THE FROZEN DEEPby Wilkie CollinsFirst SceneThe Ball-roomChapter 1.The date is between twenty and thirty years ago. The place is anEnglish sea-port. The time is night. And the business of themoment isdancing.The Mayor and Corporation of the town are giving a grand ball, incelebration of the departure of an Arctic expedition from theirport. The ships of the expedition are two in numberthe_Wanderer_ and the _Sea-mew_. They are to sail (in search of theNorthwest Passage) on the next day, with the m
这是作者1951年给一青年记者的废邮,“文革”时被抄走,此为残存部分。信写了四个月,在已发现的沈从文书信中,是写得最慢、最长的一封。同年11月11日,《光明日报》发表《我的学习》,是作者第一个正式发表的检讨,与这信写于同一时期。……手,根本无从下手。特别是许多书都必须放在手边自由调用,无充分经济力可作到,正如过渡者无舟楫桥梁,因掌握不住资料,任何理想通只是空空的,无办法可言!过去以为升官发财不容易,因为必有大本领的人才办得到。至于读书求知识,且一切为人而努力,总还可以希望。现在才明白也不是简单事。能力强则百事左右逢源,无往不自如。不中用,则什么事都办不通。敦煌展两个月,可惜不曾在会场中见到你。摸索四个月,倒是对于中古美术史中一小部门,学了一课,明白了些问题,不广,不深入,但碰着了一些待清理问题。...
The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thitherby Isabella L. Bird (Mrs. Bishop)PREFACEIn presenting to the public the last installment of my travels in theFar East, in 1879, I desire to offer, both to my readers and critics, mygrateful acknowledgments for the kindness with which my letters fromJapan were received, and to ask for an equally kind and lenient estimateof my present volume, which has been prepared for publication under theheavy shadow of the loss of the beloved and only sister to whom th
三国演义 下卷罗贯中第五十回 诸葛亮智算华容 关云长义释曹操却说当夜张辽一箭射黄盖下水,救得曹操登岸,寻着马匹走时,军已大乱。韩当冒烟突火来攻水寨,忽听得士卒报道:"后梢舵上一人,高叫将军表字。"韩当细听,但闻高叫"义公救我?"当曰:"此黄公覆也!"急教救起。见黄盖负箭着伤,咬出箭杆,箭头陷在肉内。韩当急为脱去湿衣,用刀剜出箭头,扯旗束之,脱自己战袍与黄盖穿了,先令别船送回大寨医治。原来黄盖深知水性,故大寒之时,和甲堕江,也逃得性命。却说当日满江火滚,喊声震地。左边是韩当、蒋钦两军从赤壁西边杀来;右边是周泰、陈武两军从赤壁东边杀来;正中是周瑜、程普、徐盛、丁奉大队船只都到。火须兵应,兵仗火威。此正是:三江水战,赤壁鏖兵。曹军着枪中箭、火焚水溺者,不计其数。后人有诗曰:"魏吴争斗决雌雄,赤壁楼船一扫空。烈火初张照云海,周郎曾此破曹公。"又有一绝云:"山高月小水茫茫,追叹前朝...
My Discovery of Englandby Leacock, StephenIntroduction of Mr. Stephen Leacock Given by Sir Owen Seaman on the Occasion of His First Lecture in LondonLADIES AND GENTLEMEN: It is usual on these occasions for the chairman to begin something like this: "The lecturer, I am sure, needs no introduction from me." And indeed, when I have been the lecturer and somebody else has been the chairman, I have more than once suspected myself of being the better man of the two. Of course I hope I should always
The Fatal Bootsby William Makepeace ThackerayJanuary.The Birth of the YearFebruary.Cutting WeatherMarch.ShoweryApril.FoolingMay.Restoration DayJune.Marrowbones and CleaversJuly.Summary ProceedingsAugust.Dogs have their DaysSeptember.Plucking a GooseOctober.Mars and Venus in OppositionNovember.A General Post DeliveryDecember."The Winter of Our Discontent"THE FATAL BOOTS...
