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ThisjournaltakesthereaderfromthecoastsandinteriorsofSouthAmericatotheSouthSeaIslands.ItdisplaysDarwin'sspeculativemindatwork,posingsearchingquestionsaboutthecomplexrelationsbetweentheEarth'sstructure,animalforms,anthropologyandtheoriginsoflifeitself.CharlesDarwin'stravelsaroundtheworldasanindependentnaturalistonHMSBeaglebetween1831and1836impresseduponhimasenseofthenaturalworld'sbeauty,sublimityandothernesswhichlanguagecouldbarelycapture.ThisjournaltakesthereaderfromthecoastsandinteriorsofSouthAmericatotheSouthSeaIslands.ItdisplaysDarwin'sspeculativemindatwork,posingsearchingquestionsaboutthecomplexrelationsbetweentheEarth'sstructure,animalforms,anthropologyandtheoriginsoflifeitself.

作为笔调轻松、文笔优美、诙谐有趣的自然历史书籍之一，《贝格尔号航行日记》记述了查尔斯·达尔文于1831年至1836年间经南美洲、加拉帕戈斯群岛、澳洲重返英格兰的旅程，此次旅行加深了他对生物学的理解，丰富和发展了他的进化论观点。在达尔文的笔下，他的那些冒险经历，诸如火地岛遭遇“野人”、在巴塔哥尼亚偶食生禽，以及试图骑上晃晃悠悠的巴塔哥尼亚乌龟的努力都一一生动地跃然纸上，描绘得栩栩如生。

Thebook,alsoknownasDarwin’sJournalofResearches,isavividandexcitingtravelmemoiraswellasadetailedscientificfieldjournalcoveringbiology,geology,andanthropologythatdemonstratesDarwin’skeenpowersofobservation,writtenatatimewhenWesternEuropeanswerestilldiscoveringandexploringmuchoftherestoftheworld.AlthoughDarwinrevisitedsomeareasduringtheexpedition,forclaritythechaptersofthebookareorderedbyreferencetoplacesandlocationsratherthanchronologically.Withhindsight,ideaswhichDarwinwouldlaterdevelopintohistheoryofevolutionbynaturalselectionarehintedatinhisnotesandinthebook

Darwinwrotethebook,whichheentitledRecollectionsoftheDevelopmentofmyMindandCharacter,forhisfamily.HestatesthathestartedwritingitonaboutMay28,1876andhadfinisheditbyAugust3.ThebookwaseditedbyCharlesDarwin’ssonFrancisDarwin,whoremovedseveralpassagesaboutDarwin’scriticalviewsofGodandChristianity.ItwaspublishedinLondonbyJohnMurrayaspartofThelifeandlettersofCharlesDarwin,includinganautobiographicalchapter.TheomittedpassageswerelaterrestoredbyDarwin’sgranddaughterNoraBarlowina1958editiontocommemoratethe100thanniversaryofthepublicationofTheOrigin.ThiseditionwaspublishedinLondonbyCollinsunderthetitleofTheAutobiographyofCharlesDarwin1809-1882,withtheoriginalomissionsrestored,editedandwithappendixandnotesbyhisgranddaughterNoraBarlow.Theoriginalisinthepublicdomainasitscopyrighthasexpired,butthelaterversionremainsundercopyright.

Thisscarceantiquarianbookisafacsimilereprintoftheoriginal.Duetoitsage,itmaycontainimperfectionssuchasmarks,notations,marginaliaandflawedpages.Becausewebelievethisworkisculturallyimportant,wehavemadeitavailableaspartofourcommitmentforprotecting,preserving,andpromotingtheworld'sliteratureinaffordable,highquality,moderneditionsthataretruetotheoriginalwork.

ThisbookdescribestheadventuresoftenKumaras,i.e.,youngmen,(allofwhomareeitherprincesorsonsofroyalministers),asnarratedbythementhemselves.Thesenarrativesarerepletewithaccountsofdemigods,ghosts,gamblers,intrigueswithvoluptiouswomen,astonishingcoincidences,cockfights,anthropophagy,sorcery,robberies,murdersandwars.

