After a series of death threats, the lord of Marchenoire manor decides to receive a mysterious stranger, who murders him and then vanishes. A thorough search proves he is not on the premises, yet surveillance proves he could not have left. None of the witnesses inside or outside can explain what happened before their very eyes. Regarded as a masterpiece of French impossible cri...(展开全部)

In this highly original novel Slauerhoff (1898-1936) reprises major themes from his poetry (erotic obsession, nomadism, persecution and confused identity) within a more ambitious formal framework. The book interweaves three narratives, separated in time but linked by a common association with the 'forbidden kingdom' of China. The first of these is the brutal and bloody founding...(展开全部)

In this graphic novel by the internationally acclaimed, award-winning Wrinkles cartoonist, three adult siblings relive old conflicts as they clear out the family vacation home after their father’s death. The graphic novel The House is at once deeply personal (dedicated to Roca’s own deceased father) and entirely universal. Three adult siblings return to their family’s vacation ...(展开全部)

庄士敦，1874年生于苏格兰首府爱丁堡，原名雷金纳德·弗莱明·约翰斯顿。1898年，作为一名东方见习生被派往香港。从此，庄士敦以学者兼官员的身份在华工作生活了三十四年。1919年2月，赴京，开始了“帝师”生涯。庄士敦是中国几千年帝王史上第一位也是最后一位具有“帝师”头衔的外国人。 庄士敦是一个汉学功力深厚、具有学者素养的人，他广猎经史子集，喜欢中国古典诗词与饮茶之道。撰写了大量有关中国问题的论著，如《佛教徒在中国》、《威海卫狮龙共存》、《儒教与近代中国》等。但令其声名大振的即是1934年出版的这本《紫禁城的黄昏》。 庄士敦不仅对溥仪竭诚尽忠，也为古老的皇宫带来了新的气息，深受溥仪崇敬。但在大量中国文献中，都不约而同将他写成西方文化的代表，是文化侵略的急先锋，甚至说庄士敦教英文是假，实际上是小朝廷与英国使馆的联络人，是英国特务。而在英国人的眼中，庄士敦...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer.

文图作者： Kazuno Kohara：小原胜野，来自日本的绘本插画家，这是他的第一本创作，在本书中他以橘、黑与白色三个色调为主，完成了这一本充满乐趣与一点点惊悚的万圣节绘本。该书出版后获得的2008年，纽约时报书评週刊的十本年度选书之一。 这本书被描述为纽约时报书评家Editor Gregory Cowles描述为“甜蜜而美好”。

In a big old house at the edge of town there's a spooky surprise in store...But who's afraid of a few ghosts? Not this little girl! With a highly original artwork style that's perfect for Halloween, this quirky and very funny story marks the debut of a new talent in picture books. 点击链接进入中文版： 飘着幽灵的小房子

作者B. B. 柯罗宁是一位获奖插画师，他的作品散见于《纽约客》、《纽约时报》，也经常用于企鹅经典系列图书的封面。

At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyo...(展开全部)

At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyo...(展开全部)