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AmericanpoetWaltWhitman’sLeavesofGrass,isacollectionofpoemsnotableforitsfrankdelightinandpraiseofthesenses,duringatimewhensuchcandiddisplayswereconsideredimmoral.Wheremuchpreviouspoetry,especiallyEnglish,reliedonsymbolism,allegory,andmeditationonthereligiousandspiritual,LeavesofGrassexaltedthebodyandthematerialworld. WhitmanwasinspiredtobeginLeavesofGrassafterreadinganessaybyRalphWaldoEmersonwhichexpressedaneedforauniquelyAmericanpoet.Whenthebookwasfirstpublished,WhitmansentacopytoEmerson,whosepraisefulletterofresponsehelpedlaunchthebooktosuccess.Whitman’shero,AbrahamLincoln,readandenjoyedanearlyversionofLeavesofGrass.Despitesuchhighrecommendations,Whitmanfacedchargesofobscenityandimmoralityforhiswork,butthisonlyledtoincreasedpopularityofthebook. WhitmancontinuallyrevisedandrepublishedLeavesofGrassthroughouthislifetime,notablyaddingthe“Drum-Taps”sectionafterLincoln’sassassination.Thebookgrewfrom12poemsinitsfirstpublication,whichWhitmanpaidforandtypesethimself,tonearly400poemsinitsfinal,“DeathBedEdition.”Thisrecordingisofthefinaledition.

AnnaKatharineGreenwasoneofthefirstfemalemysterywriterstopublishunderherownname.Shewasneververysuccessfulasanauthor,butthetechnicalexcellenceofherbookscausedseverallawschoolstouseTheLeavenworthCaseasatextbookinsomeoftheirclasses,asanexampleofhowmisleadingcircumstantialevidencecanbe.

Sciencefiction(abbreviatedSForsci-fiwithvaryingpunctuationandcase)isabroadgenreoffictionthatofteninvolvessociologicalandtechnicalspeculationsbasedoncurrentorfuturescienceandtechnology.Thisisareader-selectedcollectionofshortstoriesthatenteredtheUSpublicdomainwhentheircopyrightwasnotrenewed.

ThisstoryissetintheBritishprovinceofNewYorkduringtheFrenchandIndianWar,andconcernsaHuronmassacre(withpassiveFrenchacquiescence)offrom500to1,500unarmedAnglo-Americantroops,whohadhonorablysurrenderedatFortWilliamHenry,plussomewomenandservants;thekidnappingoftwosisters,daughtersoftheBritishcommander;andtheirrescuebyHawkeye,thelasttwoMohicans,andothers.PartsofthestorymayhavebeenderivedfromthecaptureanddeathofJaneMcCreainJuly1777nearFortEdward,NewYork,bymembersofanAlgonquiantribe.

embedthisTheLandThatTimeForgotisasciencefictionnovel,thefirstofEdgarRiceBurroughs’“Caspak”trilogy.Hisworkingtitleforthestorywas“TheLostU-Boat.”Startingoutasaharrowingwartimeseaadventure,thestoryultimatelydevelopsintothatofafantasticallostworld.

TheLairoftheWhiteWorm(alsoknownasTheGardenofEvil)isahorrornovelbyAnglo-IrishauthorBramStoker,whoalsowroteDracula.Itwaspublishedin1911. ThisbookcentersonAdamSaltonwhoiscontactedbyhisgreatuncleinEngland,forthepurposeofestablishingarelationshipbetweentheselasttwomembersofthefamily.AdamtravelstoRichardSalton'shouseinMercia,andquicklyfindshimselfinthecenterofsomeinexplicableoccurrences.ThenewheirtotheCaswallestate,EdgarCaswallappearstobemakingsomesortofamesmericassaultonalocalgirl.And,alocallady,ArabellaMarch,seemstoberunningagameofherown,perhapsanglingtobecomeMrs.Caswall.ThereissomethingstrangeaboutLadyMarch,somethinginexplicableandevil...