PluckyeightyearoldAnneNelson,livinginProvincetownonthetipofCapeCod,isdeterminedtobringtheRevolutionaryWartoanendsothatshecanbereunitedwithhersoldierfather.WillshesucceedincarryinganimportantmessagefromBostontoNewburyport,warningtheAmericantroopstobeprepared,orwillshebecaughtbytheEnglishshipspatrollingtheharbor?

《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，带有浓厚的地域特色、民族特色，富于趣味性和娱乐性，对培养儿童养成真、善、美的良好品质有积极意义。

RedSensua'sknifecameupdripping—andthetwoadventurersknewthatchaosandbloodyrevolutionhadbeenunleashedinthatshadowykingdomofthefourthdimension.

TheLamplighterwasCummins'sfirstnovelandwasanimmediatebest-seller,selling20,000copiesintwentydays.Theworksold40,000ineightweeks,andwithinfivemonthsithadsold65,000.AtthetimeitwassecondinsalesonlytoHarrietBeecherStowe'sUncleTom'sCabin.Itsoldover100,000copiesinBritainandwastranslatedintomultipledifferentlanguages.

点灯是康明斯的第一部小说，是直接的畅销书，在20天销售20000份。八周售出40,000工作，并在五个月内已售出65,000。在当时，这是第二只在销售斯托夫人的“汤姆叔叔的小屋”。在英国售出了超过10万份，被翻译成多种不同的语言。霍桑的小说写在1855到威廉D.蒂克纳的信中：“什么是点灯这些无数版本的神秘面纱，其他书籍既不更好，也不更坏吗？”在同一封信中，霍桑他臭名昭著的说法，“美国现在全给了广告-D涂鸦妇女”暴徒。这很可能是从来没有读过霍桑点灯，但今天他的信是主要的“声名鹊起”的小说。

GertrudebeganlifeasanabusedchildinthecareofNanGrant,acoldandcruelwoman.Theonlyhumancharacterwhowaskindtoherwasthelamplighter,TrumanFlint.WhenNan,inoneofhertantrums,threwGertrudeawayfromherhouse,hetookherintohiscare.AfewunforgettablepeopletaughtGertrudeeverythingthatayoungladyhastoknow.AlmosteverybodylovesandadmiresGertrude.ButtheoneshelovedbestisWillieSullivan.Willthislovestaystrongevenafter6yearsofseparation?AndwillGertrude,soadmiredandlovedassheis,behappy-onceinherlife-forherselfandnotforothers?

LeeAnthonyfindshimselfandtwoofhisfriendskidnappedandtakenonastrangevoyage.

FantasticandSinisterAretheLowlandsintoWhichPhilipGrantDescendsonHisDangerousAssignment.

Whileexaminingagoldenringunderamicroscope,achemistdiscoversasub-atomicworld.Duringhisexaminationofthisworldheseesabeautifulyounggirl.Afterdevelopingchemicalsthatwillallowhimtoeithershrinkorgrowlargerinsize,heandthreefriendsjourneytothissmallworld.

Aclassicworkofsciencefiction,thisnovelwasoneofthefirsttoexploretheworldoftheatom.TheGirlintheGoldenAtomisthestoryofayoungchemistwhofindsahiddenatomicworldwithinhismother'sweddingring.Underamicroscope,heseeswithintheringabeautifulyoungwomansittingbeforeacave.Enchantedbyher,heshrinkshimselfsothathecanjoinherworld.HavingworkedforThomasAlvaEdison,RayCummings(1887-1957)wasinspiredbyscience'spossibilitiesandbegantowritesciencefiction.TheGirlintheGoldenAtomwasenormouslysuccessfulatitspublicationin1923,andCummingswentontowriteanequallysuccessfulsequel,ThePeopleoftheGoldenAtom.BothvolumesarefeaturedinthisBisonBooksedition,alongwithanewintroductionbyJackWilliamson.RayCummingswasaprolificwriterofmanyclassicworksandafoundingfigureofthescience-fictionpulpgenre.JackWilliamsonistheauthorofnumerousclassicsofsciencefiction,includingTheHumanoids,DarkerthanYouThink,andTerraformingEarth.HehasbeeninductedintotheScienceFictionandFantasyHallofFame.

