Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox. " He wrote in an off-hand, whimsical prose studded with startling formulations. He is one of...(展开全部)

Armed with a donkey cart filled with rum, cheese and a tavern signpost, pub owner Humphrey Hump and a companion take to the road in this rollicking, madcap adventure, extending good cheer to a cast of memorable characters. A hilarious, satirical romp in which Chesterton inveighs against Prohibition, vegetarianism, theosophy, and other oppressive forms of modernity.

G. K. 切斯特顿(1874—1936)：作家、文学评论家、神学家。英国文学史上的大师级人物，创作了80部著作、200篇短篇小说、4000篇杂文、数百首诗及若干戏剧。作品体裁丰富，横跨传记、推理小说、历史和神学论著。著有《新诗集》《罗伯特·布朗宁》《布朗神父探案集》《诺丁山的拿破仑》等。其创造的最著名的角色是牧师侦探布朗神父，开创以犯罪心理学方式推理案情之先河。

&quote;Keep the Aspidistra Flying&quote;, first published in 1936, is a socially critical novel by George Orwell. It is set in 1930s London. The main theme is Gordon Comstock's romantic ambition to de

在线阅读本书 Gordon Comstock loathes dull, middle-class respectability and worship of money. He gives up a 'good job' in advertising to work part-time in a bookshop, giving him more time to write. But he slides instead into a self-induced poverty that destroys his creativity and his spirit. Only Rosemary, ever-faithful Rosemary, has the strength to challenge his commitment to his ch...(展开全部)

Gordon Comstock is a poor young man who works in a grubby London bookstore and spends his evenings shivering in a rented room, trying to write. He is determined to stay free of the “money world” of lucrative jobs, family responsibilities, and the kind of security symbolized by the homely aspidistra plant that sits in every middle-class British window.

G. K. 切斯特顿(1874—1936)：作家、文学评论家、神学家。英国文学史上的大师级人物，创作了80部著作、200篇短篇小说、4000篇杂文、数百首诗及若干戏剧。作品体裁丰富，横跨传记、推理小说、历史和神学论著。著有《新诗集》《罗伯特·布朗宁》《布朗神父探案集》《诺丁山的拿破仑》等。其创造的最著名的角色是牧师侦探布朗神父，开创以犯罪心理学方式推理案情之先河。

‘How can a man disappear from a locked bathroom on a plane in mid-flight? That’s the mind-bending puzzle at the heart of... Vailati’s stellar mystery... Golden Age fans will be delighted by the baffling crime and the logical and plausible solution.’ Publishers Weekly As the principal investigator explains, there seem to be four alternative explanations: accident, suicide, murde...(展开全部)

作者：[美]德鲁•戴沃特 Drew Daywalt 著名童书作家、电影制作人。 美国《出版人周刊》称赞说，“戴沃特的文笔已达到炉火纯青的地步”。这本《石头剪刀布传奇》在美国出版的第一周就立刻登上《纽约时报》畅销书TOP 10，并成为美国亚马逊最畅销绘本。 创作这本《石头剪刀布传奇》的灵感源自戴沃特自己对这个游戏的热爱——戴沃特非常喜欢跟人玩“石头、剪刀、布”的游戏，但大多数时候他都决定不好自己想要出什么，因此常常把自己的手指扭在一块儿，甚至变成一只可爱的章鱼…… 如果你跟戴沃特一起玩“石头、剪刀、布”，说不定会看到他比画出一只会说话的章鱼哟！ 画者：[美]亚当•雷克斯 Adam Rex 《纽约时报》畅销书作家。 亚当创作了大量儿童文学，代表作有Frankenstein Makes A Sandwich等，《石头剪刀布传奇》是他第一部被引进中国的作品。...(展开全部)

作者：[美]德鲁•戴沃特 Drew Daywalt 著名童书作家、电影制作人。 美国《出版人周刊》称赞说，“戴沃特的文笔已达到炉火纯青的地步”。这本《石头剪刀布传奇》在美国出版的第一周就立刻登上《纽约时报》畅销书TOP 10，并成为美国亚马逊最畅销绘本。 创作这本《石头剪刀布传奇》的灵感源自戴沃特自己对这个游戏的热爱——戴沃特非常喜欢跟人玩“石头、剪刀、布”的游戏，但大多数时候他都决定不好自己想要出什么，因此常常把自己的手指扭在一块儿，甚至变成一只可爱的章鱼…… 如果你跟戴沃特一起玩“石头、剪刀、布”，说不定会看到他比画出一只会说话的章鱼哟！ 画者：[美]亚当•雷克斯 Adam Rex 《纽约时报》畅销书作家。 亚当创作了大量儿童文学，代表作有Frankenstein Makes A Sandwich等，《石头剪刀布传奇》是他第一部被引进中国的作品。...(展开全部)