《坎特伯雷故事》讲述当这三十几个来自不同阶层的人们开始讲故事的时候，人世百态便从他们的嘴里汩汩流出，欲望、贪婪、伪善、虚荣、阿谀情欲、忠贞以及美好的爱情等等各式各样的人性都赤裸裸地开放在腐朽的中世纪英国黑暗中。这部里程碑式的作品描写一群朝圣者来到伦敦泰晤士河南岸萨瑟克的泰巴旅店，正巧结为旅伴，同去朝拜1170年被刺身亡而被奉为殉难圣徒的坎特伯雷主教托马斯·阿·贝克特的圣祠；旅店主人建议朝圣者们在赴坎特伯雷城的来回路上讲几个故事以供旅途中的消遣，大家欣然同意，并请旅店主人担任裁判，看谁的故事讲得最好、最有意义又最有趣味。这二十九位朝圣者来自英国社会的不同阶层，个性各异，诗人在长达858行的“总引”中一一进行了生动细致的刻画：或温柔如少女，或唯利是图，或欺诈成性，或为宫廷式爱情的化身。在长达二千三百五十余行的故事前后引子与类型各不相同的二十四篇故事中，巴思妇人的开场白与故事最富于战斗性与现实性，这个为妇女的社会地位问题而大声疾呼的人物竟在中世纪慷慨陈词，提出男婚女嫁应该自由自主、他人不得干涉的主张，委实令人惊叹。卖赎罪券教士的无耻自白同样发人深省，这个灵魂堕落到不可救药的地步的教士，按其宗教职责本该劝人认罪而改恶从善以求重蒙神恩，却公然招摇撞骗，谈起自己的罪恶来又居然毫无愧色，诗人对这种无赖相的大胆揭露无疑是对黑幕重重的教会的辛辣讽刺。

Jane Austen’s first novel, Northanger Abbey —published posthumously in 1818—tells the story of Catherine Morland and her dangerously sweet nature, innocence, and sometime self-delusion. Though Austen’s fallible heroine is repeatedly drawn into scrapes while vacationing at Bath and during her subsequent visit to Northanger Abbey, Catherine eventually triumphs, blossoming into a discerning woman who learns truths about love, life, and the heady power of literature. The satirical Northanger Abbey pokes fun at the gothic novel while earnestly emphasizing caution to the female sex.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic is set from the first edition of 1818.

A BIG NOVEL ABOUT A SMALL TOWN ...

When Barry Fairbrother dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…. Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the town’s council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations?

Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults.

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本书的编撰者是著名的格林纳达福尔摩斯系列片的原制片迈克尔·考克斯以及几位该剧的工作人员。在格林纳达公司制作这部剧之前，考克斯坚持该剧要完全体现原著的精神和复原原著的场景。因此，他产生了编撰《贝克街档案》的念头，目的是对正典进行深入的整理。这本小册子分发给参与制作该剧的工作人员和演员，作为塑造主要人物和场景的“圣经”。
《贝克街档案》从福尔摩斯故事里摘录了一千多条细节方面的句子，分门别类进行了整理，分为福尔摩斯、华生、赫德森太太和小听差比利、221号乙等章节，库克斯为每部分撰写了专门的注释短文。它不仅是格林纳达和JB迷的必读书，更是所有福尔摩斯爱好者的必读书。如果想写福尔摩斯的同人，不妨也来看看，它会让你笔下的福尔摩斯更传神。
考虑到要精确表述原文的细节，故而中文版在条目部分将采取中英对照的双语模式。此外，将从《福尔摩斯电视片》（The Television Sherlock Holmes，1994）译出三篇文章作为该书的附录。

What is Un Lun Dun?
It is London through the looking glass, an urban Wonderland of strange delights where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and some of its lost and broken people, too–including Brokkenbroll, boss of the broken umbrellas; Obaday Fing, a tailor whose head is an enormous pin-cushion, and an empty milk carton called Curdle. Un Lun Dun is a place where words are alive, a jungle lurks behind the door of an ordinary house, carnivorous giraffes stalk the streets, and a dark cloud dreams of burning the world. It is a city awaiting its hero, whose coming was prophesied long ago, set down for all time in the pages of a talking book.
When twelve-year-old Zanna and her friend Deeba find a secret entrance leading out of London and into this strange city, it seems that the ancient prophecy is coming true at last. But then things begin to go shockingly wrong.

