内容简介
Please note the pages on this book have been produced with bevelled or rough edge to create an old style look. The publisher has deliberately chosen to produce the book this way. The coveted Penguin Threads series continues with three more enchanting, beautifully sewn covers by a talented visual artist. Bringing together traditional handicraft with cutting-edge book design, the Penguin Threads series has already created a huge buzz among the art and book-collecting communities. This latest set features three beloved children's books with cover art by painter and illustrator Rachell Sumpter, who brings a unique, whimsical sensibility to the Threads. With vivid colors and ambitiously intricate details, these additions to our innovative series commissioned by award-winning creative director Paul Buckley are rich works of art to be cherished and shared.
作者简介
Kenneth Grahame (1859–1932) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and raised in Berkshire by his grandmother, whose house and garden would inspire the backdrop of his most famous work. His books of stories for children include Pagan Papers, The Golden Age, and Dream Days.
精彩书评
"[Mole] thought his happiness was complete when, as he meandered aimlessly along, suddenly he stood by the edge of a full-fed river. Never in his life had he seen a river before--this sleek, sinuous, full-bodied animal, chasing and chuckling, gripping things with a gurgle and leaving them with a laugh, to fling itself on fresh playmates that shook themselves free, and were caught and held again." Such is the cautious, agreeable Mole's first introduction to the river and the Life Adventurous. Emerging from his home at Mole End one spring, his whole world changes when he hooks up with the good-natured, boat-loving Water Rat, the boastful Toad of Toad Hall, the society- hating Badger who lives in the frightening Wild Wood, and countless other mostly well-meaning creatures. Michael Hague's exquisitely detailed, breathtaking color illustrations on almost every generous spread--along with Kenneth Grahame's elegant, delightfully old-fashioned characterizations of the animals--make this book a wonderful read-aloud. Grahame's The Wind in the Willows has enchanted readers for four generations, and this lavishly illustrated gift edition is perhaps the finest around.
--All ages, or 9 to 12
