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PaulHenley,seeminglysummonedtoamysteriousruralVirginiamansionfromhishomeinNewYork,findshimselfasaguestataremote,dilapidatedcolonialhousewithahostandahostesseverybitasmysteriousasthehouseitself.MightDorothy,hishostess,somehowbeimplicatedinthehideouscrimewhichhecametoknowtookplaceinthehiddendepthsofGuirHousesomeyearsago?Hehardlythoughtso,sheseemedsoinnocent.Andyet....

TheScarecrowofOzistheninthbooksetintheLandofOzwrittenbyL.FrankBaum.PublishedonJuly16,1915,itwasBaum’spersonalfavoriteoftheOzbooksandtellsofCap’nBillandTrotjourneyingtoOzand,withthehelpoftheScarecrow,overthrowingthecruelKingKrewlofJinxland.

AnunluckyMunchkinboynamedOjomusttravelaroundOzgatheringtheingredientsforanantidotetotheLiquidofPetrifactionwhichhasturnedhisbeloveduncleUncNunkieandthewifeoftheLiquid'screatorintomarblestatues.OjoisjoinedbythepatchworkgirlScraps,Dorothy,Dr.Pipt'sGlassCat,theWoozy,theShaggyMan,theScarecrowandtheTinWoodman.TheyeventuallyvisittheEmeraldCitytoaskforhelpfromtheWizardofOz.

WhenwetwopatedInsilenceandteas,Halfboken-heatedTosevefoyeas,Palegewthycheekandcold,Coldethykiss,TulythathoufoetoldSoowtothis!ThedewofthemoningSuckchillomybowItfeltlikethewaningOfwhatIfeelnow.Thycowsaeallboken,Andlightisthyfame;Iheathynamespoken,Andshaeinitsshame.Theynametheebefoeme,Aknelltomineea;Ashuddecomeso'emeWhywetthousodea?ThyknownotIknewtheewhoknewtheetoowell:Long,LongshallIuetheeToodeeplytotell.Insecetwemet—InsilenceIgieveThatthyheatcouldfoget,Thyspiitdeceive.IfIshouldmeettheeAftelongyeas,HowshouldIgeetthee?Withsilenceandteas.

《天鹅的喇叭》的主要内容是：男孩萨姆无意中发现了生活在池塘边的一窝天鹅，小天鹅路易斯生下来不会像其他天鹅一样鸣叫，但是他凭着自己的毅力和勇气，在他的父亲和萨姆的帮助下，学会了吹小号和写字，并且以自己的音乐天赋赢得了人们的喜爱。在一个意外的情形之下，他救了自己一直爱恋着的雌天鹅塞蕾娜，后来，他实现了自己最大的愿望，也像他的天鹅爸爸一样拥有了一个属于自己的家庭，在绿色的池塘边继续着宁静而美好的生活……

travelersnevermentionanimalsofanykindthataregiftedwiththefacultyofspeech,orgazellesthatareoverseersfornativeprinces,orharesthateatflesh.No,indeed;onlythenative-bornknowofthese;and,judgingbytheimmenseandrapidstridescivilizationismakinginthoseparts,itwillnotbelongbeforesuchwonderfulspecimensofzoölogywillbeasextinctastheichthyosaurus,dinornis,andotherpoorcreatureswhoneverdreamedoftheawfulnamesthatwouldbeappliedtothemwhentheyweretoolongdeadtoshowtheirresentment.Astothetruthofthesetales,Icanonlysaythattheyweretoldtome,inZanzibar,bynegroeswhoseancestorstoldthemtothem,whohadreceivedthemfromtheirancestors,andsoback;sothatthepraisefortheiraccuracy,ortheblamefortheirfalsity,lieswiththefirstancestorwhosetthemgoing.

PeterandWendytellstheclassicstoryofPeterPan,amischievouslittleboywhocanfly,andhisadventuresontheislandofNeverlandwithWendyandherbrothers,thefairyTinkerBell,theLostBoys,theIndianprincessTigerLily,andthepirateCaptainHook.

ShortstorieswithdramaticpartsaboutcivilianlifeinLondonduringtheFirstWorldWar.Somehumorousmoments.Bytheauthorof"PeterPan".

AcollectionoffolktalesmostlycentedaoundAnansi.InWestAficanloeAnansiisknownasatickstegod,andisoftendepictedaseitheaspide,ahumanoacombinationofboth.ThusmanyofthestoiesaeattemptsbyAnansitotickothesfohisowngain.Othestoiesaeaboutwhycetainanimalsactincetainways.

Thenovelcenters,inaveryambiguousway,aroundthelifestoryoftheprotagonistJacobFlanders,andispresentedentirelybytheimpressionsothercharactershaveofJacob[exceptforthosetimeswhenwedoindeedgetJacob'sperspective].Thus,althoughitcouldbesaidthatthebookisprimarilyacharacterstudyandhaslittleinthewayofplotorbackground,thenarrativeisconstructedasavoidinplaceofthecentralcharacter,ifindeedthenovelcanbesaidtohavea'protagonist'inconventionalterms.Motifsofemptinessandabsencehauntthenovelandestablishitselegiacfeel.

