Social philosopher, utopian, novelist, and "father" of science fiction and science fantasy, Herbert George Wells was born on September 21, 1866, in Bromley, Kent. His father was a poor businessman, and young Bertie's mother had to work as a lady's maid. Living "below stairs" with his mother at an estate called Uppark, Bertie would sneak into the grand library to read Plato, Swift, and Voltaire, authors who deeply influenced his later works. He shoed literary and artistic talent in his early stories and paintings, but the family had limited means, and when he was fourteen years old, Bertie was sent as an apprentice to a dealer in cloth and dry goods, work he disliked.
He held jobs in other trades before winning a scholarship to study biology at the Normal School of Science in London. The eminent biologist T. H. Huxley, a friend and proponent of Darwin, was his teacher; about him Wells later said, "I believed then he was the greatest man I was ever likely to meet." Under Huxley's influence, Wells learned the science that would inspire many of his creative works and cultivated the skepticism about the likelihood of human progress that would infuse his writing.
Teaching, textbook writing, and journalism occupied Wells until 1895, when he made his literary debut with the now-legendary novel The Time Machine, which was followed before the end of the century by The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds, books that established him as a major writer. Fiercely critical of Victorian mores, he published voluminously, in fiction and nonfiction, on the subject of politics and social philosophy. Biological evolution does not ensure moral progress, as Wells would repeat throughout his life, during which he witnessed two world wars and the debasement of science for military and political ends.
In addition to social commentary presented in the guise of science fiction, Wells authored comic novels like Love and Mrs. Lewisham, Kipps, and The History of Mister Polly that are Dickensian in their scope and feeling, and a feminist novel, Ann Veronica. He wrote specific social commentary in The New Machiavelli, an attack on the socialist Fabian Society, which he had joined and then rejected, and literary parody (of Henry James) in Boon. He wrote textbooks of biology, and his massive The Outline of History was a major international bestseller.
By the time Wells reached middle age, he was admired around the world, and he used his fame to promote his utopian vision, warning that the future promised "Knowledge or extinction." He met with such preeminent political figures as Lenin, Roosevelt, and Stalin, and continued to publish, travel, and educate during his final years. Herbert George Wells died in London on August 13, 1946.
