三只忠心的猴子The_Three_Mulla-mulgars_Part2
著/De la Mare, Walter 播/Three monkey brothers, Thumb, Thimble, and Nod, are Mulla-mulgars or royal monkeys. As she dies, their mother gives them the enchanted Wonderstone for protection, and tells them to follow their father. They embark on a journey of fantastical adventure to find their father, who left years earlier in search of the kingdom of his brother, the Prince of the Valleys of Tishnar, promising to return for them after he had found the way.
Threemonkeybrothers,Thumb,Thimble,andNod,areMulla-mulgarsorroyalmonkeys.Asshedies,theirmothergivesthemtheenchantedWonderstoneforprotection,andtellsthemtofollowtheirfather.Theyembarkonajourneyoffantasticaladventuretofindtheirfather,wholeftyearsearlierinsearchofthekingdomofhisbrother,thePrinceoftheValleysofTishnar,promisingtoreturnforthemafterhehadfoundtheway.
南方女孩的日记A_Confederate_Girl's_Diary_Part2
著/Sarah Morgan Dawson 播/Christine Dufour
SarahMorganDawsonwasayoungwomanof20livinginBatonRouge,Louisiana,whenshebeganthisdiary.TheAmericanCivilWarwasraging.Thoughatfirsttheconflictseemedfaraway,itwouldeventuallybebroughthometoherinverypersonalterms.Herfamily'sloyaltiesweredivided.Sarah'sfather,thoughhedisapprovedofsecession,declaredfortheSouthwhenLouisianalefttheUnion.Hereldestbrother,whobecamethefamilypatriarchwhenhisfatherdiedin1861,wasfortheUnion,thoughherefusedtotakeuparmsagainsthisfellowSoutherners.Thefamilyownedslaves,someofwhomarementionedbynameinthisdiary.SarahwasdevotedtotheConfederacy,andwatchedwithsorrowandindignationitsdemise.Herdiary,writtenfromMarch1862toJune1865,discoursesontopicsasnormalashouseholdroutinesandromanticintriguestothoseasunsettlingasconcernforherbrotherswhofoughtinthewar.Largelyself-taught,shedescribesinclearandinvitingprose,fleeingBatonRougeduringabombardment,sufferingapainfulspinalinjurywhenadequatemedicalhelpwasunavailable,thelootingofherhomebyNorthernsoldiers,thehumiliationoflifeunderGeneralButlerinNewOrleans,anddealingwithprivationsanddisplacementinaregiontornbywar.Shewasachildofhertimeandplace.Herinabilitytoseethecrueltyandindignityofslaverygratesharshlyonthemodernear.RegardlessofhowonefeelsabouttheLostCause,however,Sarah'sdiaryprovidesavaluablehistoricalperspectiveonlifebehindthelinesofthisbitterconflict.
南方女孩的日记A_Confederate_Girl's_Diary_Part1
著/Sarah Morgan Dawson 播/Christine Dufour
SarahMorganDawsonwasayoungwomanof20livinginBatonRouge,Louisiana,whenshebeganthisdiary.TheAmericanCivilWarwasraging.Thoughatfirsttheconflictseemedfaraway,itwouldeventuallybebroughthometoherinverypersonalterms.Herfamily'sloyaltiesweredivided.Sarah'sfather,thoughhedisapprovedofsecession,declaredfortheSouthwhenLouisianalefttheUnion.Hereldestbrother,whobecamethefamilypatriarchwhenhisfatherdiedin1861,wasfortheUnion,thoughherefusedtotakeuparmsagainsthisfellowSoutherners.Thefamilyownedslaves,someofwhomarementionedbynameinthisdiary.SarahwasdevotedtotheConfederacy,andwatchedwithsorrowandindignationitsdemise.Herdiary,writtenfromMarch1862toJune1865,discoursesontopicsasnormalashouseholdroutinesandromanticintriguestothoseasunsettlingasconcernforherbrotherswhofoughtinthewar.Largelyself-taught,shedescribesinclearandinvitingprose,fleeingBatonRougeduringabombardment,sufferingapainfulspinalinjurywhenadequatemedicalhelpwasunavailable,thelootingofherhomebyNorthernsoldiers,thehumiliationoflifeunderGeneralButlerinNewOrleans,anddealingwithprivationsanddisplacementinaregiontornbywar.Shewasachildofhertimeandplace.Herinabilitytoseethecrueltyandindignityofslaverygratesharshlyonthemodernear.RegardlessofhowonefeelsabouttheLostCause,however,Sarah'sdiaryprovidesavaluablehistoricalperspectiveonlifebehindthelinesofthisbitterconflict.
