这是从类似于怪谈的一个故事开始的，Dallings在晚上回家的途中迷路了，在伦敦的大雾中，他隐约看到一扇窗户上有绞刑架的阴影，上面吊着一个类似于人的物体……几天后的晚上，苏格兰场的Talbot探长接到一通神秘的电话，声称一个叫El Moulk的人将会在Ruination Street被处以绞刑。当他由于伦敦没有这样的街道而以为这是个玩笑时，另一个消息传来，来访的Bencolin正带人在伦敦城追逐一辆疯狂行驶的轿车，车上除了早已死亡的司机之外空无一人。那辆车正好属于El Moulk，而El Moulk之前也收到了来自一个叫Jack Ketch的人的恐吓信，更在那天从此失踪，消失在了那个叫Ruination Street的地方……

在线阅读本书 In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic—part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work—that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history.

'A gripping detective story, a stirring epic, a tale of ghosts and dark marvels, a thrilling display of scholarship, a meditation on the unfathomable mystery of good and evil, "The Lost" is as complex and rich with meaning and story as the past it seeks to illuminate. A beautiful book, beautifully written.' Michael Chabon 'The Lost' is the story of an odyssey in search of six ...(展开全部)

"Elena Ferrante will blow you away."-Alice Sebold, author of The Lovely Bones From the author of The Days of Abandonment, The Lost Daughter is Elena Ferrante's most compelling and perceptive meditation on womanhood and motherhood yet. Leda, a middle-aged divorce, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpecte...(展开全部)

The unmissable sequel to the bestselling, award-winning, multi-adaptation hit The Lost Words Kindred in spirit to The Lost Words but new in form, The Lost Spells is a pocket-sized treasure, a new collection of 'spells' - acrostic poetry and artwork - by beloved creative duo Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. Written to be read aloud, calling to forest, field, riverbank, ocean...(展开全部)

Two brothers meet at the remote fence line separating their cattle ranches in the lonely outback. In an isolated belt of Western Australia, they are each other’s nearest neighbor, their homes four hours’ drive apart. The third brother lies dead at their feet. Something caused Cam, the middle child who had been in charge of the family homestead, to die alone in the middle of now...(展开全部)

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。

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。

The Lost Whale is the enchanting second novel from the author of The Last Bear: the bestselling debut hardback of 2021 and The Times Children's Book of the Week, winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Award and shortlisted for the British Book Awards 2022 and the Indie Book Awards 2022. A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The...(展开全部)

Penguin presents the CD edition of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane, read by Edith Bowman, Guy Garvey, Cerys Matthews and Benjamin Zephaniah.All over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. Words like Dandelion, Otter, Bramble, Acorn and Lark represent the natural world of childhood, a rich landscape of discovery and imagination that is fading from c...(展开全部)