Published in 1988, this dictionary continues to be a favorite of many teachers.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is also a plot device in the seventh novel of the Harry Potter series, Deathly Hallows, in which it is bequeathed to Hermione Granger by Albus Dumbledore. The book is described as a popular collection of Wizarding children's fairy tales, thus while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories, Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard them due to their non-magical upbringing.
The edition Hermione received in chapter seven in Dumbledore's will is a copy of the original edition of fictional books in the novel. It is described as an ancient-looking small book with its binding "stained and peeling in places". In the novel it is also said the book has a title on its cover, written in embossed runic symbols.
The book acts as the vehicle for introducing the Deathly Hallows. Above the story The Tale of the Three Brothers, Hermione Granger finds a strange symbol which later is revealed by Xenophilius Lovegood to be the symbol of the Hallows. The triangle from the symbol represents the Invisibility Cloak, the circle inside the triangle symbolizes the Resurrection Stone, and the vertical line represents the Elder Wand.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J. K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales: "The Wizard and the Hopping Pot," "The Fountain of Fair Fortune," "The Warlock's Hairy Heart," "Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump," and of course, "The Tale of the Three Brothers." But not only are they the equal of fairy tales we now know and love, reading them gives new insight into the world of Harry Potter. The stories are accompanied by delightful pen-and-ink illustrations by Ms. Rowling herself, featuring a still-life frontispiece for each one. Professor Dumbledore's commentary--apparently written some eighteen months before his death--reveals not just his vast knowledge of Wizarding lore, but also more of his personal qualities: his sense of humor, his courage, his pride in his abilities, and his hard-won wisdom. Names familiar from the Harry Potter novels sprinkle the pages, including Aberforth Dumbledore, Lucius Malfoy and his forebears, and Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington (or "Nearly Headless Nick"), as well as other professors at Hogwarts and the past owners of the Elder Wand. Dumbledore tells us of incidents unique to the Wizarding world, like hilariously troubled theatrical productions at Hogwarts or the dangers of having a "hairy heart." But he also reveals aspects of the Wizarding world that his Muggle readers might find all too familiar, like censorship, intolerance, and questions about the deepest mysteries in life. Altogether, this is an essential addition to our store of knowledge about the world and the magic that J. K. Rowling has created, and a book every true Harry Potter fan will want to have for their shelves. This purchase also represents another very important form of giving: From every sale of this book, Scholastic will give its net proceeds to the CHILDREN'S HIGH LEVEL GROUP, a charity cofounded in 2005 by J.K. Rowling and Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, MEP. CHLG campaigns to protect and promote children's rights and make life better for vulnerable young people. www.chlg.org Published by the Children's High Level Group, in association with Arthur A. Levine Books, THE TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD will be available December 4, 2008.

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A new edition of one of Penguins top ten Classicsthe novel that has been teaching true strength of character for generations
( The Guardian )
A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre has dazzled generations of readers with its depiction of a womans quest for freedom. This updated edition features a new introduction discussing the novels political and magical dimensions. Having grown up an orphan in the home of her cruel aunt and at a harsh charity school, Jane Eyre becomes an independent and spirited survivorqualities that serve her well as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him whatever the consequences or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving her beloved?

米歇尔•法柏的首部作品展示他异常生动的想象力，对语言深沉的爱，和具有创新意识的才艺。戏谑好玩却又感动人心，讽刺入骨却又富有人情味，这些故事总能给人以意料不到的共鸣。
法柏的小说是昏暗模糊的，轻松愉快的，脆弱易碎的，辛辣嘲讽的，超越世俗的。这些有趣的特质集合起来使得它们对于英国的短篇小说来说，就像维他命一样富有营养。
——大卫•米切尔（英国作家）
致短篇小说爱好者：你们将看到萨默塞特•毛姆与伊恩•麦克尤恩的风格首次结合，《雨必将落下》是其怪诞又精彩的产出。
——邓肯•马克林（英国作家）
炙手可热的新天才，短篇小说形式的大师。
——《泰晤士报》
法柏的笔触可以由愉悦的描述急转为辛辣幽默的领悟。理智而敏锐……这是一个冉冉升起的天才。——《观察家报》
法柏无所畏惧。上帝、宇宙、爱、卫生棉——无不在其笔下。你几乎能看到他在星空下好奇地思索，他也并不介意把他的思绪告诉你。
——《苏格兰人报》
法柏的首部作品是一块别具一格的美玉，不拘流派，时有惊喜。
——《苏格兰周日报》

