The American Claimantby Mark TwainEXPLANATORYThe Colonel Mulberry Sellers here re-introduced to the public is the sameperson who appeared as Eschol Sellers in the first edition of the taleentitled "The Gilded Age," years ago, and as Beriah Sellers in thesubsequent editions of the same book, and finally as Mulberry Sellers inthe drama played afterward by John T. Raymond.The name was changed from Eschol to Beriah to accommodate an EscholSellers who rose up out of the vasty deeps of uncharted space andpreferred his requestbacked by threat of a libel suitthen went hisway appeased, and came no more. In the play Beriah had to be dropped tosatisfy another member of the race, and Mulberry was substituted in thehope that the objectors would be tired by that time and let ...
更多精彩请登陆forum.minisoyo/—————————————————红楼梦魇第一卷张爱玲形容自己考据《红楼梦》“是一种疯狂的情形,故得句”十年一觉迷考据,赢得红楼梦魇名“。第一章一 红楼梦未完(1)有人说过“三大恨事”是“一恨鲥鱼多刺,二恨海棠无香”,第三件不记得了,也许因为我下意识的觉得应当是“三恨红楼梦未完”。小时候看红楼梦看到八十回后,一个个人物都语言无味,面目可憎起来,我只抱怨“怎么后来不好看了?”仍旧每隔几年又从头看一遍,每次印象稍有点不同,跟生命的历程在变。但是反应都是所谓“揿钮反应”,一揿电钮马上有,而且永远相同。很久以后才听见说后四十回是有一个高鹗续的。怪不得!也没深究。直到一九五四年左右,才在香港看见根据脂批研究八十回后事的书,在我实在是个感情上的经验,石破天惊,惊喜交集,这些熟人多年不知下落,早已死了心,又有了消息。迄今看见有关的近着,总是等不及的看...
Maid Marianby Thomas Love PeacockCHAPTER INow come ye for peace here, or come ye for war? SCOTT."The abbot, in his alb arrayed," stood at the altar in the abbey-chapel of Rubygill, with all his plump, sleek, rosy friars, in goodly lines disposed, to solemnise the nuptials of the beautiful Matilda Fitzwater, daughter of the Baron of Arlingford, with the noble Robert Fitz-Ooth, Earl of Locksley and Huntingdon. The abbey of Rubygill stood in a picturesque valley, at a little distance from the western boundary of Sherwood Forest, in a spot which seemed adapted by nature to be the retreat of monastic mortification, being on the banks of a fine trout-stream, and in the midst of woodland coverts, abounding with excellent game. The bride, with her father and attendant...
驭梦奇录 作者:思想的芦苇 光灵诞生,灵父只给了她半个灵体。空雨花杀死骨虺,得到了另外半个灵体。这个破碎的灵体会让光灵和空雨花有怎样的际遇呢? 烨萝花林中的一场杀戮,使空雨花见到了梦精灵,也知道世上有「梦」的存在。对「梦」的渴求驱使他跟随殷拿云到隼翔宫学艺。梦幻大陆的奇异绚丽之景,将如何在他眼前一幕幕拉开? 手里的溟琥剑和身子里的半个灵体究竟有什麽样神奇的力量,使空雨花先伤绿衣人,再伤樊泄? 空雨花与「隼翔十鹰」攀登不羁山,拜访雾庄,在碧玉潭遇上蓝魔。他将如何对付蓝魔,救下同伴? ~第一章 骷髅花中的骨虺~ 月亮终于升到中天,光华从头顶上方那个拳头大小的小洞漏进来,直端端地泻在灵父面前的银盘里。此时,月光就好象是一根柱子,撑起了整个山洞。灵父将手伸进月光里,搅动了几下,点点头,然后低头看着银盘,柔声说道:“月光不烫,也不冷,温度正合适...