JaneAustendemonstratedhermasteryoftheepistolarynovelgenreinLadySusan,whichshewrotein1795butneverpublished.AlthoughtheprimaryfocusofthisshortnovelistheselfishbehaviorofLadySusanassheengagesinaffairsandsearchesforsuitablehusbandsforherselfandheryoungdaughter,theactualactionsharesitsimportancewithAusten’smanipulationofhercharacters'behaviorbymeansoftheirreactionstothelettersthattheyreceive.Theheroineaddsadditionalinterestbyalteringthetoneofherownlettersbasedontherecipientoftheletter.Thus,thecharacterofLadySusanisdevelopedthroughmanybranchesasAustensuggestscomplicationsofidentityandthewayinwhichthatidentityisbasedoninteractionratherthanonsolitaryconstructionsofpersonality.LadySusan’scharacterisalsobuiltbythedescriptionsoftheotherletter-writers;buteventhoughtheiropinionsofthisheroinecoincidewiththeimagethatdevelopsfromherownletters,Austendemonstratesthesubjectivityoftheopinionsbypresentingthem–primarily–inthelettersofonewomantoanother,therebysuggestingtheestablishedliterarymotifsoffemininegossipandjealousy.ReadersrecognizethesesubjectivemotifsandexaminealloftheidiosyncrasiesofthecharactersinordertocreatetheirownopinionofLadySusan–astheywouldofanyrealacquaintance.

DavidBalfour,aladofseventeenandnewlyorphaned,isdirectedtogoandlivewithhisrichuncle,themasteroftheestateofShawsinthelowlandsofScotlandnearEdinburgh.Hisuncle,Ebenezer(ascloseamiserasDickens'EbenezerScrooge),isshockedtosuddenlyhavehisyoungrelativedescendonhimandtriestoridhimselfofDavidwithanarrangedaccident.Failingthat,hepaysthecaptainofabrigtokidnapDavidandsellhimintoslaveryinCarolina. Acollisioninthefogbringsonboardthebrigasurvivor,AlanBreckStewart,whoiscarryingadangerousamountofgoldonhisperson.Davidwarnshimofaplanbythebrig'scaptainandcrewtooverpowerhimandseizethemoney,andthenfindshimselffightingalongsideAlaninabattleroyale.Bygoodfortune,Alanishandywithaswordandtheyhaveaccesstothefirearmslocker,andthepairsocompletelydefeatthecrewthatbarelyenoughhandsremaintosailher.Limpingtoport,sheisholedbyrocks,andDavidfindshimselfacastaway.

JudetheObscureisthelastofThomasHardy'snovels,begunasamagazineserialandfirstpublishedinbookformin1895.ItsheroJudeFawleyisalower-classyoungmanwhodreamsofbecomingascholar.Thetwoothermaincharactersarehisearthywife,Arabella,andhisintellectualcousin,Sue.Themesincludeclass,scholarship,religion,marriage,andthemodernizationofthoughtandsociety.

Firstpublishedin1908,thisisabookof“beautifullegendsandfairytalesofJapan”thatwerecollected,translatedandretoldbytheauthor,YeiTheodoraOzaki,whostates:“…intellingthemIhavealsofoundthattheywerestillunknowntothevastmajority,andthishasencouragedmetowritethemforthechildrenoftheWest.”Inpart,theprojectwastheresultofasuggestionmadebyherfriendAndrewLang,anothercollectoroffairystories,whoprintedhisstoriesinthemanyColoredFairyBooks.

Tocoastwithfunandlaughter. Jackfelldownandbrokehiscrown, AndJillcametumblingafter.-LouisaMayAlcott WhenJackandJilltumbleoffoftheirsledonthefirstgoodsnowoftheseason,theirinjuriescausethemtobebedriddenformanymonthsputtinganendtotheirfunandfrolics.Theirparentsandfriendsfilltheirlongdayswiththejoysofatheatricalproduction,theirownpersonalmailsystemandmanyotherimaginativeeventstomaketheirconvalescencetimeflyby.BothJackandJilllearnhowtobecomebetterfriend’stoeachotherandtheirotherschoolmatesthroughtheirmanytrials.Thisissuretobecomeafamilyfavorite!

BobbyGarfieldbefriendsanelderlygentleman,TedBrautigan,whomovesintotheboardinghousewhereheandhismotherhavelivedsincehisfather'sdeath.Duringthesummerthatfollows,hisfriendshipwithTedgrowsashespendstimereadingthenewspapertohimandishiredtobeonthelookoutforanysignsforlostanimalsorstrangecarsthatmaybeintheneighborhood.Althoughheandhisbestfriends,CarolGerberandJohn"Sully"Sullivanbegintoseethesestrangesigns,BobbyneglectstotellTedwithdireconsequences.

恐怖小说之王斯蒂芬·金的中短篇作品集，每本书的章节太少，做成了合集。

TheSunDogactuallyfreakedmeout.Impossible·Ithoughtso,butithappened.Itoohaveafascinationwithoddpictures,andpaintingsthatchange.Thisstoryisamazing,anditreachestothedeepestpartofthepsyche,rippingaholethatspewsfearanddarkness.Mr.Kingisageniusofthemacabre,andthetwisted.Bravo,sir.