The past is a foreign country. This is your guidebook. A time machine has just transported you back into the fourteenth century. What do you see? How do you dress? How do you earn a living and how much are you paid? What sort of food will you be offered by a peasant or a monk or a lord? And more important, where will you stay? The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England is not your typical look at a historical period. This radical new approach shows us that the past is not just something to be studied; it is also something to be lived. Through the use of daily chronicles, letters, household accounts, and poems of the day, Mortimer transports you back in time, providing answers to questions typically ignored by traditional historians. You will learn how to greet people on the street, what to use as toilet paper, why a physician might want to taste your blood, and how to know whether you are coming down with leprosy. The result is the most astonishing social history book you’re ever likely to read: revolutionary in its concept, informative and entertaining in its detail, and startling for its portrayal of humanity in an age of violence, exuberance, and fear.

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Enthralled by a portrait of himself, young Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to exchange his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Thus he is able to indulge in his desires, as only the portrait bears the traces of his decadence and becomes a nightmarish picture of his soul.
Edited with an Introduction by Robert Mighall
Preface by Peter Ackroyd

The most checked-out book in the Hogwarts Library, and a volume no Quidditch player or Harry Potter fan should be without!

If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need QUIDDITCH THROUGH THE AGES. This invaluable volume is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis.

Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Comic Relief, who will use your money to continue improving and changing lives -- work that is even more important and astonishing than the three-and-a-half-second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921.

A great reference for every Harry Potter fan, this compendium is a facsimile of Harry's own edition of the comprehensive work on Magical Beasts. Harry's and his friends' notes are found in the margins!

Foreword
iAllinthegoldenafternoon
1DowntheRabbit-Hole
2ThePoolofTears
3ACaucus-RaceandaLongTale
4TheRabbitSendsinaLitteBill
5AdvicefromaCaterpillar
6PigandPepper
7AMadTea-Party
8TheQueen'sCroquet-Ground
9TheMockTurtle'sStory
10TheLobsterQuadrille
11WhoStoletheTarts?
12Alice'sEvidence

One of that handful of fictional characters whose names have passed into common usage, Little Lord Fauntleroy embodies the author's belief that "Nothing in the world is so strong as a kind heart."
Young Cedric Errol lives in poverty in New York with his mother. On the death of his English father -- disinherited for marrying an American -- Cedric is summoned to the family castle by his grandfather. There the crotchety Earl plans to transform the boy into a docile, traditional lordling.
But Little Lord Fauntleroy does the converting. Through his goodness and innocence, he wins the hearts of his English relatives, who welcome his mother warmly.

Few children's classics can match the charm and originality of Frances Hodgson Burnett's THE SECRET GARDEN, the unforgettable story of sullen, sulky Mary Lennox, "the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen." When a cholera epidemic leaves her an orphan,Mary is sent to England to live with her reclusive uncle, Archibald Craven, at Misselthwaite Manor.Unloved and unloving, Mary wanders the desolate moors until one day she chances upon the door of a secret garden.
What follows is one of the most beautiful tales of trans for mation in children's literature, as Mary,her sickly and tyrannical cousin Colin, and a peasant boy named Dickon secretly strive to make the garden bloom once more.A unique blend of realism and magic,THE SECRET GARDEN remains a moving expression of every child's need to nurture and be nurtured--a story that has captured for all time the rare andenchanted world of childhood.

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Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to make friends at boarding school and settle in. But when she learns that she'll never see her beloved father again, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for drudgery and a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness and generosity are all the riches she truly needs? With deeply poignant introduction written by bestselling author of "Chinese Cinderella", "A Little Princess" is one of the twelve wonderful classic stories being relaunched in "Puffin Classics" in March 2008.

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