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In a previous volume, “The Green Flag,” I have assembled a number of my stories which deal with warfare or with sport. In the present collection those have been brought together which are concerned with the grotesque and with the terrible—such tales as might well be read “round the fire” upon a winter’s night.

Nearly all of the history of Doctor Dolittle's post office took place when he was returning from a voyage to West Africa. 

This book as a work of fiction is weak, and not good in any sense. If I were to rate it as fiction 1 star would be generous. The author himself admitted that he released it without refining it because he felt that he had more pressing needs in politics. "In regard to Philip Dru, I want to say that there are some things in it I wrote hastily and in which I do not concur, but most of it I stand upon as being both my ethical and political faith."- Edward House, 1916.

首次发表便震惊了法国文坛，它奠定了莫泊桑在法国文学史上的地位。严师福楼拜也称之为杰作。从此，莫泊桑“像流星一样进入文坛”。内容简介：普法战争时，法国的一群贵族、政客、商人、修女等高贵者，和一个叫作羊脂球的妓女，同乘一辆马车逃离普军占区，在一关卡受阻。普鲁士军官要求同羊脂球过夜，遭到羊脂球拒绝，高贵者们也深表气愤。但马车被扣留后，高贵者们竟施展各种伎俩迫使羊脂球就范，而羊脂球最终得到的却是高贵者们的轻蔑。小说反衬鲜明，悬念迭生，引人入胜，写出了法国各阶层在占领者面前的不同态度，揭露了贵族资产阶级的自私、虚伪和无耻，赞扬了羊脂球的牺牲精神。

 TEEKA, STRETCHED AT luxurious ease in the shade of the tropical forest, presented, unquestionably, a most alluring picture of young, feminine loveliness. Or at least so thought Tarzan of the Apes, who squatted upon a low-swinging branch in a near-by tree and looked down upon her.

Dear old apple-tree, under whose gnarled branches these stories were written, to you I dedicate the book. 

本书美丽与智慧兼具，分毫不差地以既轻盈又凝缩的谨慎，写作其戏剧场面每一刻的精确真实。这也是一本绝佳的小说，描述地中海夏日感官的光芒，与充满欲望的日日夜夜。2017年11月，根据该小说改编的电影《请以你的名字呼唤我》上映，后获第90届奥斯卡金像奖最佳改编剧本奖。内容简介：故事发生在20世纪80年代的意大利里维埃拉，突如其来的爱彷佛林中奔出的野兽，攫住了17岁少年艾利欧的身与心。他爱上了大他6岁、来意大利游历的美国博士生奥利弗。两人对彼此着迷、犹疑、试探，让情欲在涌动中迸发，成就了一段仅仅为时六周的初恋。这段美好的夏日之恋，在两人心中留下了不可磨灭的印记。

《美国众神》描述主人公——影子从监狱释放后，穿越美国大陆的旅行过程中的一系列奇遇。讲他与生活在美国土地上的各种神祇相遇，由此引发了出许多精彩动人、奇诡绚丽的故事。 　　 影子为一个叫做星期三的老头跑腿当差使，而星期三其实是一个名叫奥丁的老神仙。奥丁是在9世纪的时候，搭乘怀着早期维京探险者的挪威梦想来到北美的。他不过是美国的无数神祇之一。影子随后还遭遇了主神奥丁的兄弟、狡诈之神洛奇，来自埃及的圣猫女神巴斯特，斯拉夫的黑暗与死亡之神岑诺博格，来自西非的骗术之神南西，印度教的毁灭之神伽梨，埃及神话中的冥界之神阿努比斯，盎格鲁－撒克逊神话中的黎明之神伊斯特，等等。

1:1 [hgb]  所 罗 门 的 歌 ， 是 歌 中 的 雅 歌 。      [kjv]  The song of songs, which is Solomon's.     [bbe]  The song of Songs, which is Solomon's. 1:2 [hgb]  愿 他 用 口 与 我 亲 嘴 。 因 你 的 爱 情 比 酒 更 美 。      [kjv]  Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.     [bbe]  Let him give me the kisses of his mouth: for his love is better than wine.