內容簡介
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.
作者簡介
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.
精彩書評
"[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
穿越時空的冒險:英國文學經典選粹 書籍名稱: 穿越時空的冒險:英國文學經典選粹 裝幀形式: 精裝 適讀年齡: 16歲及以上 字數: 約1500字 --- 引言:凝視曆史的窗欞 本書是一部精心編纂的英國文學選集,旨在帶領讀者深入二十世紀中葉及更早時期英國文學的迷人畫捲。我們聚焦於那些塑造瞭現代敘事結構、深刻洞察人性復雜性,並以其獨特的語言魅力和時代烙印而經久不衰的作品。這不僅僅是一本閱讀材料的匯編,更是一次對特定曆史、社會思潮與審美變遷的立體考察。通過精選的片段與完整的中短篇小說,讀者將得以一窺那個時代知識分子群體、社會階層變動以及個人在時代洪流中的掙紮與和解。 第一部分:戰後情緒與現代主義的迴響 本部分精選瞭二戰前後英國文壇的重量級作傢作品,探討瞭在社會結構劇烈動蕩背景下,個體精神世界的微妙變化。 章節一:身份的碎片與內在獨白 我們收錄瞭多位作傢的短篇小說集錦,這些作品深刻地展現瞭現代主義敘事技巧的成熟運用。其中,對意識流手法的探索達到瞭新的高度。例如,其中一篇故事設定在二戰後擁擠的倫敦公寓內,通過一位飽受戰爭創傷的退伍軍官的視角,展現瞭他對“正常”生活的疏離感。敘事不依賴於綫性的時間推進,而是依靠人物內心轉瞬即逝的感知、記憶的閃迴以及對日常物品的過度關注來構建場景。 重點作品之一,描繪瞭戰後英國社會中産階級傢庭的“空心化”現象。父親沉溺於對逝去帝國榮光的追憶,母親則試圖通過僵化的社交禮儀來維持錶麵的完整。小說通過對一係列無意義的下午茶場景的細緻描繪,揭示瞭語言在無法錶達真實情感時的空洞與乏力。作者並未給齣明確的道德判斷,而是將選擇權交予讀者,讓他們自行去體味那種潛藏在彬彬有禮之下的,對意義的極度渴求。 章節二:鄉村的挽歌與工業的陰影 英國的鄉土文學在二十世紀經曆瞭轉型。不再是田園牧歌式的描繪,而是轉變為對工業化進程侵蝕傳統生活方式的沉思。本部分收錄瞭一部中篇小說,故事背景設定在英格蘭北部一個逐漸衰敗的煤礦小鎮。敘事圍繞著一個傢族的命運展開,他們試圖在堅守古老的勞作傳統與接受現代工業生産的殘酷現實之間找到平衡。 小說的高明之處在於其對“地方性知識”的刻畫。作者用近乎人類學記錄的筆觸,描述瞭礦工特有的俚語、工作時的儀式感以及他們對腳下土地復雜的情感——既是生存的依靠,也是毀滅的潛在威脅。高潮部分是一場突如其來的礦井事故,但重點並非災難本身,而是事故發生後,社區內部那種無聲的、通過共同承擔悲痛而建立起來的堅固聯結。這種聯結,是工業社會試圖用標準化和效率去抹平的“人性餘燼”。 第二部分:批判的鋒芒與階級的肖像 這一部分集中展示瞭那些以犀利筆觸解剖英國社會階層結構和權力運作的作品,它們是那個時代社會批評的有力武器。 章節三:教育的鐵籠與階級固化 英國的公學製度及其對人格塑造的影響,一直是文學界反復探討的主題。本部分精選瞭一部設定在著名寄宿學校的半自傳體小說。故事以一個來自社會底層的少年被奬學金送入這所精英學府的經曆為主綫。 小說細緻入微地描繪瞭不同階級背景學生之間的微妙權力動態。上流社會的子弟們,即使在學術上可能不如主角,卻擁有著一套與生俱來的、關於“如何舉止”、“如何說話”的無形代碼。主角的掙紮不僅僅是學業上的,更是文化上的——他必須學會模仿、僞裝,甚至在某些時刻“齣賣”自己的齣身,纔能在冰冷的走廊中生存下來。作者通過對製服、運動場規矩以及導師訓誡的描繪,揭示瞭教育體係如何作為維護現有社會秩序的有效工具。書中對“體罰”的描寫尤為剋製而有力,那不僅僅是身體上的痛苦,更是對精神自主權的係統性剝奪。 章節四:都市生活的疏離與道德的灰色地帶 本書還收錄瞭幾篇探討倫敦都市生活中道德睏境的諷刺小說。與對鄉村的懷舊相對,這些作品將目光投嚮瞭戰後迅速擴張的城市空間,那裏充斥著機遇,也潛藏著人性的異化。 其中一篇故事關注瞭一位法律界的年輕精英,他錶麵上是模範公民,卻秘密地參與瞭一場涉及財産欺詐的復雜陰謀。敘事結構模仿瞭偵探小說的節奏,但其目的並非揭露真相,而是展示“真相”在財富和權力麵前如何被巧妙地重塑和掩蓋。小說中充滿瞭對法律條文、商業術語的戲仿,揭示瞭“閤法性”與“正義性”之間存在的巨大鴻溝。角色們在道德上的妥協,並非源於突發的貪婪,而是長期處於一個“一切都可以被計算和交易”的環境中,逐漸磨平瞭良知。 結語:未曾遠去的時代迴響 《穿越時空的冒險:英國文學經典選粹》匯集瞭那些勇於直麵時代挑戰、敢於質疑既有秩序的文學巨匠的聲音。這些作品的價值在於,它們超越瞭單純的時代記錄,通過對人類普遍睏境——孤獨、疏離、對意義的探尋——的深刻捕捉,與今天的讀者建立瞭跨越時空的共鳴。閱讀它們,如同站在曆史的高處,審視我們如何走到今天,以及那些深刻的社會結構如何仍在無聲地塑造著我們的生活。這是一次對智識的挑戰,也是一次對情感的洗禮。