网游之千机百合作者:结束与开始第一章 身在苦中不知苦 “闪开!别挡我的路,他妈的小心我掐死你……大哥我不是说你,我说你后面的那个小朋友,嘿嘿……呦!胸肌会抖的哦……” 啪!! 妈的现在什么世道,我揉着脸走出了人群,真是的,谁知道那是你的孩子啊,动手就打人…… 看了一眼太阳,现在应该是下午3点左右。 哎~穷啊,不过今天我可是出来消费的,攒了1年的钱,我就是等待这一时刻的到来,号称完美的网络游戏《千机》终于完成测试开始运营了,全球五大网游公司联手打造,游戏界翘首7年的经典之作,一个游戏芯片才7000块钱,可以兼容任何型号的虚拟头盔。 还是人山人海,早晨7点开始公开销售,现在都过去……(15减7…)都过去8个小时了,还有这么多人,虽说是无限量销售可是谁不想早点买到手啊。 冒充内部人员、假装黑社会、扮成暴力分子……我用尽了所有的招数都冲不进去,这些人已经疯了,抚摩着便体...
刘兴旺,湖南洙洲人,1991年毕业于湖南商学院经管系,毕业后任职于地方商业局、深圳某商业集团、大型涂料企业,历任业务员、市场部经理、营销副总等职。曾获得“全国市场营销职业经理”称号。现任湖南商学院特聘讲师、博士德文化公司高级管理顾问、北京汪中求细节管理咨询公司高级培训师。序言《可以平凡,不能平庸》序汪中求我的领导朱新月希望我为同事刘兴旺、寇盛君合著的《可以平凡,不能平庸》一书作序。老实说,我并未通读全稿,平凡人的我正为膏梁谋而忙得不可开交;但这个题目很有味道,于是便欣然提笔。自然,我至今仍然是一个不甘平庸的庸人,再修炼三十年,不晓得能否脱离庸人之列。但我自以为自己在“去庸”的路上,走得还可以,甚而有人说我有“特立独行”之嫌,我不在意。记得林语堂先生说过:“余观世上面目可憎之人,皆无癖之人耳。”我是一直怕成为林夫子所说的“面目可憎之人”,便刻意做了点事情,甚至过于...
自 序 唐朝从公元618年建国,到公元907年灭亡,一共延续了289年,历经20个皇帝,是公认的中国封建王朝鼎盛的朝代。唐朝在文化、政治、经济、外交等方面都取得了辉煌的成就,当时的东亚邻国,包括新罗、渤海国和日本等,政治体制、文化等方面无不受到唐朝的深刻影响。历史学者黄仁宇认为唐朝连同宋朝,是相继于秦汉之后的中国第二帝国时期。唐朝国力鼎盛之时,连罗马帝国也无法望其项背。而唐帝国超越罗马帝国的,显然还不只是国力强盛如此简单。罗马帝国覆灭后,就再也没有罗马。而唐帝国灭亡后,中国还在,之后还有宋代、元代等朝代延续。这显然能引发我们更多对唐朝的关注和思考。 唐朝强盛的顶峰是在唐玄宗手中实现的,这就是历史上著名的“开元全盛”景象。“开元初,上励精理道,铲革讹弊,不六七年,天下大治,河清海晏,物殷俗阜。安西诸国,悉平为郡县。自开远门西行,亘地万余里,入河湟之赋税。左右藏库,财物山积...
1·顾明泉 半夜里顾明泉做了个同学聚会的梦,男男女女一大群的围着一张圆桌,像海啸一样发出一阵阵喧哗,人头攒动,面目时而模糊时而清晰,这时有个人跳上了桌子中间,他认出了这个人居然是郑栋才,便大声对他喊道,喂,你什么时候出来的?但是没有人听到他的声音。房子外面下着大雨,雨滴像漫无边际的黄土似的把房子包围了,一点一点地埋葬,而房子里热气腾腾,人声鼎沸,郑栋才在桌子上扭着身子,像扭秧歌一样扭得有模有样,他的脸也扭得变形了,闪烁着一种五彩斑斓的颜色。顾明泉发现没有人认识他,可是他都认识他们呀,大家都是马铺一中85届文科班的同学,他还看到班主任刘锦标戴着面具出场了,像大人物一样挥着手说,同学们好,同学们辛苦了。在持续不断的喧哗和骚动中,只有顾明泉亮开嗓子应了一声,然而没有人理睬他,他被人从桌子前挤到了后面,一种巨大的惯性使他踉踉跄跄往后退;他看到许多屁股在晃动,那都是同学们的...
