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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque（IV）怪誕蔓藤花紋的傳說怪異故事集（英文版）

Thisworkisacollectionofpreviously-publishedshortstoriesfromthedarkpenofEdgarAllanPoe,firstpublishedin1840.InthisvolumeweexaminesomeTalesofTheGrotesqueAndArabesquefromthedarkpenofEdgarAllanPoe.HewasbornEdgarPoeinBostonMassachusettsonJanuary19th1809andtragicallyorphanedatanearlyage.TakeninbytheAllanfamilyhiseducationwascutshortbylackoffundsandhewenttothemilitaryacademyWestPointwherehefailedtobecomeanofficer.Hisearlyliteraryworkswerepoeticbuthequicklyturnedtoprose.HeworkedforseveralmagazinesandjournalsuntilinJanuary1845TheRavenwaspublishedandbecameaninstantclassic.Thereafterfollowedtheworksforwhichheisnowsorightlyfamedasamasterofthemysteriousandmacabre.Poediedattheearlyageof40in1849inBaltimore,Marylan

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Ideaship

Ideashipflipstraditionalleadershiponitsheadandshowshowsimpleactsofcompassion,trust,andgenerosityofspirit,aswellassomeseeminglyzanyactions,canunleashunexpected,vitalburstsofcreativity.

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The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（III）（英文版）

BasedonthelifeofPaulGauguin,TheMoonandSixpenceisW.SomersetMaugham'sodetothepowerfulforcesbehindcreativegenius.CharlesStricklandisastaidbanker,amanofwealthandprivilege.Heisalsoamanpossessedofanunquenchabledesiretocreateart.AsStricklandpursueshisartisticvision,heleavesLondonforParisandTahiti,andinhisquestmakessacrificesthatleavesthelivesofthoseclosesttohimintatters.ThroughMaugham'ssympatheticeyeStrickland'storturedandcruelsoulbecomesasymboloftheblessingandthecurseoftranscendentartisticgenius,andthecostinhumanslivesitsometimesdemands.

They Just Don't Get It!

Youhaveagreatidea.Itissoobviouslygreatthatyou’rehardlygoingtohavetoexplainittopeople.Thisdelightfullittlebookwillteachyoutobecomeabettercommunicatorofideasandaninspiredmotivatorofpeople,bothpersonallyandprofessionally.

Somebody's Luggage 誰的行禮（II）（英文版）

Stumblinguponsomeluggagethathasbeenleftbehindinthehotelwhereheworks,awaitersearchesthroughittoidentifyitsowner.Hefailstodiscoverthis,buthedoesfind,secretedawayindifferentpartsoftheluggage,quiteanumberofstories.Impressedbytheirquality,hesucceedsingettingthempublished,althoughtheidentityoftheirauthorremainsamysteryuntilavisitorcomescalling.ThisworkisarediscoveredgemfromDickens'slaterlife,amasterpiece,amagnificentmergerofuniqueanddifferentpieces.Ithaswealthofsignificantdetails,myriadexpressions,dialogueandphysiognomy.Itisanenigmaticworkinwhichidentityoftheowneroftheluggagecreatesaninterestingaccount.Anexhilaratinganecdote!Somebody'sLuggageisaShortStorypublishedin1862byCharlesDickensCharles,anEnglishwriterandsocialcritic,whohascreatedsomeoftheworld'sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedbymanyasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera.

The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires

Acompacttextprovidingastep-by-stepformulatobecomeaself-mademillionaire,basedonthesuccesssecretsusedbyothermillionaires.Includes21strategiesandideasformovingaheadinfinanceandinlife,showinghowtogetorganizedandmakeplansforbecomingwealthy.

