The History of Pendennis is a novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray. Set in 19th-century London, Thackeray's The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy (1848-50) presents a partially fictionalised autobiography of the title character. Country-born gentleman Arthur Pendennis travels to London in quest of town life and society.

The History of Pendennis is a novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray. Country-born gentleman Arthur Pendennis travels to London in quest of town life and society. The novel portrays his love affairs with the callous Blanche Amory and poor Fanny.

The Luck of Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in serial form in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thackeray, who based the novel on the life and exploits of the Anglo-Irish rakehell and fortune-hunter Andrew Robinson Stoney, later reissued it under the title The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.. Redmond Barry of Bally Barry, born to a genteel but ruined Irish family, fancies himself a gentleman.

本套书包括《艾格妮丝·格雷3册》和《威尔德菲尔庄园的房客6册》共9册。《艾格妮丝·格雷》Agnes Grey is the debut novel of English author Anne Bront? (writing under the pen name of Acton Bell), first published in December 1847, and republished in a second edition in 1850. The novel follows Agnes Grey, a governess, as she works within families of the English gentry. Scholarship and comments by Anne's sister Charlotte Bront? suggest the novel is largely based on Anne Bront?'s own experiences as a governess for five years. Agnes, her sister Mary, and their mother all try to keep expenses low and bring in extra money, but Agnes is frustrated that everyone treats her like a child. To prove herself and to earn money, she is determined to get a position as a governess. Eventually, she obtains a recommendation from a well-placed acquaintance, is offered a position, and secures her parents' permission. With some misgivings, she travels to Wellwood house to work for the Bloomfield family. The choice of central character allows Anne to deal with issues of oppression and abuse of women and governesses, isolation and ideas of empathy. An additional theme is the fair treatment of animals. Agnes Grey also mimics some of the stylistic approaches of bildungsromans, employing ideas of personal growth and coming to age, but representing a character who in fact does not gain in virtue.《威尔德菲尔庄园的房客》This work is the second and final novel by the English author Anne Bront?. It was first published in 1848 under the pseudonym Acton Bell. Probably the most shocking of the Bront?s' novels, it had an instant and phenomenal success, but after Anne's death her sister Charlotte prevented its re-publication. Most critics now consider The Tenant of Wildfell Hall to be one of the first feminist novels. The novel is framed as a series of letters from Gilbert Markham to his friend and brother-in-law about the events connected with the meeting of his wife. A mysterious young widow arrives at Wildfell Hall, an Elizabethan mansion which has been empty for many years, with her young son and a servant. She lives there in strict seclusion under the assumed name Helen Graham and soon finds herself the victim of local slander. Refusing to believe anything scandalous about her, Gilbert befriends Helen and discovers her past. In her diary, Helen depicts her husband's physical and moral decline through alcohol and her desperate attempts to save their son from his influence in the dissipated aristocratic society from which she ultimately flees. The depiction of marital strife and women's professional identification has also a strong moral message mitigated by the authors's belief in universal salvation.

In the early 1800s, John Astor made the fateful decision to make good on his long-held dream of establishing a fur-trading company in the Northwest United States. Astor later convinced Washington Irving, one of the most important figures in nineteenth-century American literature, to create a non-fiction account of the operation's origins. The result, Astoria, is a fascinating work of history. Astoria is a history book published in 1836 by Washington Irving. The full title being "Astoria: Or, Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains". The book was commissioned by John Jacob Astor as an official history of his company's expedition to Oregon in 1810–1812. The book became a bestseller in 1836 and at the time was required reading in some schools. Astoria has been read as a vivid and fascinating history, comparable indeed to the finest of romances, but rooted in the rough and hardy life of trapping, hunting, and exploration.

Thomas Hardy’s final novel “Jude the Obscure” began as a serial publication on December 1894 before being published in book form the following year. It is the story of its titular character Jude Fawley, a young lower-class man with dreams of being a scholar, and his relationships with his wife, Arabella, and his free-spirited cousin, Sue Bridehead. The novel follows the life of Jude from his youth living in a village in southern England where he works in a bakery and studies Classical Greek and Latin in his spare time with hopes of one day becoming a scholar at Christminster, a fictional city modeled after Oxford. His dreams are dashed however when he becomes ensnared by deceit into marriage with Arabella Donn, a coarse and superficial girl. What follows is a classic and tragic tale that plays upon many themes, principally of which is the idea that one’s ruinous downfall is the product of having lived a sinful life. Having been harshly criticized in its day for its scandalous portrayals, “Jude the Obscure” has since been recognized as one of Hardy’s finest and most intricate works.

