FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENTHE ELFIN HILLby Hans Christian AndersenA FEW large lizards were running nimbly about in the clefts ofan old tree; they could understand one another very well, for theyspoke the lizard language."What a buzzing and a rumbling there is in the elfin hill," saidone of the lizards; "I have not been able to close my eyes for twonights on account of the noise; I might just as well have had the...
Louisa of Prussia and Her Timesby LOUISA MUHLBACHNAPOLEON IN GERMANYLOUISA OF PRUSSIA AND HER TIMESA Historical NovelBYL. MUHLBACHTRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY F. JORDANCONTENTS.CAMPO FORMIO.I. Dreadful TidingsII. Minister von ThugutIII. The InterviewIV. The Two MinistersV. The House in the Gumpendorfer SuburbVI. Joseph Haydn...
Little Travels and Roadside Sketchesby William Makepeace ThackerayI. FROM RICHMOND IN SURREY TO BRUSSELS IN BELGIUMII. GHENTBRUGES:Ghent (1840)BrugesIII. WATERLOOLITTLE TRAVELS AND ROADSIDE SKETCHESI.FROM RICHMOND IN SURREY TO BRUSSELS IN BELGIUM. . . I quitted the "Rose Cottage Hotel" at Richmond, one of thecomfortablest, quietest, cheapest, neatest little inns in England,...
The Dominion of the Airby J. M. BaconCHAPTER I. THE DAWN OF AERONAUTICS."He that would learn to fly must be brought up to the constant practice of it from his youth, trying first only to use his wings as a tame goose will do, so by degrees learning to rise higher till he attain unto skill and confidence."So wrote Wilkins, Bishop of Chester, who was reckoned a man of genius and learning in the days of the Commonwealth. But so soon as we come to inquire into the matter we find that this good Bi
TOADS AND DIAMONDSTHERE was once upon a time a widow who had twodaughters. The eldest was so much like her in the faceand humor that whoever looked upon the daughter sawthe mother. They were both so disagreeable and so proudthat there was no living with them.The youngest, who was the very picture of her fatherfor courtesy and sweetness of temper, was withal one ofthe most beautiful girls ever seen. As people naturallylove their own likeness, this mother even doted on her...
宋江走在熙熙攘攘的大街上。 那时候他还没有进官府成为押司。他手里提着一个竹篮,里面装的是一种叫“炊饼”的食物,正在当街叫卖。 宋江为什么会在大街上卖炊饼?这是一个问题。 宋江读过几年书,有一定的文化,在邻里之间是公认的才子。但他的长相实在令人不敢恭维,獐头鼠目,面色黝黑。大宋国有一种不成文的说法:强壮的人当山寨的大王,个高的人打老虎,凡是身量不足、长相奇丑的人只能卖炊饼。这是大宋的一个普遍共识。 从宋江卖炊饼这个事实可以看出:宋江处在生活的底层。但这并不意味着贫穷,宋江有自己心目中的偶像,那就是武大郎。武大郎身不满五尺,面目丑陋,头脑简单,清河县人见他生得短矮,封他一个诨名,叫“三寸丁谷树皮”。但是,武大郎的炊饼是阳谷特产,在坊间享有绝好的名声。炊饼是一种烤制的面制食品,圆形,比巴掌略大,两面烤制,没有正反面之分。炊饼呈淡黄色,外表有一层干焦的芝麻,...
柏杨先生图集柏杨先生近照(2)柏杨先生图集柏杨先生近照(3)柏杨先生图集柏杨先生近照(4)柏杨先生图集柏杨先生近照(5)柏杨先生图集柏杨先生近照(6)柏杨先生图集柏杨先生近照(7)柏杨先生图集柏杨先生近照(8)柏杨先生图集柏杨先生近照(9)《女人,危险的投资》第一部分爱情是有条件的门当户对的意义,昨天已经言之,不是金钱上的相对,也不是权势上的相对,更不是社会地位的相对。《堡垒集》上曾经说过,恋爱往往是有条件的,只有少不更事的男女,或别有用心的男女才高喊恋爱没有条件。呜呼,夫无论男的爱女的,女的爱男的,都是爱对方的优点。她爱他强壮焉,会琴棋书画焉,有前途焉;他爱她苗条焉,伶俐焉,漂亮得不像话焉。这些优点便是条件矣,张先生谅已拜读,我们不再重复。问题是,世俗上所谓的条件,往往指的是金钱、权势和地位。因此稍微有点灵性的男女都以谈金钱权势地位为羞。如果对一个女孩子曰:“你最好嫁...
