupinreturnsinawonderfulstoryofdisguises,love,andofcoursetreasure.Onceagain,LupincrossespathswiththefamousHolmlockShears.ButthistimeArsenematcheswitswithIsidoreBeautrelet,Sixth-formSchoolboy.EverystepthatLupintakeshasBeautreletrightonhisheels.HasLupinfinallymethismatch·WillBeautreletdiscoverthesecretoftheHollowNeedle·Andhasthegentlemanburglarmetanothermatchaswell,onewhowillleadhimawayfromhislifeofcrimeforever·

TheJustSoStoriesforLittleChildren,firstpublishedin1902,werewrittenbyBritishauthorRudyardKipling.Theyareacollectionoffantasticstories,typicallyabouthowvariousanimalscametobethewaytheyaretoday.(SummarybyReynardwithhelpfrom……

RudyardKiplingpublishedStalky&Co.in1899.SetatanEnglishboardingschoolinaseasidetownontheNorthDevoncoast.(Thetown,WestwardHo!,isnotonlyunusualinhavinganexclamationmark,butalsoinbeingitselfnamedafteranovel,byCharlesKingsley.)Thebookisacollectionoflinkedshortstories,withsomeinformationabouttheeponymousStalky’slaterlife.Beetle,oneofthemaintrio,issaidtobebasedonKiplinghimself,whileStalkymaybebasedonLionelDunsterville.

dleThoughtsofanIdleFellow,publishedin1886,isacollectionofhumorousessaysbyJeromeK.Jerome.Itwastheauthor’ssecondpublishedbookandhelpedestablishhimasaleadingEnglishhumorist.Thebookconsistsof14independentarticlesarrangedbythemes.

TheStoryofMyLifeisapersonalaccountofHelenKeller’slife,fromherearlydaystothoseasanadult.ItincludeshowshecametomeetherteacherAnnSullivan,andlearnttocommunicateusingthemanualalphabet.Itthengoesontochronicleherdaysasacollegestudent.

Intendedforayouthfulaudience,TheStoryoftheMiddleAges,publishedin1906,tellsthehistoryoftheMiddleAgesinsimpleandentertainingfashion,andhelpstoexplaintheinfluenceoftheMiddleAgesonmoderntimes.TopicscoveredincludetheriseoftheChristianchurch,Feudalism,Charlemagne,theCrusades,theHundredYears’War,andthedailylifeofpeasant,noble,andclergy.

TheGiftoftheMagiisanO.Henryshortstoryinwhichayoungcoupleareverymuchinlovewitheachotherbutcanbarelyaffordtheirone-roomapartment.ForChristmas,theyeachmakeasacrificetopurchaseagiftfortheother,withironicresults.Themoralofthestoryisthatphysicalpossessions,howevervaluabletheymaybe,areoflittlevalueinthegrandschemeofthings.Thetrueunselfishlovethatthecharacters,JimandDella,shareisgreaterthantheirpossessions.O.Henryendsthestorybyclarifyingthemetaphorbetweenthecharactersinthestory,DellaandJames(orJim),andtheBiblicalMagi.TheGiftoftheMagifeaturesO.Henry’scharacteristictwistendinganduseofflowerydiction.

TheFederalistPapers(correctlyknownasTheFederalist)areaseriesof85articlesadvocatingtheratificationoftheUnitedStatesConstitution.Seventy-sevenoftheessayswerepublishedseriallyinTheIndependentJournalandTheNewYorkPacketbetweenOctober1787andAugust1788.Acompilationoftheseandeightothers,calledTheFederalist,waspublishedin1788byJ.andA.M’Lean.TheFederalistPapersserveasaprimarysourceforinterpretationoftheConstitution,astheyoutlinethephilosophyandmotivationoftheproposedsystemofgovernment.TheauthorsoftheFederalistPaperswantedtobothinfluencethevoteinfavorofratificationandshapefutureinterpretationsoftheConstitution.AccordingtohistorianRichardMorris,theyarean“incomparableexpositionoftheConstitution,aclassicinpoliticalscienceunsurpassedinbothbreadthanddepthbytheproductofanylaterAmericanwriter.”