Doctor Marigold 馬里歌德醫生（英文版）

Originallypublishedin1865,thestory"Dr.Marigold"wasextremelysuccessful,whichDickens'spublicperformancesofaplaybasedit-fascinatingandeasytoread.Doctor(itishisgivenname)Marigoldisa"CheapJack"orwhatwewouldcallastreetpeddler.DoctorMarigold'sfortunesreversewhenheadoptsadeafandmutegirlwhosemotherisdeadandwhosestepfather,ownerofatravelingcircus,beatsher.Thisbriefshortstoryisafirstpersonaccountofthelifeofa"Cheap-Jack",akindofsalesmanorbarkeratfairs,whosellscheap,everydayitemstothepoor.Dickensclearlyisinlovewiththetypicalnon-stoppatterorauctioneer'ssongthatthesemenengagedin,andsamplesoftheseday-longchantsmakeupmuchofthebook.Thestorythatmovesallthisforwardistheman'sloveforhiswife,daughter,andgranddaughter.Dickensdoeshisusualmasterfuljobofpullingatyourheartstringsandbringingeverythingtoagoodtear-jerking,happyending.

The Battle of Life 人生的戰斗（II）（英文版）

TheBattleofLifeistheonlyoneofthefiveChristmasBooksbyCharlesDickensthathasnosupernaturalorexplicitlyreligiouselements.(OnescenetakesplaceatChristmastime,butitisnotthefinalscene.)ThestorybearssomeresemblancetoTheCricketontheHearthintworespects:ithasanon-urbansetting,anditisresolvedwitharomantictwist.ItisevenlessofasocialnovelthanisCricket.AsistypicalwithDickens,theendingisahappyone.Thisnovellawasfirstpublishedin1846.Twosisters,GraceandMarion,livehappilyinanEnglishvillagewiththeirtwoservants,andtheirgood-naturedwidowerfatherDrJeddler.Marion,theyoungersister,isbetrothedtoAlfredHeathfield,Jeddler'swardwhoisleavingthevillagetocompletehisstudies.HeentrustsMariontoGrace'scareandmakesapromisetoreturntowinMarion'shand.OnthedaythatAlfredistoreturn,however,itisdiscoveredthatMarionhasrunoff.Afternursingheartbreak,AlfredmarriesGraceinsteadofMarionandshebearshimadaughter,alsocalledMarion.OnthebirthdayofMarion,GraceconfidestoAlfredthatMarionhasmadeapromisetoexplainherso-called"elopement"inperson.Marionindeedappearsthateveningbysunsetandexplainsherdisappearancetothepartiesinvolved.ItturnsoutthatMarionhasnot"eloped"buthasinsteadbeenlivingatherauntMartha'splacesoastoallowAlfredtofallinlovewithGrace.

The Cricket on the Hearth 爐邊蟋蟀（III）（英文版）

TheCricketontheHearthbyCharlesDickensisaFairyTaleofHome.ThisnovellapublishedbyBradburyandEvans,andreleased20December1845withillustrationsbyDanielMaclise,JohnLeech,RichardDoyle,ClarksonStanfieldandEdwinHenryLandseer.Dickensbeganwritingthebookaround17October1845andfinisheditby1December.LikeallofDickens'sChristmasbooks,itwaspublishedinbookform,notasaserial.JohnPeerybingle,acarrier,liveswithhisyoungwifeDot,theirbabyboyandtheirnannyTillySlowboy.Acricketchirpsonthehearthandactsasaguardianangeltothefamily.ThetitlecreatureisasortofbarometeroflifeatthehomeofJohnPeerybingleandhismuchyoungerwifeDot.Whenthingsgowell,thecricketonthehearthchirps;itissilentwhenthereissorrow.OnedayamysteriouselderlystrangercomestovisitandtakesuplodgingatPeerybingle'shouseforafewdays.Thejealousoldman,Tackleton,poisonsJohn'smindaboutDot,butthecricketthroughitssupernaturalpowersrestoresJohn'sconfidenceandallendshappily.

You, Unstuck

Thisbookcombatsadestructivemind-setthatweallsometimesfallinto:Ican'tchange.Iamthevictimofmycircumstances,andIamconfinedbymypersonallimitations.Thisphilosophy,thoughintangible,destroysmoredreamsandlimitsmorelivesthananyactual,physicalobstacle.

