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Bret Harte's witty, sometimes heart-rending tales of frontier California earned him acclaim during the 1860s as the new prophet of American letters. His books, The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat and M'liss, helped establish the foundations of western American fiction. Contents: Maruja; the stories from Drift From Two Shores and By Shore and Sedge; and Thankful Blossom. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

人类是地球这颗行星上最成功的动物。所谓成功，是指在与其他动物的斗争中取得的成功。在争夺食物或土地的问题上，我们人类战无不胜。我们砍伐树木，修建房屋或工厂，自己种植粮食。其他动物不得不去另找其他的地方生活――如果它们能找着的话。

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 。      [kjv]  Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:     [bbe]  Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the purpose of God, to the saints who are at Ephesus, and those who have faith in Christ Jesus: 1:2 [hgb]  愿 恩 惠 平 安 ， 从 神 我 们 的 父 ， 和 主 耶 稣 基 督 ， 归 与 你 们 。      [kjv]  Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.     [bbe]  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

阿曼达和乔西不喜欢他们的新家，他们觉得那座老房子十分古怪，一到晚上，楼梯上就会出现男孩的身影，黑暗中不时传来窃窃私语声，窗帘莫名其妙地摆动起来……而整个黑瀑布镇也同样透着阴森森的怪异气息。但是爸爸妈妈不相信他们的话。“你们会适应的，”他们说，“出去交几个新朋友吧。”阿曼达和乔西就出去了，没想到这些诡异的新朋友根本不是爸爸妈妈所想的那样，他们给姐弟俩带来了更大的恐惧和迷惑……

THE GODS OF PEGANA is a rich tapestry of imaginative fantasy, one of the landmark collections of short stories from the early 20th century, and a tremendous influence on writers ranging from H.P. Lovecraft to Ursula K. LeGuin. "Dunsany was the second writer (William Morris in the 1880s being the first) fully to exploit the possibilities of . . . adventurous fantasy laid in imaginary lands, with gods, witches, spirits, and magic, like children's fairy tales but on a sophisticated adult level." -- L. Sprague de Camp. "[Dunsany's] rich language, his cosmic point of view, his remote dream-worlds, and his exquisite sense of the fantastic, all appeal to me more than anything else in modern literature." --H. P. Lovecraft

读者能看到一个表面漠然中立的叙事者背后的模糊性和矛盾性：作为帝国叙事的一分子，作者的面纱之下隐藏着东方主义的政治文化观；作为一个关注人性的个体作家，他的面纱之下隐藏着他对爱的怀疑和渴求、对人性的嘲讽和宽容。2005年，该小说被改编成同名电影。内容简介：故事发生在英国的殖民地香港和中国内陆一个叫“湄潭府”的地方。女主人公凯蒂·费恩因为和香港助理布政司查理通奸，被丈夫瓦尔特（香港政府的细菌学家）发现后胁迫她去了霍乱横行的湄潭府，最终瓦尔特不幸染病死去，凯蒂回到香港，重投查理怀抱后羞愧不已，最终回到英国和父亲和解，并和父亲同往巴哈马群岛生活。从《面纱》一书中，读者能看到一个表面漠然中立的叙事者背后的模糊性和矛盾性：作为帝国叙事的一分子，作者的面纱之下隐藏着东方主义的政治文化观；作为一个关注人性的个体作家，他的面纱之下隐藏着他对爱的怀疑和渴求、对人性的嘲讽和宽容。

Kindergarten-Grade 5-Joss Ackland reads 14 personal favorites from Grimm, some of which will be new to adults as well as children. Even familiar tales like "Cinderella" and "Little Red Riding Hood" will seem a little unfamiliar as the older versions of the stories are shared. "Cinderella" does not contain a fairy godmother; good fortune comes to the heroine through a kind bird who perches in a hazel bush growing from Cinderella's dead mother's grave. The menacing wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" is dispatched by the huntsman. However, for listeners who think that the story ended there, Ackland reveals that Little Red Riding Hood ventured into the wood again and was approached by another wolf, equally threatening. Learning their lesson the first time, Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother drown the second wolf. Among the other tales are: "Snow White and Rose Red," "Rapunzel," "The Singing Bone," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Faithful John," "The Nixie of the Mill Pond," "The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage," "The Sleeping Beauty," and four others. The rich style of these stories has an antique quality, and there is no attempt to modernize them. Likewise, there is no attempt to launder the tales to remove the violent justice or merciless cruelty heaped upon the heroes and heroines. The sound quality is excellent, and Ackland is a remarkable reader who uses his expressive voice to bring out the drama inherent in these stories. Listeners seeking authentic versions of these classic tales will find a unique resource in this collection. School media specialists and public librarians will find this an excellent addition to their folktale collections.ANancy L. Chu, Western Illinois University, Macomb　　《格林童话》产生于十九世纪初，是由德国著名语言学家，雅格·格林和威廉·格林兄弟收集、整理、加工完成的德国民间文学。它是世界童话的经典之作，自问世以来，在世界各地影响十分广泛。格林兄弟以其丰富的想象、优美的语言给孩子们讲述了一个个神奇而又浪漫的童话故事，带有浓厚的地域特色、民族特色，富于趣味性和娱乐性，对培养儿童养成真、善、美的良好品质有积极意义。 　　格林兄弟出生于莱茵河畔的哈瑙（Hanau），具有很高创造力，将当时民间的文学资料搜集起来，并合而为一，哥哥雅各布·格林是严谨的史家，弟弟威廉·格林文笔优美，最后他们共同编成《儿童与家庭童话集》（KinderundHausmärchen），亦即《格林童话》，1812年格林童话第一集出版，包含了86篇童话故事，第二集增加了70个故事，内容不断扩充，格林兄弟生前出版（第七版）的故事集有200则，加上圣徒传说多达210则，再加上补遗就有215则。其中以《灰姑娘》、《白雪公主》、《小红帽》、《睡美人》、《糖果屋》、《青蛙王子》、《渔夫和他的妻子》、《野狼和七只小羊》、《大拇指》、《勇敢的小裁缝》、《不莱梅的城市乐手》、《穿靴子的猫》最为著名。

国王劳勃死后，艾德公爵因政治斗争失败送命，太子乔佛里登上铁王座。艾德的长子罗柏·史塔克为父报仇挥兵南下自立为王，公开和铁王座决裂。然而乔佛里的身份秘密被曝光，他的两个王叔为争王位先后起兵反叛，西面的铁群岛也开始蠢蠢欲动，一时间维斯特洛群雄纷起，战争冲突一触即发，五方势力僭越称王。诸王之争会像红色彗星的色泽一般血红，象征着浩劫的即将降临。与此同时，北疆的绝境长城危机四伏，加入守夜人的艾德私生子琼恩·雪诺不得不被迫做出抉择。而在东方大陆的丹妮莉丝·坦格利安虽然意外重新孵出火龙，但却失去了丈夫和部落，不得不带领族人艰难的奋斗。

外科医生格列佛先后四次出海分别到小人国、大人国、飞岛国、慧骃国等虚构国度的离奇旅行和种种遭遇,集中反映了18世纪前半期英国社会的各种矛盾,揭露了英国社会的黑暗现实，讽刺批判了英国的内政、外交政策。主人公格列佛每到一个幻想国度，都受到不同待遇，耳闻目睹，无奇不有。对每一种情景，作者都描写得栩栩栩如生，使读者如闻其声，身临其境。这部作品想象丰富、构思奇特、语言精彩，尽管隔着一层翻译，仍有许多值得我国青少年朋友学习和借鉴之处。