"It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live." These were the words of Amos Fortune, born the son of a king of the At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. When Amos was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dignity and courage. He dreamed...(展开全部)

By the 1860s, the Pilasters are one of the world's greatest banking families, with connections that reach from the City of London to far-afield colonies. However, as the family grow ever richer in the shadow of oppression and tragedy, their very future is threatened - by the self-same ambition and greed that first earned them their fortune. 'A full-blooded melodrama, complete w...(展开全部)

By 1945 the British Army numbered 3 million men and was about three times as large as it had been when the Second World War broke out in 1939. British soldiers could be found fighting all over the wor

在线阅读本书 The Dowells, a wealthy American couple, have been close friends with the Ashburnhams for years. Edward Ashburnham, a first-rate soldier, seems to be the perfect English gentleman, and Leonora his perfect wife, but beneath the surface their marriage seethes with unhappiness and deception. Our only window on the strange tangle of events surrounding Edward is provided by...(展开全部)

By 1945 the British Army numbered 3 million men and was about three times as large as it had been when the Second World War broke out in 1939. British soldiers could be found fighting all over the wor

在线阅读本书 The Dowells, a wealthy American couple, have been close friends with the Ashburnhams for years. Edward Ashburnham, a first-rate soldier, seems to be the perfect English gentleman, and Leonora his perfect wife, but beneath the surface their marriage seethes with unhappiness and deception. Our only window on the strange tangle of events surrounding Edward is provided by...(展开全部)

The Good Soldier is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction, an inspiration for many later, distinguished writers, including Graham Greene. Set before the First World War, it tells the tale of two wealthy and sophisticated couples, one English, one American, as they travel, socialise, and take the waters in the spa towns of Europe. They are 'playing the game, in style. That ...(展开全部)

福特·马多克斯·福特（Ford Madox Ford, 1873—1939），英国小说家、诗人、评论家、编辑。他主编的杂志引领20世纪早期英语文学的发展，发表过乔伊斯、庞德、T.S.艾略特、D.H.劳伦斯、海明威等人的作品。《好兵》是福特的代表作，也是现代主义文学的杰作，与《尤利西斯》和《荒原》一同被视为具有突破性的实验作品。

The Good Soldier is a masterpiece of twentieth-century fiction, an inspiration for many later, distinguished writers, including Graham Greene. Set before the First World War, it tells the tale of two wealthy and sophisticated couples, one English, one American, as they travel, socialise, and take the waters in the spa towns of Europe. They are 'playing the game, in style. That ...(展开全部)

福特·马多克斯·福特（Ford Madox Ford, 1873—1939），英国小说家、诗人、评论家、编辑。他主编的杂志引领20世纪早期英语文学的发展，发表过乔伊斯、庞德、T.S.艾略特、D.H.劳伦斯、海明威等人的作品。《好兵》是福特的代表作，也是现代主义文学的杰作，与《尤利西斯》和《荒原》一同被视为具有突破性的实验作品。