《地球杀场》是一部英雄史诗般的科幻小说。故事发生在公元三千年的时候，地球已被外星入侵者——塞库洛统治了若干个世纪。塞库洛用毒气毁灭地球人类，对捕获到的幸存者施以暴虐；他们依靠庞大的星系矿业公司，主宰着银河系。 在洛基山脉的一个贫瘠荒凉的小山村，幸存的人类过着野蛮人的生活。乔尼·泰勒决定出走山庄，去寻找乐土，不幸落入塞库洛的魔爪。在其他幸存者：苏格兰人、中国人、俄国人的帮助之下，乔尼巧妙地与宇宙间邪恶势力周旋，并运用人类的智慧，战胜了塞库洛和别的企图瓜分地球的外星入侵者。
The Shadows of Sherlock Holmes is a fascinating collection of stories featuring detectives, criminal agents and debonair crooks from the golden age of crime fiction: a time when Sherlock Holmes was esconsced in his rooms at 221B Baker Street and London was permanently wreathed in a sinister fog. These gripping tales of mystery, suspense and clever puzzles are wonderfully entertaining and in them you will meet The Crime Doctor, Professor Augustus S.F.X.Van Dusen - The Thinking Machine, Max Carrados - the incredible blind detective, the repulsive but brilliant Skin o' My Teeth, and the natty, ingenious French sleuth Eugene Valmont. On the other side of the law, there are gentleman crooks Raffles and Simon Carn - the Prince of Swindlers. The stories include: The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe, The Stolen Cigar Case by Bret Harte, The Swedish Match by Anton Chekhov, Nine Points of the Law by E.W. Hornung, The Ghost at Massingham Mansions by Ernest Bramah and The Great Pearl Mystery by Baroness Orczy.
Flamboyant and controversial, Oscar Wilde was a dazzlingpersonality, a master of wit, and a dramatic genius whose sparklingcomedies contain some of the most brilliant dialogue ever writtenfor the English stage. Here in one volume are his immensely popularnovel, The Picture of Dorian Gray; his last literary work, “TheBallad of Reading Gaol,” a product of his own prison experience;and four complete plays: Lady Windermere’s Fan, his first dramaticsuccess, An Ideal Husband, which pokes fun at conventionalmorality, The Importance of Being Earnest, his finest comedy, andSalomé, a portrait of uncontrollable love originally written inFrench and faithfully translated by Richard Ellmann. Every selection appears in its entirety–a marvelous collection ofoutstanding works by the incomparable Oscar Wilde, who’s been aptlycalled “a lord of language” by Max Beerbohm.
Translated by Michael J. Oakley The Aeneid is Virgil's Masterpiece. His epic poem recounts the story of Rome's legendary origins from the ashes of Troy and proclaims her destiny of world dominion. This optimistic vision is accompanied by an undertow of sadness at the price that must be paid in human suffering to secure Rome's future greatness. The tension between the public voice of celebration and the tragic private voice is given full expression both in the doomed love of Dido and Aeneas, and in the fateful clash between the Trojan leader and the Italian hero, Turnus. Hailed by T.S. Eliot as 'the classic of all Europe', Virgil's Aeneid has enjoyed a unique and enduring influence on European literature, art and politics for the past two thousand years.
Macbeth is one of Shakespeares greatest tragedies: a drama of crime and punishment, of temptation, guilt, remorse and retribution. The portrayals of Macbeth himself and his wife are memorably persuasive in the rendition of the psychology of ambition,rationalised treachery and eventual disillusionment. Repeatedly the rich and often sinuously complex verse gives general resonance to the particular situation, so that some of the speechesprovide enduring epitomes of states of being which many of us,intermittently, may experience. Inner division, pangs of conscience, the sense of being ambushed by events, and desperatedefiance: they are there; but so too is a vitality of expression and enactment which offsets the plays sombre atmosphere.
A philosopher and his disciple journey to find "the best of all possible worlds" in this classic work of eighteenth-century satire. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the wo
Belonging in the company of the works of Homer and Virgil, The Inferno is a moving human drama, a journey through thetorment of Hell, an expression of the Middle Ages, and a protestagainst the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan.
The love of a young British woman named Lucy Honeychurch for aBritish expatriate living in Italy is condemned by her stuffy,middle-class guardians, who prefer an eligible man of their ownchoosing. Publisher Comments: This Edwardian social comedy explores love and prim proprietyamong an eccentric cast of characters assembled in an Italianpensione and in a corner of Surrey, England. A charming youngEnglish woman, Lucy Honeychurch, faints into the arms of a fellowBritisher when she witnesses a murder in a Florentine piazza.Attracted to this man, George Emerson--who is entirely unsuitableand whose father just may be a Socialist--Lucy is soon at war withthe snobbery of her class and her own conflicting desires. Back inEngland she is courted by a more acceptable, if stifling, suitor,and soon realizes she must make a startling decision that willdecide the course of her future: she is forced to choose betweenconvention and passion. The enduring delight of this tale ofromantic intrigue is rooted in
Living on the Nottinghamshire coalfields, the Morel family is beset with conflict. Gertrude, disillusioned with her inarticulate working class husband, pours her energies and aspirations into her son, Paul. Tensions develop when Paul falls in love and seeks to escape from his family ties.
"What makes his work great is that it can be felt andunderstood...by anybody," said Leo Tolstoy of Chekhov's plays,which express life through subtle construction, everyday dialogue,and an electrically charged atmosphere.
