&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.

“If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?” England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith’s son from Putney emerges from the spring’s bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, whi...(展开全部)

Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.</P> In The Light Fantastic only one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortunately, the hero happens to be the sing...(展开全部)

特里·普拉切特是当代最著名的幽默奇幻作家，同时也是英语文坛最具影响力的讽刺作家之一。被人誉为“笔锋犀利、擅于讽刺的J·R·R·托尔金”。 深受读者推崇的“碟形世界”系列奇幻小说是普拉切特的代表作品，为他赢得了世界声誉。该系列从1983年《魔法的颜色》问世算起，到2006年，共出版了36部长篇小说，其中多部被改编成了漫画、动画、舞台剧、电视剧、广播剧、桌面游戏和电脑游戏等。截至2007年2月，普拉切特的作品在全球累计销售5000万册。

Minoru Aose is an architect whose greatest achievement is to have designed the Yoshino house, a prizewinning and much discussed private residence built in the shadow of Mount Asama. Aose has never been able to replicate this triumph and his career seems to have hit a barrier, while his marriage has failed. He is shocked to learn that the Yoshino House is empty apart from a sing...(展开全部)

特里·普拉切特是当代最著名的幽默奇幻作家，同时也是英语文坛最具影响力的讽刺作家之一。被人誉为“笔锋犀利、擅于讽刺的J·R·R·托尔金”。 深受读者推崇的“碟形世界”系列奇幻小说是普拉切特的代表作品，为他赢得了世界声誉。该系列从1983年《魔法的颜色》问世算起，到2006年，共出版了36部长篇小说，其中多部被改编成了漫画、动画、舞台剧、电视剧、广播剧、桌面游戏和电脑游戏等。截至2007年2月，普拉切特的作品在全球累计销售5000万册。

Terry Pratchett's profoundly irreverent novels are consistent number one bestsellers in England, where they have garnered him a revered position in the halls of parody next to Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and Carl Hiaasen.</P> In The Light Fantastic only one individual can save the world from a disastrous collision. Unfortunately, the hero happens to be the sing...(展开全部)

During the past fifteen years, changes in technology have generated an extraordinary array of new ways in which music and movies can be produced and distributed. Both the creators and the consumers of entertainment products stand to benefit enormously from the new systems. Sadly, we have failed thus far to avail ourselves of these opportunities. Instead, much energy has been de...(展开全部)