Lady Windermere's Fan
著/Oscar Wilde 播/Phil Chenevert
LadyWindermere'sFan,APlayAboutaGoodWomanisafour-actcomedybyOscarWilde,firstproduced22February1892attheStJames'sTheatreinLondon.Theplaywasfirstpublishedin1893.LikemanyofWilde'scomedies,itbitinglysatirizesthemoralsofVictoriansociety,particularlymarriage.ThestoryconcernsLadyWindermere,whodiscoversthatherhusbandmaybehavinganaffairwithanotherwoman.Sheconfrontsherhusbandbutheinsteadinvitestheotherwoman,MrsErlynne,tohiswife'sbirthdayball.Angeredbyherhusband'sunfaithfulness,LadyWindermereleavesherhusbandforanotherlover.Ordoesshe?Isitreallypossibletotrustdeliciousgossip?Areallmenreallybad?Theseandmanyotherquestionsareraisedandifnotanswered,thenheldupforpublicscrutinyinthisbitingsatireofmoralsandproperbehavior.Thebestknownlineoftheplaysumsupthecentraltheme:Weareallinthegutter,butsomeofusarelookingatthestars.—LordDarlington
Among the Meadow People
著/Clara Dillingham PIERSON 播/Frances Brown
LovelybookofnaturewrittenforchildrenbyteacherandnaturalistClaraDillinghamPierson.Thisbookinthe"AmongthePeople"seriesexplorestheanimalinhabitantsofthemeadowandgarden.Thecharmingproseshrinksusdownandputsusinthefascinatingworldofthetinyinsects,amphibians,andbirdswhocallthefieldtheirhome.Fromtheauthor'sIntroduction:"Inselectingthetinycreaturesoffieldandgardenforthecharactersinthisbook,Ihaverememberedwithpleasurethewayinwhichmysixloyalpupilsbefriendedstraycricketsandgrasshoppers,theirintenseappreciationofthenewrealmoffancyandobservation,andtheeagernessandattentionwithwhichtheysoughtMotherNature,themostwonderfulandtirelessofallstory-tellers.
劳伦斯-菊花香
著/D.H.劳伦斯 播/佚名
D.H.劳伦斯的短篇小说以细腻的笔触、简洁明快的抒情风格,生动展现了现代工业社会大背景下,普通人思想与情感的渴望、矛盾与挣扎。本文试图通过分析劳伦斯的短篇代表作《菊花香》的小说主题,进一步探讨故事中的典型意象,解读其中的象征意义,尤其是贯穿始终的菊花,色彩鲜明,暗香涌动,如生命的终结,亦如生命的新生。
The Bright Messenger-Part2
著/Algernon Blackwood 播/佚名
ThisscarceantiquarianbookisaselectionfromKessingerPublishingsLegacyReprintSeries.Duetoitsage,itmaycontainimperfectionssuchasmarks,notations,marginaliaandflawedpages.Becausewebelievethisworkisculturallyimportant,wehavemadeitavailableaspartofourcommitmenttoprotecting,preserving,andpromotingtheworldsliterature.KessingerPublishingistheplacetofindhundredsofthousandsofrareandhard-to-findbookswithsomethingofinterestforeveryone!
The Bright Messenger-Part3
著/Algernon Blackwood 播/佚名
ThisscarceantiquarianbookisaselectionfromKessingerPublishingsLegacyReprintSeries.Duetoitsage,itmaycontainimperfectionssuchasmarks,notations,marginaliaandflawedpages.Becausewebelievethisworkisculturallyimportant,wehavemadeitavailableaspartofourcommitmenttoprotecting,preserving,andpromotingtheworldsliterature.KessingerPublishingistheplacetofindhundredsofthousandsofrareandhard-to-findbookswithsomethingofinterestforeveryone!