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It is a timeless story of war and vengeance, of Good versusEvil. And at the center of this heroic epic stands Roland-thesupreme embodiment of chivalry and honor.
The four plays selected for this collection--The Taming of theShrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night, and TheTempest--represent a significant stage in the development of theworld's greatest dramatist.
In Aristophanes’ most popular play, sex is a powerful agent ofreconciliation. As war ravages ancient Greece, a band of women, ledby Lysistrata, promise to deny their husbands all sex until theystop fighting. And the battle of the sexes begins
From Hector St 10hn de Crevecoeurs defining statement ofAmericanism to Harlem Renaissance figure Claude McKaysobservationson race，here are both rousing and heartbreaking impressions ofthose who departed from their homelands in the hopes of making anew 1ire A thirteen-year-old boy's arrival from Scotland isrelated-a boy who would later become millionaire industrialistAndrew Carnegie other American SUCCESS Stories tell of immigrants'efforts to reconcile old traditions with their new land Includedare the experiences Of Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Bok.1nventorMichael Pupin，renowned social reformer Jacob Riis，one of the firstAmerican female physicians，Marie Zakrzewska，as well as those whocame from India，China，Korea，Syria，and Mexico to make their mark onthe “New World”.
Book De*ion Emma, when first published in 1816, was written when Jane Austenwas at the height of her powers. In it, we have her two greatestcomic creations — the eccentric Mr. Woodhouse and thatquintissential bore, Miss Bates. In it, too, we have her mostprofound characterization: the witty, imaginative, self-deludedEmma, a heroine the author declared "no one but myself will muchlike," but who has been much loved by generations of readers.Delightfull funny, full of rich irony, Emma is regarded as one ofJane Austen's finest achievements. Amazon.com Of all Jane Austen's heroines, Emma Woodhouse is the most flawed,the most infuriating, and, in the end, the most endearing. Prideand Prejudice's Lizzie Bennet has more wit and sparkle; CatherineMorland in Northanger Abbey more imagination; and Sense andSensibility's Elinor Dashwood certainly more sense--but Emma islovable precisely because she is so imperfect. Austen onlycompleted six novels in her lifetime, of which five feature youngwomen whose chances for mak
This translation of Nobel Laureate Thomas Mann's work includeshis masterpiece, "Death in Venice," plus six of the author's shortstories: "Tristan," "Tonio Kroger," "Man and Dog: An Idyll," "Hourof Hardship," "Tobias Mindernickel," and "The Child Prodigy."
The Wordsworth Classics' Shakespeare Series,with Henty V and The Merchant of Venice as its inaugural volumes,presents a newly-edited sequence of Willian Shakespeare's works.The textual editing takes account of recet scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal. Othello has long been recognised as one of the most powerful of Shakespeare's tragedies. This is an intense drama of love. deception, lealousy and destruction.Desdemona's love torOthello the Moor. transcends racial prejudice: but the envious lago conspires to devastate their lives. In its vivid rendering ot racism,sexism, contested identities, and the savagery lurking within civilisation, Othello is arguably the most topical and accessible tragedy from Shakespeare's major phase as a dramatist. Productions on stage and screen regularly renew its power to engross, impress and trouble the imagination.
在线阅读本书 Book De*ion To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Broadway premiere of AlanJay Lerner and Frederick Lowe's "My Fair Lady," this specialedition contains Shaw's original play and the * and lyrics forthe Tony(- and Academy Award(-winning musical. Revisedreissue. Book Dimension length: (cm)16.8 width:(cm)9.9
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.' Living with his sister and her husband, Pip is an orphan without any expectations. It is only when he begins to visit a rich old woman, Miss Havisham and her adopted niece that he begins to hope for something better. When it is revealed that Pip has inherited a large sum of money from a mysterious benefactor on the condition that he moves to London to become a gentleman, Pip's adventure really begins. Epic, illuminating and memorable, Dickens mysterious tale of Pip's quest to find the truth about himself is one of his most enduring and popular novels to date.
Key Features: Study methods Introduction to the text Summaries with critical notes Themes and techniques Textual analysis of key passages Author biography Historical and literary background Modern and historical critical approaches Chronology Glossary of literary terms --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
In her lifetime, Marian Evans (1819-80) was celebrated under her pen name of George Eliot as England's greatest living novelist. Today, she is known primarily as the bane of school kids who, having SILAS MARNER thrust down their throats, learn to despise the written word. Dove seeks to make palatable this dreaded tome, about an idealistic orphan who discovers his Jewish heritage in the course of rescuing a Jewish singer and giving succor to the beautiful Gwendolen, who is trapped in a bad marriage. Like Beacham, Bron negotiates the author's difficult locutions with comprehension and aplomb. Unfortunately her Masterpiece Theaterish delivery loses some of Eliot's personality. However, she so masterfully and assuredly puts across the text and so insightfully presents the characters that we can forgive her the lapse into the prevailing fashion. If you're a former school kid wondering just what the heck makes this novel living literature, you may find out by picking up this audiobook.
A mix of writers historical and modern, male and female, thisanthology includes works by such luminaries as Benjamin Franklin,Martin Luther King, Jr., Erma Bombeck, Sandra Cisneros, AlbertEinstein, Abigail Adams, Mark Twain, Eudora Welty, and John F.Kennedy.
