A Scrawl
著/James Whitcomb RILEY 播/Claudia Salto
JamesWhitcombRileywasanAmericanwriter,poet,andbestsellingauthor,borninthetownofGreenfield,Indiana.Duringhislifetimehewasknownasthe"HoosierPoet"and"Children'sPoet"forhisdialectworksandhischildren'spoetryrespectively.Hispoemstendedtobehumorousorsentimental,andoftheapproximatelyonethousandpoemsthatRileyauthored,themajorityareindialect.
A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony
著/Charles A. SIRINGO 播/David Wales
CharlesA.SiringowasanAmericanlawman,detective,andagentforthePinkertonNationalDetectiveAgencyduringthelate19thcenturyandearly20thcentury….Aftertakingpartinseveralcattledrives,Siringostoppedherdingtosettledown,getmarried(1884),andopenamerchantbusinessinCaldwell,Kansas.Hebeganwritingabook,entitledATexasCowboy;OrFifteenYearsontheHurricaneDeckofaSpanishPony.Ayearlater,itwaspublished,towideacclaim,andbecameoneofthefirsttruelooksintolifeasacowboywrittenbysomeonewhohadactuallylivedthelife.
Whittington and his Cat
著/E. L. BLANCHARD 播/Philippa
WhittingtonandhisCat,orHarlequinLordMayorofLondonwasthe26thGrandComicChristmasAnnual,writtenbyE.L.BlanchardforperformanceattheTheatreRoyal,DruryLane,Londonin1875.PantomimesareafavouriteChristmasentertainmentinEngland,andinVictoriantimeswereusuallywritteninrhymingcouplets.TheyfeaturedaPrincipalBoy(playedbyagirl)andaDame(playedbyaman).Overtheyearstheybecameevermoreelaboratewithfantasticcostumes,hugecastsandspectaculartransformationscenes.Weshallhavetoleavethesetoyourimagination,dearlistener,butwehopethatourperformancewillgiveyouaflavourofVictorianpanto.ThisversionofthestoryofDickWhittingtonwasproducedfromatornandwell-usedcopyofthepantomimescript,andalongsearchonlineandinvariousBritishlibrariesfortheoriginalmusic,detailsofwhichmaybefoundhere.Thelyricsofthelastsongarethecast'scurtaincallandincludethenamesWright,VokesandCoveney,theVokesfamilyandHarrietCoveneybeingfamouscelebritiesinVictorianpantomime.DickarrivesinLondontosearchforthefabled"streetspavedwithgold"andafterbeingreunitedwithhiscatTomwhohasfollowedhim,findsthemercerMr.Fitzwarren(forwhombusinessisnotgoingwell),hislovelydaughterAliceandthefearsomeDorothytheCook.Manyhighjinksensue.
Junior Classics Volume 5 Stories That Never Grow Old
著/William PATTEN 播/Lynne Thompson
Aselectionoffamoustalesselectedandre-workedforajunioraudience.StoriesaretakenfromArabianNights,RobinsonCrusoe,Gulliver'sTravels,Shakespeareanplays,Pilgrim'sProgress,Ivanhoe,andTheStartlingAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen
柏拉图_Philebus
著/PLATO 播/Geoffrey Edwards
TakingtheformofadiscussionbetweenthehedonistPhilebus,hisnaivedisciple,ProtarchusandSocrates,"Philebus"isacompellingconsiderationofthepopularbeliefthatpleasureisthegreatestattainablegood.Here,Socratesspeculatesonthedifferingintensitiesofbothpleasureandpain;exploresthenotionthattheycanbedividedintopureandimpuretypes;considerstherelationshipbetweentheoneandthemany;andestablishesknowledgeasafarhighergoal.Aprofoundargumentthattruefulfillmentcanonlybeachievedbythepursuitofbeauty,truthandmoderation,"Philebus"isamongtheearliestandmostfascinatingexplorationsofoneofthemostfundamentalhumanquestions:howtoleadagoodlife.
雪松后的房子The_House_Behind_the_Cedars
著/Charles W. Chesnutt 播/佚名
JohnWalden,ayoungblackman,decidestopassforwhiteinordertoearnwhathefeelsishisshareoftheAmericandream.Withoutsentimentality,thisnovelprobesdeeplyintothewhiteSouth'sobsessionswithraceandprivilege.