The Bright Messenger-Part1
著/Algernon Blackwood 播/佚名
ThisscarceantiquarianbookisaselectionfromKessingerPublishingsLegacyReprintSeries.Duetoitsage,itmaycontainimperfectionssuchasmarks,notations,marginaliaandflawedpages.Becausewebelievethisworkisculturallyimportant,wehavemadeitavailableaspartofourcommitmenttoprotecting,preserving,andpromotingtheworldsliterature.KessingerPublishingistheplacetofindhundredsofthousandsofrareandhard-to-findbookswithsomethingofinterestforeveryone!
夏洛蒂姐妹诗集Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell
著/Charlotte BRONTE 播/Libby Gohn
TheBrontesisters,mostfamousfortheirnovels,begantheircareerwithaslimvolumeofpoetry,publishedunderpseudonyms.Itonlysoldtwovolumes,butinspiredmuchinterestintheidentitiesoftheunknownpoets.Thisisarecordingofthemoresuccessful1850edition,whichincludesadditionalpoemsbyEmilyandAnnewhichCharlottecollectedaftertheirdeaths.
Among Typhoons And Pirate Craft
著/Lindsay ANDERSON 播/David Wales
AndersonservedasthirdofficeraboardtheEamont.EamontwasanopiumclipperbuiltinCowes.EamontwasinvolvedintheopeningofJapantoforeignersin1858,servingasadispatchboatbetweenNagasakiandShanghai,andwasoneofthefirstvesselstoopenupatradewithFormosa.TheEamontwasemployedinthenegotiationsforthefirstcommercialtreatywithJapan.OnthisoccasionsheranintoNagasakiandquietlydroppedanchor,inspiteofthefactthatoppositiontotheproposedcommercialtreatywasverystrongatthetime.Onthefollowingmorning150boat-loadsofJapaneseattemptedtotowhertosea,beingevidentlyignorantofananchor'sraisond'etre.Butthoughtheyattemptedseveralsimilarmethodstogetridofhertheyrefrainedfromanyarmedattack,and,eventually,hermissionwascompletelysuccessful.Thiswasin1858,andtheEamont'screwsawmanywonderfulsightsinthattierraincognita.TheSeptemberTyphoonof1858destroyedseveralwell-knownopiumclippersatDoubleIsland,includingtheAnonyma,Gazelle,Pantaloon,andMazeppa.EamontwasanchoredoffDoubleIsland,with"150fathomsofchainoutandasecondanchorbackedonitat60fathoms."Thewavesintheanchoragewereestimatedtobeaslargeas40feet,andtheEamont’screwhadtocutawayhermasts.Eamontwasoneofonlytwoshipsinthatanchoragetosurvivethenight,theotherbeingtheHazard.(SeeWikipediaarticleonEamont(schooner))
爱伦坡悬疑小说集5The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 5
著/Edgar Allan Poe 播/Bob Neufeld
EdgarAllanPOE(1809-1849) This,thelastof5volumescontainingPoe'sworks,containsacollectionofbothproseandpoetry.
The Women Who Make Our Novels
著/Grant M. OVERTON 播/MaryAnn
”Thisbook,theratherunpremeditatedproductionofseveralmonths’work,isbyamanwhoisnotanovelistandwhoisthereforeentirelyunfittedtowriteaboutwomenwhoarenovelists.”Theauthorisaliteraryreporterandfromthatperspectiveheoffersashortbiographicalsketch“ofallthelivingAmericanwomennovelistswhosewriting,bythecustomarystandards,isartisticallyfine...[or]whosewritinghasattainedawidepopularity.”Thisbookwaspublishedin1918.
这就是爱Herein_is_Love
著/Reuel HOWE 播/Bill Mosley
Prescientlookatthechurch,itsmessageandroleinsociety,bothperceivedandtrue,focusedthroughthelensofthebiblicaldoctrineoflove,anddemonstratedinrelationshipsbetweenparentandchild,parishionersandpublic,andpastorandpeople.
