Table of Contents
1. A Haunted House
2. A Society
3. Monday or Tuesday
4. An Unwritten Novel
5. The String Quartet
6. Blue & Green
7. Kew Gardens【邱园记事】
8. The Mark on the Wall【墙上的斑点】
The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn.
天生漂亮异常的道林格雷因见了画家霍华德给他画的真人一样大的肖像,发现了自己惊人的美,又听信了亨利爵士的吹嘘,开始为自己韶华易逝,美貌难久感到痛苦,表示希望那幅肖像能代替自己承担岁月和心灵的负担,而让自己永远保持青春貌美。他的这个想入非非的愿望后来却莫名其妙的实现了。他开始挥霍自己的罪恶,最后这幅肖像却成为了记录恶行的证据,他因肖像而生也因肖像而死。《道林·格雷的画像》具有很强的唯美倾向,不但文辞绚丽,意象新颖,有许多带有王尔德特色的俏皮话,幽默,似非而是之论,矛盾诡辩之辞。虽有时给人堆砌之感,内容却相当独特,值得耐心细读。
该书作者王尔德是英国19世纪末期的著名唯美主义文学的最有影响力的作家,以下是该书的序言。从中可以感受到那为艺术而艺术的强烈的唯美主义。该篇词藻华丽,是学习英语文章的典范之一。
兰姆的散文早已成为经典。这经典中都写了些什么呢?什么都写,涉及人生与社会的各个方面:读书、论画、说牌、叙旧、怀古、言情、修传、拾轶……总之,社会百般无所不谈。但其精彩还不在其题材和内容,而在他在这些题材和内容里发掘了赋予了新的意义。他作品有鲜明的个人特色,高度个性化的吐属中包含了众多不同的声音,清浅通俗的表达中伴随着凝重文雅的情调,亲切易解的文句中而兼具着古香古色的气氛,日常现实的题材中凝聚着传统与文化的积淀,民俗与历史的联想,诗情与画意的沾润,因而比一般文人笔下的东西丰富得多,具有了多方面的广阔与厚度。本文是一件多彩衣,一具百宝箱,一座众生相的活画廓和一部最迷人心魂的有趣的散文集。
英国散文家查尔斯·兰姆(1775—1834)是与蒙田并列的具有世界声誉的一大家.兰姆在他的随笔中使用了一种特殊的文风,那是个性毕露、披肝沥胆的——读了他的随笔,就了解了他的个人经历、性格和感受。因此,他说过:他的随笔集,不需要序言来介绍,因为他的每篇随笔都是自己的序言。他的文章写得文白交错、迂回曲折而又跌宕多姿、妙趣横生——这是由他那不幸遭遇所形成的性格,以及他那博览群书所养成的杂学所整个决定的。他的风格像是突破了重重障碍、从大石下弯弯曲曲发芽生长、终于开放的一朵奇花。他的随.笔写作,是把个人的不幸升华为美妙的散文作品。他常常板着面孔说笑话。两剿伊利亚随笔肿贯串着一种别人无从模仿的幽默感。这种幽默乃是一颗善良的心所发出的含泪微笑。
兰姆的散文早已成为经典。这经典中都写了些什么呢?什么都写,涉及人生与社会的各个方面:读书、论画、说牌、叙旧、怀古、言情、修传、拾轶……总之,社会百般无所不谈。但其精彩还不在其题材和内容,而在他在这些题材和内容里发掘了赋予了新的意义。他作品有鲜明的个人特色,高度个性化的吐属中包含了众多不同的声音,清浅通俗的表达中伴随着凝重文雅的情调,亲切易解的文句中而兼具着古香古色的气氛,日常现实的题材中凝聚着传统与文化的积淀,民俗与历史的联想,诗情与画意的沾润,因而比一般文人笔下的东西丰富得多,具有了多方面的广阔与厚度。本文是一件多彩衣,一具百宝箱,一座众生相的活画廓和一部最迷人心魂的有趣的散文集。
兰姆的散文早已成为经典。这经典中都写了些什么呢?什么都写,涉及人生与社会的各个方面:读书、论画、说牌、叙旧、怀古、言情、修传、拾轶……总之,社会百般无所不谈。但其精彩还不在其题材和内容,而在他在这些题材和内容里发掘了赋予了新的意义。他作品有鲜明的个人特色,高度个性化的吐属中包含了众多不同的声音,清浅通俗的表达中伴随着凝重文雅的情调,亲切易解的文句中而兼具着古香古色的气氛,日常现实的题材中凝聚着传统与文化的积淀,民俗与历史的联想,诗情与画意的沾润,因而比一般文人笔下的东西丰富得多,具有了多方面的广阔与厚度。本文是一件多彩衣,一具百宝箱,一座众生相的活画廓和一部最迷人心魂的有趣的散文集。
13岁生日那天,安妮收到的生日礼物中有一本日记簿。从这一天起,安妮开始写日记。日记除了开头一小部分外,都写于隐秘的密室中,是以假托写给女友凯蒂的书信形式写成的。
作为一名成长中的少女,安妮在日记里表达了她对成年人世界的看法、她热情活泼的天性、不为人知的写作才华以及初生的爱情等。书中描绘了充满阴郁、恐怖、淘气、梦想与成长的安妮的世界,引起人们对战争与人性的思考,和对密室青春的爱怜。
You are about to enter one of the most wonderful places in all of literature: C.S. Lewis' land of Narnia. This is the book that C.S. Lewis intended to be the first in his landmark series, The Chronicles of Narnia. Here we are introduced to Polly and Digory, who are tricked by Digory's uncle Andrew into becoming part of an experiment that transports them into the adventure of a lifetime. After being hurled into the Wood Between the Worlds, the children encounter the evil queen Jadis, who accidently accompanies the children back to England and wrecks havoc on the streets of London. When Polly and Digory finally take the queen away from London, they find themselves lost in a place that will soon be known as Narnia.In this unforgettable story, C.S. Lewis shows us how the adventure began -- the glorious birth of the land of Narnia at the hand of its mysterious King.This beautiful deluxe edition is the perfect introduction to all the wonders of Narnia and is a keepsake to be truly treasured.
