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The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby（IV） 尼古拉斯·尼克貝（英文版）
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The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby（IV） 尼古拉斯·尼克貝（英文版）

NicholasNicklebyisCharlesDickens'sthirdpublishednovel.Manymemorablecharactersareintroduced,includingNicholas'smalevolentUncleRalph,andthevillainousWackfordSqueers,whooperatesanabusiveall-boysboardingschoolatwhichNicholastemporarilyservesasatutor.Originallypublishedasaserialfrom1838-1839.TheactiontakesplaceinLondon,withexcursionstoDevon,Yorkshire,andPortsmouth,aswefollowtheadventuresoftheeponymoushero.NicholasisforcedtounwelcomeemploymenttohelpsecuresupportforhiswidowedmotherandhissisterfromtheirmercenaryrelativeRalph,onwhosemercytheyhavebeenthrown.AftermanyadventuresNicholasfinallytriumphsoverhisUncle,althoughhissuccessisalsotingedwithsadness.Thebookcontainsmanymemorablecharacters:theYorkshireschoolmasterWackfordSqueers,thetravelingthespianVincentCrummles,thepoordrudgeSmike,theclerkNewmanNoggs,andthewonderfulandgenerousBrothersCheeryble.Thetoneoftheworkisthatofironicsocialsatire,withDickenstakingaimatwhatheperceivestobesocialinjustices.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·4.2萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第9章 2019-02-21 14:46:30
Sylvia's Lovers（V） 希爾維亞的情人（英文版）
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Sylvia's Lovers（V） 希爾維亞的情人（英文版）

Sylvia'sLoversisan1863novelwrittenbyElizabethGaskell.Theheroine,SylviaRobsonliveshappilywithherparentsonafarm,andispassionatelylovedbyherratherdullQuakercousinPhilip.She,however,fallsinlovewithCharlieKinraid,adashingsailoronawhalingvessel,andtheybecomesecretlyengaged.ButKinraidisforciblyenlistedintheRoyalNavybyapressgang.Philipknowseverything.Outofkindness,hedoesnottellSylviaoftheincidentnordeliverherCharlie'spartingmessage.Believingherloverisdead,SylviaeventuallymarriesPhilip.Later,Kinraidreappears,WhenSylviaisinformedbyKinraidthatPhilipkneweverything,sheisfurious.Philipleavesherindespairandjoinsthearmyunderapseudonym,andendsupfightingintheNapoleonicwars,wherehesavesKinraid'slife.Atlast,whenSylviarealizessheisactuallyinlovewithPhilip,hehorriblydisfiguredbyashipboardexplosion,thenfatallyinjuredwhilesavingtheirdaughter.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·3.4萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第9章 Saved and lost 2019-02-26 10:03:39
Sketches by Boz（VI） 博茲札記（英文版）
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Sketches by Boz（VI） 博茲札記（英文版）

Sketchesby"Boz,"IllustrativeofEvery-dayLifeandEvery-dayPeople(commonlyknownasSketchesbyBoz)isacollectionofshortpiecespublishedbyCharlesDickensin1836.The56sketchesconcernLondonscenesandpeopleandaredividedintofoursections:"OurParish","Scenes","Characters",and"Tales".Thematerialinthefirstthreeofthesesectionsisnon-fiction.Thelastsectioncomprisesfictionalstories.Thematerialinthefirstthreeofthesesectionsisnon-fiction[citationneeded].Thelastsectioncomprisesfictionalstories.Throughpenportraitsthatoftenanticipatecharactersfromhisgreatnovels,weseethecondemnedmaninhisprisoncell,garrulousmatrons,vulgaryoungclerksandScrooge-likebachelors,whileDickens'spowersforsocialcritiqueareneverfarfromthesurface,inunflinchingdepictionsofthevastmetropolis'sforgottencitizens,fromchildworkerstoprostitutes.Astartlingmixtureofhumourandpathos,theseSketchesrevealLondonaswonderfulterrainforanextraordinaryyoungwriter.Originally,thesketcheswerepublishedinvariousnewspapersandperiodicalsfrom1833-1836.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·1.9萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第13章 Conclusion 2019-02-25 10:51:37
The Three Musketeers 三個(gè)火槍手（IV）（英文版）
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The Three Musketeers 三個(gè)火槍手（IV）（英文版）

Ahistoricalromance.Swashbuckling,romanticandoftenhumourous,Dumas'novelisatimelesstaleoffriendshipandintrigue.Atimelesstaleofadventure,romance,intrigue,andrevenge,"TheThreeMusketeers"isthecaptivatingstory.Ahistoricalromance,thisnoveltellsoftheadventuresofthehot-headedyoungGascon,d'ArtagnanandhisthreecompanionsAthos,PorthosandAramisastheygallantlydefendtheQueenofFrance,usingtheirwitandtheirswords.TheymustfoilthenefariousplottingofCardinalRichelieuagainsttheKingandQueen,despitehisappearanceasanally.D'ArtagnanandthethreeMusketeersmustalsoovercomethevillainousmachinationsofMiladydeWinter,whoselethalcriminalitythreatensthoseinpoliticalpowerandtheloveofd'ArtgnanforConstanceBonacieux."

