本书精选法国著名作家莫泊桑的39篇中短篇小说,有《羊脂球》《我的叔叔于勒》《项链》等不朽名篇,内容丰富多彩,结构巧妙动人。
Homer'sgreatepicdescribesthemanyadventuresofOdysseus,Greekwarrior,ashestrivesovermanyyearstoreturntohishomeislandofIthacaaftertheTrojanWar.Hiscolourfuladventures,hisendurance,hisloveforhiswifeandsonhavethesamepowertomoveandinspirereaderstodayastheydidinArchaicGreece,2800yearsago.Thispoemhasbeentranslatedmanytimesovertheyears,butChapman'ssinewy,gorgeousrendering(1616)standsinaclassofitsown.ChapmanbelievedhimselfinspiredbythespiritofHomerhimself,andmatchesthebreadthandpoweroftheoriginalwithacomplexandstunningidiomofhisown.JohnKeatsexpressedhisadmirationfortheresultingworkinthefamoussonnet,'OnfirstlookingintoChapman'sHomer':'MuchhaveItravelledintherealmsofgold...'
Sheldon's sweeping saga of greed and betrayal, sabotage and danger, and the ties that can kill... Roffe and Sons is a family firm, an international empire filled with desperate, cash-hungry family members. At its head was one of the wealthiest men in the world, a man who has just died in a mysterious accident and left his only daughter, Elizabeth, in control of the company. Now as this intelligent, tough, and beautiful young woman dares to save -- not sell -- Roffe and Sons, she will have to outwit those who secretly want her power, and the unknown assassin who wants her life.