伊卡博德·克莱恩 (Ichabod Crane) 是一名教师，他来到断头谷幽谷的塔里镇 (Tarry Town)，从事教育年轻人的工作。他是一个容易上当受骗、容易激动的人，常常被当地人的鬼故事吓坏了，回家的路上他会匆匆穿过树林，边唱边唱歌来避免歇斯底里。直到有一天深夜，他发现也许它们不仅仅是故事。他身后骑着马的那个阴森恐怖的身影是什么？而它手中握有什么呢？为什么再也没有在断头谷见到克莱恩老师？ 该版本还包括华盛顿·欧文的其他短篇小说，包括瑞普·凡·温克尔。 Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher, came to Tarry Town in the glen of Sleepy Hollow to ply his trade in educating young minds. He was a gullible and exci...(展开全部)

“从那个闹鬼的地区吹来的空气中弥漫着一种传染病； 它散发出一种梦想和幻想的氛围，感染着整片土地。” 这本充满灵感的散文、故事和素描集以《断头谷传奇》和《瑞普·范·温克尔》为特色，奠定了华盛顿·欧文作为美国重要作家之一的声誉。 欧文笔下的永恒人物，包括伊卡博德·克莱恩、瑞普·范·温克尔和无头黑森士兵，在这本出自美国独特文学之手之手的令人难忘的选集中，与 31 部同样大气、抒情的作品一起争夺空间。 HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘There was a contagion in the very air that blew from that haunted region; it breathed fort...(展开全部)

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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。

One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948. "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect desc...(展开全部)

In "Ichthyology," a young boy watches his father spiral from divorce to suicide. The story is told obliquely, often through the boy's observations of his tropical fish, yet also reveals his father's last desperate moves, including quitting dentistry for commercial fishing in the Bering Sea. "Rhoda" goes back to the beginning of the father's second marriage and the boy's fascina...(展开全部)

In "Ichthyology," a young boy watches his father spiral from divorce to suicide. The story is told obliquely, often through the boy's observations of his tropical fish, yet also reveals his father's last desperate moves, including quitting dentistry for commercial fishing in the Bering Sea. "Rhoda" goes back to the beginning of the father's second marriage and the boy's fascina...(展开全部)

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。

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。

A classic work that has charmed generations of readers, this collection assembles Carson McCullers's best stories, including her beloved novella "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe." A haunting tale of a human triangle that culminates in an astonishing brawl, the novella introduces readers to Miss Amelia, a formidable southern woman whose cafe serves as the town's gathering place. Amon...(展开全部)