Alexandre Dumas ·Literature ·2.8萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 A Terrible Vision 2019-02-18 14:11:30
Sylvia's Lovers（II） 希爾維亞的情人（英文版）
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Sylvia's Lovers（II） 希爾維亞的情人（英文版）

Sylvia'sLoversisan1863novelwrittenbyElizabethGaskell,whichshecalled"thesaddeststoryIeverwrote".Theheroine,SylviaRobsonliveshappilywithherparentsonafarm,andispassionatelylovedbyherratherdullQuakercousinPhilip.She,however,fallsinlovewithCharlieKinraid,adashingsailoronawhalingvessel,andtheybecomesecretlyengaged.ButKinraidisforciblyenlistedintheRoyalNavybyapressgang.Philipknowseverything.Outofkindness,hedoesnottellSylviaoftheincidentnordeliverherCharlie'spartingmessage.Believingherloverisdead,SylviaeventuallymarriesPhilip.Later,Kinraidreappears,WhenSylviaisinformedbyKinraidthatPhilipkneweverything,sheisfurious.Philipleavesherindespairandjoinsthearmyunderapseudonym,andendsupfightingintheNapoleonicwars,wherehesavesKinraid'slife.Atlast,whenSylviarealizessheisactuallyinlovewithPhilip,hehorriblydisfiguredbyashipboardexplosion,thenfatallyinjuredwhilesavingtheirdaughter.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·4.7萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 Loved and lost 2019-02-26 10:03:40
The Seven Poor Travellers 七個(gè)可憐的旅行者（英文版）
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The Seven Poor Travellers 七個(gè)可憐的旅行者（英文版）

TheSevenPoorTravellersisatalebyCharlesDickens,anEnglishwriterandsocialcriticwhocreatssomeoftheworld'sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedbymanyasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera,publishedin1854.RichardWatts,Esq.byhiswill,dated22Aug.1579,foundedthischarityforsixpoortravelers,whonotbeingrogues,orproctors,Mayreceivegratisforonenight,lodging,entertainment,andfourpenceeach.Strictlyspeaking,therewereonlysixpoortravellers;Thenumberisbroughtuptosevenbecausethenarratorisanidletraveller,aspoorashehope.Althoughheisnowreveredastheauthorofsuchlong-formmasterworksasGreatExpectations,CharlesDickens'shortstoriesrankedamonghismostpopularcreativeendeavorsduringhislifetime.LikemanyofhisChristmas-themedstories,"TheSevenPoorTravellers"wasoriginallyserializedinamagazine.Thisheartwarmingtaleisamust-readduringtheholidayseason,oranytimeyourspiritcoulduseaboost.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·9985字

最新章節(jié) 第6章 The Road 2019-02-21 15:36:07
Little Dorrit（IV） 小杜麗（英文版）
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Little Dorrit（IV） 小杜麗（英文版）

LittleDorritisanovelbyCharlesDickenswhichsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat"intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance."Dickenscriticizesthehierarchicalsocietywhichwoulddemandsuchanimpossiblethingofaman,andalsoquestionswhichclassoftheiracquaintancearegoodpeopleandtruefriends.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·4.8萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 The Dreams of Mrs Flintwinch thicken 2019-02-22 18:00:32
Wives and Daughters（I） 妻子與女兒/錦繡佳人（英文版）
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Wives and Daughters（I） 妻子與女兒/錦繡佳人（英文版）

WivesandDaughtersisanovelbyElizabethGaskell,butWhenMrsGaskelldiedsuddenlyin1865,itwasnotquitecomplete,andthelastsectionwaswrittenbyFrederickGreenwood.ItisfirstpublishedintheCornhillMagazineasaserialfromAugust1864toJanuary1866.Theheroine,Mollyisadaughterofaprofessionalman.Sheisanattractiveandratherunworldlyyoungwoman.HerfathersendshertostaywiththeHamleysofHamleyHall,agentryfamily.MollyformsacloseattachmentwithMrs.Hamley,whoembracesheralmostasadaughter.Mollyalsobefriendstheyoungerson,Roger.MollyisawarethatshewouldnotbeconsideredasuitablematchforthesonsofSquireHamleybecauseofherstatus.However,shehasalwayspreferredRoger'sgoodsenseandhonourablecharacterandsoonfallsinlovewithhim.Unfortunately,Rogerfallsinlovewithothergirl.Mollyisheartbroken,andstruggleswithhersorrowandherknowledgethatthatgirllacksaffectionforRoger.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·5萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 A Crisis 2019-02-25 14:55:48
Sketches by Boz（II） 博茲札記（英文版）
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Sketches by Boz（II） 博茲札記（英文版）

