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The Children of Hurin 豆瓣
作者: J.R.R. Tolkien HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2008 - 1
《胡林的儿女》是托尔金动笔最早、构思修改时间最长的故事,被视为托尔金创造的中土世界最重要的三大故事骨干之一。他一生不断修改,留下大量遗稿。本书由他的儿子克里斯托弗整理出版,忠实地以托尔金的文字呈现出一个生动完整的故事。
在 魔戒时代之前遥远的第一纪元,精灵和人类的军队在泪雨之战中惨败,黑暗魔王魔苟斯囚禁了人类领袖胡林,对他的一双儿女——图林和妮诺尔降下毒咒。胡林被迫 透过魔苟斯的眼睛目睹自己骨肉的遭遇:精灵、矮人、兽人、格劳龙等奇幻角色在中土大地纷纷登场,图林这个刚毅的男儿在魔苟斯的邪念作弄下,亦是在自身孤傲 性格的驱使下,一步步走向他人生的宿命。曲折离奇的故事中包含了珍贵的友谊、美丽的爱情和彻骨的悲怆。
Return to Middle Earth.....
The Children of Hurin is full of magical Tolkien trademarks you'd expect,
elves, eagles, dwarves, rampaging orcs, swords that glow and fire breathing
dragons, not to mention epic battles between good and evil, rich
landscapes, lifelong friendships and forbidden love, this book will appeal
to MiddleEarth fanatics and families alike.
Illustrated by Alan Lee, who won an Oscar for his artwork on The Return of
the King.
夜航西飞 豆瓣 Goodreads
West with the Night
8.5 (76 个评分) 作者: [英国] 柏瑞尔·马卡姆 译者: 陶立夏 人民文学出版社 2010 - 12
《夜航西飞》以二十世纪二十至三十年代的肯尼亚为背景,真实再现了作者在非洲的生活,其中包括她毕生钟爱的两项有趣又传奇的事业——训练赛马和驾驶飞机。柏瑞尔•马卡姆以非常动人的文字,铺陈出她在非洲度过的童年、她参与狩猎的情景、她与当地土著的情谊、她训练赛马的过程,以及她独自驾驶单翼双座木螺旋桨飞机,在东部非洲从事职业飞行并猎队搜寻大象踪迹的往事;还详细描述了她从非洲驾机回英国沿途所遭遇到的政治与自然险阻;最后更记录了她在一九三六年九月独自驾机从英国飞越大西洋直抵北美的经过。
A Dictionary of Colour 豆瓣
作者: Ian Patterson Stylus Pub Llc 2004 - 10
This dictionary is the first of its kind: a treasury of color words and phrases, a comprehensive resource for exploring every aspect of color and it many applications across the disciplines and through the ages.
Words are drawn from many different worlds including art, artists, craft and design, painting, printing and sculpture, the decorative arts, gems, fashion, textiles, cosmetics, physics, maths, astronomy, chemistry, dyes, colorants, paints, biology, geography, geology, minerals, history, art history, social history, religion, philosophy, heraldry, mythology and symbolism, languarge, linguistrics, grammar, slang, literature [inc. the Bible and Shakespeare], music, theatre, photography, television and film, psychology and human behavior, education, politics, commerce, economics, finance, law, travel, war, vision and color-blindness, medicine, drugs and color therapy, food and drink, color theory and many others.
Robinson Crusoe 豆瓣
作者: Daniel Defoe Aladdin 2001 - 7
Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the power and originality of Defoe's famous book. Robinson Crusoe, set ashore on an island after a terrible storm at sea, is forced to make do with only a knife, some tobacco, and a pipe. He learns how to build a canoe, make bread, and endure endless solitude. That is, until, twenty-four years later, when he confronts another human being. First published in 1719, Robinson Crusoe has been praised by such writers as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Samuel Johnson as one of the greatest novels in the English
language.
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) trained for the ministry, became a political journalist, and finally, to many, became "the father of the English novel." He is also the author of Moll Flanders.
PETER PAN 豆瓣
作者: J. M. Barrie Aladdin 2003 - 11
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The character of Peter Pan first came to life in the stories J. M. Barrie told to five brothers -- three of whom were named Peter, John, and Michael. Peter Pan is considered one of the greatest children's stories of all time and continues to charm readers one hundred years after its first appearance as a play in 1904.