本套书包括《基督山伯爵9册》和《三个火枪手6册》共15册。《基督山伯爵》The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (père). It is one of the author's most popular works completed in 1844. The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. It centres on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune, and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. In addition, it is a story that involves romance, loyalty, betrayal, and selfishness, shown throughout the story as characters slowly reveal their true inner nature.《三个火枪手》A timeless tale of adventure, romance, intrigue, and revenge, "The Three Musketeers"is the captivating story .A historical romance, this novel tells of the adventures of the hot-headed young Gascon, d'Artagnan and his three companions Athos, Porthos and Aramis as they gallantly defend the Queen of France, using their wit and their swords. They must foil the nefarious plotting of Cardinal Richelieu against the King and Queen, despite his appearance as an ally. D'Artagnan and the three Musketeers must also overcome the villainous machinations of Milady de Winter, whose lethal criminality threatens those in political power and the love of d'Artgnan for Constance Bonacieux. Dumas' classic story, first serialized in 1844, has enthralled readers with its fast-paced plot, endearing characters, and romantic ideals, immortalized by the motto" one for all, all for one.

本套书包括《白衣女人5册》和《月亮宝石5册》共10册。《白衣女人》本书为作者开创了写侦探小说的先河，也为英国文学另辟了一条蹊径。作品主要讲述了：青年画家哈特莱特与她的学生劳拉?弗尔利坠入情网，可是罗拉的父亲在生前已经为她寻了一门亲事。在罗拉的姐姐玛琳?哈克贝的建议下，哈特来离开了蒙里基庄园，到国外工作。罗拉只能遵从父亲的遗愿，嫁给风流倜傥的皮斯威尔?格莱德先生。然而，皮斯维尔因其父母没有结婚登记而没有继承权，他负债累累，一心想要得到罗拉小姐两万英镑的遗产。他和罗拉的姑父密谋，把与罗拉相像的白衣女子安妮?凯撒里克害死，对外谎称罗拉得病而死，并把罗拉当做白衣女子送回疯人院……《月亮宝石》被誉为部长和秀的现代侦探小说。是英国维多利亚时期小说家威尔基·柯林斯创作的长篇小说。该作写一颗钻石(月亮宝石)神秘失踪，后为探长克夫所侦破。作品情节惊险曲折，结局出人意外。故事是由一颗宝石引起的。相传，印度有一颗月亮宝石，它镶嵌在一座四只手的印度神的额头之上，由三个婆罗门守护。宝石的光泽随着月亮的变化而变化，神曾经预言，谁要是拿走了这颗宝石谁就会受到诅咒。十八世纪初，月亮宝石被抢，这颗价值连城的宝石辗转被传到了英国。正如预言所说，它的拥有者都离奇死去。后来，这颗宝石落到了英国军官司亨卡斯尔上校的手中。在他将此作为生日礼物赠送给外甥女雷茜尔后，宝石突然失踪，经过一番周折，案件终于真相大白，月亮宝石后又回到了月亮神的前额之上。作者在小说中大胆地披露了英国在印度犯下的滔天罪行，要求英国人以人道主义精神面对世界，其中还不失时机地表达了自己的愿望，表明自己希望英国不要成为被世界人民痛恨的国度，不要两手沾满无辜的老百姓们的鲜血。这部小说并没有对英国国内的政治给予直接的披露，而是通过数件沾满血腥的案件有力地抨击了英国上层社会的领导者。

本套书包括《英格兰，我的英格兰和其它故事集3册》、《普鲁士军官和其它故事集4册》和《骑马走出的女人和其它故事集4册》共11册。《英格兰，我的英格兰和其它故事集》an important and controversial English writer/ the greatest writers in the English language /the background of World War I/10 stories《普鲁士军官和其它故事集》an important and controversial English writer/ the greatest writers in the English language/ frank and honest portrayal of human sexuality/12 stories

