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"TheOpenBoat"isashortstorybyAmericanauthorStephenCrane(1871–1900).Firstpublishedin1897,itwasbasedonCrane'sexperienceofsurvivingashipwreckoffthecoastofFloridaearlierthatyearwhiletravelingtoCubatoworkasanewspapercorrespondent.Cranewasstrandedatseaforthirtyhourswhenhisship,theSSCommodore,sankafterhittingasandbar.Heandthreeothermenwereforcedtonavigatetheirwaytoshoreinasmallboat;oneofthemen,anoilernamedBillieHiggins,drownedaftertheboatoverturned.Crane'spersonalaccountoftheshipwreckandthemen'ssurvival,titled"StephenCrane'sOwnStory",wasfirstpublishedafewdaysafterhisrescue.
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《大街》是美国第一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的作家辛克莱·路易斯的代表作,问世后迅速风靡欧美国家,一年内再版28次,被称为“20世纪美国出版史上最轰动的事件”。此书还成为了当时堪萨斯州各级学校学生的必读教材。小说主题新颖,风格别致,洋溢着浓郁的美国中西部地方风情,评论家称此书是美国文学中描述地方风情最出色的文学作品。
OneofthemostdisputedfiguresinAmericanHistory,JeffersonwasacentralfigureintheRevolutionary,Federalist,andJeffersonianera.DavidMuzzeycapturesthecharacterofJeffersoninawayfewbiographershave.
AmagnificentcollectionofshortbiographiesofU.S.PresidentsfromWashingtontoCleveland,W.A.Peterssuceedsintellingthestoryofhiscountry,throughtheeyesofit'sexecutives.
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ErnestBramahismainlyknownforhis‘KaiLung’books–DorothyLSayersoftenusedquotesfromthemforherchapterheadings.Inhislifetimehoweverhewasequallywellknownforhisdetectivestories.SinceSherlockHolmeswehavehadFrenchdetectives,Belgiandetectives,aristocraticdetectives,royaldetectives,ecclesiasticaldetectives,drunkendetectivesandevena(very)fewquitenormalhappilymarrieddetectives.MaxCarradoswashoweverprobablythefirstblinddetective.
Metamorphosisisabiologicalprocessbywhichananimalphysicallydevelopsafterbirthorhatching,involvingaconspicuousandrelativelyabruptchangeintheanimal'sbodystructurethroughcellgrowthanddifferentiation.Someinsects,amphibians,molluscs,crustaceans,Cnidarians,echinodermsandtunicatesundergometamorphosis,whichisusuallyaccompaniedbyachangeofhabitatorbehavior.
TheStoryofMyLifecontainsthreeparts.ThefirstisHelenKeller'sautobiographicalaccountofherlifefromchildhoodtothebeginningofherstudiesatRadcliffe.ThischronicledescribesthetransformationofHelen'slifebroughtaboutbythearrivalofAnneSullivan,herteacherandmentor,whenshesucceededinconveyingtoHelenthe"mysteryoflanguage."
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你置信社会上可疑吗·你怕鬼吗·中华听书网实在每一度厉鬼的面前,都会有一度或者凄楚、或者无法、或者可惜的本事。一度千年的咒骂,一段没有为世人承受的孽缘,一度没有停纠缠的诡异恶梦,一度平庸无奇女孩到绝世靓女的高度变质……倒霉的无脸姑娘;微妙的子虚乌有;翻身的青铜悬棺;恐惧的******手卷;十三个情愿为咒的厉鬼;没有知何种缘由被浸没的奥秘他国。一桩桩一件件的悬案,牵扯出千年前一段凄美凄惨的恋情本事。那样,千年后的昨天要如何化解千年前的恩仇呢·
牧羊少年圣地亚哥接连两次做了同一个梦,梦见埃及金字塔附近藏有一批宝藏。少年卖掉羊群,历尽千辛万苦一路向南,跨海来到非洲,穿越“死亡之海”撒哈拉大沙漠……期间奇遇不断,在一位炼金术士的指引下,他终于到达金字塔前,悟出了宝藏的真正所在……
马克·吐温(MarkTwain,1835年11月30日-1910年4月21日),原名萨缪尔·兰亨·克莱门(SamuelLanghorneClemens)(射手座)是美国的幽默大师、小说家、作家,也是著名演说家,19世纪后期美国现实主义文学的杰出代表
UptonSinclair'ssixthnovelandfirstpopularsuccess,writtenwhenhewassentbythesocialistweeklynewspaperAppealtoReasontoChicagotoinvestigateconditionsinthestockyards.Thoughintendedtocreatesympathyfortheexploitedandpoorlytreatedimmigrantworkersinthemeat-packingindustry,TheJungleinsteadarousedwidespreadpublicindignationatthequalityofandimpuritiesinprocessedmeatsandthushelpedbringaboutthepassageoffederalfood-inspectionlaws.Sinclairironicallycommentedatthetime……
Oneoftheworld'sgreateststorytellersweavestogetheranunforgettablecollectionofanimaltales,includinghowthecamelgotitshump,howtheleopardgotitsspots,andhowevenabutterflystampinghislegcanchangeaman'slife.
公元前二世纪,罗马人在第二次战胜迦太基之后,建立了一个庞大的帝国。这次胜利使许多罗马人大发横财,但是连绵不断的战争扰乱了罗马的社会体制和经济体制,许多农民的财产被抢夺一空。最初的罗马元老院只不过是个小城市的元老院,实践已经证明它已经不能合理地治理这样一个庞大的帝国。政治上腐化堕落,******受贿到处盛行,整个地中海周围地方都因罗马人的昏庸统治而遭灾受难。约从公元前133年起,就在罗马出现了一场长期的动乱……
HowSammyWenttoCoral-Landisachildren’sshortstoryaboutasalmonnamedSammywhohasgrandadventureswhenheswimstoCoral-Landalone.Thestorydealswithbravery,danger,andfindingoutwhatyouwantisrightinfrontofyou.
TheHouseoftheSevenGables,publishedin1851,exploresissuesofclassandthepursuitofwealthagainstthebackdropofdecayingresidences.
TheGoAheadBoysandtheRacingMotor-Boatisanadventurestoryaboutaboyswhoenteraboatrace.Source:RossKay,TheGoAheadBoysandtheRacingMotor-Boat(NewYork:Goldsmith,1916)
第二次世界大战期间,英国伦敦饱受空袭威胁,孩童都被疏散到乡间避难,皮芬家的四位兄弟姐妹-彼得、苏珊、爱德蒙、露西,被安排到一位老教授狄哥里寇克的乡间大宅暂住。在这占地辽阔、房间众多的宅邸之中,小妹露西发现了一个奇特的魔衣橱,居然可以通往神奇的奇幻国度-纳尼亚。露西在纳尼亚王国遇到一位和蔼可亲的人羊吐纳思先生,并跟他成为好朋友。事后露西将亲身经验告诉兄姐,起初他们并不信,但后来在一次意外情况下,他们终于也进入魔衣橱,随着微暗的灯光踏上灯野,正式造访了纳尼亚……
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