Arich,comicandilluminatingportraitoflifeinasmalltown,Cranfordhasmovedandentertainedreadersforgenerations.ThewomenofthesmallcountrytownofCranfordliveingenteelpoverty,resolutelyrefusingtoembracechange,whilethedarkcloudsofurbanisationandtheadvanceoftherailwayhoverthreateninglyonthehorizon.Intheirsimple,well-orderedlivestheyfaceemotionaldilemmasandupheavals,smallinthescaleoftheever-shiftingworld,butaffectionatelyportrayedbyElizabethGaskellwithalltheweightandconsequenceofagranddrama.

ThisisthefirstvolumeofLawrence'scollectedshortstories.Thethirteenshortstoriesinthisvolumewerewrittenbetween1924and1928,whichweresetinbothEnglandandAmerica.thefollowingshortstoriesareincluded:TheWomanWhoRodeAway;TwoBlueBirds;Sun;Smile;TheBorder-Line;JimmyandtheDesperateWoman;TheLastLaugh;InLove;TheManWhoLovedIslands;GladGhosts;NoneofThat!;TheRocking-HorseWinner;TheLovelyLady.ElevenwerecollectedinTheWomanWhoRodeAway(1928),though'TheManWhoLovedIslands'appearedintheAmericaneditiononlyandtheothertwoinTheLovelyLady(1933).ThestoriesreflectLawrence'sexperiencesinthepost-warperiod.ManywereconsiderablyrevisedandsomewerecompletelyrewrittenbyLawrence,subsequentlywerepublishedindifferentversions.

本套书的特点就是以历史发展为主线，选编的课文取材于不同时代、具有广泛社会影响及文学代表意义的作品，这既实现了语言学习的工具性，同时也完整体现了语文教育的人文性、综合性及开放性，对于青少年文学综合素质的培养有很深远的影响。邀请北京大学外国语学院的相关专家，历时多年精心编译而成的作品。同时，我们也参考了国内相关的出版成果，在此谨表谢意。相信通过这本经典教材，青少年朋友一定可以养成良好的学习习惯，积累优秀的学习方法，增强自主学习的能力。

TheGamblerisashortnovelbyFyodorDostoevskyaboutayoungtutor,AlexeiIvanovich.Thefirst-personnarrativeistoldfromthepointofviewofhim.Thepatriarchofthefamily,TheGeneral,isindebtedtotheFrenchmandeGriersandhasmortgagedhispropertyinRussiatopayonlyasmallamountofhisdebt.Uponlearningoftheillnessofhiswealthyaunt,"Grandmother",hesendsstreamsoftelegramstoMoscowandawaitsthenewsofherdemise.HisexpectedinheritancewillpayhisdebtsandgainMademoiselleBlanchedeCominges'shandinmarriage.Itisastunningpsychologicalportraitofayoungman'sexhilaratinganddestructiveaddiction,acompulsionthatDostoevskyknewintimatelyfromhisownexperience.Inthedisastrousloveaffairsandgamblingadventuresofhischaracter,AlexeiIvanovich,DostoevskyexplorestheirresistibletemptationtolookintotheabyssofultimateriskthathebelievedwasanessentialpartoftheRussiannationalcharacter.TheGamblerwaswrittenunderthepressureofcrushingdebt.Dostoevskycompletedthenovelunderastrictdeadlinetopayoffgamblingdebts.

ADarkNight'sWorkisan1863novellabyElizabethGaskell,FirstpublishedseriallyinCharlesDickens'smagazineAlltheYearRound.Theword"dark"wasaddedtotheoriginaltitlebyDickenswhofeltthatthealteredtitlewouldbemorestriking.ThestorycentersonEllinorWilkinsandherfatherEdwardWilkins,acountrylawyerinEngland.Havinglosthermotherandsisterataveryyoungage,Ellinordevelopsanintensebondwithherfatherandenjoysallofhisattentionandfinancialcomfortsthroughoutherchildhood.HerbondwithMr.WilkinsissostrongthatEllinorisalsoblindtohisfaults.AsEllinorgrowsintoadulthood,sheisengagedtoayoungmanofanoblefamily.Justatthattime,tragedystrikes.Mr.Wilkins,inafitofdrunkenrage,commitsmurder.Desperatetoavoidthedisgrace,Ellinor,herfatherandafamilyservanthidethebody.Afterthat,thestoryischieflyconcernedwiththeeffectsofaguiltyconscious.Theworkfocusesontherealisticanalysisofcharacterandemotion,ratherthanmelodrama.