GreggHaljanwasawarethattherewasacertaindangerinhavingthegiantspaceshipPlanetarastopoffatthemoontopickupGrantline’sspecialcargoofmoonore.Forthatraremetal—invaluableinkeepingEarth’stechnologyrunning—wasthetargetofmanygreedyeyes.Butneverthelesshehadn’tfiguredonthespecialtwistthecleverMartianbrigandswoulduse.Sowhenhefoundboththeshipandhimselfsuddenlyintheirhands,heknewthattherewasonlyonewayinwhichhecouldhopetosavethatcargoandhisownsecret—thatwouldbebyturningspace-piratehimselfandpayingtheBrigandsoftheMoonbackintheirowninterplanetarycoin.

GreggHaljanwasawarethattherewasacertaindangerinhavingthegiantspaceshipPlanetarastopoffatthemoontopickupGrantline’sspecialcargoofmoonore.Forthatraremetal—invaluableinkeepingEarth’stechnologyrunning—wasthetargetofmanygreedyeyes.Butneverthelesshehadn’tfiguredonthespecialtwistthecleverMartianbrigandswoulduse.Sowhenhefoundboththeshipandhimselfsuddenlyintheirhands,heknewthattherewasonlyonewayinwhichhecouldhopetosavethatcargoandhisownsecret—thatwouldbebyturningspace-piratehimselfandpayingtheBrigandsoftheMoonbackintheirowninterplanetarycoin.

ThesecondofCrompton’sseriesof39booksaboutWilliamBrown,ourcheeky11year-oldprotagonist.Aherotosome,adastardlyvillaintoothers,thisbookisstructuredroundayearinhislife.StartingwithWilliamwakinguponChristmasmorningandendingwithhimgoingtosleepthefollowingChristmasEve,therearetheusualroundofmisadventures,misunderstandings,andgeneralmayheminbetween.WhenaboylikeWilliamwakesupunderamottothatsays“ABusyDayIsAHappyDay”alongsideacopyof“ThingsABoyCanDo”,chaosisjustaroundthecorner.IncludestheveryfirstWilliamshortstory–“RiceMould”.Oftendismissedaschildren’sliterature,thefirstfewbooksofWilliamstorieswereprobablyaimedmoreatanadultaudience.TheyresonatewithadistinctlyEnglishhumour,butthereareobviousechoesfrom‘TomSawyer’and‘HuckleberryFinn’.

Williamisamischievouselevenyearoldwhoispuzzledbytheadultworld,whichisnolesspuzzledbyhim.Thehumorisgentleandpleasing.TheseriesofbooksisbetterknownintheUnitedKingdomthanintheU.S.

"Well,obin,onwhatfollydoyouemployyouself?Doyoucutsticksfooufieo'monings?"ThusspokeMasteHughFitzooth,King'sangeoftheFoestatLocksley,asheenteedhishouse.obinflushedalittle."Theseaeaows,si,"heannounced,holdingoneupfoinspection.DameFitzoothsmiledupontheboyassheosetomeethelod."Whatfotunedoyoubingusto-day,fathe?"askedshe,cheeily.

“Baby’sOwnAesop”presentsthefablesasone-stanzalimericks,each“pictoriallypointed”byWalterCrane,thenotedpainterandillustrator.Heapprenticedtomasterwood-engraver,WilliamJamesLinton,whofurnishedthedraftofthebook’spoemsforCranetoedit.“Baby’sOwnAesop”isavailableinabeautifulfacsimileeditionofcoloredengravingsfromtheInternationalChildren’sDigitalLibrary,withwhichyourchildcanreadalongwhilelisteningtotherecording.

StephenCrane'sfirstnovel,Maggie:AGirloftheStreetshasbeencalled"thefirstdarkflowerofAmericanNaturalism"foritsdistinctiveelementsofnaturalisticfiction.Thechiefcharacter,Maggie,descendsintoprostitutionafterbeingledastraybyherlover.Ratherthanfocusingonthosethatmakeuptheveryrichormiddleclass,thenovelhighlightsthedeplorablelivingconditionsoftheworkingclassduringtheso-calledGildedAgeinNewYork'sBowery.

