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TheBluebirdBooksisaseriesofnovelspopularwithteenagegirlsinthe1910sand1920s.TheserieswasbegunbyL.FrankBaumusinghisEdithVanDynepseudonym,thencontinuedbyatleastthreeothers,allusingthesamepseudonym.Baumwrotethefirstfourbooksintheseries,possiblywithhelpfromhisson,HarryNealBaum,onthethird. Thebooksareconcernedwithadolescentgirldetectives—aconceptBaumhadexperimentedwithearlier,inTheDaringTwins(1911)andPhoebeDaring(1912).TheBluebirdseriesbeganwithMaryLouise,originallywrittenasatributetoBaum’sfavoritesister,MaryLouiseBaumBrewster.Baum’spublisher,Reilly&Britton,rejectedthatmanuscript,apparentlyjudgingtheheroinetooindependent.Baumwroteanewversionofthebook;theoriginalmanuscriptislost.

TheMarvelousLandofOzisthesecondoftheOzbooks.ItfollowstheadventuresoftheScarecrow,theTinWoodmanandTip.TheEmeraldCityhasbeentakenoverbytheArmyofRevolt,andouradventurousfriendsneedthehelpofGlindatheGoodtoreturnittoitsrightfulruler.

StanleyG.Weinbaumisbestknownforhisshortstory“AMartianOdyssey”whichhasbeeninfluencingScienceFictionsinceitwasfirstpublishedin1934.Weinbaumisconsideredthefirstwritertocontriveanalienwhothoughtaswellasahuman,butnotlikeahuman.AMartianOdysseyanditssequelarepresentedhereaswellasotherWeinbaumgemsincluding3storiesfeaturingtheegomaniacalphysicistHaskelvanManderpootzandhisformerstudent,playboyDixonWells.

WhetherMotherGoosewasarealpersonoramyth,thesongsthatareattributedtohernamearewhatwerememberfromourchildhood.Someofthesenurseryrhymesarecompletetalesinthemselves.Thereareotherswhicharemeresuggestions,leavingtheimaginationtoweaveinthedetailsofthestory.Manyoftherhymes’originsevenatthetimeofthisbook’swritingcouldbetracedbackdecadesorcenturies.L.FrankBaumin1897,whilelivinginChicago,collectedtherhymesandcreatedshortstoriesaroundthemwhichaddcontextandunderstandingforchildrenwhoaredrawntothefamiliarmelodies.

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

GarrettPutnamServiss(1851-1929)wasanastronomer,popularizerofastronomy,andearlysciencefictionwriter.Servissshowedatalentforexplainingscientificdetailsinawaythatmadethemcleartotheordinaryreader.Serviss’sfavoritetopicwasastronomy,asshownbythefactthatofthefifteenbookshewrote,eightaredevotedtothatscience.Heunquestionablywasmorewidelyreadbythepubliconthattopicthananyonepriortohistime.InhisprivatelifeServisswasanenthusiasticmountainclimber,describinghisreachingthesummitoftheMatterhornattheageof43aspartofaneffort“togetasfarawayfromterrestrialgravityaspossible.”FiveofServiss’sbooksaresciencefiction(atermnotinventedwhenhewrote).

TheMonkey’sPawwaswrittenin1902byW.W.Jacobs.It’sadarkbroodingtalewhichpromisesfromthestartthatthelightyouseeattheendofthetunnelisactuallyanoncomingtrain.MrandMrsWhiteofLaburnumVillasstepouttowardthatlightbytakingupthethreewishesgrantedtotheowneroftheMonkey’sPaw.TerriblethingshavehappenedtopreviousownersofthisartifactbutsurelytheWhiteswillfarebetterthanthosewhohavegonebefore…

Sciencefiction(abbreviatedSForsci-fiwithvaryingpunctuationandcase)isabroadgenreoffictionthatofteninvolvessociologicalandtechnicalspeculationsbasedoncurrentorfuturescienceortechnology.Thisisareader-selectedcollectionofshortstories,firstpublishedbetween1951–1962,thatenteredtheUSpublicdomainwhentheircopyrightwasnotrenewed.

Astoryofcastaways,similartoRobinsonCrusoeandTheSwissFamilyRobinson,thisbookdetailstheescapefromCivilWar-eraRichmond,Virginia,offiveNorthernmenwhodaredtogoaloftinaballooninthemidstofahurricane.DepositedonalonelyislandinthePacific,theymakedowithYankeeingenuitywhereChancehasleftthemnothing.Onlylaterdotheyfindtheyhaveahiddenbenefactor:CaptainNemo,of20,000LeaguesUndertheSea,whoresides,alone,secretlyontheisland.Intime,thetinycolonybecomessoprosperousthatitisabletorescueanothercastawayfromanislandahundredmilesaway.Butalltheirworkwillcometonaught-theirisland'svolcanoisabouttoawake!

