In this portrait of a "young woman affronting her destiny," Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited Ameri
*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製。 Love can be surprising. Love can be heartbreaking. Love can be an art. But love is the singular emotion that all humans rely on most . . . and crave endlessly, no
Penguin presents the audio CD edition of The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney, read by Dan Russell. Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it's cracked up to be?
The Picture of Dorian Gray was a succes de scandale. Early readers were shocked by its hints at unspeakable sins and the book was later used as evidence against Wilde at the Old Bailey in 1895.Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray makes a Faustian bargain to sell his soul in exchange for eternal youth and beauty. Under the influence of Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, where he is able to indulge his desires while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only Dorian's picture bears the traces of his decadence.A knowing account of a secret life and an analysis of the darker side of late Victorian society. The Picture of Dorian Gray offers a disturbing portrait of an individual coming face to face with the reality of his soul.@MajorLeagueAesthole Sadly my beauty will one day cease. Perhaps I could preserve it by having the doc pull and staple the skin of my face? No. A silly thought. People seem put off by my self-absorption. But I can
Set in his fictional Wessex countryside in southwest England, Far from the Madding Crowd was Thomas Hardy's breakthrough work. Though it was first published anonymously in 1874, the quick and tremendo
A gorilla, a witch, a ghost, then a fierce scaly dragon hungry for his tea. Who will be next? Each time there's a knock at the door, there's a different monster, but each time they're wearing the same
Portly art dealer and seasoned epicurean Charlie Mortdecai comes into possesion of a stolen Goya, the disappearance of which is causing a diplomatic ruction between Spain and its allies. Not that that
This outstanding collection brings together Orwell's longer, major essays and a fine selection of shorter pieces that includes 'My Country Right or Left', 'Decline of the English Murder', 'Shooting an
At twenty-one years old, product design student Evan Speigel developed the social network Snapchat. Just two years later, he shocked the world by turning down a three-billion-dollar offer from Faceboo
Filled with exciting, strange, funny, and sometimes frightening tales, Boy is the enthralling story of Roald Dahl's childhood and early life.Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essent
Former US Marine Jack Morgan runs Private, an international detective agency. Jack and his team of investigators use the world's most advanced forensic tools to solve cases, and they're never afraid t
Four brave girls from around the world use their wits, courage, and strength to deal with terrifying dangers and disasters in four exciting and empowering folk tales.Penguin Readers is a series of the
It's New York in the 1940s, where the martinis flow from cocktail hour till breakfast at Tiffany's. And nice girls don't, except, of course, Holly Golightly. Pursued by Mafia gangsters and playboy mil
Night and Day, Virginia Woolf's second novel, is both a love story and a social comedy in the tradition of Jane Austen; yet it also questions that tradition, recognizing that the goals of society and
The history-making, ground-breaking speeches of Greta Thunberg, the young activist who has become the voice of a generation'Everything needs to change. And it has to start today'In August 2018 a fifte
When overbearing Professor Higgins stumbles on flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, in Covent Garden he recognizes that her hideous vowels and forgotten consonants are all that separate her from the upper cl
羅德達爾經典讀本 內含10個故事29張CD，附收納盒 29張CD滿載10篇嚴選作品，創造力永遠豐沛的Roald Dahl帶領你一頭栽進無邊無際的想像世界。大家耳熟能詳的經典故事，如《瑪蒂達》及《巧克力冒險工廠》皆收錄於此。套書中的16本書為 01-Matilda (有音檔CD) 02-Going Solo 03-The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me 04-George's Marvellous Medicine 05-Fantastic Mr Fox (有音檔CD) 06-The Magic Finger 07-Esio Trot 08-Boy Tales of Childhood 09-Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (有音檔CD) 10-The BFG (有音檔CD) 11-The Witches (有音檔CD) 12-The Twits (有音檔CD) 13-Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (有音檔CD) 14-James and the Giant Peach (有音檔CD) 15-Danny the Champion of the World (有音檔CD) 16-Billy and the Minpins 有音檔CD的10本書為 01. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 02. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator 03. Matilda 04. The BFG 05. The Enormous Crocodile 06. Danny the Champion of the World 07. James and the Giant Peach 08. The Twits 09. The Witches 10. Fantastic Mr Fox
Sir Charles Baskerville has been found dead on the grounds of his home. Could he have been killed by the mysterious hound that is said to haunt the Baskerville family? Can Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Wats
In Yukon, Canada during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, strong sled dogs are in high demand. Buck is stolen from his comfortable home in California and sold into service as a sled dog in Alaska. Will he
Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction written for learners of English as a foreign language. Beautifully illustrated and car
