The $30,000 Bequest and other short stories(I) 三万元遗产(英文版)
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“Had I never loved, I never would have been unhappy.” -Mark Twain. This collection of thirty comic short stories captures the many facets of Mark Twain's work. These stories contained span the course of his career, from "Advice to Young Girls" in 1865 to the titular tale in 1904.
The $30,000 Bequest and other short stories(IV) 三万元遗产(英文版)
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The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (1906) by the iconic American writer and humorist Mark Twain is a collection of thirty comic short stories. These stories contained span the course of his career, from "Advice to Young Girls" in 1865 to the titular tale in 1904. Although Twain had ample time to refine his short stories between their original publication date and this collection, there is little evidence to suggest he took an active interest in doing so.
The Blithedale Romance(VI) 福谷传奇(英文版)
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In the novel's preface, Hawthorne describes his memories of this temporary home as "essentially a daydream, and yet a fact" which he employs as "an available foothold between fiction and reality." The story takes place primarily in the utopian community of Blithedale, presumably in the mid-1800s.
The House of the Seven Gables(I) 七角楼带七个尖角阁的房子(英文版)
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The story follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family. Mysterious deaths threaten the living. Musty documents nestle behind hidden panels carrying the secret of the family’s salvation—or its downfall.
The House of the Seven Gables(II) 七角楼带七个尖角阁的房子(英文版)
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The House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house.
The Marble Faun(III) 玉石人像(英文版)
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The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance. It’s the last of the four major romances that Hawthorne wrote, published in 1860.
The Marble Faun(VI) 玉石人像(英文版)
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The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance, and possibly one of the strangest major works of American fiction.In the spring of 1858, Hawthorne was inspired to write his romance when he saw the Faun of Praxiteles in a Roman sculpture gallery.
Basil(I) 贝锡尔(英文版)
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This classic novel is a domestic drama packed with enough twists and turns to satisfy even the most jaded reader. Basil (1852) is the second novel written by British author Wilkie Collins, after Antonina. The story explains a young naive man of a noble family who falls in love at first sight with a poor but beautiful young lady.
The Coral Island(III) 珊瑚岛(英文版)
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The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean (1858) is a novel written by Scottish author R. M. Ballantyne. In the early 20th century, the novel was considered a classic for primary school children in the UK, and in the United States it was a staple of high-school suggested reading lists.
A Changed Man and Other Tales(II) 短篇小说集 一个变了的人(英文版)
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A Changed Man and Other Tales offers chance to experience one of England's most atmospheric and heartfelt authors. Known primarily for his novels and poems, Thomas Hardy also wrote a number of short stories, originally published in serial form. The tales in this collection were created over a thirty-year period and embody Hardy's characteristically dark vision of life.
A Changed Man and Other Tales(III) 短篇小说集 一个变了的人(英文版)
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The book Supper and Other Tales concluding with The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid. This is the first collected edition of these 12 shorter novels, which had previously only appeared in magazines and journal.
A Changed Man and Other Tales(VI) 短篇小说集 一个变了的人(英文版)
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The tales in this collection were created over a thirty-year period and embody Hardy's characteristically dark vision of life.The book Supper and Other Tales concluding with The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid.
The Book of Snobs(IV) 庸人之书(英文版)
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This book is a collection of satirical works by William Makepeace Thackeray published in book form in 1848, the same year as his more famous Vanity Fair. The pieces first appeared in fifty-three weekly pieces from February 28, 1846 to February 27, 1847, as "The Snobs of England, by one of themselves", in the satirical magazine Punch.
The History of Henry Esmond (II)亨利·艾斯蒙(英文版)
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The History of Henry Esmond (1852) is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, the story of the early life of Henry Esmond, a colonel in the service of Queen Anne of England. Henry Esmond relates his own history in memoir fashion, mainly in the third person but occasionally dropping into the first person.
The History of Henry Esmond (III)亨利·艾斯蒙(英文版)
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The History of Henry Esmond (1852) is a historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray.Henry Esmond relates his own history in memoir fashion, mainly in the third person but occasionally dropping into the first person. Henry, born about 1678, is an orphan and lives near London in the care of French Huguenot refugees.
The Marble Faun(I) 玉石人像(英文版)
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The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance, and possibly one of the strangest major works of American fiction. It’s the last of the four major romances that Hawthorne wrote, published in 1860.
The History of Pendennis(II) 潘丹尼斯(英文版)
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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.
The Minister's Black Veil 教长的黑纱(英文版)
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"The Minister's Black Veil" is a short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was first published in the 1832 edition of The Token and Atlantic Souvenir. The story begins with the sexton standing in front of the meeting-house, ringing the bell. He is to stop ringing the bell when the Reverend Mr.
Knickerbocker's History of New York(I) 纽约外史(英文版)
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“Knickerbocker's History of New York” is the book by Washington Irving, an American writer who was born in New York City on April 3, 1783. It is published in December, 1809, with which Washington living, at the age of twenty-six, first won wide credit and influence. Knickerbocker's History of New York is a satire on self-important local history and contemporary politics.
Knickerbocker's History of New York(VI) 纽约外史(英文版)
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“Knickerbocker's History of New York” is published in December, 1809, with which Washington living, at the age of twenty-six, first won wide credit and influence. Knickerbocker's History of New York is a satire on self-important local history and contemporary politics.
The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. (I)巴里·林登的回忆(英文版)
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Redmond Barry of Bally Barry, born to a genteel but ruined Irish family, fancies himself a gentleman. At the prompting of his mother, he learns what he can of courtly manners and swordplay, but fails at more scholarly subjects like Latin. He is a hot-tempered, passionate lad.