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TheAngeloftheOddisasatiricalshortstorybyEdgarAllanPoe,firstpublishedinColumbianMagazinein1844.Thestoryfollowsanarratorwhoreadsastoryaboutamanwhodiedbecauseaneedlesuckeddownhisthroataccidentally.Heragesatthegullibilityofhumanityforbelievingahoaxlikesuchoddstories.Justthen,astrange-lookingcreaturemadeofakegandwinebottlesappears.ThecreatureannouncesthatheistheAngeloftheOddandthatheisresponsibleforthestrangeevents.Theman,unconvinced,drivestheangelawayandtakesanalcohol-inducednap.Twohourslaterwhenhewakesup,Hehasmissedanappointmenttorenewhisfireinsurance.Ironically,hishousehascaughtfireandheescapesoutawindowusingaladderthecrowdbelowhasprovidedforhim.ThestoryisespeciallyinterestingasitwaspublishedonlysixmonthsafterPoe'sowngreathoax,"TheBalloon-Hoax",whichmanybelievedtobetruedespiteitselementsoftheodd.

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The Magic Fishbone 神奇的魚骨頭（英文版）

TheMagicFishboneisafunnystorybyCharlesDickens,anEnglishwriterandsocialcriticwhocreatedsomeoftheworld'sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedbymanyasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera.ItisincludedinShirleyTemple'sStorybookwhichisanAmericanchildren'santhologyserieshostedandnarratedbyactressShirleyTempleandappearedinthefourthbook,ShirleyTemple'sFavoriteTalesOfLongAgowhichwasillustratedandpublishedbyRandomHousein1958.ThisistheextraordinarystoryofaverynearlyordinaryprincessnamedAlicia.Givenamagicfish-bonebyagoodfairy,Aliciacanhavewhatevershewishes-providedshewishesforitattherighttime.Butit'sneverclearwhentherighttimeis,andsometimesthebestmagicisnomagicatall….ThisfunnyandunexpectedlyimpressivetalerevealsaVictorianworldthatexistednowherebutinthemindofachild.

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The Devil in the Belfry 鐘樓里的魔鬼/鐘樓魔影（英文版）

TheDevilintheBelfryisasatiricalshortstorybyEdgarAllanPoe.Itwasfirstpublishedin1839.InanisolatedtownVondervotteimittiss(wonder-what-time-it-is),thepunctiliousinhabitantsseemtobeconcernedwithnothingbutclocksandcabbage.Thismethodical,boringandquietlittleboroughisdevastatedbythearrivalofadevilishfigureplayingabigfiddlewhocomesstraightdownfromahill,goesintothebelltower,brutallyattacksthebelfry-manandringsthirteeno'clock,tothehorrorofthetown'sinhabitants.Thedevilcharactercanbeseenasthebringerofchaostoanorderedsystem.Inthecontextofthestory,thedevilisatroublemakerwhodestroystheserenityoftradition.However,inthatPoemocksthetown'sridiculoustraditions,itcanbeinterpretedthatthedevilisaviolentforceofchange,originalityandcreativityinanotherwisestagnantenvironment.Somehaveclaimedthestorytobepoliticalsatire,butPoe'sliteraryplay,hispleasureatcreatingconnections,seemsmoreimportantthananysingle'target'ofsatire."

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The Masque of the Red Death 紅死病的面具（英文版）

TheMasqueoftheRedDeath,originallypublishedas"TheMaskoftheRedDeath",isashortstorywrittenbyEdgarAllanPoeandfirstpublishedin1842.Thestoryfollowsthe"happyanddauntlessandsagacious"PrinceProspero'sattemptstoavoidadangerousplagueknownastheRedDeathbyhidinginhiscastellatedabbey.He,alongwithmanyotherwealthynobles,hasamasqueradeballwithinsevenroomsofhisabbey,eachdecoratedwithadifferentcolor.Inthemidstoftheirrevelry,amysteriousfigureentersandmakeshiswaythrougheachoftherooms.WhenProsperoconfrontsthisstranger,hefallsdead.ThestoryfollowsmanytraditionsofGothicfictionandisoftenanalyzedasanallegoryabouttheinevitabilityofdeath,thoughsomecriticsadviseagainstanallegoricalreading.Manydifferentinterpretationshavebeenpresented,aswellasattemptstoidentifythetruenatureofthediseaseofthe"RedDeath."

