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A Thin Ghost and Others
Montague Rhodes James 试读
评分:9.5分"This volume of M.R. James's classic ghostly fiction contains: ""Preface,"" ""The Residence at Whitminster,"" ""The Diary of Mr. Poynter,"" ""The Episode of Cathedral History, ""The Story of a Disappearance and an appearance,"" and ""Two Doctors.""About this volume, the author wrote: ""I have had my doubts about the wisdom of publishing a third set of tales sequels are, not only proverbially but actually, very hazardous things. However, the tales make no pretence but to amuse, and my friends have not seldom asked for the publication. So not a great deal is risked, perhaps, and perhaps also some one's Christmas may be the cheerfuller for a storybook which, I think, only once mentions the war."""
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Don Rodriguez; chronicles of Shadow Valley
Plunkett,Edward J. M. D.,Lord Dunsany 试读
评分:9.5分After long and patient research I am still unable to give to the reader of these Chronicles the exact date of the times that they tell of. Were it merely a matter of history there could be no doubts about the period but where magic is concerned, to however slight an extent, there must always be some element of mystery, arising partly out of ignorance and partly from the compulsion of those oaths by which magic protects its precincts from the tiptoe of curiosity. Moreover, magic, even in small quantities, appears to affect time, much as acids affect some metals, curiously changing its substance, until dates seem to melt into a mercurial form that renders them elusive even to the eye of the most watchful historian. It is the magic appearing in Chronicles III and IV that has gravely affected the date, so that all I can tell the reader with certainty of the period is that it fell in the later years of the Golden Age in Spain.
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Everychild A Story Which The Old May Interpret to the Young and Which the Young May Interpret t
Louis Dodge 试读
评分:9.5分Everychild encounters the giant Fear and sets forth on a strange journey. And Everychild pities the sorrow of Cinderella and rejoices in her release from bondage; he encounters a dog that looks upon him with favor. On his wanderings Everychild bethinks him of his parents, and discovers that though he has seemed to lose them, he has not really done so.
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Lilith, a romance
George MacDonald 试读
评分:9.5分"Lilith is equal if not superior to the best of Poe," raved poet W. H. Auden about this classic Victorian novel. Known as the father of fantasy literature, George MacDonald was a Scottish minister who later turned to writing poetry and novels, gaining acclaim for his children's books and influencing J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Lilith is considered to be one of the most important visionary novels of the nineteenth century. Written in 1895, Lilith is a fantasy novel for adults that's rich with symbolism and suspense. A recent heir to his parents' English country manor, Mr. Vane has been troubled by visions of an elderly gentleman in his library. Curious, he follows the old man through a passageway and discovers a dusty mirror that leads him on a spiritual journey into another world. As he travels through time in scenes that range from the beautiful to the grotesque, he encounters a series of mysteries that reveal a deeper reality. Is Vane dreaming . . . or going mad? With classic themes of good and evil, identity and free will, suffering and salvation, Lilith is a thought-provoking, sometimes puzzling, allegory that will challenge your intellect and stay with you long after the last page is turned.
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A Daughter of To-Day
Sara Jeannette Duncan 试读
评分:9.5分Sara Jeannette Duncan, later Cotes (1861-1922), was a Canadian author and journalist. She first worked as a schoolteacher before taking up journalism as a full-time occupation. Various freelancing work led to her taking her first position at the Washington Post in 1885. In 1886, she made history as the first woman to be hired as a professional journalist in Canada, taking a regular position at the Toronto Globe, now the Globe and Mail. She later moved to the Montreal Star, where she was the paper s Parliamentary correspondent. She published 22 books, including two volumes of personal sketches and a collection of short stories. Her first book, A Social Departure: How Orthodocia and I Went Around the World by Ourselves (1890) documented an around-the-world trip, but she is best known today for her 1904 novel The Imperialist. Amongst her other works are: A Daughter of Today (1894), The Story of Sonny Sahib (1894), A Voyage of Consolation (1898), The Path of a Star (1898), Hilda: A Story of Calcutta (1898), The Crow s Nest (1901), The Pool in the Desert (1903), Set in Authority (1906) and Cousin Cinderella: A Canadian Girl in London (1908).
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English Past and Present
Richard Chenevix Trench 试读
评分:9.5分In editing the present volume I have thought it well to follow the same rule which I laid down for myself in editing The Study of Words,and have made no alteration in the text of Dr. Trench’s work (the fifth edition).