2WilliamDeanHowells(1837-1920)becamefastfriendswithMarkTwainfromthemomentin1869whenTwainstrodeintotheofficeofTheAtlanticMonthlyinBostontothankHowells,thenitsassistanteditor,forhisfavorablereviewofInnocentsAbroad.WhenHowellsbecameeditorafewyearslater,TheAtlanticMonthlybeganserializingmanyofTwain’sworks,amongthemhisnon-fictionmasterpiece,LifeontheMississippi. InMyMarkTwain,HowellspensaliterarymemoirthatincludessuchfascinatingscenesastheirmeetingswithformerpresidentUlyssesGrantwhowasthenwritingtheclassicautobiographythatTwainwouldunderwriteinthelargestpublishingdealuntilthattime.Butitisalsonotableforitsaffectionatedescriptionsofhisfriend’sfamilylifeduringHowells’manyvisitstotheTwainresidencesinHartfordandStormfield.

BertramWoosterisanEnglishgentlemanlivinginNewYork,whoseemstogethimselfintoallsortsofjams.It’suptohismanservantJeevestocomeupwiththeplantosavethedayfromunpleasanthouseguests,stingyuncles,brokenhearts,andhard-partyingaunts.

Astoryaboutaboywhobefriends acatandthensetsoffonan adventuretorescueadragon

THEauthorofthefollowingnarrativehaspeculiarqualificationsforhertask.SheisadaughterofLordYuKeng,amemberoftheManchuWhiteBannerCorps,andoneofthemostadvancedandprogressiveChineseofficialsofhisgeneration.shebecameFirstLady-in-WaitingtotheEmpressDowager,andwhileservingattheCourtinthatcapacityshereceivedtheimpressionswhichprovidethesubject-matterofthisbook.HeropportunitytoobserveandestimatethecharacteristicsoftheremarkablewomanwhoruledChinaforsolongwasunique,andhernarrativethrowsanewlightononeofthemostextraordinarypersonalitiesofmoderntimes.Yieldingtotheurgentsolicitationoffriends,sheconsentedtoputsomeofherexperiencesintoliteraryform,andthefollowingchronicle,inwhichthemostfamousofChinesewomen,thecustomsandatmosphereofherCourtareportrayedbyanintimateofthesamerace,isaresult.

It’sacoldandfoggynightinLondon.Amanishorriblymurderedinhisbedroom,thedoorlockedandboltedontheinside.ScotlandYardisstumped.Yettheseeminglyunsolvablecasehas,asInspectorGrodmansays,“onesublimelysimplesolution”thatisrevealedinafinalchapterfullofrevelationsandashockingdenouement.Detectivefictionafficionadoswillbehappytolearnthatalltheevidencetosolvethecaseisprovided.Oneoftheearliest“lockedroom”mysterystories,TheBigBowMysteryisalsoasatireoflateVictoriansociety

ManassehdaCostaisaschnorrer(beggar)wholivesonthecharitablecontributionsoftheJewsoflate18th-centuryLondon.ButManassehisfarfrombeingahumblepanhandlerfor,aseveryschnorrerknows,supportingthepoorisacommandmentfromGod(amitzvah)notjustafavour.AndasthedescendantofPortugueseJewswhohadlivedinEnglandformanygenerations,ManassehisthesocialsuperiorofthosenewlyarrivedfromEasternEurope(called‘Tedesco’),evenhiswealthypatronJosephGrobstock.Asthishilarioussatireconcludestheever-audaciousManassehstrikesablowfortolerance—whilehelpinghimselfalongtheway.IsraelZangwill(1864-1926)wasborninEnglandofRussianparents.Hewastheauthorof“ChildrenoftheGhetto,”anovelsetinLondon’sheavilyJewishEastEnd.(SummarybyAdrianPraetzellis)

FourteenOldIndianLegendsbyNativeAmerican(Dakota)AuthorZitkala-Sa.TheseLegendsfeaturetheexploitsofIktomitheNativeAmericanTrickstergod.

Sybella“Thereisnoplotinthisstory,becausetherehasbeennoneinmylifeorinanyotherlifewhichhascomeundermynotice.Iamoneofaclass,theindividualsofwhichhavenotimeforplotsintheirlife,buthavealltheycandotogettheirworkdonewithoutindulginginsuchaluxury”. LiketheauthorMilesFranklin,Sybellagrowsupinthebush,andasherfamily’sfortunesdecline,soherfeelingsrisethatlifeshouldholdmoreforherthantherelentlesshardphysicalworkfarmingmarginallandintimesofdrought.

DouglasWilliamJerrold(1803-1857)wasthesonofanactormanager.AftersometimeintheNavyandasanapprenticeprinterhebecameaplaywrightandlaterajournalist.HewasacontemporaryandfriendofCharlesDickens.AsajournalistheworkedforPunchmagazineinwhichMrsCaudle’sCurtainLectureswereserialised,tobepublishedinbookformin1846. JobCaudle,the‘hero’ofthebookisaVictorianshopkeeperwhosewifefindsshecanonlytalktohimwithoutinterruptioninbed.Caudle,whooutliveshiswife,findshecannolongersleepeasilybecauseofhismemoryofthese‘lectures’andresolvestoexorcisehiswife’smemorybyrecordingthelectures,itseemswithaviewtofuturepublicationfortheedificationofothers.Jerrold’shumourshinesthroughthisinsightintoVictorianmiddleclassculture.