The Cricket on the Hearth 爐邊蟋蟀（II）（英文版）

TheCricketontheHearth:AFairyTaleofHomeisanovellabyCharlesDickens,publishedbyBradburyandEvans,andreleased20December1845withillustrationsbyDanielMaclise,JohnLeech,RichardDoyle,ClarksonStanfieldandEdwinHenryLandseer.Dickensbeganwritingthebookaround17October1845andfinisheditby1December.LikeallofDickens'sChristmasbooks,itwaspublishedinbookform,notasaserial.JohnPeerybingle,acarrier,liveswithhisyoungwifeDot,theirbabyboyandtheirnannyTillySlowboy.Acricketchirpsonthehearthandactsasaguardianangeltothefamily.ThetitlecreatureisasortofbarometeroflifeatthehomeofJohnPeerybingleandhismuchyoungerwifeDot.Whenthingsgowell,thecricketonthehearthchirps;itissilentwhenthereissorrow.OnedayamysteriouselderlystrangercomestovisitandtakesuplodgingatPeerybingle'shouseforafewdays.Thejealousoldman,Tackleton,poisonsJohn'smindaboutDot,butthecricketthroughitssupernaturalpowersrestoresJohn'sconfidenceandallendshappily.

The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（I）（英文版）

CharlesStrickland,aconventionalstockbroker,abandonshiswifeandchildrenforParisandTahiti,tolivehislifeasapainter.Whilsthisbetrayaloffamily,dutyandhonourgiveshimthefreedomtoachievegreatness,hisdecisionleadstoanobsessionwhichcarriessevereimplications.InspiredbythelifeofPaulGauguin,TheMoonandSixpenceisatonceasatiriccaricatureofEdwardianconventionsandavividportrayalofthementalityofagenius.

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Mugby Junction（II）馬戈比岔口（英文版）

MugbyJunctionisasetofshortstorieswrittenin1866byCharlesDickensandcollaboratorsCharlesCollins,AmeliaB.Edwards,AndrewHalliday,andHesbaStretton.ItwasfirstpublishedinaChristmaseditionofthemagazineAlltheYearRound.Dickenspennedamajorityoftheissue,includingthefollowingshortstories:BarboxBrothers;BarboxBrothers&Co;TheBoyatMugby(MainLine);TheSignalman(No.1BranchLine).Dickens'scollaboratorseachcontributedanindividualstorytothecollection.Theyareasfollows:TheEngineDriver(No.2BranchLine)isastorybyAndrewHalliday;TheCompensationHouse(No.3BranchLine)isonebyCharlesCollins;TheTravellingPost-OfficeisonebyHesbaStretton;thelastoneisfromAmeliaB.Edwards,namedTheEngineer.It'salistofstories,theframenarrativeisbasedon"theGentlemanforNowhere,"whohasspenthislifecloisteredinthefirmBarboxBrothers&Co.,makesuseofhisnew-foundfreedominretirementtoexploretheraillinesthatconnectwithMugbyJunction.

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The Seven Poor Travellers 七個可憐的旅行者（英文版）

TheSevenPoorTravellersisatalebyCharlesDickens,anEnglishwriterandsocialcriticwhocreatssomeoftheworld'sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedbymanyasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera,publishedin1854.RichardWatts,Esq.byhiswill,dated22Aug.1579,foundedthischarityforsixpoortravelers,whonotbeingrogues,orproctors,Mayreceivegratisforonenight,lodging,entertainment,andfourpenceeach.Strictlyspeaking,therewereonlysixpoortravellers;Thenumberisbroughtuptosevenbecausethenarratorisanidletraveller,aspoorashehope.Althoughheisnowreveredastheauthorofsuchlong-formmasterworksasGreatExpectations,CharlesDickens'shortstoriesrankedamonghismostpopularcreativeendeavorsduringhislifetime.LikemanyofhisChristmas-themedstories,"TheSevenPoorTravellers"wasoriginallyserializedinamagazine.Thisheartwarmingtaleisamust-readduringtheholidayseason,oranytimeyourspiritcoulduseaboost.

