彼得·乔治 Peter George，英国著名作家，作为英国皇家空军中尉参加过第二次世界大战，战后直到1961年退伍。他最著名的小说《奇爱博士》直接启发了世界级导演斯坦利·库布里克拍摄出了20世纪最经典的黑色喜剧片，成功讽刺了美苏冷战时期国际政局的荒谬和不安氛围。

彼得·乔治 Peter George，英国著名作家，作为英国皇家空军中尉参加过第二次世界大战，战后直到1961年退伍。他最著名的小说《奇爱博士》直接启发了世界级导演斯坦利·库布里克拍摄出了20世纪最经典的黑色喜剧片，成功讽刺了美苏冷战时期国际政局的荒谬和不安氛围。

In 1960s America, four young boys go on a journey to search for the body of a boy killed by a train. As they travel, they discover how cruel the world can be, but also how wondrous. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teach...(展开全部)

阿纳托尔·法朗士（Anatole France，1844-1924）法国作家、文学评论家、社会活动家。本名蒂波·法朗索瓦，生于巴黎一书商家庭。“法朗士”是他父亲法朗索瓦的缩写，又因他爱祖国法兰西，故以祖国的名字作为自己的笔名。 少年时的法朗士经常替父亲编写书目、图书简介等，置身于书海之中。1873年出版第一本诗集《金色诗篇》，尔后以写文学批评文章成名；1881年出版《波纳尔之罪》，在文坛上声名大噪。以后他写了一系列的历史题材小说。由于受法国唯心主义历史学家列南的“人类永远也不能接近真理”的影响，他的这些作品均流露出历史循环论、社会改造徒劳无益论的悲观情绪，但更多的是充满对社会丑恶的嘲讽和抨击。法朗士的散文平如秋水，含蓄隽永，韵味深长.

When a bumbling holy man mistakenly baptizes a colony of penguins, God endows the animals with souls and their formerly peaceful community declines into a maelstrom of violence and sin. This witty allegory lampoons French history from ancient to modern times, taking satirical swipes at socialists, royalists, industrialists, militarists, and even the Dreyfus affair, and concludi...(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。

I may only be in fourth grade, but I know more than most adults. I take notes every day and read all kinds of books, so I have a solid grasp on the world around me. But suddenly, there are penguins in my town! I know it has something to do with the lady at the dentist and her weird powers, and I'm going to get to the bottom of it...

I may only be in fourth grade, but I know more than most adults. I take notes every day and read all kinds of books, so I have a solid grasp on the world around me. But suddenly, there are penguins in my town! I know it has something to do with the lady at the dentist and her weird powers, and I'm going to get to the bottom of it...

阿纳托尔·法朗士（Anatole France，1844-1924）法国作家、文学评论家、社会活动家。本名蒂波·法朗索瓦，生于巴黎一书商家庭。“法朗士”是他父亲法朗索瓦的缩写，又因他爱祖国法兰西，故以祖国的名字作为自己的笔名。 少年时的法朗士经常替父亲编写书目、图书简介等，置身于书海之中。1873年出版第一本诗集《金色诗篇》，尔后以写文学批评文章成名；1881年出版《波纳尔之罪》，在文坛上声名大噪。以后他写了一系列的历史题材小说。由于受法国唯心主义历史学家列南的“人类永远也不能接近真理”的影响，他的这些作品均流露出历史循环论、社会改造徒劳无益论的悲观情绪，但更多的是充满对社会丑恶的嘲讽和抨击。法朗士的散文平如秋水，含蓄隽永，韵味深长.

When a bumbling holy man mistakenly baptizes a colony of penguins, God endows the animals with souls and their formerly peaceful community declines into a maelstrom of violence and sin. This witty allegory lampoons French history from ancient to modern times, taking satirical swipes at socialists, royalists, industrialists, militarists, and even the Dreyfus affair, and concludi...(展开全部)