11 似ている本： ビルマの日々

悪意のまなざし Ann Granger · 2012 · 373p · ≈ 12h · 普通 From "an accomplished veteran" of crime fiction, a Victorian murder mystery featuring a female sleuth and her detective husband (Kirkus Reviews).When Mr. Thomas Tapley is found bludgeoned to death in his sitting room, his neighbor, Inspector Benjamin Ross of Scotland Yard, is immediately summoned.Little is known about the elusive gentleman until Mr. Jonathan Tapley, QC, hears of the news, and the… 共通テーマ：Social conditions, History

有罪の川 Wilkie Collins · 1886 · 124p · ≈ 4h · 骨がある During his lifetime, British fiction writer Wilkie Collins came to rival Charles Dickens in popularity and critical acclaim. Like Dickens, Collins often gravitated toward characters who overcame significant obstacles to learn important life lessons. The novella The Guilty River continues in this vein, recounting an against-all-odds love affair that blossoms between a couple that each… 共通テーマ：British and irish fiction, Classic Literature

月面最初の人間 H. G. Wells · 1900 · ★ 3.7 · 242p · ≈ 8h · 骨がある When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity. Cavor soon succeeds in his experiments, only to tell a stunned Bedford the invention makes possible one of the oldest dreams of humanity: a journey to the moon. With Bedford motivated by… 共通テーマ：Imperialism, British and irish fiction, Classic Literature

非商業的旅行者 Charles Dickens · 1776 · ★ 3.5 · 419p · ≈ 13h · 難解 A collection of seventeen sketches which grew out of Dickens' insomnia. He took long walks through London at night and his observations resulted in these sketches. 共通テーマ：British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, History

ヘイル・ハウスの二十年間 Jane Addams · 1910 · 481p · ≈ 16h · 骨がある Jane Addams's narrative of life in an immigrant urban neighborhood provides students with an introduction to the issues of the Progressive era and the tenets of social activism. This new teaching edition reduces Addams's original text by about 35 percent, trimming illustrative detail to focus on the ideological underpinnings of the original work. The author sketches a brief biographical portrait… 共通テーマ：Social conditions, Classic Literature, History

美しい友 Guy de Maupassant · 1893 · ★ 3.9 · 417p · ≈ 13h · 骨がある .I Quand la caissiere lui eut rendu la monnaie de sa piece de cent sous, Georges Duroy sortit du restaurant. Comme il portait beau, par nature et par pose d'ancien sous-officier, il cambra sa taille, frisa sa moustache d'un geste militaire et familier, et jeta sur les dineurs attardes un regard rapide et circulaire, un de ces regards de joli garcon qui s'etendent comme des coups d'epervier. Les… 共通テーマ：Colonies, Classic Literature, History

佩勒姆 Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · 1828 · 375p · ≈ 12h · 骨がある This is the tale of Henry Pelham. He falls in love with his best friend’s sister, and then learns that his friend is accused of murder. He must find the real killer in order to marry his love. The book really illustrates the manners, habits and lifestyles of the rich and famous in the first half of the 19th century. This is a very entertaining read!Please Note: This book is easy to read in true… 共通テーマ：British and irish fiction, Classic Literature

毒の帯 Arthur Conan Doyle · 1913 · ★ 3.9 · 83p · ≈ 2h · 骨がある Being an account of another adventure of Prof. George E. Challenger, Lord John Roxton, Prof. Summerlee and Mr E. D. M alone, the discoverers of "The Lost World". 共通テーマ：British and irish fiction, Classic Literature

法律と婦人 Wilkie Collins · 1875 · ★ 3.8 · 392p · ≈ 13h · 骨がある Three years ago, her husband stood accused of murder -- and the verdict that came in from the jury was the Scottish Verdict, Not Proven. The jury had not evidence enough to convict him -- nor enough to comfortably exonerate him. Eustace could not bear the weight of her discovery; he fled to the continent, to live in anonymity. But Valeria knew her husband, and she loved him. She knew he was… 共通テーマ：Social conditions, British and irish fiction, Classic Literature

黒衣 Wilkie Collins · 1881 · ★ 3.7 · 318p · ≈ 10h · 骨がある The Black Robe is an 1881 partially-epistolary novel by famed English writer, Wilkie Collins. The book, which relates the misadventures of one "Lewis Romayne", is noted for its anti-Catholic lens. 共通テーマ：British and irish fiction, Classic Literature

国富論 Adam Smith · 1776 · ★ 3.9 · 512p · ≈ 17h · 難解 Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was recognized as a landmark of human thought upon its publication in 1776. As the first scientific argument for the principles of political economy, it is the point of departure for all subsequent economic thought. Smith's theories of capital accumulation, growth, and secular change, among others, continue to be influential in modern economics. This reprint of… 共通テーマ：Colonies, History