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No one - fictional or factual - embodies the Jazz Age as completely as F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jay Gatsby. First published in 1925, this legendary novel continues to enthrall generations as it serves as a lens to view our not-so-distant past. Many of our notions about that period are taken from this book. Bathtub gin, flappers, and house parties that last all week enliven Fitzgerald's classic tale. Stylish and engaging, The Great Gatsby is also a startling literate portrait of Gatsby's search for meaning in his opulent world.

The definitive American novel. A great success since it was first published. Required reading. One of the most enjoyable novels ever written.

Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Policeman, Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty.

　薫の君は、横川(よかわ)へおいでになり、僧都に浮舟のことを尋ねました。そして、一切を知ると、母君の嘆きをはらしてやりたいので、などとおっしゃって、僧都と御自分のお手紙を浮舟の弟・小君に持たせ、小野へ使いに出しました。しかし、浮舟は小君にも会わず、人違いでしょう、と言って手紙の御返事を書くことも頑に拒みます。

大病後めっきり弱くなられた紫の上は、出家が叶わず、せめてもと法華経千部を供養しました。しかし、夏の暑さで衰弱が進み、親しい人々にご遺言なさいます。やがて秋、祈祷もむなしくこの世を去りました。源氏の院は自らをなだめ、どうにか葬送を済まされますが、そのあとはもう何の分別もつかなくなるほど打ちひしがれてしまいました。

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山本周五郎は「文学には“純”も“不純”もなく、“大衆”も“少数”もない。ただ“よい小説”と“わるい小説”があるばかりだ」を信念とし、普遍妥当性をもつ人間像の造形を生涯の目的とした作家で、時代小説を中心に沢山の作品を残しています。
　その作風は今なお古臭さを感じさせず、繊細に描かれた人の心の機微や人情に、思わず笑わされたり、胸を打たれたりする魅力に溢れています。

＜あらすじ＞
お秋は村次とは腐れ縁だった。十八の頃に出会ってからはや九年、仕事がものになれば、お秋を苦界の商売から足を洗わせてやる……何度もそう言われ続け、お秋は彼との縁を切れずにいた。その一方で船宿の船頭である藤吉には強く思いを寄せられ、一緒になろうと迫られていたが、村次のこともあり、お秋は断り続けていた。
　ある日、店にはおせんという十七の娘がやって来た。借金を抜いて一人が店を出ることになった代わりだった。お秋は世話をしてやり、おせんを気に掛けるが、一方のおせんはなかなかお秋に懐こうとしなかった。
そしてある日、村次が「商売がうまく行かなかった」と、お秋に鞍替えの話を持って来た時、女主人はお秋に対して、おせんの身の上を話すのだった。それはお秋が思ってもみない残酷な真実だった……

＜山本周五郎＞
1903～67年。小説家。山梨

One of the 20th century's most challenging novels of ideas, The Fountainhead champions the cause of individualism through the story of a gifted young architect who defies the tyranny of conventional public opinion. The struggle for personal integrity in a world that values conformity above creativity is powerfully illustrated through three characters: Howard Roarke, a genius; Gail Wynand, a newspaper mogul and self-made millionaire; and Dominique Francon, a devastating beauty.

This definitive audio collection, read by Stacy Keach, traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style - from the plain bald language of his first story to his mastery of seamless prose that contained a spare, eloquent pathos, as well as a sense of expansive solitude. These stories showcase the singular talent of a master, the most important American writer of the 20th century.

Four years after the Great War, America is enjoying an economic boom. Enigmatic veteran Jay Gatsby, who's risen from being nobody from nowhere to self-made millionaire, is along for the ride. Upwardly mobile, he reaches for status among the "old money" on Long Island - and for all that it promises across the bay, namely Daisy, the lost love of his youth, who has been married for five years to Gatsby's contemptible rival, Tom Buchanan. With all his wealth and charmed aspirations to restore the past, Gatsby is certain he can win her back.

