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Shipwrecked on an unchartered island, the Swiss Family Robinson - mother, father and four young boys - make the most of their predicament, adapting to the island and turning the absence of civilizatio
When the young Arthur pulls the embedded sword from the stone, his future as the King of England is foretold. This imaginative retelling of the classic legends recounts the story of Arthur's formation
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On the grounds of Misselthwaite, her Uncle Archibald's estate near the Yorkshire moors, nine-year-old Mary Lennox finds a walled-in garden that has been locked securely for years. With the help of Dic
Le Morte D'Arthur is one of Barnes & Noble's leatherbound classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding, with
One of the leading popularisers of classical learning in the nineteenth century, Thomas Bulfinch made the myths and legends of the ancient and medieval world available to American audiences through hi
【小王子】來自小小星球的小王子，遊歷了各個星球，最後來到了地球。這不只是小王子的宇宙之旅，更是小王子一場充滿純真與溫柔的生命之旅。這是因為小王子擁有一個簡單的「祕密」：One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.人只有用心靈才能把事情看得清楚，重要的東西用肉眼是看不見的。《小王子
《老人與海》（The Old Man and the Sea）是美國文豪海明威的代表作，也是永垂不朽的經典文學，這本中篇小說並讓他榮獲1954年的諾貝爾文學獎。海明威的一生，不論是創作或真實的人生，都在展現「硬漢」（tough guy）的特質，而《老人與海》正將這種特質推至巔峰。 故事中的老人是一位古巴漁夫，他年輕時膂力過人，過著跑遠洋漁船的生活。如今他孤獨一人生活，平日只有一個跟他學打魚的小男孩
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