丁香树下Under-the-Lilacs
著/Louisa May ALCOTT 播/Tara Dow
UndertheLilacsisataleoffriendshipandadventurefromcelebratedauthorLouisaMayAlcott.WhensistersBabandBettyMossdecidetohaveateapartyonespringmorning,littledidtheyknowastrangeandtalenteddogandabedraggledcircusrun-awaywouldcomeintotheirlives.BenBrownisbelievedtobeorphaned.Withnofamilytoreturnto,thegirl'skindneighbour,MissCelia,takesBenunderhercare,wherehelearnsthetruemeaningoffriendship,homeandfamily.
夏洛蒂三姐妹The-Three-Sisters-Part1
著/May SINCLAIR 播/Expatriate
FascinatedasshewasbythelivesoftheBrontësiblings,MaySinclairlooselybasedhersubtlysensual,quietlyinsurrectionary1914novelTheThreeSistersontheHaworthmoormilieuofthethreeliteraryBrontësisters.Alice,Gwenda,andMaryCartaretarethedaughtersoftheVicarofGarth,anabusivefatherwithrigid,selfishexpectationsforfemalebehavior.Hopeofrescueseemstodawninthepersonofanidealisticyoungdoctorinthevillage,butthisisnoAustenromance.DescribedwithEdwardianrestraint,itisstillsexualpassionthatistheunderlyingthemeofthestory:therebellionofhumansensualityinalmosteverymajorcharacterinthestoryagainsttheartificialconstraintsofconventionalSocietyandReligion.Sinclair,herselfafascinatinghybridofVictorianandmodern,showsthedesperate,inertialennuiinherentinthelivesofunmarriedlate-Victorianwomendependentontheirmaleguardiansbutfiredbydreamsanddesiresoftheirown.Sinclair'sgentlyseditiousfictionisalwaysdeeplyimbuedwithphilosophyaswellashumanpsychology,givingitrichlayersofinterest.
夏洛蒂三姐妹The-Three-Sisters-Part2
著/May SINCLAIR 播/Expatriate
FascinatedasshewasbythelivesoftheBrontësiblings,MaySinclairlooselybasedhersubtlysensual,quietlyinsurrectionary1914novelTheThreeSistersontheHaworthmoormilieuofthethreeliteraryBrontësisters.Alice,Gwenda,andMaryCartaretarethedaughtersoftheVicarofGarth,anabusivefatherwithrigid,selfishexpectationsforfemalebehavior.Hopeofrescueseemstodawninthepersonofanidealisticyoungdoctorinthevillage,butthisisnoAustenromance.DescribedwithEdwardianrestraint,itisstillsexualpassionthatistheunderlyingthemeofthestory:therebellionofhumansensualityinalmosteverymajorcharacterinthestoryagainsttheartificialconstraintsofconventionalSocietyandReligion.Sinclair,herselfafascinatinghybridofVictorianandmodern,showsthedesperate,inertialennuiinherentinthelivesofunmarriedlate-Victorianwomendependentontheirmaleguardiansbutfiredbydreamsanddesiresoftheirown.Sinclair'sgentlyseditiousfictionisalwaysdeeplyimbuedwithphilosophyaswellashumanpsychology,givingitrichlayersofinterest.
The Adventures of Grandfather Frog
著/Thornton W. BURGESS 播/Etel Buss
LonglegstheBlueHeronfeltdecidedlyoutofsorts.Itwasabeautifulmorning,toobeautifulforanyonetobefeelingthatway.Indeed,itwasthesamebeautifulmorninginwhichGrandfatherFroghadcaughtsomanyfoolishgreenflies.Jolly,round,brightMr.Sunwassmilinghisbroadest.TheMerryLittleBreezesofOldMotherWestWindweredancinghappilyhereandthereovertheGreenMeadows,lookingforsomegoodturntodoforothers.ThelittlefeatheredpeopletowhomOldMotherNaturehasgiventhegreatblessingofmusicintheirthroatswerepouringouttheirsweetestsongs.SoitseemedasiftherewasnogoodreasonwhyLonglegsshouldfeeloutofsorts.ThefactisthetroublewithLonglegswasanemptystomach.Yes,Sir,thatiswhatailedLonglegstheBlueHeronthatsunshinymorning.Youknowitishardworktobehungryandhappyatthesametime.
