is night in the south seas near Tahiti, and the ship HMS Bounty has begun the long voyage home to England. But the sailors on the ship are angry men, and they have swords and guns. They pull the captain out of bed and take him up on deck. He tries to run, but a sailor holds a knife to his neck. "Do that again, Captain Bligh, and you're a dead man!' he says. The mutiny on the Bounty hap…
"Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change"
When Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley leave school, their feet are set on very different paths. Kind, foolish Amelia returns to her comfortable home and wealthy family, to await a suitable marriage, while Becky must look out for herself, earning her own living in a hard world. But Becky is neither kind nor foolish, and with her quick brain and keen eye for a chance, her fortunes soon rise, whil…
Everyday life in Baltimore, USA, is full of problems-getting the washing done, buying groceries and dog food, avoiding the neighbors After the death of his son and the departure of his wife, Macon's attempts to run his own life become increasingly desperate - and more and more odd. Meanwhile, he has to get on with his work, writing tourist guides for business people. Then his dog Edward s…
Conradin is ten years old. He lives alone with his aunt. He has two big secrets. The first is that he hates his aunt. The second is that he keeps a small, wild animal in the garden shed. The animal has sharp, white teeth, and it loves fresh blood. Every night, Conradin prays to this animal and asks it to do one thing for him, just one thing. This collection of short stories is clever, funny,…
"There are so many things that a mother wishes to teach her daughter How to lose your innocence but not your hope. How to keep hoping, when hope is your only joy. How to laugh for ever. This is the story of four mothers and their daughters - Chinese-American women, the mothers born in China. and the daughters born in America. Through their eyes we see life in pre-Revolutionary China, and lif…
Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first
"Do your best wherever it is, and keep up your good name."
"Let anyone speak long enough, he will get believers."
Daddy long legs dalam bahasa Inggris adalah sebutan untuk laba-laba berkaki panjang. Namun, oleh Jerusha Abbott, kata tersebut ia pakai untuk menjuluki seorang pria budiman yang telah menyantuninya bersekolah di perguruan tinggi. Pria baik hati itu hanya mensyaratkan Judy (nama kecil Jerusha) menulis laporan kemajuan studinya dalam bentuk surat setiap bulan. Sebuah syarat yang sangat mudah, apa…