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在线阅读本书 When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. She then finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond, who, beneath his veneer of charm and cultivation, is cruelty its...(展开全部)

Transplanted to Europe from her native America, Isabel Archer has candour, beauty, intelligence, an independent spirit and a marked enthusiasm for life. An unexpected inheritance apparently gives her freedom, but despite all her natural advantages she makes one disastrous error of judgement and the result is genuinely tragic.

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。

Transplanted to Europe from her native America, Isabel Archer has candour, beauty, intelligence, an independent spirit and a marked enthusiasm for life. An unexpected inheritance apparently gives her freedom, but despite all her natural advantages she makes one disastrous error of judgement and the result is genuinely tragic.

◎著者简介 爱德华·克兰克肖（Edward Crankshaw，1909—1984），知名作家，在欧洲文化和政治史方面享有盛名。1947—1968年，他担任英国《观察家报》的驻外记者，专门研究苏联事务，撰写了多部相关著作。此外，他对奥地利的历史一直颇感兴趣，《维也纳：一个衰落的文化形象》等就是这一主题广受好评的专著。 ◎译者简介 田婧，北京人，2013年毕业于首都师范大学历史学院，世界史博士，现任职中央司法警官学院，曾赴美国夏威夷大学及法国巴黎高等师范学院访学。主要从事全球史、法律史的教学和科研工作，译有《世界史导航：全球视角的构建》等著作。

【作者简介】 厄恩利·布拉德福德（Ernle Bradford，1922—1986）是著名的英国历史学家，专精地中海和海军方面主题。布拉德福德曾是一名水手，扬帆泛舟于地中海上近30年。第二次世界大战期间在皇家海军服役，后以驱逐舰副舰长的身份退役。他在马耳他寓居多年，供职于BBC，还是一名杂志编辑。著有《大围攻：马耳他1565》（The Great Siege: Malta 1565）、《克里斯托弗·哥伦布》（Christopher Columbus）、《汉尼拔》（Hannibal）、《尤利乌斯·凯撒：权力的追逐》（Julius Caesar: The Pursuit of Power）等书。 【译者简介】 杨春景，清华大学法学博士，主要关注领域为国际法、国际关系史和国际贸易，译有《建筑涌现：自然和文明形态之进化》、《次终极追问：科学与宗教的纠葛》等著...(展开全部)

"P"assion."D"anger."W"itchcraft . . . "The Lady of the Rivers "is #1 "New York Times "bestselling author Philippa Gregory's remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the Wars of the Roses. Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visitin...(展开全部)

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure young German princess who traveled to Russia at fourteen and rose to become one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Cathe...(展开全部)

From one of the foremost chroniclers of the modern European experience, a panoramic view of a city that has seduced and bewitched visitors for centuries. Prague is the magic capital of Europe. Since the days of Emperor Rudolf II, "devotee of the stars and cultivator of the spagyric art", who in the late 1500s summoned alchemists and magicians from all over the world to his cast...(展开全部)