George Eliot's novel The Mill on the Floss, orginally published in 1860 as three volumes. Maggie Tulliver is the protagonist and the story begins when she is 9 years old. Maggie Tulliver’s entire life has been spent in the shadow of Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss with her beloved older brother, Tom.The Mill on the Floss is the story of Maggie Tulliver’s search for love, and acceptance by her family and community, and of her need for intellectual and spiritual growth. Her relationship with her older brother Tom, and her romantic relationships with Philip Wakem and with Stephen Guest constitute the most significant narrative threads. Misunderstood Maggie Tulliver is torn. Her rebellious and passionate nature demands expression, while her provincial kin and community expect self-denial. Based closely on the author's own life, Maggie's story explores the conflicts of love and loyalty and the friction between desire and moral responsibility. A classic work of 19th century literature, "The Mill on the Floss" remains a popular and enduring example of George Eliot's impact on English literature.

本套书包括《犹太人的财富思维》、《犹太人的处事思维》、《犹太人的创新思维》、《犹太人的教育思维》、《犹太人的进取思维》和《犹太人的生活思维》共6册。《犹太人的财富思维》通过对犹太民族生存、智慧、经商等领域的展示，浅显易懂地阐释了犹太人的经商秘诀，为读者介绍犹太人在投资创业、目标选择、广告营销、市场定位、商场谈判等方面表现出的出神入化的商业智慧。《犹太人的处事思维》论述了犹太人在社会交往中的逻辑关系，从修身、处事、礼仪、言语等方面介绍了犹太人的智慧和行为，通过剖析犹太人成功背后的处事思维，为读者提供为人处世的方法和技巧。《犹太人的创新思维》犹太人崇尚创新，能想出新奇点子并能付诸现实。本书从犹太人一系列的创新事件出发，介绍犹太人独辟蹊径、勇于创新、不拘一格的商业思维，为读者呈现犹太人智慧和创造力。《犹太人的教育思维》通过介绍犹太人对教育的高度重视，以及教育是犹太民族突出的优良传统，来引导人们学习以思考为基础，要敢于怀疑，随时发问。犹太人的智慧并非高深莫测，而是和世代相传的独特家庭教育息息相关。

The Whale is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The story tells the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whaling ship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale, Moby-Dick, a white whale of tremendous size and ferocity. Comparatively few whaling ships know of Moby-Dick, and fewer yet have encountered him. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg. Ahab intends to exact revenge. Its reputation as a "Great American Novel" was established only in the 20th century, after the centennial of its author's birthIts opening sentence, "Call me Ishmael", is among world literature's most famous..D. H. Lawrence called it "one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world" and "the greatest book of the sea ever written".

vivid characterization /unfailingly realistic description/ impulse and fear and hesitation/ the most capacious and elastic and versatile kind of novel

The History of Pendennis: His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy (1848–1850) is a novel by the English author William Makepeace Thackeray. The novel took two years for him to write. Set in 19th century London, England, this novel features a young English gentleman Arthur Pendennis born in the country who sets out to seek his place in life and society. The novel portrays his love affairs with the callous Blanche Amory and poor Fanny. Both of them marry other people, and Pendennis finally weds Laura Bell, his adopted sister, who had always loved him. The characters include the snobbish social hanger-on Major Pendennis and the tipsy Captain Costigan. Miss Amory and Sir Francis Clavering are somewhat reminiscent of Becky Sharp and Sir Pitt from Vanity Fair. In line with other Thackeray's works, Pendennis offers an insightful and satiric picture of human character and aristocratic society. The masterful characterizations include the snobbish Major Pendennis and the tipsy Captain Costigan.