TheMetamorphosisfirstpublishedin1915,ithasbeencitedasoneoftheseminalworksoffictionofthe20thcenturyandisstudiedincollegesanduniversitiesacrosstheWesternworld.Thestorybeginswithatravelingsalesman,GregorSamsa,wakingtofindhimselftransformedintoalarge,monstrousinsect-likecreature.ThecauseofSamsa'stransformationisneverrevealed,andKafkahimselfnevergaveanexplanation.TherestofKafka'snovelladealswithGregor'sattemptstoadjusttohisnewconditionashedealswithbeingburdensometohisparentsandsister,whoarerepulsedbythehorrible,verminouscreatureGregorhasbecome.

AsthefirstvolumeofLawrence'scollectedshortstories,ItcontainsthirteentaleswhicharesetinbothEnglandandAmerica,includingthefollowingshortstories:TheWomanWhoRodeAway;TwoBlueBirds;Sun;Smile;TheBorder-Line;JimmyandtheDesperateWoman;TheLastLaugh;InLove;TheManWhoLovedIslands;GladGhosts;NoneofThat!;TheRocking-HorseWinner;TheLovelyLady.ElevenwerecollectedinTheWomanWhoRodeAway(1928),though'TheManWhoLovedIslands'appearedintheAmericaneditiononlyandtheothertwoinTheLovelyLady(1933).ThesestoriesreflectLawrence'sexperiencesinthepost-warperiod.Manyofthemareconsiderablyrevised;somearecompletelyrewrittenbyLawrenceafterhefirstwrotethem.

彼得是一只淘气的小兔子，他跑到农夫的菜园偷吃蔬菜，虽然最后有惊无险地逃脱了，但那过程着实把他吓坏了，总算得到了教训……这就是家喻户晓的小兔彼得的故事，一场童趣的大冒险。小兔彼得的故事流传至今已经110年。在英语国家，几乎每个孩子都有小兔彼得的书。一个多世纪以来，“小兔彼得”一直畅销不衰，成为世界童书史上的不朽经典；它的作者波特女士也因此名垂史册，在世界儿童文学史上占据了重要一席。本书收录了作者的全部作品，包括《小兔彼得的故事》《小松鼠纳特金的故事》等23篇童话和《三只小老鼠》等四篇童谣。这些活泼逗趣的故事绝对是小朋友们睡前故事的不二选择；而节奏明确、朗朗上口的童谣则非常适合小朋友大声朗读。全书700多幅精致传神的插画和文字相映成趣，更能给小读者带来极大的艺术享受。

ThewomenofthesmallcountrytownofCranfordliveingenteelpoverty,resolutelyrefusingtoembracechange,whilethedarkcloudsofurbanisationandtheadvanceoftherailwayhoverthreateninglyonthehorizon.Intheirsimple,well-orderedlivestheyfaceemotionaldilemmasandupheavals,smallinthescaleoftheever-shiftingworld,butaffectionatelyportrayedbyElizabethGaskellwithalltheweightandconsequenceofagranddrama.Arich,comicandilluminatingportraitoflifeinasmalltown,Cranfordhasmovedandentertainedreadersforgenerations.

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,originallypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisbelievedtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfconcerninghislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.

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ThecollectionofshortstoriesbyD.H.Lawrence(11September1885–2March1930),anEnglishwriterandpoet,wereoriginallywrittenbetween1913and1921,manyofthemagainstthebackgroundofWorldWarI.atfirstmostoftheseversionswereplacedinmagazinesorperiodicals.TenwerelaterselectedandextensivelyrevisedbyLawrence,Thefirstversionwaspublishedon24October1922byThomasSeltzerintheUS.ThefirstUKeditionwaspublishedbyMartinSeckerin1924.Manyvolumesofshortstoriesfrequentlysharethetitleofoneofthetalesinthecollection.Oftenthefirststoryisdignifiedinthisway,andoftenthat'sbecauseitannouncesathemeortopicthatrunsthroughoutthevolume.Inthe"EnglandandOtherStories,"thetitlestory"England,MyEngland"ranksfirst.Thestoriesincludedinthecollectionare:England,MyEngland;Tickets,Please;TheBlindMan;MonkeyNuts;WintryPeacock;YouTouchedMe;SamsonandDelilah;ThePrimrosePath;TheHorseDealer'sDaughter;FannyAndAnnie.

TheMoonandSixpenceisanovelbyW.SomersetMaughamfirstpublishedin1919.CharlesStricklandisastaidbanker,amanofwealthandprivilege.Heisalsoamanpossessedofanunquenchabledesiretocreateart.AsStricklandpursueshisartisticvision,heleavesLondonforParisandTahiti,andinhisquestmakessacrificesthatleavesthelivesofthoseclosesttohimintatters.ThroughMaugham'ssympatheticeyeStrickland'storturedandcruelsoulbecomesasymboloftheblessingandthecurseoftranscendentartisticgenius,andthecostinhumanslivesitsometimesdemands.BasedonthelifeofPaulGauguin,TheMoonandSixpenceisW.SomersetMaugham'sodetothepowerfulforcesbehindcreativegenius.