雾中In_the_Fog
著/Richard Harding Davis 播/Bob Gonzalez
ThestoryissetinLondon,atanelitegentleman’sclubcalled"TheGrill,"whereanAmericangentlemanarreststheattentionoffourothermenbyrelatinghowonenighthegotlostinathickLondonfog.Hestumbleduponahousewhereadoublemurderwasjustcommitted.ThevictimsofthemurderwereayoungnoblemanandaRussianprincess.HeescapedfromthehouseandreportedthekillingstoScotlandYard.Buttheywereunabletofindthelocationofthedwelling.Allverystrange,asthreeoftheothergentlemenalloffermoreinformationandperspectivesonvariousdetailsoftheincidentastheyendeavortosolvethemystery.
The_Boy_Scout_and_Other_Stories_for_Boys
著/Richard Harding Davis 播/David Wales
RICHARDHARDINGDAVIS,asafriendandfellowauthorhaswrittenofhim,was“youthincarnate,”andthereisprobablynothingthathewroteofwhichaboywouldnotsomedaycometofeeltheappeal.Buttherearecertainofhisstoriesthatgowithespecialdirectnesstoaboy’sheartandsympathiesandmakeforhimquiteunforgettableliterature.Afewoftheseweremadesomeyearsagointoavolume,“StoriesforBoys,”andfoundalargeandenthusiasticspecialpublicinadditiontoDavis’sgeneralreaders;andthepresentcollectionfromstoriesmorerecentlypublishedisissuedwiththesamemotive.Thisbooktakesitstitlefrom“TheBoyScout,”thefirstofitstales;anditincludes“TheBoyWhoCriedWolf,”“BloodWillTell,”theimmortal“Gallegher,”and“TheBarSinister,”Davis’sfamousdogstory.ItisafreshvolumeaddedtowhatAugustusThomascalls“safestufftogivetoayoungfellowwholikestotakeoffhishatanddilatehisnostrilsandfeelthewindinhisface.”
炼铁厂的日子Life in the Iron Mills
著/Rebecca Harding Davis 播/Elizabeth Klett
This1861novellawasthefirstpublishedworkbyRebeccaHardingDavis:writer,socialreformer,andpioneerofliteraryrealism.IttellsthestoryofHughWolfe,aWelshlaborerinanironmillwhoisalsoatalentedsculptor,andofDeborah,thehunchbackedwomanwhounrequitedlyloveshim.
The Voyage of the Beagle_Part4
著/Charles Darwin 播/Roger Turnau
CharlesDarwin'stravelsaroundtheworldasanindependentnaturalistonHMSBeaglebetween1831and1836impresseduponhimasenseofthenaturalworld'sbeauty,sublimityandothernesswhichlanguagecouldbarelycapture.ThisjournaltakesthereaderfromthecoastsandinteriorsofSouthAmericatotheSouthSeaIslands.ItdisplaysDarwin'sspeculativemindatwork,posingsearchingquestionsaboutthecomplexrelationsbetweentheEarth'sstructure,animalforms,anthropologyandtheoriginsoflifeitself.
The Voyage of the Beagle_Part3
著/Charles Darwin 播/Roger Turnau
ThisjournaltakesthereaderfromthecoastsandinteriorsofSouthAmericatotheSouthSeaIslands.ItdisplaysDarwin'sspeculativemindatwork,posingsearchingquestionsaboutthecomplexrelationsbetweentheEarth'sstructure,animalforms,anthropologyandtheoriginsoflifeitself.CharlesDarwin'stravelsaroundtheworldasanindependentnaturalistonHMSBeaglebetween1831and1836impresseduponhimasenseofthenaturalworld'sbeauty,sublimityandothernesswhichlanguagecouldbarelycapture.ThisjournaltakesthereaderfromthecoastsandinteriorsofSouthAmericatotheSouthSeaIslands.ItdisplaysDarwin'sspeculativemindatwork,posingsearchingquestionsaboutthecomplexrelationsbetweentheEarth'sstructure,animalforms,anthropologyandtheoriginsoflifeitself.