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Writings 豆瓣
作者: Charles Dickens Penguin Classics 2003 - 9
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This new selection of Dickens's Christmas writings confirms his lasting influence upon our idea of the Christmas spirit: that Christmas is a time for celebration, charity, and memory. In addition to the beloved A Christmas Carol , this volume includes such festive works as "Christmas Festivities," "The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton," "A Christmas Tree," "The Seven Poor Travellers," The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain , and a Christmas episode from Master Humphrey's Clock .
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics) 豆瓣
作者: Robert Louis Stevenson Barnes & Noble Classics 2004 - 6
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , by Robert Louis Stevenson , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics :
All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. Idealistic young scientist Henry Jekyll struggles to unlock the secrets of the soul. Testing chemicals in his lab, he drinks a mixture he hopes will isolateand eliminatehuman evil. Instead it unleashes the dark forces within him, transforming him into the hideous and murderous Mr. Hyde.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde dramatically brings to life a science-fiction case study of the nature of good and evil and the duality that can exist within one person. Resonant with psychological perception and ethical insight, the book has literary roots in Dostoevsky’s The Double” and Crime and Punishment . Today Stevenson ’s novella is recognized as an incisive study of Victorian morality and sexual repression, as well as a great thriller.
This collection also includes some of the author’s grimmest short fiction: Lodging for the Night,” The Suicide Club,” Thrawn Janet,” The Body Snatcher,” and Markheim.”
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Celtic Fairy Tales 豆瓣
作者: Jacobs, Joseph; Davies, David Stuart; Jacobs, Joseph 2011 - 3
Joseph Jacobs collected these fairy stories in the closing days of the nineteenth century. They are engaging brief episodes of fancy and fantasy from the oral tradition, which were designed to engage and fascinate the young mind. In this fast-paced, electronic world where life whizzes and fizzes by, it is a comfort and joy to pause awhile to savour such delights from a simpler and less pressured age. Reading one of these stories is the literary equivalent of stepping into the quiet and majesty of a medieval church or a circle of standing stones. In the twenty-first century there is a renewed appetite for magic, fairies, and fantastic worlds. With Celtic Fairy Tales, we are not only entertained but can also feel the gentle spiritual hand of history resting on our shoulders.
The Orange Fairy Book 豆瓣
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作者: Andrew Lang Dover Publications 1968 - 6
"The Magic Mirror," "The Two Caskets," "The Clever Cat," "The White Slipper," and "The Girl-Fish." 33 tales from Jutland, Rhodesia, Uganda, and various European traditions. 58 illustrations.
The Brown Fairy Book 豆瓣
作者: Lang, Andrew Dover Pubns 1966 - 6
32 less familiar folk tales from the American Indians, Australian Bushmen, African Kaffirs and from Persia, Lapland, Brazil, and India. Different enough to capture all imaginations. 50 illustrations.
The Crimson Fairy Book 豆瓣
作者: Andrew Lang (Editor) Dover Publications Inc. 2003 - 3
36 stories from Hungary, Russia, Finland, Iceland, Tunisia, the Baltic: "The Cottager and His Cat," "The Crab and the Monkey," "Little Wildrose," "The Gold-bearded Man," and more. 53 illustrations.
The Violet Fairy Book 豆瓣
作者: Andrew Lang Dover Publications Inc. 2000 - 2
Once on a time there were three princes, who had a step-sister. One day they all set out hunting together. When they had gone some way through a thick wood they came on a great grey wolf with three cubs. Just as they were going to shoot, the wolf spoke and said, 'Do not shoot me, and I will give each of you one of my young ones. It will be a faithful friend to you.'
The Grey Fairy Book 豆瓣
作者: Andrew Lang Dover Publications Inc. 1968 - 1
35 stories, many from oral traditions, others from French, German, Italian collections: "The Goat-faced Girl," "The Sunchild," "The Street Musicians," "The Twin Brothers," "Prunella," and many more. 59 illustrations.
The Pink Fairy Book 豆瓣
作者: Andrew Lang Dover Publications 2008 - 9
41 Japanese, Scandinavian, and Sicilian tales: "The Snow-Queen," "The Cunning Shoemaker," "The Two Brothers," "The Merry Wives," "The Man without a Heart," and more. 69 illustrations.
The Yellow Fairy Book 豆瓣
作者: Andrew Lang (Editor) / H. J. Ford (Illustrator) Dover Publications Inc. 2000 - 2
American Indian, Russian, German, Icelandic, French, and other stories -- 48 in all -- among them "The Tinder-box," "The Nightingale," and "How to Tell a True Princess." 104 illustrations.