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On Horsemanship

骑马术

Xenophon色诺芬

Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to set...

The Rose and the Ring

玫瑰与戒指

William Makepeace Thackeray威廉·梅克皮斯·萨克雷

This is the 1942 edition of this book, also known as "The History of Prince Giglio And Prince Bulbo" or "A Fire-Side Pantomime For Great And Small Children." An angel holding a red rose and a glowing ring are etched onto the front cover....

Some Roundabout Papers

绕圈的文件

William Makepeace Thackeray威廉·梅克皮斯·萨克雷

Thackeray, an only child, was born in Calcutta. He studied at Cambridge, but, never a keen student, he left the University in 1830 to travel the continent. He began to study law but gave it up and squandered much of his inheritance on gambli...

The Bedford-Row Conspiracy

百得福特娄阴谋

William Makepeace Thackeray威廉·梅克皮斯·萨克雷

English author William Makepeace Thackeray was one of the most distinguished advocates of the 19th-century realistic novel. His works, Vanity Fair and Henry Esmond epitomize his philosophy. He is remembered for sardonic depictions of middle...

The Great Hoggarty Diamond

大钻石

William Makepeace Thackeray威廉·梅克皮斯·萨克雷

Acclaimed English wit, author, and one of the most distinguished advocates of 19th-century realistic novel. Thackeray is particularly reminisced for his deftly witty and sardonic depictions of the middle and upper classes of his time....

The Moon and Sixpence

月球和六便士

W. Somerset Maugham毛姆

The Moon and Sixpence (1919) is a book by William Somerset Maugham based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told in episodic form by the first-person narrator as a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central c...

Maggie, A Girl of the Streets

街头女郎梅季

Stephen Crane史蒂芬·克莱恩

Maggie, A Girl of the Streets, is the first novel written by author Stephen Crane, and was considered to be too risqué by publishers in 1893, and Crane was forced to self-publish this title. Maggie, A Girl of the Streets, is considered to b...

The Governess

家庭女教师

Sarah Fielding莎拉·菲尔丁

Henry Fielding was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humour and satirical prowess, and as the author of the popular novel Tom Jones. He was sincerely designed to promote the cause of virtue, and to expose some of th...

The Golden Threshold

金色的门槛

Sarojini Naidu奈都

A collection of poems by Sarojini Naidu (1879-1949) was known as Bharatiya Kokila (The Nightingale of India) and was a child prodigy, freedom fighter and poet. Naidu was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National C...

Fire-Tongue

火舌

Sax Rohmer萨克斯·儒默

Written early in his career, Fire-Tongue is one of Rohmer's best and, in this reviewer's opinion, even better than his Fu Manchu series. Though this story is the sequel to Bat Wing, it is not necessary to have read the earlier book to enjoy...