海中的千树海 和鲨鱼的羁绊 樱花飘过的碎语 融在深蓝 泪看不见海洋 被隐藏的伤害 像秋风送走了温暖 却带不来爱 闭上眼睛 不会听不见悲哀 我们的死亡 只是一片淡然

ThebookisaboutthreefamiliesinEnglandatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.ThethreefamiliesrepresentdifferentgradationsoftheEdwardianmiddleclass:theWilcoxes,whoarerichcapitalistswithafortunemadeintheColonies;thehalf-GermanSchlegelsiblings(Margaret,Tibby,andHelen),whorepresenttheintellectualbourgeoisieandhavealotincommonwiththereal-lifeBloomsburyGroup;andtheBasts,acouplewhoarestrugglingmembersofthelower-middleclass.TheSchlegelsisterstrytohelpthepoorBastsandtrytomaketheWilcoxeslessprejudiced.Themottoofthebookis“Onlyconnect…”(summaryfromWikipedia)

SirHenryMortonStanleyisfamouslyquotedforsaying"DrLivingstone,iPresume·".BorninWales,hemigratedovertotheUnitedStatesattheageof18,heeventuallybecameanoverseascorrespondentfortheNewYorkHerald.In1869StanleywastoldbyJamesGordonBennettJrtofindLivingstone,ascottishmissionaryandexplorer.WhenStanleycommentedonthecostBennett'sreplywas: "Well,Iwilltellyouwhatyouwilldo.Drawathousandpoundsnow;andwhenyouhavegonethroughthat,drawanotherthousand,andwhenthatisspent,drawanotherthousand,andwhenyouhavefinishedthat,drawanotherthousand,andsoon;but,FINDLIVINGSTONE." HowIFoundLivingstoneisStanley'spersonnelaccountofhistripfromZanzibartoLakeTanganyikaonthisquest,includingtimespentexploringtheareawithLivingstone

〈深夜，清晰的蝉鸣，拖沓的脚步声。 小女孩的笑声忽近忽远，皮球落地。 嗒。嗒。 独走夜路的少年循声而去，女孩唱起诡秘的歌。 少年停下脚步。。 女孩手中的皮球哀怨的呻吟，面目可憎。分明是一颗人头！ 小女孩：……我可以……拍你的头吗· 少年：……啊！！！！~~~~~~

AHousetoLetisanovellaoriginallypublishedin1858intheChristmaseditionofDickens’HouseholdWordsmagazine.Eachofthecontributorswroteachapter(storieswithinastory,andinthecaseofAdelaideAnneProcter,asastoryinverse)andthewholewaseditedbyDickens. Theplotconcernsanelderlywoman,Sophonisba,whonoticessignsoflifeinasupposedlyemptydilapidatedhouse(theeponymous“HousetoLet”)oppositeherown,andemploystheeffortsofanelderlyadmirer,JabezJarber,andherservant,Trottle,todiscoverwhatishappeningwithin

TheHouseoftheSevenGablesisagloomyNewEnglandmansion,hauntedfromitsfoundationbyfraudulentdealings,accusationsofwitchcraft,andsuddendeath.Thecurrentresident,thedignifiedbutdesperatelypoorHepzibahPyncheon,opensashopinasideroomtosupportherbrotherClifford,whoisabouttoleaveprisonafterservingtwenty-fiveyearsformurder.SherefusesallassistancefromherunpleasantwealthycousinJudgeJaffreyPyncheon.Adistantrelative,theprettyyoungPhoebe,turnsupandquicklybecomesinvaluable,charmingcustomersandrousingCliffordfromdepression.AdelicateromancegrowsbetweenPhoebeandthemysteriouslodgerHolgrave,whoiswritingahistoryofthePyncheonfamily. TheHouseoftheSevenGablesissetmainlyinthemid-19thcentury,withglimpsesintothehistoryofthehouse,whichwasbuiltinthelate17thcentury.Theprimaryinterestofthisbookisinthesubtleandinvolveddescriptionsofcharacterandmotive.

TheHouseofMirth(1905),byEdithWharton,isanovelaboutNewYorksocialiteLilyBartattemptingtosecureahusbandandaplaceinrichsociety.ItisoneofthefirstnovelsofmannersinAmericanliterature,andoneofthefirsttoopenlyexplorehowAmericanVictoriansocietyofferedlittlesocialmobilityforwomen.

6s精益管理的精髓是：人的规范化及地、物的明朗化。 通过改变人的思考方式和行动品质，强化规范和流程运作，进而提高公司的管理水准.

