格林童话英文版Grimm's_Fairy_Tales
著/Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm 播/佚名
《格林童话》产生于十九世纪初，是由德国著名语言学家，雅格·格林和威廉·格林兄弟收集、整理、加工完成的德国民间文学。它是世界童话的经典之作，自问世以来，在世界各地影响十分广泛。格林兄弟以其丰富的想象、优美的语言给孩子们讲述了一个个神奇而又浪漫的童话故事，带有浓厚的地域特色、民族特色，富于趣味性和娱乐性，对培养儿童养成真、善、美的良好品质有积极意义。
雅各的房间Jacobs-Room
著/Virginia Woolf 播/Amanda
Thenovelcenters,inaveryambiguousway,aroundthelifestoryoftheprotagonistJacobFlanders,andispresentedentirelybytheimpressionsothercharactershaveofJacob[exceptforthosetimeswhenwedoindeedgetJacob'sperspective].Thus,althoughitcouldbesaidthatthebookisprimarilyacharacterstudyandhaslittleinthewayofplotorbackground,thenarrativeisconstructedasavoidinplaceofthecentralcharacter,ifindeedthenovelcanbesaidtohavea'protagonist'inconventionalterms.Motifsofemptinessandabsencehauntthenovelandestablishitselegiacfeel.
A_Journey_in_Other_Worlds_A_Romance_of_the_Future
著/John Jacob Astor IV 播/Tom Weiss
AJourneyinOtherWorlds:ARomanceoftheFutureisasciencefictionnovelbyJohnJacobAstorIV,publishedin1894.Thebookoffersafictionalaccountoflifeintheyear2000.Itcontainsabundantspeculationabouttechnologicalinvention,includingdescriptionsofaworld-widetelephonenetwork,solarpower,airtravel,spacetraveltotheplanetsSaturnandJupiter,andterraformingengineeringprojects—dammingtheArcticOcean,andadjustingtheEarth'saxialtilt(bytheTerrestrialAxisStraighteningCompany).InAstor'snovel,thefutureUnitedStatesisamulti-continentalsuperpower.Europeannationshavebeentakenoverbysocialistgovernments,whichhavesoldmostoftheirAfricancoloniestotheU.S.;andCanada,Mexico,andthecountriesofSouthAmericahaverequestedannexation.Raceconflictisathingofthepast,sincethe"darkelements"oftheAmericanhegemonyhavediedout.Spacetravelisachievedbylinkinganairshiptoacomet.Jupiterprovestobeajungleworld,withflesh-eatingplants,vampirebats,giantsnakesandmastodons,andflyinglizards.TheAmericansdiscoverawealthofexploitableresources:iron,silver,gold,lead,copper,coal,andoil.Saturn,incontrast,isanancientworldofsilentspirits.Thespiritbeingsprovidetheexplorerswithforesightoftheirowndeaths.
History_of_Julius_Caesar
著/Jacob Abbott 播/Cathy Barratt
ThebookchroniclestheextraordinarylifeandleadershipofRome’sEmperorJuliusCaesar,fromhisearlyyearstohisassassination.
汉尼拔Hannibal
著/Jacob Abbott 播/Hollis Hanover
Therearecertainnameswhicharefamiliar,asnames,toallmankind;andeverypersonwhoseeksforanydegreeofmentalcultivation,feelsdesirousofinforminghimselfoftheleadingoutlinesoftheirhistory,thathemayknow,inbrief,whatitwasintheircharactersortheirdoingswhichhasgiventhemsowidely-extendedafame.Consequently,greathistoricalnamesaloneareselected;andithasbeenthewriter'saimtopresenttheprominentandleadingtraitsintheircharacters,andalltheimportanteventsintheirlives,inaboldandfreemanner,andyetintheplainandsimplelanguagewhichissoobviouslyrequiredinworkswhichaimatpermanentandpracticalusefulness.ThisvolumeisdedicatedtoHannibal.
伊丽莎白女王Queen-Elizabeth
著/Jacob Abbott 播/Kara Shallenberg
Therearecertainnameswhicharefamiliar,asnames,toallmankind;andeverypersonwhoseeksforanydegreeofmentalcultivation,feelsdesirousofinforminghimselfoftheleadingoutlinesoftheirhistory,thathemayknow,inbrief,whatitwasintheircharactersortheirdoingswhichhasgiventhemsowidely-extendedafame.Consequently,greathistoricalnamesaloneareselected;andithasbeenthewriter’saimtopresenttheprominentandleadingtraitsintheircharacters,andalltheimportanteventsintheirlives,inaboldandfreemanner,andyetintheplainandsimplelanguagewhichissoobviouslyrequiredinworkswhichaimatpermanentandpracticalusefulness.ThisvolumeisdedicatedtoQueenElizabeth.
凯尔特人Celtic_Folk_and_Fairy_Tales
著/Joseph Jacobs 播/Kristingj
AcollectionoffolkandfairytalesfromtheEmeraldIsle.Thereisanearlierversionofthisbook-CelticFairyTales,butthisrecordingwasdonefromadifferentbookinProjectGutenberg.Samebook,newreaders!
埃及艳后_Cleopatra
著/Jacob Abbott 播/Alana Jordan
AbiographyofthefamousCleopatraofEgypt,writteninamanner,equallyinterestingtochildrenandtoadults.
The_Monkey's_Paw
著/W. W. Jacobs 播/David Barnes
TheMonkey’sPawwaswrittenin1902byW.W.Jacobs.It’sadarkbroodingtalewhichpromisesfromthestartthatthelightyouseeattheendofthetunnelisactuallyanoncomingtrain.MrandMrsWhiteofLaburnumVillasstepouttowardthatlightbytakingupthethreewishesgrantedtotheowneroftheMonkey’sPaw.TerriblethingshavehappenedtopreviousownersofthisartifactbutsurelytheWhiteswillfarebetterthanthosewhohavegonebefore…
Incidents_in_the_Life_of_a_Slave_Girl
著/Harriet Jacobs 播/Elizabeth Klett
HarrietJacobs’autobiography,writtenunderthepseudonymLindaBrent,detailsherexperiencesasaslaveinNorthCarolina,herescapetofreedominthenorth,andherensuingstrugglestofreeherchildren.ThenarrativewaspartlyserializedintheNewYorkTribune,butwasdiscontinuedbecauseJacobs’depictionsofthesexualabuseoffemaleslaveswereconsideredtooshocking.Itwaspublishedinbookformin1861.
英语神话故事集_English_Fairy_Tales
著/Joseph Jacobs 播/Joy Chan
AcollectionoftraditionalEnglishfairytales.