小说梗概是这样的，格雷先生是一幅油画里的男模特。画家姓郝沃特，他对格雷的帅气英俊的长相所迷倒。他自认为，如此的帅气英俊，完全可以引领一种新的画风。格雷通过画家郝沃特又结识了亨利·沃顿爵士。而沃顿爵士对享乐主义的人生态度，感到好奇与着魔。沃顿爵士认为，人活一生，*重要的也*值得追求的，就是拥有美貌与满足肉欲。这一观，格雷听了去，并走了心。他认识到自己的美貌终将会消失。于是，格雷想出一折：他想出售自己的灵魂，以换取画中的他而不是现实生活中的他，替代他始变老直至死去。这一愿望居然达成了。格雷于是在实际生活中追求各种各样的不洁的道德上有巨大瑕疵的生活，同时，还能保持自己的容颜不老，帅气英俊。只不过画中人，也就是他自己，则按常人一样变老，而且，纪录下了他的每一次恶行。 在享乐主义观念作用下，他始追求一个姓斯比尔的姑娘。她是莎士比亚《罗密欧与朱丽叶》剧中的朱丽叶的扮演者。只不过，她所在的剧团并不是什么有名的剧团，而是一个名不见经传的小演出团体，只是在当时伦敦的贫民窟附近的破烂台子上演出。格雷追求了没多久，便始求婚了。欣喜若狂的斯比尔姑娘天真地以为自己找到了真命天子，给格雷起了个甜甜的绰号：迷人的王子，自己则完全陷了盲目的爱情漩涡里不能自拔。但她哥哥则看出门道，一直不断地向她发出警告，并威胁格雷说，假如他在游戏人生，玩弄他妹妹的感情的话，他会宰了格雷。 格雷邀请郝沃特和亨利·沃顿爵士去看斯比尔的演出，斯比尔由于过度紧张，结果演砸了。二人一致认为格雷是昏了头，主要是看上斯比尔的娇美的面容，而不是表演才能而爱上斯比尔的。格雷感到十分尴尬，于是，对斯比尔冷言相对，斥责她说表演才能才是她应该具备的美，而不是其他。没有表演才能，她对于他而言一钱不值。 回到家后，格雷发现那幅油画里的人物表情的确有了变化。他的愿望的确达成，画中人的面目表情里始含有某种嘲讽的冷酷感。感受到良心发现，格雷决定向斯比尔道歉，并修复关系以达到和好如初。但太晚了，她已经自杀。这时他才发现原来自己的一生所前行的方向到底是什么。原来，自己已经在无耻的人生道路上一路狂奔了下去，他始吸食鸦片，斯比尔的哥哥也在到处找寻他的踪影，要他偿还斯比尔的血债。*后，他的秘密终于被揭穿，毁灭的命运在等待着他。小说结尾时，他将一把刀插自己的胸膛而死。

为什么要给自己的作品起名为看上去希腊语味道十足的“十日谈”—— Decameron呢？从书名上就可以看得出来，薄伽丘对希腊语超级热爱。这个词由两个希腊语单词元素组成：δ?κα= déka ("十"的意思)；?μ?ρα= hēméra ("天"之意思)。合二为一，就是“十天（里发生的故事）”的意思。至于“谈”，是中文翻译时另加上去，将“发生的故事”用“谈”来诠释。1348年，意大利的佛罗伦萨爆发了大瘟疫——黑死病。第天都有无数人死在家里、街头。大批尸体被运到城外。但运送者也会因此染病而死。短短数月，死亡人数达10万以上，昔日繁华的佛罗伦萨变成了一片又一片的大坟场。后来这场瘟疫席卷了整个欧洲，欧洲人口锐减一半以上。薄伽丘深刻地感受到了这场瘟疫带来的巨大影响。他也是以这场瘟疫为背景写下相关作品的*人。小说故事发生在一远离瘟疫的乡间别墅里，一共来了十个青年男女躲避瘟疫。大家约定好以讲故事发日子。每人每天讲一则故事，一天就产生出十个故事。《十日谈》里的故事大都是发生过的真人真事。有歌颂现世生活的，有赞美爱情的，有歌颂自由可贵的。同时，也有故事旨在揭露做官的凶残与暴虐，教会教士修女们的虚伪等。当然，其中还有故事讲诉了命运之力量对人的精神世界的操控，人的意志之力量对人的精神世界的操控。有故事还揭示人与人之间的欺诈与哄骗。其实，不难看出，薄伽丘的《十日谈》里除真人真事故事以外，还有一些故事是来自于历史事件、传说，甚至还参考了东方的某些民间故事，有些故事则感觉明显受《天方夜谭》的影响。作者将故事情节移植过来，然后冠以人文主义思想，再讲述给欧洲读者听。值得指出的是，该作品从头到尾被商业推销行为所能容忍的规范笼罩着。商业常见的小机灵，小把戏等小聪明被抬高到一个新的高度。恶意使坏、勾心斗角等行为被作者行了某种鞭笞。在中世纪的人们来看，将忠诚、孝心这些美德与商场上的恶意使坏和勾心斗角相比，后者是不可被受的。

