In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding,” Poirot is asked to attend a Christmas celebration in order to apprehend a jewel-thief who has
作者:unknown1个月前In this final book about the girls at Malory Towers, Darrell becomes head girl. Unfortunately not all the girls are as responsible as she is and in her last term Darrell sees many changes in her old
作者:unknown4个月前The only hardcover edition of Roald Dahl’s stories for adults, the Collected Stories amply showcases his singular gifts as a fabulist and a born storyteller.Later known for his immortal chi
作者:unknown8个月前The Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. What&
作者:unknown8个月前1:1 [hgb] 奉 神 旨 意 , 作 基 督 耶 稣 使 徒 的 保 罗 , 写 信 给 在 以 弗 所 的 圣 徒 , 就 是 在 基 督 耶 稣 里 有 忠 心 的 人 。 <BR> [kjv] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, a
作者:unknown9个月前1:1 [hgb] 奉 神 旨 意 , 作 基 督 耶 稣 使 徒 的 保 罗 , 和 兄 弟 提 摩 太 , <BR> [kjv] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, <BR> [bbe] Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Chr
作者:unknown9个月前"Undine Spragg--how can you?" her mother wailed, raising a prematurely-wrinkled hand heavy with rings to defend the note which a languid "bell-boy" had just brough
作者:unknown9个月前1:1 [hgb] 基 督 耶 稣 的 仆 人 保 罗 , 和 提 摩 太 , 写 信 给 凡 住 腓 立 比 , 在 基 督 耶 稣 里 的 众 圣 徒 , 和 诸 位 监 督 , 诸 位 执 事 。 <BR> [kjv] Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Je
作者:unknown9个月前1:1 [hgb] 耶 稣 基 督 的 启 示 , 就 是 神 赐 给 他 , 叫 他 将 必 要 快 成 的 事 指 示 他 的 众 仆 人 。 他 就 差 遣 使 者 , 晓 谕 他 的 仆 人 约 翰 。<BR> [kjv] The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his ser
作者:unknown9个月前1:1 [hgb] 保 罗 , 西 拉 , 提 摩 太 , 写 信 给 帖 撒 罗 尼 迦 在 父 神 和 主 耶 稣 基 督 里 的 教 会 。 愿 恩 惠 平 安 归 与 你 们 。 <BR> [kjv] Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God
作者:unknown9个月前1:1 [hgb] 保 罗 , 西 拉 , 提 摩 太 , 写 信 给 帖 撒 罗 尼 迦 在 神 我 们 的 父 , 与 主 耶 稣 基 督 里 的 教 会 。 <BR> [kjv] Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lo
作者:unknown9个月前1:1 [hgb] 奉 神 旨 意 , 照 着 在 基 督 耶 稣 里 生 命 的 应 许 , 作 基 督 耶 稣 使 徒 的 保 罗 , <BR> [kjv] Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
作者:unknown9个月前The noisy, loose-jointed train pulled out of the station, leaving behind it a solitary young man, enveloped in smoke and cinders. In the middle of the platform stood a little building with a curb roo
作者:unknown9个月前If you (presuming you are of the sex that does such things)--if you had gone into the Drapery Emporium--which is really only magnificent for shop--of Messrs. Antrobus & Co.--a perfectly ficti
作者:unknown9个月前IT rose for them--their honey-moon--over the waters of a lake sofamed as the scene of romantic raptures that they were ratherproud of not having been afraid to choose it as the setting oftheir own. &
作者:unknown9个月前The reader should grasp clearly the date at which this book was written. It was done in 1907: it appeared in various magazines as a serial in 1908 and it was published in the Fall of that year. At th
作者:unknown9个月前My name is John Brenwalter. My father, a drunkard, had a patent for an invention, for making coffee-berries out of clay; but he was an honest man and would not himself engage in the manufacture.
作者:unknown9个月前EVERY art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim. But a c
作者:unknown9个月前The Nibelungenlied is based on pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs (the "Nibelungensaga"), which include oral traditions and reports based on historic events and individuals of the
作者:unknown9个月前Written in 1890, at the close of William Morris&#146;s most intense period of political activism, News from Nowhere is a compelling articulation of his mature views on art, work, community, f
作者:unknown9个月前There is probably neither in Europe nor anywhere else a scholar whose face is more universally known than that of Dr. Schwaryencrona, of Stockholm. His portrait appears on the millions of bottles wit
作者:unknown9个月前The reputation of WILLIAM GODWIN as a social philosopher, and the merits of his famous novel, “Caleb Williams,” have been for more than a century the subject of extreme divergenci
作者:unknown9个月前“Then Mr Maston, you pretend that a woman has never been able to make mathematical or experimental-science progress?” “To my extreme regret, I am obliged to, Mrs. Scorbi
作者:unknown9个月前"What time is it?" inquired Dame Hansen, shaking the ashes from her pipe, the last curling rings from which were slowly disappearing between the stained rafters overhead. "
作者:unknown9个月前To Mr. F. R. Starr, Engineer, 30 Canongate, Edinburgh. IF Mr. James Starr will come to-morrow to the Aberfoyle coal-mines, Dochart pit, Yarrow shaft, a communication of an interesting nature will be
作者:unknown9个月前Since the death of George Eliot much public curiosity has been excited by the repeated allusions to, and quotations from, her contributions to periodical literature, and a leading newspaper gives exp
作者:unknown9个月前One of the peculiarities of Bulwer was his passion for occult studies. They had a charm for him early in life, and he pursued them with the earnestness which characterised his pursuit of other studie
作者:unknown9个月前One of the major political figures of his time, Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) served in the court of Elizabeth I and ultimately became Lord Chancellor under James I in 1617. A scholar, wit, lawyer an
作者:unknown9个月前In such pursuits if wisdom lies, Who, Laura, can thy taste despise? --GAY
作者:unknown9个月前Nelly O'Neill had her day in those earlier and quieter reaches of the Victorian era when the privilege of microscopic biography was reserved for the great and the criminal classes, and when the Bohem
作者:unknown9个月前Steering, of New York Old Bernique, of French St. Louis
作者:unknown9个月前On a memorable morning of early December, London opened its eyes on a frigid grey mist. There are mornings when King Fog masses his molecules of carbon in serried squadrons in the city, while he scat
作者:unknown9个月前Of those who are invited to pay a visit to Beechcroft, there are some who, honestly acknowledging that amusement is their object, will be content to feel with Lilias, conjecture with Jane, and get in
作者:unknown9个月前Time drops in decay Like a candle burnt out. And the mountains and woods Have their day, have their day; But, kindly old rout Of the fire-born moods, You pass not away.