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse (dramatic reading)
著/Thornton W. BURGESS 播/Linette Geisel
DannybeginshistaleregrettingthelengthofhistailuntilheiscorrectedbyMr.Toad.ThenhehasaseriesofstalkingsbyReddyandGrannyFox.HeiscapturedbyHootytheOwlandescapesmid-flighttoPeterRabbit'sbriarpatch.PetergoestoFarmerBrown'speachorchardandgetscaughtinasnareandbarelyescapeshimself.FinallyDannygetstrappedinatincanandmustusehiswitstoescapeReddyFoxagain.
The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too
著/Alfred ELWES 播/Allyson Hester
Thisfictionalworkiswrittenin1stpersonbythedoghimself.It'sacutestoryoftheadventuresinthelifeofanobledogwhoisappropriatelynamed,Job.Thecaninesocietyinwhichhelivesisaninterestingparalleltohumansociety.
Acres of Diamonds
著/Russell CONWELL 播/Scott Dahlem
TextoffamousinspirationallectureandbiographyofRussellConwell,aBaptistministerandTempleUniversityFounder
Abraham Lincoln：A History_Part2
著/John HAY 播/Preface ashleighjane
ThisisthebiographyofAbrahamLincoln,writtenbytwoofhisprivatesecretaries.亚伯拉罕·林肯（英语：AbrahamLincoln，1809年2月12日－1865年4月15日），美国政治人物，第16任美国总统，其总统任内，美国爆发内战，史称南北战争。林肯废除了南方各州的奴隶制度，但南北战争之后北方有几个支持联邦******的州却仍被林肯允许可继续保有奴隶制度。林肯击败了南方分离势力，维护了美利坚联邦及其领土上不分人种人人生而平等的权利。内战结束后不久，林肯遇刺身亡，是第一个遭到刺杀的美国总统，也是首位共和党籍总统，曾位列最伟大总统排名第一位。
Abraham Lincoln A History_Part1
著/John HAY 播/ashleighjane
亚伯拉罕·林肯（英语：AbrahamLincoln，1809年2月12日－1865年4月15日），美国政治人物，第16任美国总统，其总统任内，美国爆发内战，史称南北战争。林肯废除了南方各州的奴隶制度，但南北战争之后北方有几个支持联邦******的州却仍被林肯允许可继续保有奴隶制度。林肯击败了南方分离势力，维护了美利坚联邦及其领土上不分人种人人生而平等的权利。内战结束后不久，林肯遇刺身亡，是第一个遭到刺杀的美国总统，也是首位共和党籍总统，曾位列最伟大总统排名第一位。
The Blue Cat of Castle Town
著/Catherine Cate COBLENTZ 播/Peter Eastman
"Themothercathadbeenquiteupsetwhenshefirstsawthebluekitten.Shehadlookedfearfullythentowardtheriver.For,likeallcats,shehadheardthatabluekittencouldlearntheriver'ssong.Anykittenhasahardenoughtimetofindahomeforhimself.Foreverykittenmustfindahearthtofithissong.Butakittenwholistenstotheriverandlearnstheriver'ssonghasthehardesttimeofall.Notonlymustthekittenwhosingstheriver'ssongfindahearthtofitthatsong,buthemustteachthekeeperofthathearthtosingthesamesong.Theriver'ssongisveryold.Andmortalswhohaveearstohearandheartstosingarefewerthanfew."
Queer Little Folks
著/Harriet Beecher STOWE 播/Claire Schreuder
Awonderfulchildren'sclassic-acollectionofmoralstoriestoldbyanimalsinthewoods.Thewittilywrittenstoriesexplorevariousissuesinafunway.
Bush Studies
著/Barbara BAYNTON 播/Leishman
BushStudiesisashortstorycollectionpublishedinLondonin1902.BayntonpresentsagrimlyrealistviewofbushlifeinAustraliaforwomenincolonialAustralia.ShewroteinresponsetoHenryLawson'sromanticdepictionofbushlifeduringthesameera.