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,primarilypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisconsideredtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfreferringtohislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,primarilypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisconsideredtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfreferringtohislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.Defoe'sdescriptionofpiracyfocusesonthemostpartonmattersofeconomicsandlogistics,makingitanintriguingifnotparticularlygrippingread.

BasedonthelifeofPaulGauguin,TheMoonandSixpenceisW.SomersetMaugham'sodetothepowerfulforcesbehindcreativegenius.CharlesStricklandisastaidbanker,amanofwealthandprivilege.Heisalsoamanpossessedofanunquenchabledesiretocreateart.AsStricklandpursueshisartisticvision,heleavesLondonforParisandTahiti,andinhisquestmakessacrificesthatleavesthelivesofthoseclosesttohimintatters.ThroughMaugham'ssympatheticeyeStrickland'storturedandcruelsoulbecomesasymboloftheblessingandthecurseoftranscendentartisticgenius,andthecostinhumanslivesitsometimesdemands.

MyLadyLudlowbyElizabethGaskellisalongnovella.ItfirstappearedinthemagazineHouseholdWordsin1858,andwasrepublishedinRoundtheSofain1859,withframingpassagesaddedatthestartandend.LadyLudlowisabsolutemistressofHanburyCourtandaresoluteopponentofanythingthatmightdisturbtheclasssystemintowhichshewasborn.Shewillkeepnoservantwhocanreadandwriteandinsiststhatthelowerordershavenorights,butonlyduties.ButthewindsofchangeareblowingthroughthevillageofHanbury.Thevicar,Mr.Gray,wishestostartaSundayschoolforreligiousreasons;Mr.Hornerwantstoeducatethecitizensforeconomicreasons.ButLadyLudlowisnotasrigidasonemaythink.Thisbelovednovellaoffersafascinatingglimpseintothelivesofwomeninthenineteenthcentury,particularlythosewhowerewidowedorunmarried.Thelackoflegalrightsaffordedtothesewomenmaycomeasashocktocontemporaryreaders,butGaskelladdressestheuniquechallengestheyfaced--andoftentriumphedover--withgraceandkeeninsight.

ADarkNight'sWorkisan1863novellabyElizabethGaskell.Theword"dark"wasaddedtotheoriginaltitlebyDickenswhofeltthatthealteredtitlewouldbemorestriking.ThestorycentersonEllinorWilkinsandherfatherEdwardWilkins,acountrylawyerinEngland.Havinglosthermotherandsisterataveryyoungage,Ellinordevelopsanintensebondwithherfather.HerbondissostrongthatEllinorisalsoblindtoherfather'sfaults.AsEllinorgrowsintoadulthood,sheisengagedtoayoungmanofanoblefamily.Justatthattime,tragedystrikes.Mr.Wilkins,inafitofdrunkenrage,commitsmurder.Desperatetoavoidthedisgrace,Ellinor,herfatherandafamilyservanthidethebody.Afterthat,thestoryischieflyconcernedwiththeeffectsofaguiltyconscious.Eachpersonconcerneddealswiththeguiltindevastatingwaysandtheeffectsarefar-reachingintothefuture.Theworkfocusesontherealisticanalysisofcharacterandemotion,ratherthanmelodrama.

AneweditionofDevoraZack'sclassicbestseller(over120,000soldin15languages)onnetworkingtechniquesthatleveragethestrengthsofthemingling-averse,updatedthroughout,withtwonewchapters.

ThisistheCompleteShortStoriesofErnestHemingway.ItismadeupoftheclassicFirstForty-NineStoriesplusanumberofotherworksandaforewordbyhissons.InthisdefinitivecollectionofErnestHemingway'sshortstories,readerswilldelightintheauthor'smostpopularclassicssuchas"TheSnowsofKilimanjaro,""HillsLikeWhiteElephants,"and"AClean,Well-LightedPlace,"andsevennewtalespublishedforthefirsttimewillappearinthiscollection.ThesevenstoriesincludedinTheCompleteShortStoriesofErnestHemingway:TheFincaVigíaEditionare"ATrainTrip","ThePorter","BlackAssattheCrossRoads","LandscapewithFigures","IGuessEverythingRemindsYouofSomething","GreatNewsfromtheMainland",and"TheStrangeCountry".ForHemingwayfansTheCompleteShortStoriesisaninvaluabletreasury.