No, the "Moonstone" isn't a celestial relic, it's a gigantic yellow diamond of unearthly beauty that was given to Rachel Verinder as a present on her 18th birthday - and stolen that very night! Betteredge, one of the most beloved butlers in English literature, is the focus of this seminal detective novel, which examines how one family's life is turned upside-down by the theft. And find out why the answers to all of life's problems can be found in the pages of Robinson Crusoe.

厚木市上荻野出身のアナウンサー・ヨミガタリスト神﨑寿美代がお送りする民話シリーズ。 縄文時代にはすでに定住が始まったと言われている神奈川県、厚木そして相模には、民話も数多く残されています。

近代で最初に『源氏物語』を訳した与謝野晶子は、それぞれの帖の冒頭に、その帖の内容をふまえた歌を一首詠んでいます。その晶子の歌もすべて収録しています。

In Siddhartha, Herman Hesse conveys a very profound message for all those who seek meaning in their lives. Though set in India, the concerns of Siddhartha are universal, expressing Hesse's general interest in the conflict between mind, body, and spirit. It is a story of a Brahmin boy who follows his heart and ventures out into the world to experience life as a pious Brahmin, a Samana, a rich merchant, a lover, and ordinary ferryman to a father - each life bringing a new awakening, bringing him closer to the truth until he is finally one with Buddha.

This semiautobiographical tale features an American ambulance driver, Lieutenant Frederic Henry, stationed on the Italian front, who falls in love with Catherine Barkley, a beautiful English nurse. Set against the horrors of war on the battlefield, with tired, demoralized men facing the German attack on Caporetto, Hemingway unforgettably captures their despair as well as the pain of lovers caught in the harsh realities of war, which threaten to pull them apart.

近代で最初に『源氏物語』を訳した与謝野晶子は、それぞれの帖の冒頭に、その帖の内容をふまえた歌を一首詠んでいます。その晶子の歌もすべて収録しています。

A young woman is in love with a successful surgeon, a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing. His mistress, a free-spirited artist, lives her life as a series of betrayals—while her other lover, earnest, faithful, and good, stands to lose everything because of his noble qualities. In a world where lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and fortuitous events, and everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. Hence we feel “the unbearable lightness of being."

A chance encounter between two lonely women leads to a passionate romance in this lesbian cult classic. Therese, a struggling young sales clerk, and Carol, a homemaker in the midst of a bitter divorce, abandon their oppressive daily routines for the freedom of the open road, where their love can blossom. But their newly discovered bliss is shattered when Carol is forced to choose between her child and her lover.

When Dorothy and her pet dog, Toto, are swept away from their Kansas home, they find themselves in the magical land of Oz where munchkins live, monkeys fly and Wicked Witches rule. In their quest to return home they meet a cast of characters that have become much loved by families since the story was first published in 1900. Dorothy, played by Lydia West (Years and Years) joins the Tin Woodsman, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion as they follow the yellow brick road to find the Wizard, played by Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady, Moulin Rouge).

오늘날까지 세계적으로 널리 사랑받는 캐릭터 무민은 1945년, 무민 시리즈의 서막이라 할 수 있는 『무민 가족과 대홍수』 이후 1970년까지 26년에 걸쳐 그림책 4권과 연작소설 8권으로 출간되었다. 무민 골짜기에서 살아가는 무민과 친구들의 이야기가 담긴 '무민 연작소설'로 어린이 문학의 노벨상인 한스 크리스티안 안데르센상을 수상했지만, 사실 토베 얀손은 "특정 독자층을 염두에 두지 않고" 글을 썼다. 이번에 출간하는 '토베 얀손 무민 연작소설'은 어린이뿐만 아니라 어른까지 세대를 막론하고 쉽게 가까이 다가갈 수 있다. 『혜성이 다가온다』는 8편 가운데 첫 번째 작품이다. 제2차 세계 대전 종전 후인 1946년에 발표했던 무민 연작소설 『무민 골짜기에 나타난 혜성』을 1968년에 다시 쓴 작품이다. 중역 없이 스웨덴 어 원작을 최대한 원문에 가깝게 번역했으며, 1968년 개정판 국내 초역본이라 할 수 있다.