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《斯通纳》讲述了生命中最重要的部分：爱，认同，怜悯，志业，傲骨，信任与死亡。 一个勇者有过的失败不失意的人生：即使不能拥有完美的生活，所幸追求过完整的自我。 美国，密苏里州。来自偏远农场的农家子弟、19岁的威廉·斯通纳进入州立密苏里大学学习农学。自一堂选修文学课为起点， 他的一生就此悄然改变。未来的斯通纳成为了一名大学老师，结婚、生子、教学、退休、衰老、死亡。在他生命的尽头，或许他可以坦然面对这个问题：你的一生，还要期望别的什么吗？ 一部蕴含着真诚、激情与紧凑力量的小说，探究了历史洪流所忽视的人性之间的冲突、溃败与幸存，重新唤起思考每个个体独特存在的意义。作者约翰·威廉斯向世人展示了凡人中的勇者在如何生活。 ---------------------------------------- ◆威廉斯的写作就像被打磨光滑的橡木上反射出本色、持久的光泽。这本书的伟大之处在于，它以不带一丝一毫悲喜的冷静洞察了生活本质的全部。《斯通纳》迟到五十年后畅销，是献给被亏欠的艺术一次迟来的正名。 ——《纽约客》 ◆斯通纳活过，然后死去，如你我一样。他生活中发生的每一件事就发生在你我面前，看似平淡。然而，写出这种“简单”却需要天才才能完成。读这本书是一本令人难过却又美妙的阅读体验。 ——《星期日泰晤士报》 ◆约翰·威廉斯的《斯通纳》刻画了一个将追求智识当作对抗无意义的战争、拒绝与外部世界作廉价妥协的人的一生。它的意义或许不只是一部伟大的小说——它简直是一部几近完美的小说，机构精巧，语言优美，故事动人，展示着一种夺人心魄的完美。 ——《纽约时报》 ◆一件文学的珍宝。 ——《明镜周刊》 ◆拥有超乎寻常的力量……直击生活的真相，语言清澈优美。它是一部献给所有热爱文学之人的传奇。 ——伊恩·麦克尤恩 ◆一本精彩绝伦的小说，既丰富又忧郁，记录着伤痛与失去的同时也留存了美好温柔的时刻。这本小说完美展现了小说艺术的要素，它的叙事节奏与情节构架均堪称完美无缺。这本小说像一条河流，冷静而又流畅的平静笔调裹挟着磅礴延绵的力量。 ——亚当·福尔兹

本书作者尤瑟纳尔选取了中国、南斯拉夫、阿尔巴尼亚、希腊、印度、日本的故事、传说和神话作为这些历史小说的题材。尤瑟纳尔并不止于从东方的传奇和神话故事中猎奇，她更重视这些故事中蕴含的哲理意义，以她的话来说，要从中挖掘“不可分割的思辨观点”。正因如此，她有时加以改写，有时加以引申，有时以自己的方式加以想象，以致改变了原有故事的含义，丰富了故事的内涵。《东方故事集》描写爱情的故事最多，包括《马尔科的微笑》、《源氏亲王的黄昏恋》、《迷恋过海洋女神的男子》、《寡妇阿芙罗迪西亚》，《砍掉脑袋的迦利》也可以算在内。《东方故事集》描写母爱的小说只有一篇：《死去女人的奶》。

Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult." The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to gain a complete understanding of Tolkien's status as a giant of twentieth-century literature.

Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult." The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to gain a complete understanding of Tolkien's status as a giant of twentieth-century literature.

Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult."The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to gain a complete understanding of Tolkien's status as a giant of twentieth-century literature.

First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that "grew in the telling," and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads." For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literature's most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.

A new edition of The Hobbit with a short introduction by Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date corrections, and all of Tolkien's own drawings and color illustrations, including the rare "Mirkwood" piece.

