雷克斯．史陶特 Rex Stout 一八八六年十二月一日生於美國印第安那州諾伯斯維爾，家中九個小孩裡排行老六。高中畢業後曾短暫就讀堪薩斯大學，之後進入海軍，擔任老羅斯福總統專用艇上的士官長。退役後的四年間，史陶特分別在六個州從事過辦公室工友、雪茄店記帳員、旅館經理等大大小小約莫三十種不同的工作，其中包括自由撰稿者，在雜誌上發表過詩作、小說及專題文章。此外，史陶特及其兄弟專為學校設計的銀行服務系統廣受歡迎，多達四百間學校使用的高額收益為他帶來優渥的生活。 一九二七年，史陶特自金融界退休，前往巴黎展開專職作家的生涯，此時他已經四十二歲了。四十九歲那年返美，推出以尼洛．伍爾夫為主角的推理小說《高爾夫謀殺案》，從此在文壇大放異彩，一九五九年獲美國推理作家協會頒贈大師獎肯定其畢生貢獻。 史陶特的創作量極大，直至一九八五年過世前仍手不輟筆，光是伍爾夫探案系列就寫...(展开全部)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK In this beautiful and moving novel about family, love, and growing up, Ann Patchett once again proves herself one of America’s finest writers. “Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature.” —The Guardian In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Mi...(展开全部)

In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship wi...(展开全部)

From Publishers Weekly This enormous compendium may be Ford's swan song as a designer, as he recently announced that he was quitting fashion to direct movies. But for the last 10 years, as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, he took the brands in fresh directions. This huge, slipcased Festschrift checks in at 11"×14", and covers each of the Gucci years indivi...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 《Tom Jones (Wordsworth Classics) (汤姆 琼斯)》讲述了：Tom Jones is widely regarded as one of the first and most influential English novels.It is certainly the funniest.Tom Jones,the hero of the book,is introduced to the reader as the ward of a liberal Somerset squire.Tom is a generous but slightly wild and feckless country boy with a weakness for young women.Misfortune,followed ...(展开全部)

Book Description This revised Norton Critical Edition is based upon the fourth edition of "Tom Jones", the last to be published during Fielding's lifetime. Contemporary reactions to the novel's publication and 12 critical essays are included.

在线阅读本书 《Tom Jones (Wordsworth Classics) (汤姆 琼斯)》讲述了：Tom Jones is widely regarded as one of the first and most influential English novels.It is certainly the funniest.Tom Jones,the hero of the book,is introduced to the reader as the ward of a liberal Somerset squire.Tom is a generous but slightly wild and feckless country boy with a weakness for young women.Misfortune,followed ...(展开全部)

Book Description This revised Norton Critical Edition is based upon the fourth edition of "Tom Jones", the last to be published during Fielding's lifetime. Contemporary reactions to the novel's publication and 12 critical essays are included.

From Publishers Weekly This enormous compendium may be Ford's swan song as a designer, as he recently announced that he was quitting fashion to direct movies. But for the last 10 years, as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, he took the brands in fresh directions. This huge, slipcased Festschrift checks in at 11"×14", and covers each of the Gucci years indivi...(展开全部)