Dickens'careerasawriteroffictiontrulybeganwiththiscollectionin1833,whenhestartedwritinghumoroussketchesforTheMorningChronicle,usingthepen-name"Boz".SketchesbyBozisacollectionofshortpiecespublishedbyCharlesDickensin1836.ThefirsteditionwasaccompaniedbyillustrationsbyGeorgeCruikshank.The56sketchesconcernLondonscenesandpeopleandaredividedintofoursections:"OurParish","Scenes","Characters",and"Tales".Thematerialinthefirstthreeofthesesectionsisnon-fiction[citationneeded].Thelastsectioncomprisesfictionalstories.Throughpenportraitsthatoftenanticipatecharactersfromhisgreatnovels,weseethecondemnedmaninhisprisoncell,garrulousmatrons,vulgaryoungclerksandScrooge-likebachelors,whileDickens'spowersforsocialcritiqueareneverfarfromthesurface,inunflinchingdepictionsofthevastmetropolis'sforgottencitizens,fromchildworkerstoprostitutes.Astartlingmixtureofhumourandpathos,theseSketchesrevealLondonaswonderfulterrainforanextraordinaryyoungwriter.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·6.3萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第25章 A Visit to Newgate 2019-02-25 09:41:11
Little Dorrit（II） 小杜麗（英文版）
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Little Dorrit（II） 小杜麗（英文版）

LittleDorritbyCharlesDickensisoriginallypublishedinserialformbetween1855and1857.ThestoryfeaturesAmyDorrit,youngestchildofherfamily,bornandraisedintheMarshalseaprisonfordebtorsinLondon.ArthurClennamencountersherafterreturninghomefroma20-yearabsence,readytobeginhislifeanew.InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat"intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance."Thenovelsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InadditionhesatirisesthestratificationofsocietythatresultsfromtheBritishclasssystem.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·7.1萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第14章 Fortune-Telling 2019-02-22 17:51:21
The Uncommercial Traveller（I） 走進(jìn)狄更斯（英文版）
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The Uncommercial Traveller（I） 走進(jìn)狄更斯（英文版）

TheUncommercialTravellerisacollectionofliterarysketchesandreminiscenceswrittenbyCharlesDickens.In1859DickensfoundedanewjournalcalledAlltheYearRoundandtheUncommercialTravellerarticleswouldbeamonghismaincontributions.MostlysetinLondon,CharlesDickenswroteaseriesofsketches,whichhecollectedasTheUncommercialTraveller.InthepersonaoftheUncommercial,DickenswandersthecitystreetsandbringsLondon,itsinhabitants,commerceandentertainmentvividlytolife.Sometimesautobiographical,aschildhoodexperiencesareinterwovenwithadultmemories,thesketchesincludevisitstotheParisMorgue,theLiverpooldocks,aworkhouse,aschoolforpoorchildren,andthetheatre.Theyalsodescribetheperilsoftravel,includingseasickness,shipwreck,thecomingoftherailways,andthewretchednessofdininginEnglishhotelsandrestaurants.TheworkisquintessentialDickens,witheachpieceshowcasinghisimaginativewritingstyle,hiskeenobservationalpowers,andhischaracteristicwit.Dickensoftensufferedfrominsomniaandusedhisnight-timewanderingstocollectimpressionsandideasgivinghimaninsightintosomeofthehiddenaspectsofVictorianLondon.Heincorporatedthesediscoveriesintomanysketchesandstoriesofthisbook.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·4萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 Shy Neighbourhoods 2019-02-21 15:16:18
Mugby Junction（I）馬戈比岔口（英文版）
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Mugby Junction（I）馬戈比岔口（英文版）

