The Rowe-Tonson edition of Shakespeare's plays (1709) is an important event in the history of both Shakespeare studies and English literary criticism. Though based substantially on the Fourth Folio (1685), it is the first, "edited" edition: Rowe modernized spelling and punctuation and quietly made a number of sensible emendations. It is the first edition to include dramatis personae, the first to...
I arrived in Dublin on the evening of the fifth of August, and drove to the residence of my uncle, the Cardinal Archbishop. He is like most of my family, deficient in feeling, and consequently averse to me personally. He lives in a dingy house, with a side-long view of the portico of his cathedral from the front windows, and of a monster national school from the back. My uncle maintains no...
Five Weeks in a Balloon, or, Journeys and Discoveries in Africa by Three Englishmen (French: Cinq semaines en ballon) is anadventure novel by Jules Verne.
It is the first Verne novel in which he perfected the "ingredients" of his later work, skillfully mixing a plot full of adventure and twists that hold the reader's interest with passages of technical, geographic, and historic description. The...
The Mudfog Papers was written by Victorian era novelist Charles Dickens and published from 1837–38 in the monthly literary serial Bentley's Miscellany, which he then edited. They were first published as a book as The Mudfog Papers and Other Sketches. The Mudfog Papers relates the proceedings of the fictional “The Mudfog Society for the Advancement of Everything”, a Pickwickian...
Cuốn nhật kí 1 littoru no namida đã được liệt vào hàng sách best-seller của Nhật Bản. Dù đã được xuất bản hơn chục năm nay nhưng đến bây giờ vẫn còn ăn khách. Phim dựa trên chuyện có thật của một cô gái tên là Kito Aya. Dù bị căn...
Ba cuộc trò chuyện giữa Anna Bikont (báo Gazeta Wyborcza) và Leszek Kołakowski, triết gia Ba Lan nổi tiếng - Bài đăng trong chuyên san Twarze Dużego Formatu của báo Gazeta Wyborcza, Thái Linh dịch.
Núi, đơn độc mà chót vót, mây mù mênh mang. Trong mênh mang có cỏ xanh nắng rọi, chim hót trùng nhiễu.
Ngộ Không nói: “Ngọn núi này như dao vót, cây cối hoang vu, nhất định có yêu quái.”
Bát Giới nói:...
Man's inclination to decorate his belongings has always been one of the earliest signs of civilisation. Art had its beginning in the lines indented in clay, perhaps, or hollowed in the wood of family utensils; after that came crude colouring and drawing.
Among the first serious efforts to draw were the Egyptian square and pointed things, animals and men. The most that artists of that day...
"Một ngày nọ, cái hoa kiểng vùng vằng mắng nhiếc mấy con chuột đuôi dài ngoằng. Trong những lời phất phơ, thơ thẩn, bọn mây nghe thấy một câu rất buồn cười:
- Anh là động vật giả dối bậc cao. Là loài gặm nhấm sự lương thiện của chính bản thân...
Người Đàn Ông Có Vầng Trán Hẹp là một truyện ngắn của Lê Minh Phong.
"“Như thế là được rồi đấy.” Gã mỉm cười và nhìn vào mình trong gương. Gã lấy tay vuốt ngược tóc rồi lại mỉm cười. Rồi gã lắc lắc cái đầu của...
Tôi - một đứa con trai chuyên Toán thực tế, không lãng mạn. Tính từ khi sinh ra tới giờ trở thành một sinh viên đại học, thì tôi chỉ biết đến những công thức, lượng giác, hình học, tất tần tật mọi thứ liên quan tới tư duy logic.
Nàng - một...
Swift took up his permanent residence in the Irish capital in 1714. The Harley Administration had fallen never to rise again. Harley himself was a prisoner in the Tower, and Bolingbroke a voluntary exile in France, and an open adherent of the Pretender. Swift came to Dublin to be met by the jeers of the populace, the suspicion of the government officials, and the polite indifference of his...
Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name.
Hawthorne was encouraged by friend Horatio Bridge to collect these previously anonymous stories; Bridge offered $250 to cover the risk of the...
Prester John is a 1910 adventure novel by John Buchan. It tells the story of a young Scotsman named David Crawfurd and his adventures in South Africa, where a Zulu uprising is tied to the medieval legend of Prester John. Crawfurd is similar in many ways to Buchan's later character, Richard Hannay.
It contains the notable line: "Perfect love casteth out fear, the Bible says; but, to speak it...
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1599. It is one of several plays written by Shakespeare based on true events from Roman history, which also include Coriolanus and Antony and Cleopatra.
Although the title is Julius Caesar, Julius Caesar is not the most visible character in its action; he appears in only five scenes. Marcus Brutus...
Why, ma, yes you do. They're so fine and handsome, and high-bred and polite, so every way superior to our gawks here in this village; why, they'll make life different from what it was-so humdrum and commonplace, you know-oh, you may be sure they're full of accomplishments, and knowledge of the world, and all that, that will be an immense advantage to society here. Don't you think so, ma?
365 Luncheon Dishes: A Luncheon Dish For Every Day In The Year. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Hugo's Napoleon the Little is a satirical comparison of Napoleon I and II, published in 1852. Earlier was monument of leadership, while latter a complete failure. During his reign, France went to an edge of ruin. This conscience-shaking work with references from other sources is illuminating for readers of all times!
"- Tôi sẽ không tha thứ cho cậu đâu! Sẽ không đâu. Kurogane! Tha thứ cho cậu nghĩa là tôi tiếp tục gây ra tội ác!
Tôi đã luôn tự nhủ như vậy cách đây ba tháng rồi, khi còn ở Tokyo. Tôi và cậu ấy dạo này cũng ít nói...