The Forged Coupon and Other Stories(伪造的证券和其他故事) 立即阅读
The Forged Coupon (Russian: Фальшивый купон, Fal'shivyi kupon) is a novella in two parts by Leo Tolstoy. Though he first conceived of the story in the late 1890s, he did not begin writing it until 1902. After struggling for several years, he finally completed the story in 1904; however, it was not published until some of Tolstoy's shorter works were collected and anthologized after his death in 1910.
这世上再有谁想写“极权”,也无法超越这本1948年写成的《1984》《一九八四》仿佛一个永不褪色的警世标签,它警醒世人提防这种预想中的黑暗成为现实。比小说更黑暗的,是现实。你会发现,一切极权统治下的细节都惊人地复制了这部作品!这是一个战后虚拟的世界,全球分割为3个性质雷同、相互攻伐的极权帝国——大洋国、欧亚国与东亚国。在大洋国,人们极度崇拜首领“老大哥”。在你卧室、客厅、路上、电梯……任何地方,都悬挂着监视的铁幕。这是西方文学史和思想史上从未出现过的黑暗想象,更黑暗的是,它在不同国家的未来分别成为了现实。当人们虚幻地以为看到了世界的希望时,奥威尔指出,那是一条极其危险的路。
The Trespasser is the second novel written by D. H. Lawrence, published in 1912. Originally it was entitled the Saga of Siegmund and drew upon the experiences of a friend of Lawrence, Helen Corke, and her adulterous relationship with a married man that ended with his suicide. Lawrence worked from Corke's diary, with her permission, but also urged her to publish; which she did in 1933 as Neutral Ground. Corke later wrote several biographical works on Lawrence.
《定鼎奇闻》四卷二十二回,不著撰人,仅题蓬蒿子编。此书异名颇多,有《新世弘勋》、《新世鸿勋大明崇祯传定鼎奇闻》、《顺治过江全传》、《新史奇观演义全传》等等。这是一部明清换代的故事,书中主要叙述闯王李自成出世建业,起兵征战,创立王朝以及失败灭亡。本书开始是以神话的形式,宣扬因果报应,叙述阎罗以地狱内罪大恶极的鬼魂太多,上奏玉皇,请示应如何处罪这些恶鬼。玉皇认为尘世罪孽太重,判令把这恶鬼送入轮回,在尘世刀兵劫内,全部勾销。所以明末清初之际,天灾人祸,连续发生,人民无法生活,四处逃亡,不得安宁。作者是站在封建卫道的立场上,把闯王及其部下,描绘成无恶不做的贼寇,却把吴三桂写成是救国为民的大英雄。
Northanger Abbey (/ˈnɔːrθˌæŋər/) was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, in 1803. However, it was not until after her death in 1817 that it was published, along with her other novel, Persuasion. The novel is a satire of Gothic novels, which were quite popular at the time in 1798–99. This "coming of age," story revolves around the main character, Catherine, a young and naïve "heroine," who entertains her reader on her journey of self-knowledge, as she gains a better understanding of the world and those around her.
The Last Man is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The novel was harshly reviewed at the time, and, except for a 1924 silent film based on it, was virtually unknown - having been eclipsed by Shelley's more popular works - until a scholarly revival in the 1960s. It is notable in part for its semi-biographical portraits of Romantic figures in Shelley's circle, particularly Shelley's late husband Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.