黑乌鸦Blacky_the_Crow
著/Thornton W. Burgess 播/佚名
Thisbookwasconvertedfromitsphysicaleditiontothedigitalformatbyacommunityofvolunteers.Youmayfinditforfreeontheweb.PurchaseoftheKindleeditionincludeswirelessdelivery.
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf
著/John Muir,PeterJenkins 播/佚名
HereistheadventurethatstartedJohnMuironalifetimeofdiscovery.Takenfromhisearliestjournals,thisbookrecordsMuir'swalkin1867fromIndianaacrossKentucky.Tennessee,NorthCarolina,Georgia,andFloridatotheGulfCoast.Inhisdistinctandwonderfulstyle,Muirshowsusthewilderness,aswellasthetownsandpeople,oftheSouthimmediatelyaftertheCivilWar.FounderoftheSierraClub,anditspresidentuntilhisdeath,Muirwasaspiritsofreethatallhedidtoprepareforanexpeditionwasto"throwsometeaandbreadintoanoldsackandjumpoverthebackFence."Inaworldconfrontingthedeteriorationofthenaturalenvironmentandanever-quickeningpaceoflife,theattractionofMuir'swritingshasneverbeengreater.
The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
著/Wayne WHIPPLE 播/Kara Shallenberg
Lincolnasaboyandyoungman.Aglimpseintothetypeofpersonhewasfromtheverybeginning."Alltheworldlovesalover"—andAbrahamLincolnlovedeverybody.Withallhisbrainandbrawn,hisrealgreatnesswasinhisheart.Hehasbeencalled"theGreat-HeartoftheWhiteHouse,"andthereislittledoubtthatmorepeoplehaveheardabouthimthantherearewhohavereadoftheoriginal"Great-Heart"in"ThePilgrim'sProgress."Indeed,itissafetosaythatmoremillionsinthemodernworldareacquaintedwiththestoryoftheriseofAbrahamLincolnfromapoorlybuiltlogcabintothehighestplaceamong"theseatsofthemighty,"thanarefamiliarwiththeBiblestoryofJosephwhoaroseandstoodnexttothethroneofthePharaohs.Anewstoryistoldbyadearoldlady,whodidnotwishhernamegiven,aboutherselfwhenshewasalittlegirl,whena"droveoflawyersridingtheoldEighthJudicialDistrictofIllinois,"cametodrinkfromafamouscoldspringonherfather'spremises.Shedescribedtheuncouthdressofatallyoungman,askingherfatherwhohewas,andherepliedwithalaugh,"Oh,that'sAbeLincoln."
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.
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!
腾讯WE大会合集
著/马化腾 播/马化腾
由腾讯主办的WE大会将于11月10日在深圳举行，分享互联网科技改变未来的案例和构想，探索思考在前沿技术的推动下未来生活和社会发展的多种可能，是中国与世界连接的跨界创新平台。WE大会邀请的嘉宾阵容强大，他们将在大会上发表演讲，面向全球展示自己的最新研究成果。嘉宾主要包括：万维网之父蒂姆·伯纳斯·李爵士（TimBerners-Lee）、著作《大连接》作者NicholasChristakis博士、腾讯董事局主席兼首席执行官马化腾、当代最富盛名的青蛙设计公司亚太区总经理SteveBoswell、以及其他国内外智能机器人、可穿戴设备、虚拟现实等多个领域的创新团队，将共同描画一个“可以看到的未来世界”。WE大会由梦想成真、知识无疆、进化力量、无限启发四个演讲主题构成，每部分都有3至4位颇有代表性的演讲嘉宾发表观点，依次展现未来发展趋势以及可能改变未来生活模式的创新技术。
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.
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
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.
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.
A German Deserter's War Experience
著/Julius KOETTGEN 播/Lee Smalley
Theauthorofthis1917narrative,whoescapedfromGermanyandmilitaryserviceafter14monthsoffightinginFrance,didnotwishtohavehisnamemadepublic,fearingreprisalsagainsthisrelatives.ThevividdescriptionofthelifeofacommonGermansoldierduring“TheGreatWar”arousedmuchinterestwhenitwaspublishedintheUnitedStatesinserialform.Herewasawarrioragainsthiswill,ahaterofmilitarismforwhomtherewasnoromanceinwar,butonlybutcheryandbrutality,grimeandvermin,inhumantoilanddegradation.HisstoryalsocontainsthefirstGermandescriptionoftheretreatoftheTeutonicarmiesafterthebattleoftheMarne.–FromtheTranslator’sPreface