Memoirs of General William T. Shermanby William Tecumseh ShermanVolume 1GENERAL W. T. SHERMANHIS COMRADES IN ARMS,VOLUNTEERS AND REGULARS.Nearly ten years have passed since the close of the civil war in America, and yet no satisfactory history thereof is accessible to the public; nor should any be attempted until the Government has published, and placed within the reach of students, the abundant materials that are buried in the War Department at Washington. These are in process of compilation;
中华异想集·马腹(第一部)作者: 藤萍内容简介 一切都在四月十三日的深夜变得不一样。风雨巷中那家驰名百年的顾家绣房发生了异变——主事的顾氏夫妻在等待着一个重要的客人,而这对夫妻俩的女儿去参加学校同学的生日宴会,可是当顾绿章晚上回家后,却发现古宅里已经空无一人,也没有打斗的痕迹、没有血的味道……难道三十几年前的事情又要再次发生?她的父母是否会像她的祖父母那样做完了最后一顿晚餐,穿得整整齐齐出门去了,在那之后就再也没有回来?这一切和那张没有绣完的裙幅有什么关系?六 角异味古董咖啡馆。唐草薇端着一杯红茶,闭着眼睛正在浅呷,李凤扆拿着拖把安详地拖地,咖啡馆里微微有些暗淡的光线和街道上缥缈的声音,让空旷的房间里充满着一种可供沉思的平静,仿佛在这里,心跳,也能变慢了、清晰了。...
Evolution and Ethics and Other Essaysby Thomas H. HuxleyEVOLUTION AND ETHICS. PROLEGOMENAEVOLUTION AND ETHICSSCIENCE AND MORALSCAPITALTHE MOTHER OF LABOURSOCIAL DISEASES AND WORSE REMEDIESThe Struggle for Existence in Human SocietyLetters to the TimesLegal OpinionsThe Articles of War of the Salvation ArmyPREFACETHE discourse on "Evolution and Ethics," reprinted in the first half ofthe present volume, was delivered before the University of Oxford, as...
《步步惊心》步步惊心 楔子2005年,深圳华灯初上的街道,比白天多了几分妩媚温柔,张小文身着浅蓝套装,在昏黄的灯光下显得有些疲惫。刚进楼门却想起浴室的灯泡坏了,忙转身向楼旁的便利店走去。开门,打灯,踢鞋,扔包,一气呵成。张小文从阳台上把沉重的梯子一点点挪到浴室,试了试平衡,小心翼翼上了梯子,突然脚一滑,“啊”的一声惊叫,身子后仰重重摔倒在瓷砖地上,一动不动。清、康熙43年,北京湖边景亭的走道,面对面站着两位十三四岁的姑娘。穿鹅黄衫子的已是赏完湖景,正欲下楼,着浅蓝衫子的也就差着两步,即可上到亭间欣赏美景。但楼梯较窄,一人走富裕,却绝不能两人同行。双方又都不想让路。二人同时提脚,迈步,挤在了一起,浅蓝衫子的小姑娘因在下方不好用力,脚一滑,“啊”的一声从楼梯滚下,摔落地上,一动不动。...
不久以前,某些美国人和欧洲人预期,中国将先是在消费品方面,然后在所有工业品方面,成为他们新的巨大市场。今天,世界已开始理解,中国将不仅以自己的消费品,而且也以自己的高技术产品,成为一个日益成长的竞争者。我预期,中国这种难以置信的繁荣仍将继续下去。当然,我不否认中国必须解决自己国内的巨大问题。首先是沿海省份的城市同内地包括农业中部和重工业东北地区在生活水平方面的巨大差距。而要在很大程度上拉平这种差异,将需要几十年时间,因为这需要对生产结构和社会进行深刻的改造。在美国和英国,人们可以读到对中国的许多批评。有些批评可能是完全有道理的。但这些批评大多来自同一批人,他们在90年代初就曾出于利己的动机向俄罗斯提出过如何在一夜之间建立起市场经济的不适当的建议。这些人当时不了解俄罗斯,今天也不了解中国。去上海访问几次是不足以了解中国的。在我看来,中国已慢慢地建立起市场经济,同时逐...