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约翰·F. 瓦希克（John F. Wasik），美国杰出财经记者，彭博社专栏作家，出版19部著作，其专栏文章和深度报道共获18种奖项，被世界五大洲400多家媒体刊载。 译者徐丹，上海海事大学英美文学硕士，现为自由译者。

威廉·莎士比亚(1564-1616)，欧洲文艺复兴时期英国最伟大的剧作家和诗人，世界最杰出的大文豪。莎士比亚出生于英国沃里克都斯特拉特福镇的一个商人家庭，七岁上学，十六岁时因家境贫困而辍学。二十二岁时他离开家乡独自来到伦敦。最初在剧场里看马、做杂役，1588年前后开始创作剧本。 莎翁一生写下了不可胜数的剧本和诗歌，流传下来的有三十七部戏剧、两首长诗和一百五十四首十四行诗。他的主要成就是戏剧，被同时代的戏剧家称为“时代的灵魂”。而作为一位伟大的诗人，其十四行诗也被称为奉献给世界的“不朽的绝唱”。 1616年，莎翁逝世。巧合的是，他的生卒同为4月25日。

斯蒂芬·R. 鲍恩（Stephen R. Bown），畅销书作家，著有十余本关于科学史、探索史和思想史的非虚构书籍，作品被翻译成九种语言，并多次获奖，如不列颠哥伦比亚图书奖、阿尔伯塔图书奖、威廉·米尔斯极地图书奖。擅长在写作中结合传记和叙事，用富有创造性的语言刻画生动的人物形象，讲述精彩的历史，著有《1494：瓜分世界的条约与大航海时代的来临》（1494: How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half）、《贸易与殖民：霸权公司三百年（1600—1900）》（Merchant Kings: When Companies Ruled the World, 1600-1900）等著作。 于振洋，复旦大学历史学系博士后，东北师范大学世界中古史研究所博士，研究方向为中世纪晚期英国经济...(展开全部)

From one of the top class writers of the classic mystery genre, Death of Jezebel was first published in 1949, and is the second Christianna Brand title in the British Library Crime Classics series. It's a pleasingly over the top mystery involving a knightly pageant show in London. “A very neat version of the ‘sealed room’ mystery ... provides [Miss Brand] with excellent opportu...(展开全部)

Johnny Wise came to London from Malaya in 1940, met a girl and, when she was unfaithful to him, committed suicide. Retribution came in 1947, catching up with the principals in Johnny Wise’s death in the course of an Exhibition’s pageant. Which of the eleven visored knights killed the maiden in the tower—and how? Inspector Cockrill is baffled. And his task is not made any easier...(展开全部)

Written by various; Art by various The story that drew national media attention when DC Comics killed their greatest hero is collected here. When a hulking monster emerges from an underground resting place and begins a mindless rampage, the Justice League is quickly called in to stop the colossal force of nature. But it soon becomes apparent that only Superman can stand agains...(展开全部)

This is a vintage murder mystery. Fergus O'Brien, a legendary World War One flying ace with several skeletons hidden in his closet, receives a series of mocking letters predicting that he will be murdered on Boxing Day. Undaunted, O'Brien throws a Christmas party, inviting everyone who could be suspected of making the threats, along with private detective Nigel Strangeways. But...(展开全部)

Nigel Strangeways is off to a Christmas houseparty hosted by Fergus O’Brien, a legendary World War I flying ace now retired from private life, who has received a series of mocking letters predicting that he will be murdered on Boxing Day. <br /><br />His guest list includes everyone who could even remotely be suspected of making the threats, including several people who stand t...(展开全部)

Private inquiry agent Nigel Strangeways meets his future wife, the female explorer, Georgia Cavendish, who finds herself mixed up in a nasty piece of business in this 1936 case.