Latter-Day Pamphletsby Thomas CarlyleBut as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night. Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream. Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!JEAN PAUL.Then said his Lordship, "Well. God mend all!""Nay, by God, Donald, we must help him to mend it!" said the other.RUSHWORTH (_Sir David Ramsay and Lord Rea, in 1630_).CONTENTS.I. THE PRESENT TIME II. MODEL PRISONS III. DOWNING STREET IV. THE NEW DOWNING STREET V. STUMP-ORATOR[February 1, 1850.] NO. I. THE PRESENT TIME.The Present Time, youngest-born of Eternity, child and heir of all the Past Times with their good and evil, and parent of all the Future, is ever a "New Era" to the thinking man; and comes with new questions and ...
高军抓回一个嫖客,让我帮着做一份笔录。搞这种笔录有点黄色,一些细节要写得清清楚楚。我问的可能过了点儿,这个嫖客还难为情了。我说:“你好意思干,怎么还不好意思说呢?”嫖客满脸通红。他说:“我就干过一次。”这种人被抓到一百次,也说一次。高军大声说要把他拘留起来。他一听吓得浑身颤抖,他马上跟我套近乎,“苏队长,你不记得我了?”我说:“我本来就不记得你。”他说:“我是徐冰的朋友,上次咱们不是在一块吃饭来的嘛!”他详细地描述三个月前在海鲜世界吃饭的情景。我这才想起来,那次徐冰请客确实有他一个。我挖苦他一顿然后和高军商量。我说:“别拘留了,罚点款得了。”高军说:“这么干好吗?”他为难了半天答应道:“好吧!看你的面子,罚五千吧。”我问嫖客兜里有多少钱,他说也就是三千多块钱。我无奈地又对高军说:“别五千了,三千得了。”高军说:“你和他什么关系?”我说:“是朋友。”高军满脸不愿意...
The New Machiavelliby H. G. Wells [Herbert George Wells]CONTENTSBOOK THE FIRSTTHE MAKING OF A MANI. CONCERNING A BOOK THAT WAS NEVER WRITTENII. BROMSTEAD AND MY FATHERIII. SCHOLASTICIV. ADOLESCENCEBOOK THE SECONDMARGARETI. MARGARET IN STAFFORDSHIREII. MARGARET IN LONDONIII. MARGARET IN VENICEIV. THE HOUSE IN WESTMINSTERBOOK THE THIRDTHE HEART OF POLITICSI. THE RIDDLE FOR THE STATESMANII. SEEKING ASSOCIATESIII. SECESSIONIV. THE BESETTING OF SEXBOOK THE FOURTHISABELI. LOVE AND SUCCESSII. THE IMPOSSIBLE POSITIONIII. THE BREAKING POINTBOOK THE FIRSTTHE MAKING OF A MAN...
内容简介这个娘娘腔凭什么操控她的一切?! 不过是偷窥了下他娘亲为他安排的美女脱衣秀他竟以她干扰他寻找「性」福而威胁她道是「不合作」她眼珠子便不保她那在古代有钱也难再造的「薄薄一片」因而失守大伙口中对女人没兴趣的他强迫她「闻鸡起舞」 说什么只有她能让他有「性」心,还要她帮他消除积压了三十年的欲火每晚爱得她上气不接下气、浑身「BB剉」 满脑子全都是他唇舌齿三管齐下的超猛爱功一颗心从此背叛自己飞向他早忘了该多花心思在如何「返家」而非全神贯注在他身上! 楔子 西汉 自古以来江南就是一个风光明媚、物产丰饶的地方,可以就是人间天堂。 江南的富有人家很多,但是富可敌国却又有诸多传闻辗转在民间传述的只有城门东郊龙海山上的飘月山庄。 今天,一向平静的飘月山庄发生了一件怪事。 谁也没想到这件事竟对飘月山庄的未来产生极大的影响。...
Lecture VIIIThe Growth and Diffusion of Primitive IdeasMr Tylor has justly observed that the true lesson of the newscience of Comparative Mythology is the barrenness in primitivetimes of the faculty which we most associate with mentalfertility, the Imagination. Comparative Jurisprudence, as mightbe expected from the natural stability of law and custom, yetmore strongly suggests the same inference, and points to thefewness of ideas and the slowness of additions to the mentalstock as among the most general characteristics of mankind in itsinfancy.The fact that the generation of new ideas does not proceed inall states of society as rapidly as in that to which we belong,...
