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美国女作家伊迪丝·华顿创作的长篇小说，也是其代表作。该作获得1921年美国普利策文学奖。内容简介：年轻律师纽兰在礼教传统的熏陶下长大，满心欢喜地盼望早日与同阶层的美丽女子梅缔结婚姻，并在欢迎梅的表姐埃伦的宴会上宣布订婚。埃伦嫁给一个一事无成的贵族后裔后，不甘做为装点丈夫客厅的花瓶和无爱婚姻的活祭，毅然决定离婚，回到自己的故乡。由于她的行为不符合当时上流社会的习俗规定，被看作是离经叛道的荡妇，受到亲友的侧目与不齿，而纽兰却被无拘无束、见解独特的埃伦深深吸引，埃伦也因他的真诚相助而对他倾心。相比之下被旧贵族礼教培养出来的梅显得循规蹈矩，索然无味。但是慑于社会传统习俗的巨大威力，纽兰还是与梅提前举行了婚礼。婚后纽兰益发感到自己陷入传统婚姻的陷阱，频繁地约会埃伦，打算孤注一掷与她私奔，但梅怀孕的消息使埃伦毅然断绝了与纽兰的感情纠葛，出走巴黎，纽兰从此忠实地履行着他对社会和家庭的职责。直到多年以后；梅因病离开了人世，长子婚前与纽兰同游巴黎，要父亲去看望埃伦。到了埃伦家门口，纽兰却失去了进去的勇气，在楼下公园的长凳上独坐良久后，一个人回到旅馆。

1982年首发当年后夺得纽约时报畅销书排行榜冠军，全球已翻译超过30种语言。内容简介：年轻的银行家安迪因为妻子和她的情人被杀而被判无期徒刑，由于监狱的腐败，他在真相即将大白的情况下仍然得不到昭雪，反而在肖申克监狱饱受了各种精神上和肉体上的摧残。然而，安迪并没有被多舛的命运毁掉，他经过20多年水滴石穿般地不懈挖掘，终于在一个雷雨交加的夜晚，从500码长的污粪管道中爬出，重获自由，在墨西哥海边过上了自由人的生活。

Satirical novel published in 1759 that is the best-known work by Voltaire. It is a savage denunciation of metaphysical optimism--as espoused by the German philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz--that reveals a world of horrors and folly. In this philosophical fantasy, naive Candide sees and suffers such misfortune that he ultimately rejects the philosophy of his tutor Doctor Pangloss, who claims that "all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds." Candide and his companions--Pangloss, his beloved Cunegonde, and his servant Cacambo--display an instinct for survival that provides them hope in an otherwise somber setting. When they all retire together to a simple life on a small farm, they discover that the secret of happiness is "to cultivate one's garden," a practical philosophy that excludes excessive idealism and nebulous metaphysics.　《老实人》是伏尔泰的代表作。主人公老实人纯朴善良，头脑简单，寄居在森特一登·脱龙克男爵府上，信奉导师邦葛罗斯关于“世界尽善尽美”的哲学。老实人因和男爵的小姐居内贡自由恋爱，被男爵逐出家门，从此开始流浪生涯。最初，老实人被抓丁，在保加利亚军队里服役，由于自由行动而遭毒打。不久，保加利亚王和那伐马王交战，老实人目睹了两军厮杀，奸淫掳掠，无恶不作的景象。战乱中侥幸逃生后，老实人到了荷兰境内，遇见导师邦葛罗斯。邦葛罗斯已染上性病，变得面目全非，但仍然坚持“一切皆美”的说教。师徒二人一起流落到西班牙，遇上大地震。两人都被里斯本的宗教裁判所无辜捉拿判处火刑，以阻止地震。他们奇迹般脱险后，老实人巧遇恋人居内贡，邦葛罗斯则不知去向。原来男爵一家在战乱中惨遭不幸，小姐被人贩卖到里斯本。老实人杀死了玩弄居内贡的犹太银行家和大法官，携居内贡逃往他处。不料案发，老实人不得已暂别居内贡，只带仆人加刚菩到巴拉圭避风。尔后又历尽风险到达黄金国。休养生息了一个多月之后，老实人和加刚菩满载金银财宝分头寻找居内贡。途中，老实人辗转巴黎，几乎被骗子神甫等盘剥一空，还亲眼看见人们互相残杀的场面和尔虞我诈的勾当，开始对“天下十全十美”的哲学产生怀疑。后来在悲观哲学家马丁的帮助下，老实人得知爱人居内贡在君士坦丁堡当奴隶，他历尽艰辛，终于和大难不死的邦葛罗斯及被生活折磨得奇丑无比的居内贡等人在君士坦丁堡重逢。老实人信守诺言，娶居内贡为妻，并购买了地产和同伴们一起生活。但是，日子过得百无聊赖，幸亏从一个土耳其庄稼汉那里受到启发：“工作可以免除三大不幸——烦恼、纵欲和饥寒。”这样，老实人省悟了，告诫同伴“种我们的田地要紧”。小说就此结束。

Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens. It was first published in serial form in the publication All the Year Round from 1 December 1860 to August 1861. It has been adapted for stage and screen over 250 times. Great Expectations is the story of the orphan Pip, writing about his life (and attempting to become a gentleman along the way). The novel, like much of Dickens' work, draws on his experiences of life and people. The main plot of Great Expectations takes place between Christmas Eve 1812, when the protagonist is about seven years old (and which happens to be the year of Dickens' birth), and the winter of 1840.

The first time I ever went to Tarzana, California, I walked down Ventura Boulevard, noticing that all of the buildings were really ugly. Then I arrive at my destination: a small house, set back from the street, with a beautiful tree shading the entire front yard. Inside, the air was cool and everything was polished wood, especially the incredible, gigantic desk. That's where he worked. It was awesome. Edgar Rice Burroughs had a huge California ranch, and the land eventually became a town, named for Burroughs's most famous character. Burroughs created one of the few heroes everyone knows, and at that desk, he took Tarzan to exotic lands, had him face bizarre creatures and endless, exotic challenges. Those adventures spirit the reader away to a timeless time of action and heroism. And sitting in that office, I was a permanent convert. For me, and for countless others, the legend will never cease. And that's as it should be.

 “In the Carquinez Woods, in the arms of the man you were just defending—Low, the half-breed.” The room had become so dark that from the road nothing could be distinguished. Only the momentary sound of struggling feet was heard. “Sit down,” said Brace's voice, “and don't be a fool.

一个来自芝加哥南部的小女孩，是如何发现自己，并积蓄足够的力量去影响更多人的。希望自己的人生经历能够鼓舞读者，让他们有勇气去成为他们想成为的人。本书记录了米歇尔生活中的所有重要细节，包括在芝加哥南部度过的童年、成年后的职业生涯和作为母亲的经历，以及她在白宫的经历、在公共卫生领域展开的运动，奥巴马执政中的重要时刻。书中首次公开描述了她的婚姻生活，尤其是她与贝拉克·奥巴马结婚的早些年，分享她如何在丈夫政治生涯的快速上升期寻求职场与家庭间的平衡。她向我们展露了他们二人关于要不要参加美国总统竞选的私下争论，以及她在贝拉克竞选期间所扮演的既备受欢迎又饱受指责的角色。米歇尔以优雅、诙谐、坦率的口吻，引人入胜的叙事手法，向我们讲述他们如何历史性地进入白宫，成为美国有史以来第一个非洲裔第一家庭，以及在白宫生活的八年，她终于了解她的国家，她的国家也终于了解她的八年。

1:1 [hgb]  神 的 儿 子 ， 耶 稣 基 督 福 音 的 起 头 ，    [kjv]  The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;    [bbe]  The first words of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.1:2 [hgb]  正 如 先 知 以 赛 亚 书 上 记 着 说 ， （ 有 古 卷 无 以 赛 亚 三 字 ） 看 哪 ， 我 要 差 遣 我 的 使 者 在 你 前 面 ， 预 备 道 路 。    [kjv]  As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.    [bbe]  Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

Originally published in 1916, this book captures the grandeur of the Old West, as well as the psyche of remorseless killer Jack Kells, who doesn't think twice before kidnapping Joan Randle on a lonesome Idaho trail. But Joan's goodness does something to him. Now, loving this woman could cost him his life.