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Rabbi and Priest A Story
Milton Goldsmith 试读
评分:9.5分On the high road from Tscherkask to Togarog, and not far from the latter village, there stood, in the year 1850, a large and inhospitable-looking inn. Its shingled walls, whose rough surface no paint-brush had touched for long generations, seemed decaying from sheer old age.(This paragraph from the first chapter)
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Minnies Pet Horse
Madeline Leslie 试读
评分:9.5分In the other books of this little series, I have told you about Minnie’s pet parrot, her pet cat, and her pet dog. In this one, I shall give you an account of her pet pony, and also tell you anecdotes of other horses.
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Otto of the Silver Hand
Howard Pyle 试读
评分:9.5分Between the far away past history of the world, and that which lies near to us; in the time when the wisdom of the ancient times was dead and had passed away, and our own days of light had not yet come, there lay a great black gulf in human history, a gulf of ignorance, of superstition, of cruelty, and of wickedness.
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Andy Grants Pluck
Horatio Alger 试读
评分:9.5分Part of a series of rags to riches stories of boys achieving the American dream of wealth through hard work, these works can also be seen as helpful in understanding the development of American cultural and social ideals.
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Red Saunders Pets and Other Critters
Henry Wallace Phillips 试读
评分:9.5分"Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red. "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer. Why should I, now? What put it into our heads that affairs ought to go so and so and so, when they never do anything of the sort?
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Modern English Books of Power
George Hamlin Fitch 试读
评分:9.5分This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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Loveliness A Story
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps 试读
评分:9.5分It is a story about a dog.His owner has a deep feeling with the dog,but it is lost.
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Katrine A Novel
Elinor Macartney Lane 试读
评分:9.5分Romantic novel first published in 1909. ""The Singing Woman," Katrine; her beauty, her fearlessness, her loyalty, her voice of gold-it seems as if only one lost to caution and heedless of consequence would undertake her history expecting it to be believed."
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The Red Romance Book
Andrew Lang 试读
评分:9.5分Originally published in 1921. Contents include: How William of Palermo was carried off by the Werwolf - The Disenchantment of the Werwolf - The Slaying of Hallgerda's Husbands - The Death of Gunnar - Njal's Burning - The Lady of Solace - Una and the Lion - How the Red Cross Knight slew the Dragon - Amys and Amyle - The Tale of the Cid - The Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance - The Adventure of the Two Armies who turned out to be Flocks of Sheep - The Adventure of the Bobbing Lights - The Helmet of Mambrino - How Don Quixote was Enchanted while guarding the Castle - Don Quixote's Home-coming - The Meeting of Huon and Oberon, King of the Fairies - How Oberon saved Huon - Havelok and Goldborough - Cupid and Psyche - Sir Bevis the Strong - Ogier the Dane - How the Ass became a Man again - Guy of Warwick - How Bradamante conquered the Wizard - The Ring of Bradamante - The Fulfilling of the Prophecy - The Knight of the Sun - How the Knight of the Sun rescued his Father. Author: Andrew Lang Language: English Keywords: Literature (Novel) / Fairy Stories / High Adventure Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Esther – a book for girls
Rosa Nouchette Carey 试读
评分:9.5分"I was always sorry that my name was Esther not that I found fault with the name itself, but it was too grave, too full of meaning for such an insignificant person. Some one who was learned in such matters-I think it was Allan-told me once that it meant a star, or good fortune."
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Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Adapted from the Third Book of the Primary Schools of Athens, Greece
Homer 试读
评分:9.5分This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor ictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturaly important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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Jack Mason, the Old Sailor
Francis C 试读
评分:9.5分Francis Channing Woodworth (1812-1859), who wrote under the pseudonyms Uncle Frank and Theodore Thinker, was the author of Stories About Animals (1850), Stories About Birds (1851), Woodworth's Cabinet of Curious Things (1852), The Holiday Book (1853), Balloon (1854), Young American's Life of Fremont (1856), Jack Mason, The Old Sailor, Uncle Reuben and his Budget of Stories, Wreaths of Friendship, The Diving Bell or, Pearls to be Sought for, A Peep at our Neighbors and Willow Lane Stories. "Jack Mason had been to sea a great many times when I first knew him, and he has been a great many times since. He has sailed in a ship almost all over the world. Such a host of stories as he can tell Why, I do believe if he could find little boys and girls to talk to, he would begin in the morning as soon as he had got through his breakfast, and do nothing but tell stories about what he has seen, until it was time to go to bed at night. I don't know but he would want to stop once or twice to eat. Jack loves a good dinner as well as anybody. "
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The Federalist Papers
James Madison,John Jay,Alexander Hamilton 试读
评分:9.5分Three of the founding fathers brilliantly defend their revolutionary charter: the Constitution of the United States, a milestone in political science and a classic of American history.
