The Jungle Book introduces Mowgli, the boy foundling adopted by a family of wolves, Shere Khan the tiger, Bagheera the black panther and Baloo the sleepy brown bear. How did the Leopard get his spots? How did the Elephant get his trunk? In Just So Stories Kipling wittily supplies the answers to these and other questions. Puck of Pook's Hill relates how Dan and Una's magical meeting with Puck, the last of the People of the Hills, leads to their adventures with Romans and Crusaders, Saxons and Vikings... And later, in Rewards and Fairies, the three meet an array of characters ranging from Iron Age warriors to 'Good Queen Bess' and Sir Francis Drake. In Kipling's rattling school yarn Stalky & Co, Stalky, M'Turk and the Beetle are a trio of scallywags with a keen desire to break the rules, their unruly activities give the stories an enduring appeal to all children - especially those who have ever wilted beneath the stern glance of a peevish schoolmaster. Kipling's wry, sometimes tongue-in-cheek st
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on hisschoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away atboarding school is only getting worse—Percy could have sworn hispre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him.When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s time that he knew thetruth about where he came from, and that he go to the one placehe’ll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer campfor demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father henever knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds andtogether with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigoddaughter of Athena—Percy sets out on a quest across the UnitedStates to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recordingstudio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between thegods. 《波西·杰克逊与神火之盗》是该系列的部。少年波西是一个在纽约上学的12岁孩子，他有严重的阅读障碍。他虽然并不完美，但是
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) has perhaps attracted more critical and biographical attention in recent years than any other writer of the late-nineteenth century. Renowned for his skills in shocking a prurient bourgeoisie, he first built his career as a raconteur and stylish public speaker. This boxed set reprints the 1908 collected works together with the first trade edition of The Picture of Dorian Grey. Also included is Stuart Mason's comprehensive Bibliography of Oscar Wilde, which remains an indispensable research tool. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
