NielsKlim’sUndergroundTravels,originallypublishedinLatinas“NicolaiKlimiiIterSubterraneum”(1741)isasatiricalscience-fiction/fantasynovelwrittenbyLudvigHolberg,aNorwegian-Danishdramatist,historian,andessayist,borninBergen,Norway.Itwashisfirstandonlynovel.Itdescribesautopiansocietyfromanoutsider’spointofview,andoftenpokesfunatdiverseculturalandsocialtopicssuchasmoral,science,sexualequality,religion,governments,andphilosophy.(SummarybyWikipedia)
embedthisChancesare,youarereadingthisbecauseyouareawarethatJamestown,Virginia,celebratedits400thbirthdayin2007.Itwasthefirst"successful"EnglishsettlementinAmerica.Althoughthecolonistseventuallymoveduprivertobequitofthehardluckanddifficultconditionsonthesmallisland,theyleftbehindatroveofpossessions-used,wornout,orforgotten. Didyoueverstoptoconsiderjusthowmanydifferentitemsyouhave,need,oruse,tolive,work,andamuseyourself·Chancesarethatyouwouldseriouslyunderestimate!Butonceyouputsuchalisttogether,anotherpersoncouldtellquiteastoryaboutthelifeyoulead.
JacobMoodyofRiverborowastall,gauntandswarthy,black-bearded--hismassesofgrizzled,uncombedhairandtheredscaracrosshisnoseandcheekaddingtohissinisterappearance.Histumble-downhousestoodonarockybitoflandbackoftheSawyerpasture,andtheacresofhisfarmstretchedoutonallsidesofit.Helivedalone,atealone,plowed,planted,sowed,harvestedalone,andwasmorethanwillingtodiealone,"unwept,unhonored,andunsung." Sowhowouldeverthinktovisithim,andurgehimtoattendchurch·ButanewHomeMissionsocietyhasbeensetupbythegirls,whichhaselectedasitsfirstpresidentthat"will-o'-the-wispishlittleperson,"Rebecca!Andwhenshesetshermindtoatask... KateDouglasWiggin(1856-1923),authorofsuchworksasRebeccaofSunnybrookFarm,Penelope'sEnglishExperiences,andAVillageStradivarius,wasoneofAmerica'smostpopularwritersofbooksforyoungpeople.
TheReverendGilbertWhitewasthecurateofthevillageofSelborne,avillageinHampshire,from1784tohisdeathin1793,livingmostofhislifeinthevillage.Thebookisintheformofacollectionofletterstotwofriends,discussingthenaturalhistoryoftheareasthatheknew,andnaturalhistoryingeneral.White'sintensecuriosityandhislovefortheworldabouthimflowthroughhissimple,straightforwardstyle,andagentlesenseofhumourcoloursmanyofhisanecdotes.
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.
TheLairoftheWhiteWorm(alsoknownasTheGardenofEvil)isahorrornovelbyAnglo-IrishauthorBramStoker,whoalsowroteDracula.Itwaspublishedin1911. ThisbookcentersonAdamSaltonwhoiscontactedbyhisgreatuncleinEngland,forthepurposeofestablishingarelationshipbetweentheselasttwomembersofthefamily.AdamtravelstoRichardSalton'shouseinMercia,andquicklyfindshimselfinthecenterofsomeinexplicableoccurrences.ThenewheirtotheCaswallestate,EdgarCaswallappearstobemakingsomesortofamesmericassaultonalocalgirl.And,alocallady,ArabellaMarch,seemstoberunningagameofherown,perhapsanglingtobecomeMrs.Caswall.ThereissomethingstrangeaboutLadyMarch,somethinginexplicableandevil...
BobbyGarfieldbefriendsanelderlygentleman,TedBrautigan,whomovesintotheboardinghousewhereheandhismotherhavelivedsincehisfather'sdeath.Duringthesummerthatfollows,hisfriendshipwithTedgrowsashespendstimereadingthenewspapertohimandishiredtobeonthelookoutforanysignsforlostanimalsorstrangecarsthatmaybeintheneighborhood.Althoughheandhisbestfriends,CarolGerberandJohn"Sully"Sullivanbegintoseethesestrangesigns,BobbyneglectstotellTedwithdireconsequences.