Author biography from the Barnes & Noble Classics edition of The War of the Worlds.
这次收到这本《时间机器》的英文原版,真的让我眼前一亮!书本的尺寸非常适合小读者,不大不小,刚好可以让他们轻松地捧在手里阅读。我猜想,这本书的语言风格会非常直观且易于理解,毕竟是为6-9岁的孩子设计的。这对我来说,是一个绝佳的机会去接触原汁原味的英文故事,同时也能锻炼我的英语阅读能力。我一直相信,通过阅读原版书籍,能够更深刻地理解作者的写作意图和文化的细微之处。我特别好奇,在这样一个小小的读者群体中,《时间机器》会如何被解读?它的奇幻元素是否会激发孩子们无限的想象力?我会不会在阅读过程中,如同主人公一样,对时间产生全新的认识?也许书中的某些词汇会很新颖,但正是这种挑战,才让阅读的过程变得更加有趣和充实。我期待着能在这个过程中,学习到新的单词和短语,并且能够将它们运用到我自己的表达中,让我的语言更加丰富和生动。这本书就像一个宝藏,等待着我去发掘里面的精彩内容。
评分这本书的整体感觉非常扎实,平装的设计意味着它能够承受孩子们的日常翻阅,这一点我非常赞赏。质量上乘的书本,是阅读体验的重要保障。我之所以选择《时间机器》这本书,很大程度上是因为它所蕴含的“时间旅行”这一经典科幻概念。对于年幼的孩子们来说,这是一个多么富有吸引力的主题啊!我忍不住去想象,书中会不会描绘出某个神奇的装置,能够穿越时空的界限?主人公又是如何启动这个装置,开启一段不可思议的旅程?我希望故事情节能够跌宕起伏,引人入胜,但同时又不会过于复杂,以免让小读者感到困惑。我更看重的是,这本书能否在娱乐性之外,引发孩子们对科学、对探索的兴趣。也许书中会涉及一些简单的科学原理,或者一些关于宇宙的猜想,这些都将是极具教育意义的部分。我期待着这本书能让孩子们在享受阅读乐趣的同时,也能够拓宽视野,激发他们对未知世界的探索欲望,并从小培养科学精神。
评分我对《时间机器》这本书的期待,很大程度上源于其英文原版和针对6-9岁年龄段的定位。这表明这本书在语言的运用上会兼顾趣味性和适宜性,既能让孩子理解,又能让他们感受到原汁原味的英语魅力。平装本的厚度适中,方便小手抓握,也非常适合他们反复翻阅。我非常好奇,作者将如何构建一个引人入胜的时间旅行故事,让小读者们能够轻松跟随主人公的脚步,穿越不同的时空。是惊险刺激的冒险,还是充满智慧的解谜?我希望这本书能够激发孩子们对科学的兴趣,尤其是对那些关于时间、空间和科技的概念。也许书中会通过生动有趣的例子,来解释一些复杂的想法,让孩子们在潜移默化中,对科学产生浓厚的兴趣。我也期待着,这本书能够拓展孩子们的词汇量,让他们在阅读中不知不觉地学习新的英语单词和表达方式,为他们未来的学习打下坚实的基础。这本书无疑是一扇通往奇妙世界的窗口。
评分收到这本《时间机器》的时候,我立刻被它的简洁而富有力量的书名所吸引。平装版本的选择,也让我觉得非常贴心,它让这本书更加平易近人,也更方便孩子随时随地地阅读。我非常喜欢那些能够挑战孩子们思维的书籍,而“时间机器”这个概念无疑就是这样的一个绝佳载体。我猜想,这本书的故事可能会围绕着一个聪明的小主人公展开,他或许无意中发现了一台能够穿越时空的机器,然后就此展开了一段精彩纷呈的冒险。我期待着故事情节能够充满惊喜和乐趣,让孩子们在阅读的过程中,时不时地发出惊叹。同时,我也希望书中能够传递一些积极的价值观,比如勇气、智慧、以及对未知的好奇心。对于6-9岁的孩子来说,这样的故事能够极大地丰富他们的想象力,并让他们对科学、对世界产生更浓厚的兴趣。我希望这本书能够成为孩子们书架上的一颗璀璨明珠,陪伴他们度过愉快的阅读时光,并在他们心中播下科学探索的种子。
评分这本书的封面设计就立刻吸引了我!那种复古而又带着一丝神秘感的插画,让我对书中的故事充满了好奇。我非常喜欢它的平装版本,手感舒适,拿在手里很有质感,无论是放在书架上还是随身携带都非常方便。我一直对科幻主题的故事情有独钟,而《时间机器》这个名字本身就预示着一场奇妙的冒险。我尤其期待它能带领我进入一个与我们现在截然不同的世界,去探索那些可能存在的未来景象,或是回到遥远的过去,亲眼见证历史的变迁。对于6-9岁的读者来说,能够接触到这样充满想象力的故事,无疑是对他们创造力和求知欲的绝佳激发。我设想,书中一定充满了令人惊叹的描写,比如那些超乎想象的交通工具,或是那些与我们现在截然不同的社会形态。我迫不及待地想翻开这本书,看看作者是如何用文字描绘出这样宏伟而又充满细节的时间之旅的,以及主人公将会在旅途中遇到哪些有趣的角色和挑战。我希望这本书能教会我一些关于时间、关于变化,或者关于人类未来的一些深刻道理,即使是以一种轻松有趣的方式呈现。
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评分英文故事书,还不错,还是有破损。
评分是爸妈网的朋友介绍的,说是好书 确实不错,书的字比较大,适合亲子阅读或孩子自主阅读 是章节书哦,黑白文字的
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评分作为仙剑主角,这个男主显然是霸气不足,书生气有余的。坦白说我不是很喜欢夏侯的人物设定,更不习惯大家统称的“宝玉哥哥”,他的名字总让我觉得是官方为了和瑕配对而生的,瑾也是美玉的意思,显然北软做人设的大师对取名没有上软那么考究。(额,三代药草,三外星宿,四代石头大家印象还很深吧?)鉴于对男主的第一印象很一般,我就一直没有在游戏里用他带过队(剧情需要除外),不过瑾轩显然不是那种像贾宝玉似的看见姑娘死了只有哭的份的男人(略微吐槽下红楼)至始自终他都没有放弃过拯救朋友拯救爱人的责任,甚至他最后的抉择让我认为他比龙溟和姜云凡都要聪明的多,虽然最后和瑕一起杯具,但至少也无遗憾了。而且,这个家伙说出了和“吃到老,玩到老”一样最平凡但是最打动人的誓言。
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评分活着最痛苦
评分五前的游戏长度大概较五代多出了一倍,(五前我通关用了50小时,五只用了30小时,后期同样都动了修改器),长并不代表就好,但五前的剧情并没有“扯麻纱”的感觉。十个可控角色是仙剑一次大胆的尝试,主角们个个都是个性鲜明自不必说,也因为有了他们,五代里提及到的名字不再只是个“名字”,而是有感情有担当的前辈们。
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