Narnia . . . a land frozen in eternal winter . . . a country waiting to be set free . . . Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narniaa land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice.
An orphaned boy and a kidnapped horse gallop for Narnia … and freedom.
Prince Caspian finds the four Pevensie siblings pulled back into the land of Narnia, where 1000 years have passed since they left. The children are again enlisted to join the colorful creatures of Narnia, who have been driven into the wild, unfriendly parts of the land. The Pevensies must struggle to overthrow a usurping king named Miraz and restore the rightful heir to the throne, the young Prince Caspian.
Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.
Narnia . where giants wreak havoc . where evil weaves a spell . where enchantment rules. Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, a noble band of friends are sent to rescue a prince held captive. But their mission to Underland brings them face-to-face with an evil more beautiful and more deadly than they ever expected.
The conclusion of the saga that began with The Magician's Nephew… Narnia … where dwarfs are loyal and tough and strong -- or are they? … where you must say good-bye … and where the adventure begins. The Unicorn says that humans are brought to Narnia when Narnia is stirred and upset. And Narnia is in trouble now. A false Aslan roams the land. Narnia's only hope is that Eustace and Jill, old friends to Narnia, will be able to find the true Aslan and restore peace to the land. Their task is a difficult one because, as the Centaur says, The stars never lie, but Men and Beasts do. Who is the real Aslan and who is the imposter?
海伦·菲尔丁,英国当今最受欢迎的都市女作家。1958年生于约克郡,后在伦敦生活,曾为BBC工作多年。2003年被英国《观察者报》评为最有趣的英国作家之一。
《BJ单身日记》是海伦·菲尔丁的代表代,曾获尼尔森白多图书奖,被誉为现代版的《傲慢与偏见》。作品最初于《独立报》和《每日电讯报》专栏连载,获得读者的极大好评,风靡英伦,出版后长期居于英国各大畅销书排行榜第一名。2001年被改编成同名电影后,轰动世界,成为近年来最受世界影迷欢迎和津津乐道的影片,BJ一词也从此成为单身女性中最为时髦的词语。
A glorious read, and there is a laugh on every page
Sunday Times
The Wilderness Years anr over! But not for long.At the end of Bridget Jones`s Diary, Bridget hiccuped off into the sunset with man-of-her-dreams Mark Darcy. Now, in The Edge of Reason, she discovers what it is like when you have the man of your dreams actually in your flat and he hasn't done the washing-up,not just the whole of the week,but ever.
Lurching through a morass of self-help-book theories and mad advice from Jude and Shazzer, struggling with a boyfriend-stealing ex-friend with thighs like a baby giraffe, and 8ft hole in the living-room wall, a mother obsessed with boiled-egg peelers, and a builder obsessed with large reservoir fish, Bridget embarks on a spiritual epiphany, whick takes her from the cappuccino queues of Notting Hill to the paim-and magic-mushroom-kissed shores of...
Bridget is back.V.g.
If you loved Bridget Jones's Diary, you`ll love this; there is no diminution of the freshness or fun, or of Fielding's underlying intelligence'Mail on Sunday.
本书原载1914年的《中国评论》,1915年更名《春秋大义》在京出版,并很快被译成德文,一时轰动西方。本书力阐中国传统文化对西方文明的价值,在当时中国文化面临歧视、中华民族遭受欺凌的情况下,其影响尤为特殊。当然,对于我们现在的读者,这首先该是一本极为宝贵的英语读物。