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I stood on a high hill that overlooked a large city. The proud spires of many churches rose high, here and there; and round about the city were beautiful, sloping hills, stretching away, away into the distance; while a broad river wound here and there, extending a kindly arm toward the city.

《象人》的主人公约翰·梅力因为脑袋硕大无比，身体畸形酷似大象而被人称为“象人”，不过这个人物并不是剧作家杜撰出来的，而是真实存在于19世纪的伦敦。1923年，以他为研究对象的医生弗瑞迪·崔佛士出版了《象人和他的回忆》的手记。1973年，另一位作家Ashley Montagu又出版了《象人——人的尊严的研究》一书。被这两本书深深打动的剧作家以此为蓝本写成了剧本《象人》。这部作品在1979年伦敦公演时备受好评，之后在百老汇也是长演不衰的剧目。获得1979年托尼奖最佳戏剧奖。

More adventures amongst the terrors of revolutionary France. No one has uncovered the identity of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel - no one except his wife Marguerite and his arch-enemy, citizen Chauvelin. Sir Percy Blakeney is still at large however, evading capture...

In the Days of the Comet is a 1906 science fiction novel by H.G. Wells in which the vapors of a comet are used as a device which brings about a profound and lasting transformation in the attitudes and perspectives of humankind.

弗兰肯斯坦是个热衷于生命起源的生物学家，他怀着犯罪心理频繁出没于藏尸间，尝试用不同尸体的各个部分拼凑成一个巨大人体。当这个怪物终于获得生命睁开眼睛时，弗兰肯斯坦被他的狰狞面目吓得弃他而逃，他却紧追不舍地向弗兰肯斯坦索要女伴、温暖和友情；接踵而至的更是一系列诡异的悬疑和命案。

Maggie, A Girl of the Streets, is the first novel written by author Stephen Crane, and was considered to be too risqué by publishers in 1893, and Crane was forced to self-publish this title. Maggie, A Girl of the Streets, is considered to be one of the most important novels featuring Naturalism, which believes that an individuals behavior is shaped largely by forces which are beyond their control.

没有一件工作不辛苦，没有一处人事不复杂，学着勤奋踏实而淡然，越简单越会越快乐。熊熊燃烧的爱情之火，缠绵缱绻的甜言蜜语，引人入胜的精彩传奇。体味成长的酸甜苦辣，回忆成长的点点滴滴，记录成长的精彩瞬间，四季流转变化，悲欢离合，酸甜苦辣，成就真实的人生。冲淡平和的心境，进退自如的谋略，人生智慧尽在其中。聆听大自然的声音，悉心体味人与自然的心灵独白。在暖暖的阳光下，临窗而坐，读一篇优美的散文，馨香绕怀，开启一天的生活。

'Carmen won't last more than a couple of days.' Mason spat out a chunk of ice and surveyed the poor animal ruefully, then put her foot in his mouth and proceeded to bite out the ice which clustered cruelly between the toes. 'I never saw a dog with a highfalutin' name that ever was worth a rap,' he said, as he concluded his task and shoved her aside. 'They just fade away and die under the responsibility. Did ye ever see one go wrong with a sensible name like Cassiar, Siwash, or Husky? No, sir! Take a look at Shookum here, he's-' Snap! The lean brute flashed up, the white teeth just missing Mason's throat. 'Ye will, will ye?' A shrewd clout behind the ear with the butt of the dog whip stretched the animal in the snow, quivering softly, a yellow slaver dripping from its fangs.

小说以第一人称写作，身为记者的作者随着调查和采访的深入，讲述了宏伟壮丽的巴黎歌剧院里闹鬼的事。歌剧院经理德比埃纳先生和波里尼先生辞去经理之职后，如释重负；他们的继任者蒙沙尔曼先生和里夏尔先生上任伊始，有个亲眼见过歌剧院幽灵的置景工猝然吊死在舞台下面的台仓里，把德比埃纳先生和波里尼先生的告别辞行晚会给搅了；新任经理又受到歌剧院幽灵先后两次敲诈，四万法郎神秘地不翼而飞；著名女歌星卡洛塔竟然在演唱拿手曲目时走调，癞蛤蟆般的鼓噪甚至惊得剧场大厅里的枝形吊灯都掉下来，当场砸死已被里夏尔先生指定去接替幽灵的领座员吉里太太职务的看门妇，卡洛塔含羞结束了自己的艺术生涯；取而代之的歌坛新星克里斯蒂娜，师从所谓的“音乐天使”，亦即歌剧院幽灵，在《浮士德》中，她用自己的全部心灵去演唱玛格丽特一角，演至最后一幕，她用超凡脱俗的歌声呼唤天使，她的身体仿佛腾空而起，拉着全场为之震颤的观众一起展翅高飞，每个观众都以为自己插上了翅膀，这时舞台上突然陷入一片黑暗，观众几乎来不及发出惊叫，灯光又重新照亮舞台，但克里斯蒂娜却在众目睽睽之下消失了，被劫持了；克里斯蒂娜失踪后，她的心上人夏尼子爵也不知去向，子爵的兄长菲利普伯爵又意外身亡；围绕着夏尼子爵和温柔迷人的红歌星之间的爱情故事，骇人听闻的罪恶勾当接踵而至……这一切的一切，随着作者的调查和讲述，谜底终于揭开，原来均系“歌剧院幽灵”，一个有血有肉的丑八怪埃利克所为。埃利克天生一张连亲生母亲见了都害怕的脸，从未得到过女性的爱，历经生活的种种磨难后，因羞于见人，藏身于巴黎歌剧院的地下室里，他使出一切鬼魅伎俩想要获得漂亮动人的克里斯蒂娜的爱，仅仅是为了能过上像常人一样的生活。至此，作者对埃利克的不幸寄予的无限同情已跃然纸上，使这出爱情悲剧具有强烈的艺术感染力，至今仍脍炙人口。