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The Cask of Amontillado 一桶阿蒙蒂亞度酒/一桶白葡萄酒（英文版）

TheCaskofAmontillado(sometimesspelled"TheCasqueofAmontillado")isashortstory,writtenbyEdgarAllanPoeandfirstpublishedintheNovember1846issueofGodey'sLady'sBook.ThestoryissetinanunnamedItaliancityatcarnivaltimeinanunspecifiedyear,andisaboutamantakingfatalrevengeonafriendwho,hebelieves,hasinsultedhim.LikeseveralofPoe'sstories,andinkeepingwiththe19th-centuryfascinationwiththesubject,thenarrativerevolvesaroundapersonbeingburiedalive—inthiscase,byimmurement(aformofimprisonment,inwhichapersonislockedwithinanenclosedspaceandallpossibleexitsturnedintoimpassablewalls).Revengeturnsdeadlywhenthenarrator,Montressor,burieshisfriend,Fortunato,aliveastheresultofaperceivedinsult.Like"TheBlackCat"and"TheTell-TaleHeart,""TheCaskofAmontillado"isremarkableforbeingconveyedfromthemurderer'sperspective.

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The Tell-Tale Heart 告密的心/泄密的心（英文版）

TheTell-TaleHeartisashortstorybyEdgarAllanPoe,Apioneeroftheshortstorygenre,whosestoriestypicallycapturedthemesofthemacabreandincludedelementsofthemysterious.ThestorywasfirstpublishedinJamesRussellLowell'sThePioneerinJanuary1843.Itfollowsanunnamednarratorwhomurdersanoldmanwitha"vultureeye".Murderiscarefullydesigned,andthemurdererhidesthebodybycuttingitintopiecesandhidingitunderthefloorboards.Thenarratordenieshavinganyfeelingsofhatredorresentmentforthevictim.Healsodeniesthathekilledforgreed.Thespecificmotivationformurder,therelationshipbetweennarratorandoldman,andotherdetailsareleftunclear.Ithasbeenspeculatedthattheoldmanisafatherfigure,thenarrator'slandlord,orthatthenarratorworksfortheoldmanasaservant,andthatperhapshis"vulture-eye"representssomesortofveiledsecret,orpower.

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Gifts from the Mountain

Thefranticdemandsofa24/7worldleavemanyonautopilot,toowearytopauseandsavorsimpleideasthatcanmakelifelesscomplexandmoremeaningful.Inspiredbytheperspectivesgainedfromhiking,theauthorofferspracticaladviceandprofoundwisdomwithinthisillustratedgiftbook.

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A Child's Dream of a Star 一個孩子的星星夢（英文版）

ThisbookisaChristmasnovellabyCharlesDickens.ItisperhapsbestdescribedasDickens's"other"Christmasstory,thisisanelderlynarrator'sreminiscenceofholidayspast,eachincidentinspiredbythegiftsandtoysthatdecoratethetraditionaltree.Thereisarangeofappealinthestoryitself,fromsnugmemoriesofbelovedtoystothepassingalongofeeriestoriessurroundingvariouschildhoodhaunts."Ibegintoconsider,whatdoweallrememberbestuponthebranchesoftheChristmasTreeofourownyoungChristmasdays,bywhichweclimbedtoreallife."thewholeenlivenedbysmallbells,wasamightymarvelandagreatdelight."oftheladenhopelessnessofmorningeverdawning;andtheoppressionofaweightofremorse.""This,incommemorationofthelawofloveandkindness,mercyandcompassion.This,inremembranceofMe!"Thestoryisfullofrichandbrilliantimagination,

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The Raven 烏鴉（英文版）

TheRavenisanarrativepoembyAmericanwriterEdgarAllanPoe.FirstpublishedinJanuary1845,thepoemisoftennotedforitsmusicality,stylizedlanguage,andsupernaturalatmosphere.Ittellsofatalkingraven'smysteriousvisittoadistraughtlover,tracingtheman'sslowfallintomadness.Thelover,oftenidentifiedasbeingastudent,islamentingthelossofhislove,Lenore.SittingonabustofPallas,theravenseemstofurtherdistresstheprotagonistwithitsconstantrepetitionoftheword"Nevermore".Thepoemmakesuseoffolk,mythological,religious,andclassicalreferences.Poeclaimedtohavewrittenthepoemlogicallyandmethodically,intendingtocreateapoemthatwouldappealtobothcriticalandpopulartastes,asheexplainedinhis1846follow-upessay,"ThePhilosophyofComposition".ThepoemwasinspiredinpartbyatalkingraveninthenovelBarnabyRudge:ATaleoftheRiotsof'EightybyCharlesDickens.PoeborrowsthecomplexrhythmandmeterofElizabethBarrett'spoem"LadyGeraldine'sCourtship",andmakesuseofinternalrhymeaswellasalliterationthroughout.

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