The first complete English-language edition of one of Calvino's important early short story collections Throughout his stories, Calvino delights in discovering hidden truths beneath the surface of everyday life. Blending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, the tales in this collection take place in a World War II–era and postwar Italy tinged with visionary and fab...(展开全部)

The first complete English-language edition of one of Calvino's important early short story collections Throughout his stories, Calvino delights in discovering hidden truths beneath the surface of everyday life. Blending reality and illusion with elegance and precision, the tales in this collection take place in a World War II–era and postwar Italy tinged with visionary and fab...(展开全部)

The first complete English-language edition of Calvino's early short story collection. These early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving. Calvino's war-torn Italy is vivid, intense, almost hyper-real. A trio of greedy burglars rob a pastry shop, a boy offers a girl presents of toads and insects from...(展开全部)

The first complete English-language edition of Calvino's early short story collection. These early short stories brim with the beauty of the Italian countryside and seaside, telling tales both sumptuous and unnerving. Calvino's war-torn Italy is vivid, intense, almost hyper-real. A trio of greedy burglars rob a pastry shop, a boy offers a girl presents of toads and insects from...(展开全部)

Three of these stories were previously published in Victoria Hislop's ebook collection, One Cretan Evening. In ten powerful stories, Victoria Hislop takes us through the streets of Athens and into the tree-lined squares of Greek villages. As she evokes their distinct atmosphere, she brings vividly to life a host of unforgettable characters, from a lonesome priest to battling br...(展开全部)

维多利亚·希斯洛普（Victoria Hislop） 英国当代女作家。早期在《星期日电讯报》《每日电讯报》《妇女与家庭》等开设专栏，以优美温婉的文笔和清新感人的故事享有盛誉。2006年，长篇处女作《岛》甫一出版，即力压《达芬奇密码》《哈利·波特》等书，登上英国各大畅销书排行榜榜首。2008年，《回归》出版，荣膺英国年度畅销小说。2011年，出版《线》。2014年出版《日出酒店》。2012年，出版短篇小说集《蓝色咖啡馆和绿色咖啡馆》。

The Raven . . . Annabel Lee . . . Ulalume . . . these are some of the spookiest, most macabre poems ever written, now collected in this chilling, affordable volume.

One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect desc...(展开全部)

One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect desc...(展开全部)

这本埃德加·爱伦·坡的诗歌作品精选包括他的一些有名的作品，包括胜利、欢乐的《钟声》、悲剧颂歌《安娜贝尔·李》和他有名的哥特式杰作《乌鸦》。 有些人呈现出强大的、噩梦般的可怕和奇异的形象，而另一些人的内心深处却有一种深刻的爱、美和失落感。 所有这些都是语言学上的杰作，展示了坡将节奏、形式和意义结合起来的天赋。 This selection of Edgar Allan Poe’s poetical works includes some of his best-known pieces, including the triumphant, gleeful ‘The Bells’, the tragic ode ‘Annabel Lee’ and his famous gothic tour de force, ‘The Raven’. Some pre...(展开全部)