在线阅读本书 Dr. Moreau, a scientist expelled from his homeland for cruelexperiments, finds a deserted island where he can create hideouscreatures with manlike intelligence. But as the rigid order onMoreau's island dissolves, the consequences of his experimentsemerge-and his creations revert to beasts more shocking than naturecould devise.
1t's 1 962 and Baltimore’s Tracy Turnblad，a big girl with big hair and an even bigger personality，is ready for a change．When she wins a spot on the IocaI Tv dance program，The Corny Collins Show,she is transformedfrom socia I outcast to teen celebrity overn ight． But can a newly trendy Tracy vanquish The Corny Collins Show's reigning starlet，win the heart of her crush，Link Larkin，and racially integrate a television show without dentinq her，d0? 0nly in Hairspray!
This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasantwoman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallantand persistent battle to care for those she loves-an unforgettablenovel that "will wring your heart out" (Associated Press).
This story of a modest, peace-loving Indian, forced to side withrebels to save his family—only to become a compulsivemilitarist—has been compared to the works of Chekhov and Gorky as apowerful and insightful portrait of social upheaval.
A long-awaited collection of stories about the real heroes ofthe frontier--the survivors--from America's favorite storyteller ofthe authentic West. They came West to stay, risking their blood todig for gold, ride the range, conquer the greedy, and carve out alegacy of freedom. Reissue.
West From Singapore is a second collection of two-fistedadventure stores set in the Pacific at the outbreak of World WarII, by the author of the recent New York Times bestseller NightOver The Solomons and the #1 bestselling Last Of The Breed.
With these words, Washington Irving expresses the dilemma ofevery American artist in the nineteenth century. The Sketch-Book(1820-1) looks simultaneously towards audiences on both sides ofthe Atlantic, as Irving explores the uneasy relationship of anAmerican writer to English literary traditions. He sketches aseries of encounters with the cultural shrines of the parentnation, and in two brilliant experiments with tales transplantedfrom Europe creates the first classic American short stories, 'RipVan Winkle' and 'The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow'. The result wasnot only a hugely successful travel book; it exerted a strongformative influence on American writers from Nathaniel Hawthorneand Edgar Allan Poe to Henry James, and is well worth rediscoveryin its own right today. Based on Irving's final revision of hismost popular work, this new edition includes comprehensiveexplanatory notes of The Sketch-Book's sources for the modernreader. In her introduction, Susan Manning suggests that the authorforged a new idiom
They tried to tell him that his father had killed himself, butKearney McRaven knew better. No matter what life had dealt him, hisfather would go down fighting. And as he delved deeper into themystery, he learned that just before his father died, the elderMcRaven had experienced a remarkable run of luck: he'd won nearlyten thousand dollars and the deed to a cattle ranch. Not yeteighteen, Kearney was determined enough to track down his father'smurderer and claim what was rightfully his. Now, followed everystep of the way by a shadowy figure, Kearney must solve the mysteryof his father's hidden past--a past that concealed a cold-bloodedkiller who would stop at nothing to keep a chilling secret.
When Maggie was published, society was unprepared for its grimand stark tale of a pretty young girl's fall in New York's Bowery,and its criticism of the irresponsibility of men toward women.Stephen Crane also exhibits his stunning genius in the five otherstories of this collection, from the local color of small-town lifeto the bustle of the city to war stories full of the irony ofheroism. The six make up an enduring testimony to one of America'sfinest writers.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The House of the Seven Gables" is aclassic of American literature, written by one of America'sgreatest writers. First published in 1851, the book is set in amansion not unlike his cousin's many-gabled home in Salem,Massachusetts, which Hawthorne visited regularly. Hawthornebelieved "the wrong-doing of one generation lives into thesuccessive ones" and Hawthorne's story depicts the memorable livesof the residents of the house who were inextricably bound to thesins of their ancestors. Today, the Turner-Ingersoll Mansion ispopularly known as the House of the Seven Gables, is on TheNational Register of Historic Places, and is a museum open to thepublic.
The classic nightmare tale in a thrilling new edition Spawned by a nightmare that Stevenson had, this classic tale ofthe dark, primordial night of the soul remains a masterpiece of theduality of good and evil within us all.