达尔文_贝格尔号航行日记The_Voyage_of_the_Beagle_Part2
著/Charles Darwin 播/Roger Turnau
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。
The Voyage of the Beagle_Part1
著/Charles Darwin 播/Roger Turnau
Thebook,alsoknownasDarwin’sJournalofResearches,isavividandexcitingtravelmemoiraswellasadetailedscientificfieldjournalcoveringbiology,geology,andanthropologythatdemonstratesDarwin’skeenpowersofobservation,writtenatatimewhenWesternEuropeanswerestilldiscoveringandexploringmuchoftherestoftheworld.AlthoughDarwinrevisitedsomeareasduringtheexpedition,forclaritythechaptersofthebookareorderedbyreferencetoplacesandlocationsratherthanchronologically.Withhindsight,ideaswhichDarwinwouldlaterdevelopintohistheoryofevolutionbynaturalselectionarehintedatinhisnotesandinthebook
达尔文自传The_Autobiography_of_Charles_Darwin
著/Charles Darwin 播/LivelyHive
Darwinwrotethebook,whichheentitledRecollectionsoftheDevelopmentofmyMindandCharacter,forhisfamily.HestatesthathestartedwritingitonaboutMay28,1876andhadfinisheditbyAugust3.ThebookwaseditedbyCharlesDarwin’ssonFrancisDarwin,whoremovedseveralpassagesaboutDarwin’scriticalviewsofGodandChristianity.ItwaspublishedinLondonbyJohnMurrayaspartofThelifeandlettersofCharlesDarwin,includinganautobiographicalchapter.TheomittedpassageswerelaterrestoredbyDarwin’sgranddaughterNoraBarlowina1958editiontocommemoratethe100thanniversaryofthepublicationofTheOrigin.ThiseditionwaspublishedinLondonbyCollinsunderthetitleofTheAutobiographyofCharlesDarwin1809-1882,withtheoriginalomissionsrestored,editedandwithappendixandnotesbyhisgranddaughterNoraBarlow.Theoriginalisinthepublicdomainasitscopyrighthasexpired,butthelaterversionremainsundercopyright.
Hindoo_Tales_or_the_Adventures_of_Ten_Princes_Part2
著/Dandin 播/sid
Thisscarceantiquarianbookisafacsimilereprintoftheoriginal.Duetoitsage,itmaycontainimperfectionssuchasmarks,notations,marginaliaandflawedpages.Becausewebelievethisworkisculturallyimportant,wehavemadeitavailableaspartofourcommitmentforprotecting,preserving,andpromotingtheworld'sliteratureinaffordable,highquality,moderneditionsthataretruetotheoriginalwork.
Hindoo_Tales_or_the_Adventures_of_Ten_Princes_Part1
著/Dandin 播/sid
ThisbookdescribestheadventuresoftenKumaras,i.e.,youngmen,(allofwhomareeitherprincesorsonsofroyalministers),asnarratedbythementhemselves.Thesenarrativesarerepletewithaccountsofdemigods,ghosts,gamblers,intrigueswithvoluptiouswomen,astonishingcoincidences,cockfights,anthropophagy,sorcery,robberies,murdersandwars.
省城的女孩A_Little_Maid_of_Province_Town
著/Alice Turner Curtis 播/Arielle Lipshaw
PluckyeightyearoldAnneNelson,livinginProvincetownonthetipofCapeCod,isdeterminedtobringtheRevolutionaryWartoanendsothatshecanbereunitedwithhersoldierfather.WillshesucceedincarryinganimportantmessagefromBostontoNewburyport,warningtheAmericantroopstobeprepared,orwillshebecaughtbytheEnglishshipspatrollingtheharbor?
格林童话英文版Grimm's_Fairy_Tales
著/Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm 播/佚名
《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。
真实幻境Phantoms_of_Reality
著/Ray Cummings 播/Richard Kilmer
RedSensua'sknifecameupdripping—andthetwoadventurersknewthatchaosandbloodyrevolutionhadbeenunleashedinthatshadowykingdomofthefourthdimension.
Jetta_of_the_Lowlands
著/Ray Cummings 播/Richard Kilmer
FantasticandSinisterAretheLowlandsintoWhichPhilipGrantDescendsonHisDangerousAssignment.
Brigands_of_the_Moon_Part2
著/Ray Cummings 播/Seth Adam Sher
GreggHaljanwasawarethattherewasacertaindangerinhavingthegiantspaceshipPlanetarastopoffatthemoontopickupGrantline’sspecialcargoofmoonore.Forthatraremetal—invaluableinkeepingEarth’stechnologyrunning—wasthetargetofmanygreedyeyes.Butneverthelesshehadn’tfiguredonthespecialtwistthecleverMartianbrigandswoulduse.Sowhenhefoundboththeshipandhimselfsuddenlyintheirhands,heknewthattherewasonlyonewayinwhichhecouldhopetosavethatcargoandhisownsecret—thatwouldbebyturningspace-piratehimselfandpayingtheBrigandsoftheMoonbackintheirowninterplanetarycoin.