作者:unknown9个月前To Benjamin H. Pearson`` Student, Artist, Gentleman in appreciation of the friendship that began on the "Pipe-Line Trail," at the camp in the sycamores back of the old orchard, and
作者:unknown9个月前"And because the town of this story is what it is, there came to dwell in it a Spirit--a strange, mysterious power--playful, vicious, deadly; a Something to be at once feared and courted; to
作者:unknown9个月前The late Mr Waterton having, some time ago, expressed his opinion that ravens are gradually becoming extinct in England, I offered the few following words about my experience of these birds.
作者:unknown9个月前《论语》是记载中国古代著名思想家孔子及其弟子言行的语录,共四十卷,由孔子的弟子及其再传弟子编写,是我国古代儒家经典著作之一,是首创语录体。汉语文章的典范性也源于此,儒家(在春秋战国时期与墨家对立)创始人孔子的政治思想核心是“仁”、“礼”和“中庸”。《论语》是记录孔子主要弟子及其
作者:unknown9个月前The condition of French society in the early half of the nineteenth century — the period covered by Balzac’s novels — may be compared to that of a people endeavouring to
作者:unknown9个月前《第二十二条军规》是一部严肃的、讽刺性极强的小说。通过这部小说,约瑟夫·海勒将他眼中的美国社会展现在读者眼前。这个社会处于一种有组织的混乱、一种制度化了的疯狂之中,这个社会的一切只服从“第二十二条军规”的荒诞逻辑。这样一种病态的、荒诞的社会只有海勒的想象力才能够包容它,只有“黑色幽默”这样的创作
作者:unknown9个月前罗勒是一位重视家庭谱系的父亲的儿子,他的父亲不会让他娶一个配不上他地位的女孩。在公交车上对一个女孩一见钟情。他跟踪她并且发现她是亚麻布店店主玛格丽特·舍温的唯一的女儿。他说服了她的父亲,让她跟他秘密结婚。 Basil (1852) is the second novel written by British author Wilkie Collins, after Anto
作者:unknown9个月前农民出身的杜洛伊胆大妄为,冷酷残忍,凭借漂亮外表独闯巴黎,厮混于巴黎贵夫人的圈内,如鱼得水,演出了一幕幕荒淫的闹剧。而那些戴着绿帽子的丈夫们却争相举荐、提挈他,使他很快步入上流社会,成了一个政治暴发户。小说揭示了上流社会的空虚、荒淫、堕落,展现了资产阶级政客的厚颜无耻,揭露了政治界、新闻界黑暗的内幕,对黑暗的社会现实进行了有力地批判。这部小说在世界上有着十分深广的影响,具有很强的现实意义。
作者:unknown9个月前Béatrix is an 1839 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799–1850) and included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence
作者:unknown9个月前After the publication of his “Table Talk” and other poems in March, 1782, William Cowper, in his quiet retirement at Olney, under Mrs. Unwin’s care, found a new friend i
作者:unknown9个月前In Gogol's historical short novel, Taras Bulba, he takes us on a journey into the world of the ancient Ukrainian Cossacks. Taras Bulba, an old Cossack, sends his two sons Andriy and Ostap to study at
作者:unknown9个月前In 1869, my father, the late Richard Henry Dana, Jr., prepared a new edition of his “Two Years Before the Mast” with this preface: “After twenty-eight years, the copyrig
作者:unknown9个月前ASTOUNDING NEWS BY EXPRESS, VIA NORFOLK! — The Atlantic Crossed in Three Days! — Signal Triumph of Mr. Monck Mason’s Flying Machine! — Arrival at Sullivan&
作者:unknown9个月前There was once a time when New England groaned under the actual pressure of heavier wrongs than those threatened ones which brought on the Revolution. James II., the bigoted successor of Charles the
作者:unknown9个月前When for the third time, Richard Mahony set foot in Ausralia, it was to find that the fortune with which that country but some six years back had so airily invested him no longer existed. He was a ru
作者:unknown9个月前The air is heavy with indefinable perfume. We are already coasting the Indian shore, but it remains invisible, and gives no sign but by these gusts of warmer air laden with that inscrutable aroma of
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