In the "Graphic Classics " version of this pioneering,nineteenth-century science fiction novel, the brilliant but strangeCaptain Nemo has designed a gigantic submarine, which he nowcaptains. With his crew, he uses his submarine, the "Nautilus, " asa weapon of vengeance against the civilization that has rejectedand exiled him. " Graphic Classics " are graphic novel versions ofimmortal novels and plays, presented in a way to help make greatliterary works accessible to students, and encourage boys and girlsto discover the joy of reading the masterworks in their originalform. Titles in this series tell absorbing, fast-paced storiesdramatized with high-quality color illustrations. Each "GraphicClassics " title includes a thumbnail biography of the author, alist of his or her important works, a timeline of historic eventsthat helped inspire the story, general notes, and an index. "Graphic Classics " titles are available in both paperback andhardcover editions.
PreS-Gr 3-In a mythic long ago when the only season is dark and cold, Tupag is ridiculed for his dream that there would be moonlight "warm as firelight." Labeled as lazy, he is banished from his ocean-side village for his refusal to help look for berries or hunt whale, walrus, or fish. In his exile, he encounters Raven, creator of the world. He agrees that Tupag is lazy, but has appreciated his dreams, so he grants him one wish. According to Brown, "All his years of dreaming had made him a wise thinker, and so he made the wisest choice." Tupag returns home and shows the villagers a brilliant aurora, Raven's sign of a season of light to come. The protagonist is honored as a storyteller, and gradually a new season of light appears. Life becomes easier, but it is acknowledged that winter has its place as well. Luminous pastels picture a darkened igloo-dwelling northern village that awakens to an orange-gold sun. Saport's economy of style contrasts with the somewhat labored text. The story, an imaginative rather
Two of Conrad’s BEST-KNOWN works—in a single volume In this pair of literary voyages into the inner self, Joseph Conrad has written two of the most chilling, disturbing, and noteworthy pieces of fiction of the twentieth century.
In this first of four classic frontier novels, Louis L'Amouradds his own special brand to the life and adventures of one ofAmerica's favorite fictional cowboys, Hopalong Cassidy. In TheRustlers of West Fork," " the quick-thinking, fast-shootingcowpuncher heads west to deliver a fortune in bank notes to his oldfriend, Dick Jordan. When he arrives at the Circle J, he discoversthat the rancher and his daughter, Pam, are being held prisoner bya desperate band of outlaws led by the ruthless Avery Sparr and hispartner Arnold Soper. Even if Hopalong Cassidy can free Jordan andPam, he will have to lead them across rough and untamed Apachecountry, stalked by the outlaws who have vowed to gun him down. ButHopalong is no stranger to trouble, and before his guns or histemper cool, he's determines to round up Sparr and his gang andbring the outlaws to justice ... dead or alive This classic tale ofpursuit and survival is vintage L'Amour and adds new life andluster to the legend of Hopalong Cassidy.
So begins the ageless epic of Aeneas and his men, who areseemingly destined to wander the ancient world endlessly, theplaythings of wrathful gods. Fleeing the ruins of Troy, Aeneas mustfight his battles with little notion that Jupiter has ordained thatthe Trojan champion shall promulgate a race that will be theforebears of Rome.
Harriet Jacobs, under the name Linda Brent, illustrates herethe evil and depravity of slavery. From Jacob's seven years ofhiding in a garret three feet high, to her harrowing escape north,to reunion with her children and freedom, it remains an outstandingexample of a woman's extraordinary courage in the face of almostunbeatable odds, as well as one of the most significanttestimonials in American history.
Bill Canavan rode into the valley with a dream to start hisown ranch. But when he managed to stake claims on the three bestwater holes, the other ranchers turned against him. No one is moredetermined to see Canavan dead than Star Levitt. Levitt is anunscrupulous businessman who has been accumulating cattle at analarming rate. Suspicious after witnessing a secret meeting betweenthe riders of warring ranches, Bill begins noticing other dubiousbehavior: Why is Levitt's fiancee, Dixie Venable, acting more likea hostage than a willing bride-to-be? Canavan doesn't have muchtime to figure out what's going on. The entire valley is againsthim, and everyone is ready to shoot on sight.
在线阅读本书 Featuring: Willa Cather Doris Lessing Joyce Carol Oates Alice Walker Edith Wharton Virginia Woolf and others
In this swashbuckling novel, by the author of Treasure Island,young Dick Shelton is left orphaned. So he seeks the help of themysterious Black Arrow fellowship. Brimming with adventure andsuspense, this is a portrait of England during the War of theRoses, when many, like Dick, were torn between their loyalties.