A LONELY RIDEAs I stepped into the Slumgullion stage I saw that it was a darknight, a lonely road, and that I was the only passenger. Let meassure the reader that I have no ulterior design in making thisassertion. A long course of light reading has forewarned me whatevery experienced intelligence must confidently look for from sucha statement. The storyteller who willfully tempts Fate by suchobvious beginnings; who is to the expectant reader in danger of...
“呱、呱、呱……”一个婴儿降到了人世,他的哭声是那么得宏亮,那么得有力,他仿佛是在用啼哭来向这个崭新的世界宣告——我来了。接生婆倒提着白白胖胖的婴儿腿,照着乌紫泛青的小屁股蛋,狠命地掴了几巴掌,第六巴掌才把他打出哭声来。而后按在铜盆内热水里洗起来,边洗边对床上有气无力的产妇窦氏说:“不下狠手,他不哭,不哭嗓子里的黏痰出不来,黏痰出不来,他喘不成气……”“大娘,小心点!”一个侍女忙把婴儿的头托出水面,接生婆光顾转脸说话了,弄得小世民的嘴在水面上一浮一浮的。“没事,起小受罪,长大攒福。”接生婆又转脸对着窦氏絮絮叨叨:“这孩子命硬,会老驴大憋气,拍了他好几巴掌他都没有感觉。长大了一定不是个善茬儿。”...
Dolly Dialoguesby Anthony HopeCONTENTSI. A Liberal EducationII. Cordial RelationsIII. RetributionIV. The Perverseness of ItV. A Matter of DutyVI. My Last ChanceVII. The Little WretchVIII. An Expensive PrivilegeIX. A Very Dull AffairX. Strange but TrueXI. The Very Latest ThingXII. An Uncounted HourXIII. A ReminiscenceXIV. A Fine DayXV. The House OppositeXVI. A Quick ChangeXVII. A Slight MistakeXVIII. The Other Lady...
THE COMPARISON OF DEMETRIUS AND ANTONYby Plutarchtranslated by John DrydenAS both are great examples of the vicissitudes of fortune, let usfirst consider in what way they attained their power and glory.Demetrius hired a kingdom already won for him by Antigonus, the mostpowerful of the Successors, who, before Demetrius grew to be a man,traversed with his armies and subdued the greater part of Asia....
火车发出一声悠长的汽笛,在隆隆的轰鸣声中徐徐驶入永新车站,淡白的蒸汽在寒风中弥漫开来,车厢里的人起了一阵轻微的骚乱,因为车门没有像寻常一样及时打开。永新历来是军事重镇,承军的南大营便驻防在此地,此时站台上星罗密布的岗哨,因着局势紧张,亦算是司空见惯,只是那样整肃的荷枪实弹,无端端又叫人生了惶恐。车门终于打开了,却不许人走动,荷枪实弹的卫兵把持住了各个车厢口,车厢里的人不由惊恐地瞧着这些人,他们与站台上的岗哨不同,一色藏青呢制戎装,靴上的马刺锃亮,手中枪尖上的刺刀闪着雪亮的光芒。他们沉默而冷淡地守望着车厢,拾翠心里一阵发紧,知道这是承军的卫戍近侍,按常理不应该在这永新城里,不晓得出了什么事情。...
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSENTHE SNOW QUEENIN SEVEN STORIESby Hans Christian AndersenSTORY THE FIRSTWHICH describes a looking-glass and the broken fragments.You must attend to the commencement of this story, for when we getto the end we shall know more than we do now about a very wickedhobgoblin; he was one of the very worst, for he was a real demon....