WolfgangAmadeusMozart.Hisnameisoneofthemostrecognizablenamesinhistoryandoneofthemostenduringofcomposers.Atage5,this“wunderkinder”tooktothestageandbeganhislifeasaprolificandcelebratedcreator-geniusofsuchluminousworkstheworldhasnotknownsince.Thiscollectionofmorselstakenfromhispersonallettersisengagingandgivesalookintothemindoftheboywonder.Washemad·Washemiraculous·

ohnMuir(1838-1914)wasoneofthefirstmodernpreservationists.Hisletters,essays,andbookstellingofhisadventuresinnature,andwildlife,especiallyintheSierraNevadaMountainsofCalifornia,werereadbymillionsandarestillpopulartoday.HisdirectactivismhelpedtosavetheYosemiteValleyandotherwildernessareas.TheSierraClub,whichhefounded,isnowoneofthemostimportantconservationorganizationsintheUnitedStates.Hiswritingsandphilosophystronglyinfluencedtheformationofthemodernenvironmentalmovement.

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

《果壳中的宇宙》是霍金2002年出版的一本图文并茂的科普著作。获得了“安万特科学图书奖”。它给久居繁华都市，由于被喧闹的灯火和烟尘所遮挡，行迹匆匆，无法、也无心眺望夜空，感受宇宙恒久的神秘的人们，提供了一种感知宇宙的间接方式。只要具有基本的科学常识，读懂这本书是绝非不可能的事。

《一块怪石头》为讲给中国孩子听的《益智童话》中的一本，其作者为“建国以来成绩突出的科普作家”，本集中选入了他的代表作《骄傲的0》、《一块怪石头》。其作品是在一个有趣的、构思奇特的故事中，融入了科学知识，融入得非常巧妙，妙趣横生，耐人寻味。

MythsandLegendsofAllNationsbyvarious,editedbyLoganMarshall.Thisexcellentbookcontainsmanygreatstoriesfromthevariousmythologiesofmanthroughouttheages.

本书作者亲历伊战，以自述的方式描写了一名普通华裔士兵在伊拉克的生活，让生活在和平年代里的年轻人感受到一种与众不同的生活体验。在叙述过程中，作者穿插了许多让人惊恐、或让人感动、或让人无语的故事。那些现实虽然离读者很遥远，但通过作者的叙述，依然会触动读者的内心。

Thiscrimenovelwaspossiblythefirsttoinvolvea‘lockedroommystery’,inwhichanattemptedmurdertakesplace,butwithnoobviouswayfortheperpetratortohaveescaped.Theauthor,GastonLeroux,isbetterknownastheauthorofThePhantomoftheOpera:preparetofeelthehairsstandinguponthebackofyourneck…

embedthis“ThefollowingreportappearedintheArgusnewspaperofSaturday,the 28thJuly,18-- “Truthissaidtobestrangerthanfiction,andcertainlythe extraordinarymurderwhichtookplaceinMelbourneonThursdaynight, orratherFridaymorning,goesalongwaytowardsverifyingthis saying.Acrimehasbeencommittedbyanunknownassassin,withina shortdistanceoftheprincipalstreetsofthisgreatcity,andis surroundedbyaninpenetrablemystery.… “Onthetwenty-seventhdayofJuly,atthehouroftwenty minutestotwoo'clockinthemorning,ahansomcabdroveuptothe policestationinGreyStreet,St.Kilda,andthedrivermadethe startlingstatementthathiscabcontainedthebodyofamanwhohehad reasontobelievehadbeenmurdered….”

Astoryofcastaways,similartoRobinsonCrusoeandTheSwissFamilyRobinson,thisbookdetailstheescapefromCivilWar-eraRichmond,Virginia,offiveNorthernmenwhodaredtogoaloftinaballooninthemidstofahurricane.DepositedonalonelyislandinthePacific,theymakedowithYankeeingenuitywhereChancehasleftthemnothing.Onlylaterdotheyfindtheyhaveahiddenbenefactor:CaptainNemo,of20,000LeaguesUndertheSea,whoresides,alone,secretlyontheisland.Intime,thetinycolonybecomessoprosperousthatitisabletorescueanothercastawayfromanislandahundredmilesaway.Butalltheirworkwillcometonaught-theirisland'svolcanoisabouttoawake!

NorthangerAbbeyisahilariousparodyof18thcenturygothicnovels.Theheroine,17-yearoldCatherine,hasbeenreadingfartoomany“horrid”gothicnovelsandwouldlovetoencountersomegothic-styleterror—butthesuperficialworldofBathproveshazardousenough.