在线阅读本书 In "The Pursuit of the Well-Beloved" (1892) and "The Well-Beloved" (1897), Hardy, writes two different versions of a strange story set in the weird landscape of Portland. The central figure is a man obsessed with the search for his ideal woman and sculpting the perfect figure of a naked Aphrodite.

The Well-Beloved completes the cycle of Hardy's great novels, reiterating his favourite themes of man's eternal quest for perfection in both love and art, and the suffering that ensues. Jocelyn Pierston, celebrated sculptor, tries to create an image of his ideal woman - his imaginary Well-Beloved - in stone, just as he tries to find her in the flesh. Powerful symbolism marks th...(展开全部)

克里斯蒂安•贾克： 法国教父级作家。 全球最卖座的法国作家！ 文学地位比肩大、小仲马！ 唯一名列全世界十五大畅销书作家的法国人！ 1947年出生于法国巴黎，毕业于索尔邦大学。除了作家身份外，他还是法国著名的古埃及学者、世界罕见的能够当场译读古埃及象形文字的人。 他的小说文笔优雅、故事奥妙、历史文化气息浓厚，兼具着文学的欣赏性与文化的熏陶感。从20世纪90年代至今，他的小说畅销全球，为读者带来了前所未有的探秘享受。而克里斯蒂安亦凭借着他的超人气，当选为最畅销的法国小说家。

克里斯蒂安•贾克： 法国教父级作家。 全球最卖座的法国作家！ 文学地位比肩大、小仲马！ 唯一名列全世界十五大畅销书作家的法国人！ 1947年出生于法国巴黎，毕业于索尔邦大学。除了作家身份外，他还是法国著名的古埃及学者、世界罕见的能够当场译读古埃及象形文字的人。 他的小说文笔优雅、故事奥妙、历史文化气息浓厚，兼具着文学的欣赏性与文化的熏陶感。从20世纪90年代至今，他的小说畅销全球，为读者带来了前所未有的探秘享受。而克里斯蒂安亦凭借着他的超人气，当选为最畅销的法国小说家。

克里斯蒂安•贾克： 法国教父级作家。 全球最卖座的法国作家！ 文学地位比肩大、小仲马！ 唯一名列全世界十五大畅销书作家的法国人！ 1947年出生于法国巴黎，毕业于索尔邦大学。除了作家身份外，他还是法国著名的古埃及学者、世界罕见的能够当场译读古埃及象形文字的人。 他的小说文笔优雅、故事奥妙、历史文化气息浓厚，兼具着文学的欣赏性与文化的熏陶感。从20世纪90年代至今，他的小说畅销全球，为读者带来了前所未有的探秘享受。而克里斯蒂安亦凭借着他的超人气，当选为最畅销的法国小说家。

This important piece of Australian fiction is republished for the first time as a Penguin Modern Classic. Elizabeth Jolley's award-winning novel is presented in a fresh, new format that is a must-have for lovers of Australian literature. Miss Hester Harper, middle-aged and eccentric, brings Katherine into her emotionally impoverished life. Together they sew, cook gourmet dishes...(展开全部)

Book Description Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions. It was banned for obscenity in 1928....(展开全部)

The impossible has been accomplished. The Lord Ruler - the man who claimed to be god incarnate and brutally ruled the world for a thousand years - has been vanquished. But Kelsier, the hero who masterminded that triumph, is dead too, and now the awesome task of building a new world has been left to his young prot g, Vin, the former street urchin who is now the most powerful Mis...(展开全部)

Book Description Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions. It was banned for obscenity in 1928....(展开全部)

In The Well of Stars , Hugo award-nominated author Robert Reed has written a stunning sequel to his acclaimed novel Marrow . The Great Ship, so vast that it contains within its depths a planet that lay undiscovered for generations, has cruised through the universe for untold billions of years. After a disastrous exploration of the planet, Marrow, the Ship's captains face an inc...(展开全部)