"Whichofuslivesontwenty-fourhoursaday·AndwhenIsay'lives,'Idonotmeanexists,nor'muddlesthrough.'" ArnoldBennettknewa"ratrace"whenhesawone.Everyday,hisfellowwhite-collarLondonersfollowedthesameoldroutine.Andtheyroutinelydecriedthesamenessintheirlives.SoBennettsetouttoexplainhowtoinjectnewenthusiasmintoliving.Inthisdelightfullittlework,hetaughthisfellowsufferershowtosettimeapartforimprovingtheirlives.Yes,heassuredthem,itcouldbedone.Yes,ifyouwanttofeelconnectedwiththeworld,insteadofendlesslypacingthetreadmill(or,"exceedingyourprogramme",ashecalledit),youmustdoso.

WhatreallykilledSirCharlesBaskerville·Ishisnephew,SirHenry,indangerfromthelegendaryfamilycurse,agiganticblackhound·SherlockHolmesandDr.Watsonareonthecaseinthisclassicmystery,setonlonelyDartmoorinDevonshire.Neolithicruins,aperilousquagmire,eeriesoundsinthenight,and(ofcourse)fogalladdtothefun,withanescapedconvictthrowninforgoodmeasure.

如果你不知道希罗多德是谁,那你知道司马迁吗·希罗多德就是西方的司马迁,西方的历史之父——TheHistoriesofHerodotusofHalicarnassusisconsideredthefirstworkofhistoryinWesternliterature.Writtenabout440BC,theHistoriestellthestoryofthewarbetweenthePersianEmpireandtheGreekcity-statesinthe5thcenturyBC.Herodotustraveledextensivelyaroundtheancientworld,conductinginterviewsandcollectingstoriesforhisbook.TheriseofthePersianEmpireischronicled,andthecausesfortheconflictwithGreece.Herodotustreatstheconflictasanideologicalone,frequentlycontrastingtheabsolutepowerofthePersiankingwiththedemocraticgovernmentoftheGreeks.ThisisVol,1of3volumesoftheLibriVoxrecording,comprisingBooks1-3oftheHistories'9books.

HistoryofFlorenceandoftheAffairsofItalyisanhistoricalaccountbyNiccolòMachiavelli.Towardtheendof1520,theCardinalGiulioofMedici,laterPopeClementVII,offeredMachiavellitheappointmenttowriteahistoryofFlorence.AlthoughMachiavelliwasreluctanttoaccept,acceptingwasatthattimehisonlypossiblewaytoregainthegoodgracesoftheMedici.DoingthehistoryalsoprovidedawayforMachiavelli'sviewstobecomethe"official"historyofFlorentineandItalianaffairs.Oncecompleted,theworkwaspresentedofficiallytoGiulio,nowPope,inMayof1526.

InthiscollectionofSherlockHolmesstories,thegreatdetectivecontinuesdoingwhathedoesbest:avertingpoliticalscandals,trackingdownmurderers,draggingDr.Watsonintounpleasantsituations.Asalways,it'sadventurousfunfortherestofus.Thisbookwaspublishedin1917,afterTheReturnofSherlockHolmes.

Itspurpose…istotellinsimplefashionthestoryofsomeAmericanswhoshowedthattheyknewhowtoliveandhowtodie;whoprovedtheirtruthbytheirendeavor;andwhojoinedtothesternandmanlyqualitieswhichareessentialtothewell-beingofamasterfulracethevirtuesofgentleness,ofpatriotism,andofloftyadherencetoanideal. ItisagoodthingforallAmericans…torememberthemenwhohavegiventheirlivesinwarandpeacetotheserviceoftheirfellow-countrymen,andtokeepinmindthefeatsofdaringandpersonalprowessdoneintimepastbysomeofthemanychampionsofthenationinthevariouscrisesofherhistory.(Summaryfromthebook’sdedication.)

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HearHeidiifyou’veeverlongedtoseetheSwissmountainslopes.ThisstorytransportsthelistenerfromthefineairandfreedomofthemountaintoptotheconfinesofFrankfurt,backtothepeaksagain,boundinginfloweredfieldswithgoatsatyourheelsandskyutterlysurroundingyou. WemeetHeidiwhensheis5,ledupthemountainbyherauntwhohasraisedtheorphanbutmustleavenowforapositioninFrankfurt.InamountaincottageoverlookingthevalleyisHeidi’sgrandfather,andtherewithhimthegirl’ssweet,freenatureexpandswiththevista.Theauthor’svoiceisstraightforward,andsoisourreader’s,withthechild’swonder,devotion,andsometimeshumorousgoodintentions.WhenHeidiistakenfromthemountainsandnearlydoesn’tmakeitbackagain,themosthumorousaswellasmostheart-wringingscenesoccur.Allshelearnsduringherabsencefromthemountainshebringsbackasseedsthatwillgrowtobenefiteveryonearoundher.