InspiredbyJaneEyre,DinahMariaCraik's1850novel,Olive,wasoneofthefirsttofeatureadisabledcentralcharacter.'Slightlydeformed'frombirth,Olivebelievesthatshewillneverbeabletomarrylikeotherwomen,soshedevotesherlifetoherart,hermother,andaboveall,herreligion.Ittakesadarksecretfromthepastandanew,fascinatingacquaintance,tomakeherrealizewhatherlifecouldbe.

Thisnovel,publishedin1856,wasoneofthepopularandbelovednovelsintheVictorianera.ItistoldinthefirstpersonbyPhineasFletcher,aninvalidsonofaQuakertannerwhoispresentedtousinthebeginningasalonelyyouth.JohnHalifax,thefirstfriendheeverhad,isapoororphanwhoistakeninbyhisfathertohelpintheworkwhichhissicklysoncan'tconstantlydo.PhineastellsusinanunforgettablewayhowJohnsucceededinrisingfromhishumblebeginningandbecomeawealthyandsuccessfulman.Butwiththemoneycomehorribletroubles...Inanunforgettablemanner,welearntoknowallthecharactersofthenovelasiftheyreallylived.

Thisnovel,publishedin1856,wasoneofthepopularandbelovednovelsintheVictorianera.ItistoldinthefirstpersonbyPhineasFletcher,aninvalidsonofaQuakertannerwhoispresentedtousinthebeginningasalonelyyouth.JohnHalifax,thefirstfriendheeverhad,isapoororphanwhoistakeninbyhisfathertohelpintheworkwhichhissicklysoncan'tconstantlydo.PhineastellsusinanunforgettablewayhowJohnsucceededinrisingfromhishumblebeginningandbecomeawealthyandsuccessfulman.Butwiththemoneycomehorribletroubles...Inanunforgettablemanner,welearntoknowallthecharactersofthenovelasiftheyreallylived.

Thisnovel,publishedin1856,wasoneofthepopularandbelovednovelsintheVictorianera.ItistoldinthefirstpersonbyPhineasFletcher,aninvalidsonofaQuakertannerwhoispresentedtousinthebeginningasalonelyyouth.JohnHalifax,thefirstfriendheeverhad,isapoororphanwhoistakeninbyhisfathertohelpintheworkwhichhissicklysoncan'tconstantlydo.PhineastellsusinanunforgettablewayhowJohnsucceededinrisingfromhishumblebeginningandbecomeawealthyandsuccessfulman.Butwiththemoneycomehorribletroubles...Inanunforgettablemanner,welearntoknowallthecharactersofthenovelasiftheyreallylived.

Thisisapre-1923historicalreproductionthatwascuratedforquality.Qualityassurancewasconductedoneachofthesebooksinanattempttoremovebookswithimperfectionsintroducedbythedigitizationprocess.Thoughwehavemadebestefforts-thebooksmayhaveoccasionalerrorsthatdonotimpedethereadingexperience.Webelievethisworkisculturallyimportantandhaveelectedtobringthebookbackintoprintaspartofourcontinuingcommitmenttothepreservationofprintedworksworldwide.

ARomanceofTwoWorldsstartswithayoungheroinetellingherstoryofadebilitatingillnessthatincludesdepressionandthoughtsofsuicide.HerdoctorisunabletohelpherandsendsheroffonaholidaywhereshemeetsamysticalcharacterbythenameofRaffelloCellini,afamousItalianartist.Cellinioffersherastrangepotionwhichimmediatelyputsherintoatranquilslumber,inwhichsheexperiencesdivinevisions.

ARomanceofTwoWorldsstartswithayoungheroinetellingherstoryofadebilitatingillnessthatincludesdepressionandthoughtsofsuicide.HerdoctorisunabletohelpherandsendsheroffonaholidaywhereshemeetsamysticalcharacterbythenameofRaffelloCellini,afamousItalianartist.Cellinioffersherastrangepotionwhichimmediatelyputsherintoatranquilslumber,inwhichsheexperiencesdivinevisions.