纪事本末体史书。清谷应泰（1620～1690）撰。记载始自元至正十二年（公元1352年）朱元璋起兵，止于崇祯十七年（公元1644年），李自成攻下北京。把这300年间的重要史事，分为80个专题。《明史纪事本末》大约告成于顺治十五年（1658年），较后来的《明史》早了八十多年出版，《明史》凡三百三十二卷，洋洋洒洒二百八十万字，又何尝有一语提到明与后金的关系？又何尝有一字涉及清军的暴行？正是由于谷应泰对这些问题的巧妙回避，《明史纪事本末》才得以刊行，并且躲过了清廷的文字狱之害。顺治十七年（1660年），谷应泰遭到御史黄文骥弹劾，指斥书中有违碍之处。经朝廷查阅，书中尚无不妥之处，后选入《四库全书》。
A Child's History of England（写给孩子们看的英国史） 立即阅读
A Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853. Dickens also published the work in book form in three volumes: the first volume on 20 December 1851, the second on 25 December 1852 and the third on 24 December 1853. Although the volumes were published in December, each was postdated the following year. Dickens dedicated the book to "My own dear children, whom I hope it may help, bye and bye, to read with interest larger and better books on the same subject". The history covered the period between 50 BC and 1689, ending with a chapter summarising events from then until the accession of Queen Victoria.