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Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ
Lewis Wallace 试读
评分:9.5分The story takes place in ancient Rome forces invaded the ancient Israel period. The new governor of Jerusalem Kui Philoctetes arrived in Israel, his subordinates, army commander Mesela triumphant return to hometown, satisfaction. He met old friends -- local Haozu the son of HuR, but very arrogant in the latter, two people became friends. Ben Hur secretly fell in love with the slave merchant's daughter Esther.
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地藏菩萨本愿经(无注释版)
实叉难陀译 试读
评分:9.4分地藏菩萨本愿经,又称《地藏本愿经》、《地藏本行经》、《地藏本誓力经》。收于《大正藏》第十三册。经中记载了释迦牟尼佛在忉利天宫(欲界六天的第二层天),为母亲摩耶夫人说法。佛在经中赞扬了地藏菩萨「地狱不空,誓不成佛,众生度尽,方正菩提」的宏大誓愿,并介绍了地藏菩萨在因地修行过程中的典型事例,如婆罗门女、光目女救度母亲的故事。
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四世同堂(精品公版)
老舍 试读
评分:9.3分公源计划之名家老舍,本系列书共收录老舍55篇著作。 《四世同堂》是一部中国现代长篇小说经典名著,是老舍先生的代表作之一。 小说在卢沟桥事变爆发、北平沦陷的时代背景下,以祁家四世同堂的生活为主线,形象、真切地描绘了以小羊圈胡同住户为代表的各个阶层、各色人等的荣辱浮沉、生死存亡。作品讴歌、弘扬了中国人民伟大的爱国主义精神和坚贞高尚的民族气节,史诗般地展现了第二次世界大战期间,中国人民为世界反法西斯战争做出的杰出贡献,气度恢弘,可歌可泣。
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维摩诘所说经(无注释版)
鸠摩罗什 试读
评分:9.3分本书可以说是对中国佛教影响最大的一部佛经,不论是作为中国佛教代表的禅宗,还是成为现、当代佛教主流的人间佛教,“维摩诘经”中的“心净则佛土净”及“亦入世亦出世”、“在入世中出世”的思想,都是其最为重要的思想资源和经典依据。尤其值得一提的是,贯穿于整部“维摩诘经”的一根主线——“不二法门”,更是整个中国佛教的方法论依据。
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佛说维摩诘经(无注释版)
支谦 试读
评分:9.3分闻如是。一时佛游于维耶离奈氏树园。与大比丘众俱。比丘八千。菩萨三万二千。皆神通菩萨。一切大圣能随俗化。佛所住者皆已得住。为法城堑护持正法。为师子吼十方闻声。众人不请祐而安之。兴隆三宝能使不绝。皆已降弃魔行仇怨。一切所化莫不信解。
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僧伽吒经(无注释版)
月婆首那 试读
评分:9.3分又作僧伽多。译曰集会。法门名。僧伽吒经一曰:“有法门名僧伽吒,若此法门在阎浮提,有人闻者悉能除灭五逆罪业。”大集会正法经一曰:“我有正法名大集会。”此二经同本异译也。 大宝积经三十七曰:“又风灾起更有大风名僧伽多,彼风所吹举此三千大千世界并苏迷卢山轮围山等及诸大海,举高百逾缮那已碎末为尘。”起世因本经二曰:“有大风名僧伽陀,隋言合会,坏世界。同四卷作僧伽多。”
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古逸歌谣集说(无注释版)
朱自清 试读
评分:9.3分朱自清(1898-1948),原名自华、号秋实,改名自清、字佩弦;原籍浙江绍兴,生于江苏东海;现代著名散文家、诗人、学者、民主战士。这本诗集是作者从我国先秦的古代歌谣中选择了比较有名的,并把古人和时人对它的笺注和解释集中到一起,而编成的教授“古今诗选”这门课的讲义之一。原稿题“诗名著笺前集”,今改名为“古逸歌谣集说”。之前印的讲义中除目录所列外,还有“芑梁妻歌”、“狐裘歌”、“百里奚妻琴歌”、“渔父歌”、“禳田者祝”、“夏谚”、“越谣歌”、“楚人谣”等八篇,但最后一次印讲义时都删去了;却把存着的十三篇又补充了一些材料。本书是根据最后一次的讲义付印的。