《<霍比特人>的历史》第一部，由John D. Rateliff撰写。 《<霍比特人>的历史》分为两个部分: Part One: Mr.Baggins, Part Two: Return to the Bag-End. 主要包括了托尔金创作《霍比特人》的原始手稿、托尔金画的插图(有素描也有上了色的)、五六张未发表过的地图以及这本书的作者John D. Rateliff写的大量评论。John D.Rateliff记录了托尔金在《霍比特人》一书出版之前以及之后对这个故事的修改，而且逐章分析了为什么要做这些改动以及故事改动所反映出的托尔金对中土世界不断成熟的构思。

Marking exactly 70 years since The Hobbit was first published, this commemorative boxed set comprises hardback gift editions of The Hobbit and the two-volume companion work which includes the very different unpublished draft version of Tolkien's masterpiece. This three-volume collector's boxed set presents for the first time the complete text of the original manuscript of 'The Hobbit' alongside the definitive hardback edition of the book. First published on 21 September 1937, The Hobbit has gone on to be one of the most treasured stories of all time, often dismissed as a children's book but enjoyed as much by adults as children. Like its successor, 'The Lord of the Rings', this is a story that "grew in the telling", and many characters and story threads present in the published text were completely different when Tolkien first read his story aloud to his young sons as part of their "fireside reads". As well as recording the many changes made to the story both before and after publication, 'Mr Baggins' and 'The Return to Bag-End' examine -- chapter-by-chapter -- why those changes were made and how they reflect Tolkien's ever-growing concept of Middle-earth.The original account of where Bilbo meets Gollum and steals the ring from him is reprinted here in its proper context for the first time in over fifty years, as are many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for the story by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and essays on the date of composition, the influence of Tolkien's professional and early mythological writings, the imaginary geography, and Tolkien's later revisions. Finally, this boxed set makes available for the first time the text of Tolkien's attempt to recast 'The Hobbit' into the style of 'The Lord of the Rings'.

此ISBN最早使用于1995年的版本。最初封面为黑太阳，此封面共印刷九次。第十次印刷时改为红太阳，由此恢复托老原本意愿。值得注意的是，HC于2007年出版的广为人知的70周年纪念版仍沿用了此ISBN。

A new B-format paperback edition commemorating 75 years since the original publication of The Hobbit. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. The Hobbit became an instant success when it was first published in 1937, and 75 years later Tolkien’s epic tale of elves, dwarves, trolls, goblins, myth, magic and adventure, with its reluctant hero Bilbo Baggins, has lost none of its appeal.

The third volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them As the Shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the Companions of the Ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard, and takes part in the desperate victory of the Hornburg. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for dead after a battle with the giant spider, Shelob; but Frodo is still alive—now in the foul hands of the Orcs. And all the while the armies of the Dark Lord are massing as the One Ring draws ever nearer to the Cracks of Doom. “A triumphant close . . . a grand piece of work, grand in both conception and execution. An astonishing imaginative tour de force.” – Daily Telegraph Includes the complete appendices and index for The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The second volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While Frodo and Sam made their escape, the rest of the company was attacked by Orcs. Now they continue the journey alone down the great River Anduin—alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. “Among the greatest works of imaginative fiction of the twentieth century. The book presents us with the richest profusion of new lands and creatures, from the beauty of Lothlórien to the horror of Mordor.” – Sunday Telegraph

The first volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. “A unique, wholly realized other world, evoked from deep in the well of Time, massively detailed, absorbingly entertaining, profound in meaning.” – New York Times

The Fall of Arthur is a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien concerned with the legend of King Arthur and written in the Old English alliterative metre. It was published, along with three essays by Christopher Tolkien on 23 May 2013.

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the novel The Lord of the Rings. It is divided into two books, Book I and II. It was originally released on July 29, 1954 in the United Kingdom by Alin and Unwin. The book begins with a prologue, which summarizes the events of the first book, The Hobbit. It gives you the backstory of the ring and how it came to be. It tells how the creator, Sauron first came upon it. It gives the backstory of Smeagol and his friend Deagol and how they came upon the Ring after Sauron was temporarily defeated. It also explains how Bilbo Baggins found the One Ring after Smeagol who had turned to Gollum lost it. Then Bilbo returns to Bag End in The Shire and the story of Frodo Baggins, the son of Drogo Baggins, begins.