Originally published in 1976, this is the first of two volumes of the selected letters of George Ernest Morrison, The Times correspondent in China in the late Imperial and early Republican period. Few people were in a better position to observe and comment on the events of those years. The first volume of correspondence ends with the revolution and the collapse of the Manchu dy...(展开全部)

Dust jacket notes: "The breakdown of the monarchic system and the success of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 was due largely to the growth of semi-private armies and the rise of the militarists to a position that enabled them to seize power. The basic objectives of this study are twofold: first, to portray the weaknesses of the traditional armed forces - as evidenced by their fa...(展开全部)

西里尔•泊尔，1906年4月11日生于澳大利亚墨尔本，曾任记者、编辑多年，后成为职业作家，出版有Wild Men of Sydney（1958），Always Morning（1960），The Three Lives of Gavan Duffy（1979）等18本书。1987年3月在悉尼去世。 檀东鍟，1949年生。副教授，留美博士。现任福建师范大学外国语学院副院长，硕士生导师。曾译有《儿童学习法》、《袖珍十万个为什么》和《袖珍少年百科全书》等著作。

西里尔•泊尔，1906年4月11日生于澳大利亚墨尔本，曾任记者、编辑多年，后成为职业作家，出版有Wild Men of Sydney（1958），Always Morning（1960），The Three Lives of Gavan Duffy（1979）等18本书。1987年3月在悉尼去世。 檀东鍟，1949年生。副教授，留美博士。现任福建师范大学外国语学院副院长，硕士生导师。曾译有《儿童学习法》、《袖珍十万个为什么》和《袖珍少年百科全书》等著作。

THE AMERICAN NIGHT presents Morrison's previously unpublished work in its truest form. WIth their nightmarish images, bold associative leaps, and volcanic power of emotion, these works are the unmistakable artifacts of a great, wild voice and heart.

"Ok murky in alter all end, unpredictable day, with rainshine any degree night, the sun kin warm and hot. Enough stone or other jugs lineup of whatever is In Through Out That's light as much as known Differences evanesce Like, where and/or what on the equator might be french or spanish Longitude and latitude, yep yep sure Americana."--Larry Eigner, commentary on a selection fro...(展开全部)

“到时候我们一起离开这里，好不好？” “什么都不带就带两只桔梗花。” “好，到时候我们只带一些重要的，我们去另外一个地方好好生活。” “我的阿余永远被困在了，他骗我。”

“到时候我们一起离开这里，好不好？” “什么都不带就带两只桔梗花。” “好，到时候我们只带一些重要的，我们去另外一个地方好好生活。” “我的阿余永远被困在了，他骗我。”

Compiled from the literary estate of the singer who brought a wildly lyrical poetry of the damned to the world of rock 'n' roll. Includes unpublished poems, drawings, photos, and a candid self-interview.