Letters from a Cat
著/Helen Hunt JACKSON 播/NoelBadrian
LettersfromaCat:publishedbyhermistressforthebenefitofallcatsandtheamusementoflittlechildrenisacollectionoflettersthatalittlegirlreceivesfromherpetwhilesheisawayfromhome.Theytellofherpet’sadventuresandmisadventures.Thebookincludesaprefacewhichgivesalittlebiographyofthecatincludingitssaddemise. H.H.wasthealiasofHelenMariaHuntJackson(1830–1885)whoisbetterknownforhernovelRamonainwhichshedramatizedthemistreatmentofNativeAmericansandwhichformedpartofhercampaignforimprovedtreatmentofNativeAmericansbytheU.S.Government.
Historic Adventures Tales from American History
著/Rupert S. HOLLAND 播/Greg Giordano
ThisisacollectionofearlyAmericanstories,interestingread.
Davy and the Goblin
著/Charles Edward CARRYL 播/Frances Brown
Eight-year-oldDavyreadsLewisCarroll'snovelAlice'sAdventuresinWonderlandandbeginstogetverysleepy.SuddenlyagoblinappearsinthefireandtakesDavyona"believingvoyage"muchlikeAlice'sownadventuresinWonderland,wherehemeetsmanycharactersfromfantasyandliterature.
Uncle Wiggily's Travels
著/Howard R. GARIS 播/Claire
Thisisthesecondof79UncleWiggilybookspublishedandcontainsanotherselectionofbedtimestoriesfromthoseoriginallypublishedintheNewarkEveningNewseverydayexceptSaturdayforover40years.UncleWiggilyLongearsisaloveablerabbitwhosuffersfromrheumatismandhasmanywoodlandfriendsandinnocentadventures.
Our Little Irish Cousin
著/Mary Hazelton Blanchard WADE 播/WoollyBee
ThislittlebookisintendedtohelpAmericanchildren(andadults)learnmoreaboutthechildrenofIreland,theircultureandhowtheylivetheirdailylives.Itisoneofaseriesattemptingtodothiswithcountriesandpeoplesaroundtheworldhopingtonotjusteducatebutenlightenandbringtolerancefordifferencesinthewaywelive.Fromthepreface"YouhaveoftenheardpeoplespeakoftheEmeraldIsle.Whenyouhaveaskedwhereitisandwhyitissocalled,youhavebeentolditisonlyanothernameforthatsmallislandtothenorthwestofthecontinentofEuropecalledIreland.Therainstherefallsooften,andthesunshinessowarmlyafterward,thatMotherNatureisabletodressherselfinthebrightestandloveliestofcolours.Thepeopletherearecheerfulandgood-natured.Theyarealwaysreadytosmilethroughtheirtearsandseethefunnysideofeveryhardship.
The Wonder Clock_Part2
著/Howard PYLE 播/Kara Shallenberg
"Fourandtwentymarvelloustales,oneforeachhouroftheday,"retoldinanovelandentertainingmannerbyamasteroftheform.WhiledrawingonGerman,English,andScandinavianfolkliteratureformanyofhischaractersandplots,Pylereworksthematerialinanimaginativeway,craftingthetalesinhisowninimitablestyle.Equallyengagingarethenumerouswoodcutsthataccompanythestoriesandenliventhenarrative.
The Wonder Clock_Part1
著/Howard PYLE 播/Kara Shallenberg
"Fourandtwentymarvelloustales,oneforeachhouroftheday,"retoldinanovelandentertainingmannerbyamasteroftheform.WhiledrawingonGerman,English,andScandinavianfolkliteratureformanyofhischaractersandplots,Pylereworksthematerialinanimaginativeway,craftingthetalesinhisowninimitablestyle.Equallyengagingarethenumerouswoodcutsthataccompanythestoriesandenliventhenarrative.