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东周列国志(精品公版)
冯梦龙 试读
评分:9.2分《东周列国志》写的是西周结束(前789年)至秦统一六国(前221年),包括春秋、战国五百多年间的历史故事,内容相当丰富复杂。小说描写了周幽王凶残无道,周平王东迁,诸侯国争霸,士大夫势力日益壮大,最终形成七雄对峙局面;批判了昏庸愚昧的昏君暴君,揭示了战争给人民带来的深重灾难;歌颂了赏罚分明的王侯和有胆识的将相勇夫。小说的布局谋篇主次分明,错落有致。每一故事既可独立成篇,又可贯穿一体。人物形象栩栩如生,故事描写引人入胜。
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呼兰河传(精品公版)
萧红 试读
评分:9.2分公源计划之名家萧红,“文学洛神”民国著名作家萧红代表作品,影响数代人的经典。 这部作品是萧红后期代表作,通过追忆家乡的各种人物和生活画面,表达出作者对于旧中国的扭曲人性损害人格的社会现实的否定。讲述了作者的童年故事。作家以她娴熟的回忆技巧、抒情诗的散文风格、浑重而又轻盈的文笔,造就了她“回忆式”的之作。
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狂人日记(精品公版)
鲁迅 试读
评分:9.2分公源计划之名家鲁迅,本系列书共收录鲁迅28篇著作。 《狂人日记》是鲁迅于1918年发表的第一篇白话短篇小说,当时正值“五四”运动前夕,由于辛亥革命的半途而废,尤其是帝国主义的侵略加剧,使国内种种矛盾更加复杂尖锐。鲁迅以他锐敏的思想与犀利的笔触,对封建制度及其上层建筑表现了彻底的反抗。
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后汉演义-(清)蔡东藩
蔡东藩 试读
评分:9.2分本书起自王莽篡汉,终至蜀汉亡国,经历257年。王莽接受禅让,新朝短暂的统治,一片混乱中在绿林、赤眉两大集团横扫中原之时,昆阳之战决定新朝非正统地位的存亡,数位群雄竞争者之间,刘秀以其崭新的面貌中兴帝国,接续大汉帝国,开创东汉的新兴局势。光武中兴,紧接着明章之治,带动汉帝国第二次高峰时期。自和帝至桓帝,是外戚、宦官更迭擅权的时代。自桓帝至灵帝,是宦官横行的时代。桓帝、灵帝的两次党锢之祸,崇尚气节的士风几乎摧毁殆尽。其后黄巾之乱、群雄纷争时代,将巨大的帝国拱手让给割据军阀曹操。魏灭以后,大汉帝国正式走出历史舞台。
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佛说无量寿经(无注释版)
康僧铠 试读
评分:9.2分净土三经之一。此经说无量寿佛(阿弥陀佛)的因地修行,果满成佛,国土庄严,摄受十方念佛众生往生彼国等事。此经前后有十二译,存五译、失七译,会集、节略本四本。经中介绍了阿弥陀佛(无量寿佛)接引众生的大愿、极乐世界的美好景象,以及娑婆世界的污秽不堪等内容。
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A Woman Named Smith
Marie Conway Oemler 试读
评分:9.1分When Sophy Smith inherits a house from her Great-Aunt Sophronisba Scarlett, there is one condition. She must live in it. If she tried to sell it or rent it, she would forfeit all rights to the entire estate. So with great trepidation, Sophy Smith, along with her dear friend, Alicia, moves from the busy New York life to the slow drawn out days of South Carolina. Despite hearing music when there was no musician and suggestions that the house was haunted, they were both determined to stay at the Hyndes House. But when the house servants find an old statue buried beneath a tree, the mysterious life of the old witchy Sophronisba Scarlett begins to unfold.