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Around the World in Eighty Days八十天環游地球（IV）（英文版）

JulesVerne'snovelcolorfullyrecapturesthespiritofitstime,whenreaderswerefascinatedbynewtechnologiesandeagertodiscoverfarawayplaces.PhileasFoggwagershalfhisfortuneontheastoundingpropositionthathecantravelallthewayaroundtheworldinjust80days.WithhisfaithfulFrenchservant,Passepartout,PhileasFoggembarksontheadventureofalifetime,travellingacrossfourcontinentsbywhatevermeanshecan-train,elephant,steamship-andexperiencingendlesssurprisesandmishapsalongtheway.Thistraveloguesweepsthroughmanyexoticsettings,includingthejunglesofIndia,whereFoggandPassepartoutrescuearajah'swidow,andacrossthePacifictotheAmericanfrontier,wheretheybraveabisonstampedeandanattackbySiouxIndians.

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The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain（III）圣誕故事集5：著魔的人（英文版）

ThisbookisanovellabyCharlesDickensfirstpublishedin1848.Redlawisateacherofchemistrywhooftenbroodsoverwrongsdonehimandgrieffromhispast.Heishauntedbyaspirit,whoisnotsomuchaghostasRedlaw'sphantomtwinandisanawfullikenessofhimself...withhisfeatures,andhisbrighteyes,andhisgrizzledhair,anddressedinthegloomyshadowofhisdress…"ThisspectreappearsandproposestoRedlawthathecanallowhimto"forgetthesorrow,wrong,andtroubleyouhaveknown...tocanceltheirremembrance…"Redlawishesitantatfirst,butfinallyagrees.Asaconsequenceoftheghost'sintervention,Redlawiswithoutmemoriesofthepainfulincidentsfromhispast.Heexperiencesauniversalangerthathecannotexplain.HisbitternessspreadstotheSwidgers,theTetterbysandhisstudent.AllbecomeaswrathfulasRedlawhimself.TheonlyonewhoisabletoavoidthebitternessisMilly.FinallythenovelconcludeswitheveryonebacktonormalandRedlaw,likeEbenezerScrooge,achanged,morelovingman.Nowawholeperson,RedlawlearnstobehumbleatChristmas.

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The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（IV）（英文版）

InspiredbythelifeofPaulGauguin,TheMoonandSixpenceisatonceasatiriccaricatureofEdwardianconventionsandavividportrayalofthementalityofagenius.CharlesStrickland,aconventionalstockbroker,abandonshiswifeandchildrenforParisandTahiti,tolivehislifeasapainter.Whilsthisbetrayaloffamily,dutyandhonourgiveshimthefreedomtoachievegreatness,hisdecisionleadstoanobsessionwhichcarriessevereimplications.

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The Battle of Life 人生的戰斗（III）（英文版）

TheBattleofLife:ALoveStoryisanovellabyCharlesDickens,firstpublishedin1846.Itisthefourthofhisfive"ChristmasBooks"/It'sthe4thofhisfive"ChristmasBooks",comingafterTheCricketontheHearthandfollowedbyTheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargain.BattleistheonlyoneofthefiveChristmasBooksthathasnosupernaturalorexplicitlyreligiouselements.(OnescenetakesplaceatChristmastime,butitisnotthefinalscene.)ThestorybearssomeresemblancetoTheCricketontheHearthintworespects:ithasanon-urbansetting,anditisresolvedwitharomantictwist.ItisevenlessofasocialnovelthanisCricket.AsistypicalwithDickens,theendingisahappyone.ThesettingisanEnglishvillagethatstandsonthesiteofanhistoricbattle.Somecharactersrefertothebattleasametaphorforthestrugglesoflife,hencethetitle.

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