一百年前，美国作家薇拉·凯瑟（Willa Cather 1873-1947）发表了美国西部文学的经典之作《我的安东尼亚》，以饱含深情的笔墨描绘了19世纪末美国垦荒时代的自然景观与历史沧桑，以别具一格的艺术手法塑造了英勇顽强的拓荒者形象，她也因此成为垦荒时代的代言人。小说以叙述者吉姆·伯登的视角，讲述移民女孩安东尼亚的成长故事。小说结构匀称，情节简洁明快，文笔从容典雅，表达细腻，想象力丰富，具有抒情诗一般的品格。她打破传统线性叙事模式，摒弃第三人称全知视角，多角度塑造了一个立体化的女主人公形象。作者隐身于叙述者吉姆背后，将其崇尚的价值理念融入人物的生活经历中，例如安东尼亚，就寄寓了作家追求善良、勤劳、乐观、热爱自然的美好情愫。

小说*章肇始，年少的斯蒂芬主人公出场，不过他不能够以复杂的词汇来描述自己的世界。他对周遭世界的因果关系并不关心，因此眼前的世界在他的体验过程中，呈现出某种混乱而又不能梳理有序的局面。又过几年，史蒂芬始沉迷于宗教，此时，他的思维能力似乎有了很大的提升，能以更清晰的逻辑思维、更成人化的思维方式来思考这个世界了。     小说的章节也从这里始变得井然有序，逻辑始清晰起来。随着史蒂芬的思维方式变得越来越成熟，他对周遭世界的感知力也变得愈加敏感起来。当然，他仍然很盲目地信赖着教会所说的一切，所规定的一切。他那充满罪恶感的激情以及宗教狂热，时常阻碍着他的理性思维。似乎小说一直发展到*后章节，主人公了大学，其思维才终于变得完全理性起来。事实上，詹姆斯·乔伊斯可能是旨在通过对这一整个思维过程的描写，来展现一个人的成长过程：如何从情绪化一步步演变成有独立思考能力，*后成人世界的。     令人感到饶有兴趣的是，这个名叫史蒂芬的小说主人公的经历，就是詹姆斯·乔伊斯自己的年轻时的亲身经历，或亲历的心路历程。读者通过阅读此书，就可以从中发现一个文学天才的整个心理成熟过程。史蒂芬自始至终痴迷于语言本身，对宗教一直保持理性意义上的关心与关注，对家庭保持高度关注，对文化更是给予重视。当然，史蒂芬*全身心投的，还是塑造自己的审美情趣。在追求审美情趣的过程中，我们可以深刻感受到史蒂芬，或干脆就是詹姆斯·乔伊斯本人的努力与奋斗的坚持与艰辛，以达到审美哲学新高度。同时，也能细致地感受到作者内心所发出的使命感的呼召声。

该小说讲述西蒙爵士是个死了三百年的凼灵，一直出没在坎特维尔城堡，并以吓人为荣，而搬来的美 庭却不惧怕幽灵。他们之间发生了一系列让人发笑的“惊吓”故事。该小说跌宕起伏的情节铺设展示了王尔德的叙述技巧和机敏的幽默，优雅的文字间充满了对人类不幸的同情和对爱的世界的向往。

《每天10分钟地道英语口语（提高篇）》精选欧美人常用的地道表达单词、短语和句子，每天10个，配有中英文双语释义和丰富的例句，帮助读者理解和运用，然后将这些表达融到世纪对话场景中，设置了basic、intermediate和advanced三个循序渐的对话实战板块。通过积累这些地道正宗的表达方式，读者可以快速提升自己的表达能力，丰富自己的口语素材。

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