A Journey to the Centre of the Earth(地心游记) 立即阅读
Journey to the Center of the Earth (French: Voyage au centre de la Terre, also translated under the titles A Journey to the Centre of the Earth and A Journey to the Interior of the Earth) is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy, at the Stromboli volcano.
法国现实主义作家巴尔扎克创作的长篇小说,也是他生前完成的最后一部作品。《邦斯舅舅》写于1846至1847年之间,与其姊妹篇《贝姨》同属“穷亲戚”研究系列。小说主人公邦斯是个心地善良的音乐家,而且是一位艺术品位极高的收藏家。他具有很高的艺术品位,为了丰富自己的藏画,他不惜付出一切。当人们不知道他家中有这些宝藏时,谁也不把他放在心上。当人们获悉这些名画的价值时,以庭长太太为首的上流社会的人们便千方百计地谋取他的财富,把邦斯逼上了死路。庭长夫妇、恶讼师、女门房、旧货商、古董估价商等形形色色的恶棍勾结起来,不断折磨病中的邦斯,偷盗他的精品,谋夺他的遗产。连邦斯指定的遗产继承人施模克也在他们的迫害下丧命。
Dombey and Son is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in monthly parts from 1 October 1846 to 1 April 1848 and in one volume in 1848. Its full title is Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and Son: Wholesale, Retail and for Exportation. Dickens started writing the book in Lausanne, Switzerland, before returning to England, via Paris, to complete it. Illustrations were provided by Hablot Knight Browne ('Phiz').
Around the World in 80 Days(八十天环游地球) 立即阅读
Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (£2,075,400 in 2017) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.
Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 and then published in its entirety in Paris by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, Joyce's 40th birthday. It is considered to be one of the most important works of modernist literature and has been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement". According to Declan Kiberd, "Before Joyce, no writer of fiction had so foregrounded the process of thinking".