This reviews refers to ISBN 0805002138. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Despite the attractive large format of this pleasant complete edition of the 1908 classic, the illustrations seem bland in comparison with either the lively wit of Ernest Shepard's drawings or Rackham's elegant and endearing detail. Percy does evoke the serenity of the English landscape and cozy interiors in his carefully designed full-color plates, while the characters come affably to life in his detailed drawings. There's a more contemporary flavor here, too, though costume and settings are appropriately Edwardian. Not a primary purchase, but a nice supplementary interpretation.
--Kirkus Reviews
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
前言/序言
穿越时空的冒险:英国文学经典选粹 书籍名称: 穿越时空的冒险:英国文学经典选粹 装帧形式: 精装 适读年龄: 16岁及以上 字数: 约1500字 --- 引言:凝视历史的窗棂 本书是一部精心编纂的英国文学选集,旨在带领读者深入二十世纪中叶及更早时期英国文学的迷人画卷。我们聚焦于那些塑造了现代叙事结构、深刻洞察人性复杂性,并以其独特的语言魅力和时代烙印而经久不衰的作品。这不仅仅是一本阅读材料的汇编,更是一次对特定历史、社会思潮与审美变迁的立体考察。通过精选的片段与完整的中短篇小说,读者将得以一窥那个时代知识分子群体、社会阶层变动以及个人在时代洪流中的挣扎与和解。 第一部分:战后情绪与现代主义的回响 本部分精选了二战前后英国文坛的重量级作家作品,探讨了在社会结构剧烈动荡背景下,个体精神世界的微妙变化。 章节一:身份的碎片与内在独白 我们收录了多位作家的短篇小说集锦,这些作品深刻地展现了现代主义叙事技巧的成熟运用。其中,对意识流手法的探索达到了新的高度。例如,其中一篇故事设定在二战后拥挤的伦敦公寓内,通过一位饱受战争创伤的退伍军官的视角,展现了他对“正常”生活的疏离感。叙事不依赖于线性的时间推进,而是依靠人物内心转瞬即逝的感知、记忆的闪回以及对日常物品的过度关注来构建场景。 重点作品之一,描绘了战后英国社会中产阶级家庭的“空心化”现象。父亲沉溺于对逝去帝国荣光的追忆,母亲则试图通过僵化的社交礼仪来维持表面的完整。小说通过对一系列无意义的下午茶场景的细致描绘,揭示了语言在无法表达真实情感时的空洞与乏力。作者并未给出明确的道德判断,而是将选择权交予读者,让他们自行去体味那种潜藏在彬彬有礼之下的,对意义的极度渴求。 章节二:乡村的挽歌与工业的阴影 英国的乡土文学在二十世纪经历了转型。不再是田园牧歌式的描绘,而是转变为对工业化进程侵蚀传统生活方式的沉思。本部分收录了一部中篇小说,故事背景设定在英格兰北部一个逐渐衰败的煤矿小镇。叙事围绕着一个家族的命运展开,他们试图在坚守古老的劳作传统与接受现代工业生产的残酷现实之间找到平衡。 小说的高明之处在于其对“地方性知识”的刻画。作者用近乎人类学记录的笔触,描述了矿工特有的俚语、工作时的仪式感以及他们对脚下土地复杂的情感——既是生存的依靠,也是毁灭的潜在威胁。高潮部分是一场突如其来的矿井事故,但重点并非灾难本身,而是事故发生后,社区内部那种无声的、通过共同承担悲痛而建立起来的坚固联结。这种联结,是工业社会试图用标准化和效率去抹平的“人性余烬”。 第二部分:批判的锋芒与阶级的肖像 这一部分集中展示了那些以犀利笔触解剖英国社会阶层结构和权力运作的作品,它们是那个时代社会批评的有力武器。 章节三:教育的铁笼与阶级固化 英国的公学制度及其对人格塑造的影响,一直是文学界反复探讨的主题。本部分精选了一部设定在著名寄宿学校的半自传体小说。故事以一个来自社会底层的少年被奖学金送入这所精英学府的经历为主线。 小说细致入微地描绘了不同阶级背景学生之间的微妙权力动态。上流社会的子弟们,即使在学术上可能不如主角,却拥有着一套与生俱来的、关于“如何举止”、“如何说话”的无形代码。主角的挣扎不仅仅是学业上的,更是文化上的——他必须学会模仿、伪装,甚至在某些时刻“出卖”自己的出身,才能在冰冷的走廊中生存下来。作者通过对制服、运动场规矩以及导师训诫的描绘,揭示了教育体系如何作为维护现有社会秩序的有效工具。书中对“体罚”的描写尤为克制而有力,那不仅仅是身体上的痛苦,更是对精神自主权的系统性剥夺。 章节四:都市生活的疏离与道德的灰色地带 本书还收录了几篇探讨伦敦都市生活中道德困境的讽刺小说。与对乡村的怀旧相对,这些作品将目光投向了战后迅速扩张的城市空间,那里充斥着机遇,也潜藏着人性的异化。 其中一篇故事关注了一位法律界的年轻精英,他表面上是模范公民,却秘密地参与了一场涉及财产欺诈的复杂阴谋。叙事结构模仿了侦探小说的节奏,但其目的并非揭露真相,而是展示“真相”在财富和权力面前如何被巧妙地重塑和掩盖。小说中充满了对法律条文、商业术语的戏仿,揭示了“合法性”与“正义性”之间存在的巨大鸿沟。角色们在道德上的妥协,并非源于突发的贪婪,而是长期处于一个“一切都可以被计算和交易”的环境中,逐渐磨平了良知。 结语:未曾远去的时代回响 《穿越时空的冒险:英国文学经典选粹》汇集了那些勇于直面时代挑战、敢于质疑既有秩序的文学巨匠的声音。这些作品的价值在于,它们超越了单纯的时代记录,通过对人类普遍困境——孤独、疏离、对意义的探寻——的深刻捕捉,与今天的读者建立了跨越时空的共鸣。阅读它们,如同站在历史的高处,审视我们如何走到今天,以及那些深刻的社会结构如何仍在无声地塑造着我们的生活。这是一次对智识的挑战,也是一次对情感的洗礼。