109 ADHISTORIESby P. Cornelius Tacitustranslated by Alfred John Church and William Jackson BrodribbBOOK I, January - March, A.D. 69I BEGIN my work with the time when Servius Galba was consul forthe second time with Titus Vinius for his colleague. Of the formerperiod, the 820 years dating from the founding of the city, manyauthors have treated; and while they had to record the transactions ofthe Roman people, they wrote with equal eloquence and freedom. Afterthe conflict at Actium, and when it became essential to peace, thatall power should be centered in one man, these great intellects passed...
十亿消费者——来自中国商界第一线的经验作者:James McGregor 译者:白痴年代前言 这原本是从北京飞往沿海城市福州的一次常规飞行。航空公司是一家新成立的国有公司,飞机也是新进口的。但乘务组兴奋有余、专业不足,让我觉得这次飞行一点儿也不常规。服务员们在前排嘻笑打闹,急急忙忙地收拢要带回家的大包小包,里面都是多出来的航空餐当中最好的东西。驾驶员舱门在整个飞行期间一直都开着。飞行师会走出来在前排打个小盹。 终于要降落了。脚下郁郁葱葱的绿色大地和星罗密布的农舍和猪圈,离我们越来越近。飞机开始转向,对准正在迅速接近的跑道,两名空乘站在正副飞行员的身后,准备如同冲浪一般把飞机降落到跑道上。突然,当我们距离布满了橡胶轮胎擦痕的跑道不足50英尺的时候,飞行员猛地一把把操纵杆推了上去。引擎尖叫起来,飞机急速爬升。有意思的是,两名空乘都没有载跟头,但她们都踉踉跄跄的回到了座位上,一脸...
White Liesby Charles ReadeCHAPTER I.Towards the close of the last century the Baron de Beaurepaire lived in the chateau of that name in Brittany. His family was of prodigious antiquity; seven successive barons had already flourished on this spot when a younger son of the house accompanied his neighbor the Duke of Normandy in his descent on England, and was rewarded by a grant of English land, on which he dug a mote and built a chateau, and called it Beaurepaire (the worthy Saxons turned this into Borreper without delay). Since that day more than twenty gentlemen of the same lineage had held in turn the original chateau and lands, and handed them down to their present lord.Thus rooted in his native Brittany, Henri Lionel Marie St. Quentin de Beaurepaire was as f...
Deruesby Alexandre Dumas, PereOne September afternoon in 1751, towards half-past five, about a score of small boys, chattering, pushing, and tumbling over one another like a covey of partridges, issued from one of the religious schools of Chartres. The joy of the little troop just escaped from a long and wearisome captivity was doubly great: a slight accident to one of the teachers had caused the class to be dismissed half an hour earlier than usual, and in consequence of the extra work thrown on the teaching staff the brother whose duty it was to see all the scholars safe home was compelled to omit that part of his daily task. Therefore not only thirty or forty minutes were stolen from work, but there was also unexpected, uncontrolled liberty, free from the sur...
冬儿 >> 谁赢谁输楔子 东京 七月 日正当头,气温异常炎热,街道上的路人莫不纷纷避进冷气十足的商店、餐厅或百货公司消暑止渴一番。但靠近市中心一栋历史悠久、占地极广的古典建筑物,无论里外竟是挤满了人。古意盎然的庭院里,清一色是穿着绣有鬼煞肖像墨黑色和服的男子。 举凡对日本黑势力稍有涉猎的人,均知晓他们乃是雄踞关东,以齐藤为首的“鬼煞组”组织成员;而在庭院外俨然围成一道人墙,穿着制服的一大群人,不是别人,正是闻风而来,深怕发生暴动的人民保母——警察是也。 在这艳阳炙烈的时刻,温度热得让人汗流浃背、头晕目眩,这一正一邪的两帮人马却毫无动静的任由炙阳灼身,静待着齐藤家宅宽敞玄关处的动静,只因为今天不是个普通的日子,而是“鬼煞组”新旧魁主的交接大典。 “砰”的一声枪响,伴随着女子尖叫高喊“刺客”的惊叫声,立刻震惊四周一触及发的氛围。只见庭院内的鬼煞组精英齐冲上玄关...