MugbyJunctionisasetofshortstoriesbyCharlesDickensandcollaboratorsCharlesCollins,AmeliaB.Edwards,AndrewHalliday,andHesbaStretton.ItwasfirstpublishedinaChristmaseditionofthemagazineAlltheYearRoundin1866.Dickenspennedamajorityoftheissue,includingthefollowingshortstories:BarboxBrothers;BarboxBrothers&Co;TheBoyatMugby(MainLine);TheSignalman(No.1BranchLine).Dickens'scollaboratorseachcontributedanindividualstorytothecollection.Theyareasfollows:TheEngineDriver(No.2BranchLine)isastorybyAndrewHalliday;TheCompensationHouse(No.3BranchLine)isonebyCharlesCollins;TheTravellingPost-OfficeisonebyHesbaStretton;thelastoneisfromAmeliaB.Edwards,namedTheEngineer.It'salistofstories,theframenarrativeisbasedon"theGentlemanforNowhere,"whohasspenthislifecloisteredinthefirmBarboxBrothers&Co.,makesuseofhisnew-foundfreedominretirementtoexploretheraillinesthatconnectwithMugbyJunction.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·9334字

最新章節(jié) 第4章 Barbox Brothers(4) 2019-02-22 14:47:54
Sylvia's Lovers（IV） 希爾維亞的情人（英文版）
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Sylvia's Lovers（IV） 希爾維亞的情人（英文版）

Theheroine,SylviaRobsonliveshappilywithherparentsonafarm,andispassionatelylovedbyherratherdullQuakercousinPhilip.She,however,meetsandfallsinlovewithCharlieKinraid,adashingsailoronawhalingvessel,andtheybecomesecretlyengaged.ButKinraidisforciblyenlistedintheRoyalNavybyapressgang.Philipknowseverything,butoutofkindness,hedoesnottellSylviaoftheincidentnorpassherCharlie'spartingmessage.Believingherloverisdead,SylviaeventuallymarriesPhilip.Later,Kinraidreappears,WhenSylviaisinformedbyKinraidthatPhilipkneweverything,sheisfurious.Philipleavesherindespairandjoinsthearmyunderapseudonym,andendsupfightingintheNapoleonicwars,wherehesavesKinraid'slife.Atlast,whenSylviarealizessheisactuallyinlovewithPhilip,hehorriblydisfiguredbyashipboardexplosion,thenfatallyinjuredwhilesavingtheirdaughter.Theyreconciledonhisdeathbed.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·3.8萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第9章 Mysterious tidings 2019-02-26 10:03:39
Dombey and Son（II）董貝父子（英文版 上冊(cè)）
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Dombey and Son（II）董貝父子（英文版 上冊(cè)）

DombeyandSonbyCharlesDickenspublishedinmonthlypartsfrom1October1846to1April1848andinonevolumein1848.ItsfulltitleisDealingswiththeFirmofDombeyandSon:Wholesale,RetailandforExportation.DickensstartedwritingthebookinLausanne,Switzerland,beforereturningtoEngland,viaParis,tocompleteit.Thestoryfollowsapowerfulman'scallousneglectofhisfamilytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·5.3萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第9章 2019-02-22 15:05:11
A Dark Night's Work（I） 一晚的工作（英文版）
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A Dark Night's Work（I） 一晚的工作（英文版）

ADarkNight'sWorkisan1863novellabyElizabethGaskell.Theword"dark"wasaddedtotheoriginaltitlebyDickensagainstGaskell'swishes.Dickensfeltthatthealteredtitlewouldbemorestriking.ThestorycentersonEllinorWilkinsandherfatherEdwardWilkins,acountrylawyerinEngland.Havinglosthermotherandsisterataveryyoungage,Ellinordevelopsanintensebondwithherfatherandenjoysallofhisattentionandfinancialcomfortsthroughoutherchildhood.HerbondwithMr.WilkinsissostrongthatEllinorisalsoblindtohisfaults.AsEllinorgrowsintoadulthood,sheisengagedtoayoungmanofanoblefamily.Justatthattime,tragedystrikes.Mr.Wilkins,inafitofdrunkenrage,commitsmurder.Desperatetoavoidthedisgrace,Ellinor,herfatherandafamilyservanthidethebody.Afterthat,thestoryischieflyconcernedwiththeeffectsofaguiltyconscious.Eachpersonconcerneddealswiththeguiltindevastatingwaysandtheeffectsarefar-reachingintothefuture.Theworkfocusesontherealisticanalysisofcharacterandemotion,ratherthanmelodrama.