AnalienracehasputastationonEarthandotherplanetsinordertostealtheraysofthesun,possiblecausingthesuntonovawithintwoyears.BurlDenning,ahighschoolstudent,istheonlypersonwhohasthepowertostopthealienproject.CanheandthecrewoftheexperimentalspaceshipMagellanactintimetosavetheearth?

Ostensiblyalovestory,thenovelreallyrevolvesaroundahighlymythologizedversionoftheJohnsonCountyWarin1890’sWyoming…Thenoveltakesthesideofthelargeranchers,anddepictsthelynchingsasfrontierjustice,metedoutbytheprotagonist,whoisamemberofanaturalaristocracyamongmen.

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Ashoutofsurprisebrokefromthemen,andnowonder,forthiswasthelargestfishIeversaworheardof,andhecameupsoclearofthewaterthatwecouldseehimfromheadtotailasheturnedoverintheair,exposinghiswhitebellytoview,andcamedownonhisgreatsidewithacrashlikethunder,thatmighthavebeenheardsixmilesoff.Asplendidmassofpurewhitesprayburstfromthespotwherehefell,andinanothermomenthewasgone.

AretellingofoldGreekstoriesinvolvingmythologicalheroesandtheiradventures.TalesincludethoseofPrometheus,Io,PerseusandTheseus.

RalphRoverisatraveleratheart,andhasalwaysdreamedofshippingouttotheSouthSeasislands.Hefinallyconvinceshisagingparentstolethimgoandfindhiswayintheworld.ButtheislandsthatRalphfindsarenotasidyllicasinhisdreams.Shipwreckedonalarge,uninhabitedisland,Ralphandhisfellowsurvivors,JimandPeterkin,discoveraworldofhostilenativesandvillainouspirates.Danger,highadventure,andwondersoftheseagreetthemateveryturn.Whenallseemslost,theyfindhelpfromanunexpectedsource.

FiftyFamousStoriesRetoldbyJamesBaldwinisacollectionofshortstoriesthatgiveasnapshotintothelifeofalegendaryherooraneventinhistory.HearhowAlexandertheGreattamedBucephalus,thekindnessofDoctorGoldsmith,WilliamTell,GeorgeWashingtonandhishatchet,KingAlfredaswellasmanyotherinterestingtales.

Althoughthebook'stitleBlackIvoydenotesdealingintheslavetadeitisnotouheoeswhoaedoingit.Attheveyfistchaptetheeisashipweck,whichleavesthesonofthechateeofthesinkingship,andaseamanfiendofhis,aloneontheeastcoastofAfica,wheeAabandPotugueseslavetadesweestillcayingouttheieviltade,despitethegeateffotsofpatollingBitishwashipstolimititandfeetheunfotunateswhomtheyfoundbeingcaiedawayintheAabdhows.Ouheoesencounteedaslavetadealmostattheveyspotwheetheycomeashoe,andtheebymanagedtogettoZanzibainaBitishwashipthathadcaptuedthetade'sdhowinwhichoufiendshadhitchedalift.

In1623,FrancisBaconexpressedhisaspirationsandideasinNewAtlantis.Releasedin1627,thiswashiscreationofanideallandwherepeoplewerekind,knowledgeable,andcivic-minded.Partofthisnewlandwashisperfectcollege,avisionforourmodernresearchuniversities.Islandshehadvisitedmayhaveservedasmodelsforhisideas.

“TheMemoirofmyAunt,JaneAusten,hasbeenreceivedwithmorefavourthanIhadventuredtoexpect.Thenoticestakenofitintheperiodicalpress,aswellaslettersaddressedtomebymanywithwhomIamnotpersonallyacquainted,showthatanunabatedinterestisstilltakenineveryparticularthatcanbetoldabouther.IamthusencouragednotonlytoofferaSecondEditionoftheMemoir,butalsotoenlargeitwithsomeadditionalmatterwhichImighthavescrupledtointrudeonthepubliciftheyhadnotthusseemedtocallforit.InthepresentEdition,thenarrativeissomewhatenlarged,andafewmorelettersareadded;withashortspecimenofherchildishstories.Thecancelledchapterof‘Persuasion’isgiven,incompliancewithwishesbothpubliclyandprivatelyexpressed.Afragmentofastoryentitled‘TheWatsons’isprinted;andextractsaregivenfromanovelwhichshehadbegunafewmonthsbeforeherdeath;butthechiefadditionisashorttaleneverbeforepublished,called‘LadySusan.’IregretthatthelittlewhichIhavebeenabletoaddcouldnotappearinmyFirstEdition;asmuchofitwaseitherunknowntome,ornotatmycommand,whenIfirstpublished;andIhopethatImayclaimsomeindulgentallowanceforthedifficultyofrecoveringlittlefactsandfeelingswhichhadbeenmergedhalfacenturydeepinoblivion.”–JamesEdwardAusten-LeighinthePrefacetoMemoirofJaneAusten

