In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hop...(展开全部)

A dark offering from the Queen of Crime. This represents the world-famous author's most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic. To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning?Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or was it when th...(展开全部)

When orphan Maria arrives at Moonacre Manor, she feels as if she's come home. Her new guardian is kind and funny, and everyone there is like an old friend. But beneath the beauty and comfort lies a tragedy. Maria is determined to find out about it, change it, and give her own life story a happy ending. This new-fashioned story is just as satisfying and memorable as your favo...(展开全部)

「……邪惡……我不能這樣死掉……懺悔，懺悔，我的罪孽深重……深重……」 戴維斯太太臨死前對戈曼神父語無倫次地這麼說著，並透漏了一些人名。戈曼神父來到「東尼之家」咖啡館，寫下了這些人名，隨即啟程返家。 霧夜中，神父遭人從背後一棒擊斃。警方在他的鞋子內找到了一張名單，而這些人也一一「自然死亡」…… 歷史學家伊斯特來到從前的白馬酒館舊址，發現居其中的三名婦女懂得取人性命的巫術。 他懷疑戈曼神父的那份死亡名單可能與「白馬」這棟屋子有關，因而決心親身體驗即將在其中舉行的降神大會，藉此查明事件真相。到底是誰在裝神弄鬼？誰又是下一個受害者？請靜待真相分曉。

《失樂園I寂寞上場了》、《失樂園II童年下雪了》、《失樂園III祕密花開了》、《失樂園IV魔法失靈了》、《失樂園V 奇蹟迷路了》 木馬頭不停地奔跑， 不小心跑進了一條死巷。 他感到非常震撼， 原來路是有盡頭的， 而盡頭不一定是在去不了的遠方。 失樂園是一個地方，一種心境，一種色彩。 幾米在《失樂園》裡創造了數十位小朋友，以各種獨特的方式為受傷的心發聲。這些角色中，有的害羞寂寞，有的世故早熟，有的遺失了童年，有的終日尋求不可知的答案……他們天真的話語表達了我們內心曾有的困惑，所有不被理解的情緒，在失樂園裡都得到了撫慰。 如果我們安靜傾聽，就可以感受到失樂園裡溫柔的光，看到彩虹以微笑的姿勢出現。 作者簡介

The diary of one of France’s most important, award-winning writers during the year she had a passionate and secret love affair with a Russian diplomat. Getting Lost is the diary Annie Ernaux kept during the year and a half she had a secret love affair with a younger, married man, a Russian diplomat. Her novel, Simple Passion, was based on this affair, but here her writing is im...(展开全部)

弥尔顿（1608～1674）英国诗人、政论家。1608年12月9日出生于伦敦一个富裕的清教徒家庭。父亲爱好文学，受其影响，弥尔顿从小喜爱读书，尤其喜爱文学。1625年16岁时入剑桥大学，并开始写诗，1632年取得硕士学位。因目睹当时国教日趋反动，他放弃了当教会牧师的念头，闭门攻读文学6 年，一心想写出能传世的伟大诗篇。 1638年弥尔顿为增长见闻到当时欧洲文化中心意大利旅行，拜会了当地的文人志士，其中有被天主教会囚禁的伽利略。弥尔顿深为伽利略在逆境中坚持真理的精神所感动。翌年听说英国革命即将爆发，便中止旅行，仓促回国，投身革命运动。 1641年，弥尔顿站在革命的清教徒一边，开始参加宗教论战，反对封建王朝的支柱国教。他在一年多的时间里发表了5本有关宗教自由的小册子，1644年又为争取言论自由而写了《论出版自由》。 1649年，革命阵营中的独立派将国王推...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

This Norton Critical Edition is designed to make Paradise Lost accessible for student readers, providing invaluable contextual and biographical information and the tools students need to think critically about this landmark epic. Gordon Teskey's freshly edited text of Milton's masterpiece is accompanied by a new introduction and substantial explanatory annotations. Spelling a...(展开全部)

John Milton's celebrated epic poem exploring the cosmological, moral and spiritual origins of man's existence, Paradise Lost has been fully revised with an introduction by John Leonard in Penguin Classics. In Paradise Lost Milton produced poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time, populated by a memorable gall...(展开全部)