《格林童话》产生于十九世纪初，是由德国著名语言学家，雅格·格林和威廉·格林兄弟收集、整理、加工完成的德国民间文学。它是世界童话的经典之作，自问世以来，在世界各地影响十分广泛。格林兄弟以其丰富的想象、优美的语言给孩子们讲述了一个个神奇而又浪漫的童话故事。在国内，日本，台湾也有根据《格林童话》创作的故事集。

PaulO.Zelinsky,1998CaldecottmedalistforRapunzel,alsohasthreeCaldecottHonorBooksunderhisbelt:HanselandGretel,SwampAngel,andthisfineeditionofRumpelstiltskin.Zelinsky'soilpaintingsareperfectlysuitedtothestrangesagaofthelittlemanwiththesecretnamewhoknowshowtospinstrawintogold.Thegoldenlightinfusingthelatemedievalsettingsubtlyreinforcesthetheme.ThevisualcharacterizationofRumpelstiltskinisatriumph:anoddelfinmanwithbulbouseyes,agigantic,flatblackhat,impossiblyskinnyarmsandlegs,andlong,pointedblackshoes.ThisRumpelstiltskinisnotscaryorhorrid,butrathermischievousandweird.Whentheyoungqueen……

Eversinceshewasachild,RebeccahasbeenenchantedbyhergrandmotherGemma’sstoriesaboutBriarRose.ButapromiseRebeccamakestoherdyinggrandmotherwillleadheronaremarkablejourneytouncoverthetruthofGemma’sastonishingclaim:IamBriarRose.Ajourneythatwillleadhertounspeakablebrutalityandhorror.Butalsotoredemptionandhope.ATorTeeneditionofthemodernclassicbycritically-acclaimedauthorJaneYolen.

AgreatkingofalandfarawayintheEasthadadaughterwhowasverybeautiful,butsoproudandhaughtyandconceited,thatnoneoftheprinceswhocametoaskforherhandinmarriagewasgoodenoughforher.Allsheeverdidwasmakefunofthem.Onceuponatimethekingheldagreatfeastandinvitedallhersuitors.Theyallsatinarow,rangedaccordingtotheirrank--kingsandprincesanddukesandearlsandcountsandbaronsandknights.Whentheprincesscamein,asshepassedbythem,shehadsomethingspitefultosaytoeachone.

Whatwouldyoudoifyoudiscoveredadragonlivinginacaveonahillaboveyourhome·Makefriends,readpoetrytogether·Itturnsoutthatnotalldragonsareintentonpillagingthecountryside.Somemightactuallyenjoypeace,quiet,andtheoccasionalbanquet.TheBoyofthisstoryknowshowtohandledragons,andlifeisgood…untilaknightinshiningarmorarrivesintowntoexterminatehisfriend!Itdoesn’tmatterthatit’sa“good”dragon—rulesarerules,youknow!

Publishedin1766‘TheVicarofWakefield’wasOliverGoldsmith’sonlynovel.Itwasthoughttohavebeensoldtothepublisherfor£60onOliverGoldsmith’sbehalfbyDrJohnsontoenableGoldsmithtopayoffoutstandingrentandtoreleasehimselffromhislandlady’sarrest.ItisthestoryofthefamilyofDrPrimrose,abenevolentvicar,andfollowsthemthroughtheirfallfromfortuneandtheirultimateriseagain.Thestoryprovidesinsightintofamilylifeandcircumstancesinthemid18thcenturyandtheplothasmanyaspectsofapantomimelikequality:Impersonation,deception,anaristocraticvillainandtheabductionofabeautifulheroine.

HerbertAllenGiles(1845-1935)spentseveralyearsasadiplomatinChinaandin1897wasappointedCambridgeUniversity’ssecondprofessorofChinese.HispublishedworkscoverChineselanguageandliterature,historyandphilosophy.Thisseriesoflectures,publishedas“ChinaandtheChinese”,wasgivenatColumbiaUniversityin1902,tomarktheestablishmentofaChineseprofessorshipthere.Thelectureswerenotintendedforthespecialist,moretourgeawiderandmoresystematicstudyofChinaanditsculture,andtoencouragenewstudentsintothefield.

RobertFrost,wholivedfromMarch26,1874toJanuary29,1963,wasawinnerof4PulitzerprizesandoneofAmerica’sbestlovedpoets.Thisselectionofhispoemsisashortwalkthroughthevarietyofhissimplisticnaturalthemesandcomplexsocialunderstandings.

volunteersbringyoutwenty-threedifferentrecordingsofFireandIce,byRobertFrost.ThiswastheweeklypoetryprojectfortheweekofAugust27th,2006.

