Dombey and Son(IV)董貝父子(英文版 下冊)
DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickens,publishedin1848."DickensstartedwritingthebookinLausanne,Switzerland,beforereturningtoEngland,viaParis,tocompleteit.Thestoryfollowsapowerfulman'scallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."
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