Brigands_of_the_Moon
著/Ray Cummings 播/Seth Adam Sher
GreggHaljanwasawarethattherewasacertaindangerinhavingthegiantspaceshipPlanetarastopoffatthemoontopickupGrantline’sspecialcargoofmoonore.Forthatraremetal—invaluableinkeepingEarth’stechnologyrunning—wasthetargetofmanygreedyeyes.Butneverthelesshehadn’tfiguredonthespecialtwistthecleverMartianbrigandswoulduse.Sowhenhefoundboththeshipandhimselfsuddenlyintheirhands,heknewthattherewasonlyonewayinwhichhecouldhopetosavethatcargoandhisownsecret—thatwouldbebyturningspace-piratehimselfandpayingtheBrigandsoftheMoonbackintheirowninterplanetarycoin.
街头女孩麦吉Maggie：A_Girl_of_the_Streets
著/Stephen Crane 播/Lucy Burgoyne
StephenCrane'sfirstnovel,Maggie:AGirloftheStreetshasbeencalled"thefirstdarkflowerofAmericanNaturalism"foritsdistinctiveelementsofnaturalisticfiction.Thechiefcharacter,Maggie,descendsintoprostitutionafterbeingledastraybyherlover.Ratherthanfocusingonthosethatmakeuptheveryrichormiddleclass,thenovelhighlightsthedeplorablelivingconditionsoftheworkingclassduringtheso-calledGildedAgeinNewYork'sBowery.
John_Halifax,Gentleman_Part3
著/Dinah Craik 播/Cori Samuel
Thisnovel,publishedin1856,wasoneofthepopularandbelovednovelsintheVictorianera.ItistoldinthefirstpersonbyPhineasFletcher,aninvalidsonofaQuakertannerwhoispresentedtousinthebeginningasalonelyyouth.JohnHalifax,thefirstfriendheeverhad,isapoororphanwhoistakeninbyhisfathertohelpintheworkwhichhissicklysoncan'tconstantlydo.PhineastellsusinanunforgettablewayhowJohnsucceededinrisingfromhishumblebeginningandbecomeawealthyandsuccessfulman.Butwiththemoneycomehorribletroubles...Inanunforgettablemanner,welearntoknowallthecharactersofthenovelasiftheyreallylived.
John_Halifax,Gentleman_Part2
著/Dinah Craik 播/Cori Samuel
Thisnovel,publishedin1856,wasoneofthepopularandbelovednovelsintheVictorianera.ItistoldinthefirstpersonbyPhineasFletcher,aninvalidsonofaQuakertannerwhoispresentedtousinthebeginningasalonelyyouth.JohnHalifax,thefirstfriendheeverhad,isapoororphanwhoistakeninbyhisfathertohelpintheworkwhichhissicklysoncan'tconstantlydo.PhineastellsusinanunforgettablewayhowJohnsucceededinrisingfromhishumblebeginningandbecomeawealthyandsuccessfulman.Butwiththemoneycomehorribletroubles...Inanunforgettablemanner,welearntoknowallthecharactersofthenovelasiftheyreallylived.
John_Halifax,Gentleman_Part1
著/Dinah Craik 播/Cori Samuel
Thisnovel,publishedin1856,wasoneofthepopularandbelovednovelsintheVictorianera.ItistoldinthefirstpersonbyPhineasFletcher,aninvalidsonofaQuakertannerwhoispresentedtousinthebeginningasalonelyyouth.JohnHalifax,thefirstfriendheeverhad,isapoororphanwhoistakeninbyhisfathertohelpintheworkwhichhissicklysoncan'tconstantlydo.PhineastellsusinanunforgettablewayhowJohnsucceededinrisingfromhishumblebeginningandbecomeawealthyandsuccessfulman.Butwiththemoneycomehorribletroubles...Inanunforgettablemanner,welearntoknowallthecharactersofthenovelasiftheyreallylived.
两个世界的故事A_Romance_of_Two_Worlds_Part3
著/Marie Corelli 播/Amy Gramour
Thisisapre-1923historicalreproductionthatwascuratedforquality.Qualityassurancewasconductedoneachofthesebooksinanattempttoremovebookswithimperfectionsintroducedbythedigitizationprocess.Thoughwehavemadebestefforts-thebooksmayhaveoccasionalerrorsthatdonotimpedethereadingexperience.Webelievethisworkisculturallyimportantandhaveelectedtobringthebookbackintoprintaspartofourcontinuingcommitmenttothepreservationofprintedworksworldwide.