ThisfagmentofanovelwaswittenbyJaneAustenin1804andemaineduntitledandunpublisheduntilhenephewJamesEdwadAusten-LeighpinteditinhisAMemoiofJaneAustenin1871.Thetitleisfomhim.MWatsonisawidowedclegymanwithtwosonsandfoudaughtes.Theyoungestdaughte,Emma,hasbeenboughtupbyawealthyauntandisconsequentlybetteeducatedandmoeefinedthanhesistes.Butwhenheauntcontactsafoolishsecondmaiage,Emmaisobligedtoetuntohefathe’shouse.Theesheischaginedbythecudeandecklesshusband-huntingoftwoofhetwenty-somethingsistes.

BeforebecomingtheauthorofsuchclassicsasSenseandSensibility,PrideandPrejudice,andEmma,JaneAustenexperimentedwithvariouswritingstylesasateenagerintheearly1790s.Thisisacollectionofherjuvenilia,includingtheepistolarynovelsLoveandFreindship,LesleyCastle,andLadySusan,aswellashercomicHistoryofEnglandandsomeshorterpieces

AJourneyinOtherWorlds:ARomanceoftheFutureisasciencefictionnovelbyJohnJacobAstorIV,publishedin1894.Thebookoffersafictionalaccountoflifeintheyear2000.Itcontainsabundantspeculationabouttechnologicalinvention,includingdescriptionsofaworld-widetelephonenetwork,solarpower,airtravel,spacetraveltotheplanetsSaturnandJupiter,andterraformingengineeringprojects—dammingtheArcticOcean,andadjustingtheEarth'saxialtilt(bytheTerrestrialAxisStraighteningCompany).InAstor'snovel,thefutureUnitedStatesisamulti-continentalsuperpower.Europeannationshavebeentakenoverbysocialistgovernments,whichhavesoldmostoftheirAfricancoloniestotheU.S.;andCanada,Mexico,andthecountriesofSouthAmericahaverequestedannexation.Raceconflictisathingofthepast,sincethe"darkelements"oftheAmericanhegemonyhavediedout.Spacetravelisachievedbylinkinganairshiptoacomet.Jupiterprovestobeajungleworld,withflesh-eatingplants,vampirebats,giantsnakesandmastodons,andflyinglizards.TheAmericansdiscoverawealthofexploitableresources:iron,silver,gold,lead,copper,coal,andoil.Saturn,incontrast,isanancientworldofsilentspirits.Thespiritbeingsprovidetheexplorerswithforesightoftheirowndeaths.

TomSwiftisapproachedbyMr.Preston,theownerofacircus,andbeginstotellthestoryofJakePoddington,Mr.Prestonsmostskilledhunter.Asitturnsout,JakewentmissingjustaftersendingwordtoPrestonthatJakewasonthetrailofatribeofgiants,somewhereinSouthAfrica.ThatwasthelastPrestonhasheardofJakePoddington.PrestonwouldlikeTomtouseoneofhisairshipstosearchforPoddington,andifpossible,bringbackagiantforthecircus.ListenersareforewarnedthatsomeelementsandcharactersincludedinTomSwiftbooksportraycertainethnicgroupsinaverydatedmannerthatmodernreaders,andlisteners,mayfindoffensive.Despitetheraciallystereotypedbehaviorandpronunciationinthebooks,theReaderbelievesitmakessensetoreadwhat’swritteninordertobefaithfultotheauthor’sintent.

TomSwift,thatprolificyouthfulinventor,isengagedintryingtohelptheAllieswinWWI.AfterreadingnewspaperaccountsoftheBritishtanks,Tomtakesasheetofpaperandsetsouttodesignabetteronefromscratch.Andfortunately,hecanthrowthewholefamilybusinessbehindhisventure.Hehastwoproblems:First,hisfriendsandacquaintancesarequestioninghispatriotismbecausehehasn’tenlistedasariflemanforthefrontlines.Evenhisgirlisworriedhisbloodisn’ttrue-blue.Butthat’sbecauseheisdevelopinghistankinsecret,andtheydon’tknowhe’sconcentratingonwinningthewartheAmericanway,withmachines.

TheUSGovernmentisverysmartlylettingTomSwiftJr.handletherecoveryofitsprobetoJupiter.ButamysterymissilesuddenlyinterceptstheprobeandsplashesitintheSouthAtlantic.Facedwithahugesearchtasktofindtheprobeontheoceanbottom,Tomsoonrealizesthatthesameshadowygroupthatattackedtheprobeiscompetingtofindit,andnoholdsarebarred:kidnap,coercion,andlethalforceareallinplay.Undersuchcircumstances,whatcanTomdo?Whathedoeseverytime,ofcourse!Heinventssomeutterlycooldevicetogetthejobdone!AndhisElectronicHydrolungisjustthebeginning!