Waterbone水骨乐团把点石成金的音乐魔力施加在法老和金字塔之乡的音乐上。这个知名的录音室双人组作了精彩的实地采风录音,收录埃及一些最好的音乐家演奏的从Nay(埃及笛)到茶杯的各种乐器,再用电子、世界音乐作为基调打底。《OrionProphecy猎户座预言》是继他们取得巨大成功的首张专辑《Tibet西藏》之后的又一杰作。
ThebookisaboutthreefamiliesinEnglandatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.ThethreefamiliesrepresentdifferentgradationsoftheEdwardianmiddleclass:theWilcoxes,whoarerichcapitalistswithafortunemadeintheColonies;thehalf-GermanSchlegelsiblings(Margaret,Tibby,andHelen),whorepresenttheintellectualbourgeoisieandhavealotincommonwiththereal-lifeBloomsburyGroup;andtheBasts,acouplewhoarestrugglingmembersofthelower-middleclass.TheSchlegelsisterstrytohelpthepoorBastsandtrytomaketheWilcoxeslessprejudiced.Themottoofthebookis“Onlyconnect…”(summaryfromWikipedia)
在充满物质##的城市里,通过不择手段取得成功的楚戈,内心隐藏着一段无法或忘的恋情,对大学初恋女孩小米的爱恨交替使他不再相信爱情,游戏在各种##之间。自网络游戏中认识妖族小狐狸雪儿后,才终于使他逐渐找回自我。现实中,他又认识了美丽清纯、善解人意、一如仙女的林箐,在虚幻的网络与真实的现实间,楚戈的感情进一步陷入矛盾的旋涡中。
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
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.
"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.
InthiscollectionofSherlockHolmesstories,thegreatdetectivecontinuesdoingwhathedoesbest:avertingpoliticalscandals,trackingdownmurderers,draggingDr.Watsonintounpleasantsituations.Asalways,it'sadventurousfunfortherestofus.Thisbookwaspublishedin1917,afterTheReturnofSherlockHolmes.
Collectionofchildren’sstorieswrittenin1888,dealingprimarilywithloveandselfishness.Thesestoriesaregenerallysad,withamoralisticmessage.Thecollectionincludes:TheHappyPrince,TheNightingaleandtheRose,TheSelfishGiant,TheDevotedFriend,andTheRemarkableRocket.
Thisescapistnovelfirstpublishedin1905asLieutenantGullivarJones:HisVacationfollowstheexploitsofAmericanNavyLieutenantGulliverJones,abold,ifslightlyhapless,herowhoismagicallytransportedtoMars;wherehealmostoutwitshisenemies,almostgetsthegirl,andalmostsavestheday.SomewhatofaliteraryandchronologicalbridgebetweenH.G.WellsandEdgarRiceBurroughs,Jones’adventuresprovideanevocativemixofsatireandsword-and-planetadventure.Grimms’FairyTalesChrisVee byJacobGrimm(1785-1863)andWilhelmGrimm(1786-1859).TranslatedbyEdgarTaylor(1793-1839)andMarianEdwardes.
"GreenMansions:ARomanceoftheTropicalForest"isanarrationofhislifestorybyAbel,aVenezuelan,toacomrade.Onceawealthyyoungman,hemeddledinpoliticstotheextentofprovokingarevolution...whichfailed. EscapingintothetropicalforestsofGuyanaAbeltakesupgoldhunting,thenjournal-writing,andfailsatboth.Nowwithnoaimforhislife,hedriftsuntilhetakesupresidencewitharemoteIndiantribe.SoonhelearnsofawoodtheIndiansavoid,asitisinhabitedbyadangerousDaughteroftheDidi,who,theysay,slewoneofthemwithmagic.Thefellowwasinfacthitwithapoisoneddartbyaccident,buthisdyingbeliefthatshehadcaughtthedartandhurleditathimsurvivedhim. Intrigued,Abelvisitsthewoodrepeatedly,andeventuallyencountersRima.Sheindeedissomethingmagical.Sheseemstohaveapactwithnature:animalsdon'tmolesther,shespeaksinamelodiousbirdsong(aswellasSpanish),andsheevenmakeshergarmentsofspidersilk.WhenAbelisbittenbyavenomoussnakethatactsprotectiveofher,sheandher"grandfather"NuflonurseAbelbacktohealth. BothAbelandRimaarewondermentstoeachother,someoneunlikeanyotherpersontheyhaveeverencountered.Theyfallinlove,alovethatisstymiedbyRima'sinabilitytounderstandthefeelingsAbelcreatesinher.OnalongtrektodiscoverRima'sorigins,theyfindthatheruniquepeoplenolongerexist,buttheyfinallyconfrontthemagnetismthatisdrawingthemtogether.Finallytheyfindjoy,andmakeplans...untilRimaismurderedbytheIndians. Andthenitistimeforvengeance!
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