两个世界的故事A_Romance_of_Two_Worlds_Part2
著/Marie Corelli 播/Amy Gramour
ARomanceofTwoWorldsstartswithayoungheroinetellingherstoryofadebilitatingillnessthatincludesdepressionandthoughtsofsuicide.HerdoctorisunabletohelpherandsendsheroffonaholidaywhereshemeetsamysticalcharacterbythenameofRaffelloCellini,afamousItalianartist.Cellinioffersherastrangepotionwhichimmediatelyputsherintoatranquilslumber,inwhichsheexperiencesdivinevisions.
两个世界的故事A_Romance_of_Two_Worlds_Part1
著/Marie Corelli 播/Amy Gramour
ARomanceofTwoWorldsstartswithayoungheroinetellingherstoryofadebilitatingillnessthatincludesdepressionandthoughtsofsuicide.HerdoctorisunabletohelpherandsendsheroffonaholidaywhereshemeetsamysticalcharacterbythenameofRaffelloCellini,afamousItalianartist.Cellinioffersherastrangepotionwhichimmediatelyputsherintoatranquilslumber,inwhichsheexperiencesdivinevisions.
大草原The_Prairie_Part3
著/James Fenimore Cooper 播/William Peck
ThestoryopenswithIshmael,hisfamily,EllenandAbiramslowlymakingtheirwayacrossthevirginprairiesoftheMidwestlookingforahomestead,justtwoyearsaftertheLouisianaPurchase,andduringthetimeoftheLewisandClarkExpedition.Theymeetthetrapper(NattyBumppo),whohaslefthishomeinNewYorkstatetofindaplacewherehecannothearthesoundofpeoplecuttingdowntheforests.Intheyearsbetweenhisotheradventuresandthisnovel,hetellsusonlythathehaswalkedallthewaytothePacificOceanandseenallthelandbetweenthecoasts(aheroicfeat,consideringLewisandClarkhadn’tyetcompletedthesametrek).
大草原The_Prairie_Part2
著/James Fenimore Cooper 播/William Peck
ThestoryopenswithIshmael,hisfamily,EllenandAbiramslowlymakingtheirwayacrossthevirginprairiesoftheMidwestlookingforahomestead,justtwoyearsaftertheLouisianaPurchase,andduringthetimeoftheLewisandClarkExpedition.Theymeetthetrapper(NattyBumppo),whohaslefthishomeinNewYorkstatetofindaplacewherehecannothearthesoundofpeoplecuttingdowntheforests.Intheyearsbetweenhisotheradventuresandthisnovel,hetellsusonlythathehaswalkedallthewaytothePacificOceanandseenallthelandbetweenthecoasts(aheroicfeat,consideringLewisandClarkhadn’tyetcompletedthesametrek).
大草原The_Prairie
著/James Fenimore Cooper 播/William Peck
ThestoryopenswithIshmael,hisfamily,EllenandAbiramslowlymakingtheirwayacrossthevirginprairiesoftheMidwestlookingforahomestead,justtwoyearsaftertheLouisianaPurchase,andduringthetimeoftheLewisandClarkExpedition.Theymeetthetrapper(NattyBumppo),whohaslefthishomeinNewYorkstatetofindaplacewherehecannothearthesoundofpeoplecuttingdowntheforests.Intheyearsbetweenhisotheradventuresandthisnovel,hetellsusonlythathehaswalkedallthewaytothePacificOceanandseenallthelandbetweenthecoasts(aheroicfeat,consideringLewisandClarkhadn’tyetcompletedthesametrek).
拓荒者The_pioneers_part3
著/James Fenimore Cooper 播/James Fenimore Cooper
ThestorytakesplaceontherapidlyadvancingfrontierofNewYorkStateandfeaturesanelderlyLeatherstocking(NattyBumpo),JudgeMarmadukeTempleofTempleton,whoselifeparallelsthatoftheauthor'sfatherJudgeWilliamCooper,andElizabethTemple(basedontheauthor'ssister,HannahCooper),ofthefictionalTempleton,NewYork.ThestorybeginswithanargumentbetweentheJudgeandLeatherstockingoverwhokilledabuck,andasCooperreviewsmanyofthechangestoNewYork'sLakeOtsego,questionsofenvironmentalstewardship,conservation,anduseprevail.Leatherstockingandhisclosestfriend,theMohicanIndianChingachgook,begintocompetewiththeTemplesfortheloyaltiesofamysteriousyoungvisitor,a"younghunter"knownasOliverEdwards,whoeventuallymarriesElizabeth.Chingachgookdies,exemplifyingthevexedfigureofthe"dyingIndian",andNattyvanishesintothesunset.