2009年出版的WordsforYou，作为一张由英国演员配上古典音乐朗诵的经典诗集，在全球取得了意想不到的成功，成为了2009年英国最热销的专辑之一，其收益也用以资助慈善团体。2010年再接再厉出版的WordsforYou-theNextChapter，也集合了一众优秀的演员，如梅丽尔·斯特里普（MerylStreep，代表作《穿普拉达的女王》TheDevilWearsPrada，《铁娘子》TheIronLady）、本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇（BenedictCumberbatch，代表作《神探夏洛克》Sherlock，《霍金》Hawking）、海伦娜·博纳姆·卡特（HelenaBonhamCarter，代表作《爱丽丝梦游奇境》AliceinWonderland，《哈利·波特与混血王子》HarryPotterandTheHalf-BloodPrince）等，以他们的优美声线，朗诵纪伯伦、莎士比亚、勃朗宁等名诗。背景音乐亦精选了一些世界名曲，如维瓦尔第的《四季》、德彪西的《牧神的午后前奏曲》、贝多芬的《G大调小步舞曲》等。无论欣赏、教育均是上乘的选择。

ThedeadbodyofamanisfoundonthestepstosomechambersofMiddleTempleLane,nearLondon’slawcourts.Ajournalistandayounglawyerstartinvestigating.–ThisclassicEnglishmurdermysterywaswrittenin1920byJ.S.Fletcher,himselfalawyerturnedjournalistandauthor.

ThisSideofParadiseisthedebutnovelofF.ScottFitzgerald.Publishedin1920,andtakingitstitlefromalineoftheRupertBrookepoemTiareTahiti,thebookexaminesthelivesandmoralityofpost-WorldWarIyouth.Itsprotagonist,AmoryBlaine,isawealthyandattractivePrincetonUniversitystudentwhodabblesinliteratureandhasaseriesofromancesthateventuallyleadtohisdisillusionment.Inhislaternovels,Fitzgeraldwouldfurtherdevelopthebook’sthemeoflovewarpedbygreedandstatus-seeking.

HereisacollectionofstrikinglydifferentpiecesbyFlaubert:aprosepoeminthevoicesofDeath,SatanandNero;thetrialsandapotheosisofamedievalsaint;andthelifeofaselflessmaidin19thcenturyFrance.Eachexhibitsthevigorousexactness,andthemixtureofrealismandromanticism,forwhichFlaubertisrenowned.

RufusEsteswasbornaslavein1857inTennessee,andexperiencedfirsthandtheturmoiloftheCivilWar.HebeganworkinginaNashvillerestaurantattheageof16,andin1883tookupemploymentasaPullmancook.In1897,hewashiredasprincipalcheffortheprivaterailwaycarofU.S.Steelmagnates(thefin-de-siecleequivalentoftoday’sLearJetsforcorporatetravel).Thereheservedsucculentfarefortherichandfamousattheturnofthe20thcentury.

TheWasteLandisahighlyinfluential433-linemodernistpoembyT.S.Eliot.Itisperhapsthemostfamousandmostwritten-aboutlongpoemofthe20thcentury,dealingwiththedeclineofcivilizationandtheimpossibilityofrecoveringmeaninginlife.Despitetheallegedobscurityofthepoem—itsshiftsbetweensatireandprophecy,itsabruptandunannouncedchangesofspeaker,locationandtime,itselegiacbutintimidatingsummoningupofavastanddissonantrangeofculturesandliteratures—thepoemhasnonethelessbecomeafamiliartouchstoneofmodernliterature.

Whiledescribinghisdiningexperiencesthroughout“BohemianSanFrancisco,”ClarenceEdwordspaintsanhistoricpanoramaofCaliforniacuisinewithallitscosmopolitaninfluences.Bestofall,heofferstantalizingrecipesculledfromconversationswiththemasterchefsof1914in“TheCitybytheBay.”

EmilyDickinsonhascometoberegardedasoneofthequintessentialpoetsof19thcenturyAmerica.Averyprivatepoetwithaveryquietandreclusivelife,herpoetrywaspublishedposthumouslyandimmediatelyfoundawideaudience.

PoemXXI:“ABook”,readbythewonderfulpodcastersatthePodcastersAcrossBorders2006conference,inKingston,Ontario,June23-24,2006.

Thisisa1910guideforthosewhowishtolearnhowtocorrectly(thoughmaybenot“properly”)createsentences,usefiguresofspeech,writeletters,andmore,allwhilechoosingtherightwordsanddoingitwithstyle.JosephDevlin’swordsmaynotallberelevantstilltoday,butatleastitsoundsgoodwhenit’sreadaloud!