狄更斯(1812-1870)，继莎士比亚之后对于世界文学影响最大的作家之一。其高超、富有节奏感的叙事方式，生动记录社会现实(英国维多利亚时代)的能力以及作品中积极倡导的人道主义精神，都是狄更斯的标志性特色。代表作包括《匹克威克外传》(1837)、《雾都孤儿》(又名《奥列弗·退斯特》1838)、《老古玩店》(1841)、《马丁·瞿述伟》(1844)、《大卫·科波菲尔》(1850)、《艰难时世》(1854)、《双城记》(1859)、《远大前程》(1861)等。从1843年到1848年间，狄更斯几乎在每年圣诞节都发表一个与节日有关的中篇小说，其中《圣诞颂歌》具有极其特殊的地位：书中的情节和人物在西方家喻户晓，一百多年来积聚的“人气”使其成为狄更斯的小说中最深入人心的一部。文学评论家认为，《圣诞颂歌》的发表是狄更斯的创作生涯中的重大转折点；而社会学家则相信，...(展开全部)

Managing the Value Lodge in her hometown was not what Anna Gordon had in mind when she set out in the hospitality industry. But it's a safe choice for a woman whose childhood was anything but stable.

John Allen Paulos在威斯康星大学获得数学博士学位。现任坦普尔大学数学教授。他在数理逻辑、概率论和科学哲学方面写过许多论文，也是畅销书《数盲：数学文盲及其后果》《数学与幽默》《超越数》以及《一名数学家读报》的作者。他与夫人及两个孩子生活在费城。

On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames, the regulars are entertaining themselves by telling stories when the door bursts open and in steps an injured stranger. In his arms is the drowned corpse of a child. Hours later, the dead girl stirs, takes and breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? And who does the little girl belong to? An exquisit...(展开全部)

On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars are telling stories to while away the dark hours, when the door bursts open on a grievously wounded stranger. In his arms is the lifeless body of a small child. Hours later, the girl stirs, takes a breath and returns to life. Is it a miracle? Is it magic? Or can s...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 On Christmas Eve, Scrooge sits in his house with not a kind word for anyone; he just wants to be left alone until the humbug of Christmas is over. But four ghostly visitorshis former business partner, followed by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Comeshow him the error of his ways, and by the time Christmas Day dawns, Scrooge is a cha...(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。

Selected from across Capote's writing life, the stories range from nostalgic portraits of childhood to more unsettling works that reveal the darkness beneath the festive glitter. In the Deep South of Capote's youth, a young boy, Buddy, and his beloved maiden 'aunt' Sook forage for pecans and whisky to bake into fruitcakes, make kites - too broke to buy gifts - and rise before d...(展开全部)

Merry Christmas, everyone! "Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug!" With those famous words unfolds a tale that renews the joy and caring that are Christmas. Whether we read it aloud with our family and friends or open the pages on a chill winter evening to savor the story in solitude, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is a very special holiday experience. It is the one book that every...(展开全部)

Merry Christmas, everyone! "Bah!" said Scrooge. "Humbug!" With those famous words unfolds a tale that renews the joy and caring that are Christmas. Whether we read it aloud with our family and friends or open the pages on a chill winter evening to savor the story in solitude, Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is a very special holiday experience. It is the one book that every...(展开全部)