Castle Rackrentby Maria EdgeworthWith an Introduction by Anne Thackeray RitchieINTRODUCTIONIThe story of the Edgeworth Family, if it were properly told, should be as long as the ARABIAN NIGHTS themselves; the thousand and one cheerful intelligent members of the circle, the amusing friends and relations, the charming surroundings, the cheerful hospitable home, all go to make up an almost unique history of a county family of great parts and no little character. The Edgeworths were people of good
来让我们共舞 参加比赛的网友很踊跃,水准也叫人惊喜,我们马上有了一个新的意念,便是出版《ChannelA爱情杂志》,让网络作者们看到自己的作品透过电波转化成文宇,与我书里的人物共舞。 今年二月,《ChannelA(II)蝴蝶过期居留》也出版了,网络上的接龙游戏还在继续。网络有无限可能,人生也有大多的未知之数,我希望这支舞会一直跳下去。美好的东西,往往是意料之外的。 写《ChannelA》系列的时候,是想写得贴近现实一点。结果,看过书的读者都说故事大悲伤了,害他们流了很多眼泪。我自己写的时候又何尝不一样?作家大概都是疯子,自己虚构一个故事和故事里的人物,却为这些故事和人物沉溺、感动,微笑和哭泣,以为一切都是真的。...
第一部分第一章 天使外型的魔鬼(1)(1)狄明威在下午三点走进红豆咖啡店的时候,店里的客人大部分都盯着他看。他并不怪他们,因为他马上就发现自己在这群客人中间算是最正常的一个。这是一间很小很普通的咖啡店。如果不是狄明威调查出他要找的人会在这里出现的话,他压根儿没注意到它,就算是在周末的下午茶时分,行色匆匆经过玻璃窗的人们还是一眼也没瞧这家小店。经过小店的行人与其说是根本没有注意到这间小店,倒不如说他们的目光一直不自觉地逃避往这边看,狄明威对这种现象很奇怪。不过当他坐下来也就恍然了,外面那些行人不往店里看,不往店里走,很可能有两个原因:一是可能因为里面坐着的那些客人实在太奇怪了,奇怪到让人感到不舒服,神秘而难以理解的事物都让人感觉不舒服;要不就有可能这个时段聚集在这里的客人们具有某种神秘的力量,他们让行人自动忽略了小店的存在。...
THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOWby Washington IrvingFound among the papers of the late Diedrech Knickerbocker.A pleasing land of drowsy head it was,Of dreams that wave before the half-shut eye;And of gay castles in the clouds that pass,Forever flushing round a summer sky.Castle of Indolence.In the bosom of one of those spacious coves which indent the...
The Portygeeby Joseph C. LincolnCHAPTER IOverhead the clouds cloaked the sky; a ragged cloak it was, and,here and there, a star shone through a hole, to be obscured almostinstantly as more cloud tatters were hurled across the rent. Thepines threshed on the hill tops. The bare branches of the wild-cherry and silverleaf trees scraped and rattled and tossed. Andthe wind, the raw, chilling December wind, driven in, wet andsalty, from the sea, tore over the dunes and brown uplands and...
The Song of the Cardinalby Gene Stratton-PorterIN LOVING TRIBUTETO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHERMARK STRATTON"For him every work of God manifested a new and heretoforeunappreciated loveliness."Chapter 1"Good cheer! Good cheer!" exulted the CardinalHe darted through the orange orchard searching for slugs for hisbreakfast, and between whiles he rocked on the branches and rang...
Letters on Literatureby Andrew LangContents:Introductory: Of Modern English PoetryOf Modern English PoetryFieldingLongfellowA Friend of KeatsOn VirgilAucassin and NicolettePlotinus (A.D. 200-262)LucretiusTo a Young American Book-HunterRochefoucauldOf Vers de SocieteOn Vers de SocieteGerard de NervalOn Books About Red MenAppendix IAppendix IIDEDICATIONDear Mr. Way,...
从此以后他觉悟了,他重生了,他浪子回头他立地成佛了。他的生命多了一种意义......他要把有限的时间和生命投入到无限的跟我抬杠中去。不是冤家不聚头,我们之间的冤仇,从开学第一天算是结上了。最佳辩手最开始并不是最佳辩手,正相反,她小时候是那种别人说一句“我不跟你玩了”就哭得眼睛不是眼睛鼻子不是鼻子的人。但后来怎么就基因突变,兴风作浪了呢?这是有历史渊源的:1.她的家从成都搬到了重庆。2.她由小豆芽菜长成了胖冬瓜。3.她进了管理专业。其实第三条是最根本的。最佳辩手自从得知自己没有考上医学专业,被调剂到了一个什么什么管理专业,痛哭三天以后决定洗心革面重新做人,誓要把自己的口才锻炼到”山外青山楼外楼”。所谓”干一行爱一行”,最佳辩手这种敬业的精神在神州大地上打着灯笼都找不到,更不用说她高风亮节到学生时代就对专业死心塌地,大家快崇拜我吧!...