Rudder Grangeby Frank R. StocktonCONTENTSCHAPTER I.Treating of a Novel Style of Dwelling-houseCHAPTER II.Treating of a Novel Style of BoarderCHAPTER III.Treating of a Novel Style of GirlCHAPTER IV.Treating of a Novel Style of BurglarCHAPTER V.Pomona Produces a Partial Revolution in Rudder GrangeCHAPTER VI.The New Rudder GrangeCHAPTER VII.Treating of an Unsuccessful Broker and a DogCHAPTER VIII.Pomona Once More...
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Volume 2by Charles Dudley WarnerCONTENTS:SAUNTERINGSMISAPPREHENSIONS CORRECTEDI should not like to ask an indulgent and idle public to saunter about with me under a misapprehension. It would be more agreeable to invite it to go nowhere than somewhere; for almost every one has been somewhere, and has written about it. The only compromise I can suggest is, that we shall go somewhere, and not learn anything about it. The instinct of the public agai
The Love-Chaseby James Sheridan KnowlesDRAMATIS PERSONAE(AS ORIGINALLY PERFORMED AT THE HAYMARKET, IN l837.)Sir William Fondlove, an old BaronetMr. Strickland.Waller, in love with LydiaMr. Elton.Wildrake, a SportsmanMr. Webster.Trueworth, a Friend of Sir WilliamMr Hemmings.Neville, Friend to WallerMr. Worrell.Humphreys, Friend to WallerMr. Hutchings.LashMr. Ross.Chargewell, a LandlordMr. Edwards.George, a Waiter...
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
《人间兵器》 作者:死神XIII 出版社:冒险者 第一集 第一组曲 重生 上半幕 故事背景 现今世界的军事实力分布基本上已经出现微妙的平衡,各种和平条约将武器扩张遏制在控制之内。大范围的和平已经来到了这个世界,尽管局部的小规模冲突从来没有间断过。 这是个和平的世界,这是个经济繁荣的世界,这是个科技发展速度比过去的十个世纪更快的世界。 和平对于野心家来说却是无法呼吸的空气,这种平衡的打破对他们来说是必须的。科技在发展,新武器的研究也从来也没有停止过。 然而,武器的发展却远没有想象中的简单,由于武器的最终目的是破坏,所以武器的形式也就很大程度上被这个目标限定。而传统的武器形式大都已经被和平条约所限定,即使是在传统武器上发展起来的破坏力更强的武器也难逃条约的限制。...
第一节 众人抬轿节节高在金庸的武侠世界里,不乏让人咬牙切齿或者魂牵梦萦的女人,但是要说不太招人待见的女主角,或许黄蓉算得上一个。要说样貌出尘,气质如仙,她比不上那个带着病容不爱说话翻来覆去脑子里只有杨过两个字的小龙女,要说用情至深,爱入骨髓,她的排名一定在程灵素之后,说到慷慨激昂,爽利决断不让须眉,那个名字身世不详的胡一刀夫人要排第二,黄蓉也不好意思排第一。有人忍不住说了,老顽童天不怕地不怕,一见到智计无双的小黄蓉,就束手缚脚,两只手两只脚搞左右互博也得乖乖听这个女娃子的话,第三次华山论剑,还心甘情愿要推黄蓉作“中智”,可见黄蓉总还算有稍许可许之处吧。可惜啊,本来小黄蓉这份本事也的确是个好的,可惜金庸他老人家似乎也不待见黄蓉,到了神雕,非说黄蓉这点小聪明,其实是精明,远非高明啊。...
The Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales For My Childrenby Charles KingsleyPREFACEMY DEAR CHILDREN,Some of you have heard already of the old Greeks; and all of you, as you grow up, will hear more and more of them. Those of you who are boys will, perhaps, spend a great deal of time in reading Greek books; and the girls, though they may not learn Greek, will be sure to come across a great many stories taken from Greek history, and to see, I may say every day, things which we should not have had if
The Caged Lionby Charlotte M. YongePREFACEWhen the venture has been made of dealing with historical events and characters, it always seems fair towards the reader to avow what liberties have been taken, and how much of the sketch is founded on history. In the present case, it is scarcely necessary to do more than refer to the almost unique relations that subsisted between Henry V. and his prisoner, James I. of Scotland; who lived with him throughout his reign on the terms of friend rather than
溪水长流 奉化的溪口,小镇上多游人,不像江南诸多生活型小镇,蒸腾着十分热切的生活意象。溪口之溪,便是剡溪,自西向东流过,至武岭头与溪南山阻夹成口,曰溪口。剡溪是唐诗之路的剡溪,白居易曾书:“东南山水越为首,剡为面,沃洲天姥为眉目”。唐代诗人著边关,边塞诗甚为雄壮凄美,而另一面,却是江南山水,曾经热过游吴越,走剡溪,登天姥,渡镜湖,沿着“青山行不尽,绿水去何长”的剡溪行走,或顺流而下,或逆流而上,唐诗之路从钱塘江上溯过剡溪,到天台山石梁飞瀑,长190公里,名篇有李白的《梦游天姥吟留别》。 今天仍可以理解的,唐代诗人接踵踏歌而行,沿着清清浅浅,悠悠流淌的剡溪,体会“连峰数十里,修竹带平津”的吴越气氛。初夏时节,山已葱翠,清可见底的剡溪,或有小桥,两岸多竹,樟树的球冠高高低低散落山脚水旁。如是步行这样一条路,美妙是可以猜想。从剡州过四明山,至溪口,目光越过黑瓦白墙...
(一)晁错(上)-易中天 主讲人简介: 易中天:1947年生,湖南长沙人,1981年毕业于武汉大学,获文学硕士学位并留校任教,现任厦门大学人文学院教授,长期从事文学、艺术、美学、心理学、人类学、历史学等多学科和跨学科研究,著有《〈文心雕龙〉美学思想论稿》、《艺术人类学》等著作。近撰写出版了“易中天随笔体学术著作·中国文化系列”四种:《闲话中国人》、《中国的男人和女人》、《读城记》和《品人录》。 内容简介: 晁错是西汉初期的一位政治家,他学贯儒法,知识渊博。深受文、景两帝的器重和宠信。景帝前元三年,晁错为了实现自己的政治理想,巩固大汉王朝的千秋大业,向汉景帝上书《削藩策》。汉景帝为了汉朝的长治久安,听从了晁错的建议,开始了“削藩”。但是就在晁错的政治理想就要实现之时,他却被腰斩于长安东市。他的蒙冤而死与文帝时代青年政治家贾谊的夭折,成为文、景时代最著名的两大政...
行万里天涯路 念天地之悠悠——《旅行和探险经典文库》序葛剑雄好奇是人类的天性,求生是人类的本能。原始时代的人类生产能力极其有限,生存能力低下,只能经常性地、无目的地迁徙。在此过程中,应该有大量自觉与不自觉的探险经历。可惜年代久远,当时又没有文字记载,所以即使是世界上一些文明古国或拥有辉煌古代文明的民族,也没有留下早期的探险记录。司马迁在《史记·五帝本纪》中称黄帝“东至于海,登丸山,及岱宗。西至于空桐,登鸡头。南至于江,登熊、湘。北逐荤粥,合符釜山,而邑于涿鹿之阿。迁徙往来无常处,以师兵为营卫”。黄帝的踪迹东至山东半岛,西至今甘肃,北至今内蒙古,南至湘江流域。如果将此记载看成一个以黄帝或其部落为首领的部落联盟的活动的话,其中应该有不少探险事迹,只是当事人未必有自觉的意识,或者虽有而未留下记载。...