(美)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·1.9萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第5章 2019-02-26 10:57:30
Sketches by Boz（IV） 博茲札記（英文版）
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Sketches by Boz（IV） 博茲札記（英文版）

SketchesbyBoz(1836)heraldedanexcitingnewvoiceinEnglishliterature.It'sthefirstpublishedbookofCharlesDickens.Thisrichlyvariedcollectionofobservation,fancyandfictionshowstheLondonheknewsointimatelyatitsbestandworst-itsstreets,theatres,inns,pawnshops,lawcourts,prisons,omnibusesandtheriverThames-inhonestandvisionarydescriptionsofeverydaylifeandpeople.Throughpenportraitsthatoftenanticipatecharactersfromhisgreatnovels,weseethecondemnedmaninhisprisoncell,garrulousmatrons,vulgaryoungclerksandScrooge-likebachelors,whileDickens'spowersforsocialcritiqueareneverfarfromthesurface,inunflinchingdepictionsofthevastmetropolis'sforgottencitizens,fromchildworkerstoprostitutes.Astartlingmixtureofhumourandpathos,theseSketchesrevealLondonaswonderfulterrainforanextraordinaryyoungwriter."Sketches"isaremarkableachievement,andlookstowardsDickens'sgiantnovelsinitsprofusionofcharacters,itsglimpsesofsurrealmodernityanditslimitlessfundofpathosandcomicinvention.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·8.6萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第12章 The Drunkard's Death 2019-02-25 10:38:09
My Lady Ludlow（II） 勒德洛夫人（英文版）
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My Lady Ludlow（II） 勒德洛夫人（英文版）

MyLadyLudlowbyElizabethGaskellisalongnovella.ItfirstappearedinthemagazineHouseholdWordsin1858,andwasrepublishedinRoundtheSofain1859,withframingpassagesaddedatthestartandend.ItrecountsthedailylivesofthewidowedLadyLudlowofHanburyandthespinsterMissGalindo,andtheircaringforothersinglewomenandgirls.ItisalsoconcernedwithLadyLudlow'smanofbusiness,MrHorner,andapoacher'ssonnamedHarryGregsonwhoseeducationheprovidesfor.WithCranford,TheLastGenerationinEnglandandMr.Harrison'sConfessions,itwasadaptedforTVin2007asCranford.Thisbelovednovellaoffersafascinatingglimpseintothelivesofwomeninthenineteenthcentury,particularlythosewhowerewidowedorunmarried.Thelackoflegalrightsaffordedtothesewomenmaycomeasashocktocontemporaryreaders,butGaskelladdressestheuniquechallengestheyfaced--andoftentriumphedover--withgraceandkeeninsight.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·2.7萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第5章 2019-02-26 10:20:55
Twenty Years After（III） 達(dá)爾達(dá)尼央浪漫曲之二：二十年后（下） （英文版）
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Twenty Years After（III） 達(dá)爾達(dá)尼央浪漫曲之二：二十年后（下） （英文版）

AlexandreDumaswasaFrenchwriter,TwentyYearsAfterisanovelbyAlexandreDumas.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.

Alexandre Dumas ·Literature ·3.6萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第15章 Conclusion. 2019-02-25 15:52:37
Martin Chuzzlewit（I）馬丁·翟述偉（英文版）
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Martin Chuzzlewit（I）馬丁·翟述偉（英文版）

TheLifeandAdventuresofMartinChuzzlewit(commonlyknownasMartinChuzzlewit)isanovelbyCharlesDickens,consideredthelastofhispicaresquenovels.Itwasoriginallyserialisedbetween1842and1844.WhilewritingitDickenstoldafriendthathethoughtithisbestwork,butitwasoneofhisleastpopularnovels.LikenearlyallofDickens'novels,MartinChuzzlewitwasreleasedtothepublicinmonthlyinstalments.Earlysalesofthemonthlypartsweredisappointing,comparedtopreviousworks,soDickenschangedtheplottosendthetitlecharactertoAmerica.ThisallowedtheauthortoportraytheUnitedStates(whichhehadvisitedin1842)satiricallyasanearwildernesswithpocketsofcivilisationfilledwithdeceptiveandself-promotinghucksters.Themainthemeofthenovel,accordingtoaprefacebyDickens,isselfishness,portrayedinasatiricalfashionusingallthemembersoftheChuzzlewitfamily.ThenovelisalsonotablefortwoofDickens'greatvillains,SethPecksniffandJonasChuzzlewit.ItisdedicatedtoAngelaGeorginaBurdett-Coutts,afriendofDickens.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·6.5萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 2019-02-22 10:23:24
My Lady Ludlow（I） 勒德洛夫人（英文版）
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My Lady Ludlow（I） 勒德洛夫人（英文版）

MyLadyLudlow(1859)byElizabethGaskellisalongnovella.Acaptivatingtaleofanaristocraticladyandherpersonaldevelopmentinthefaceofsocialandpoliticalchange.Initially,herdeeply-embeddedprejudicesdonotmakeherreceptivetoanychangesintheexistingsystem.However,herkindheartbattlesagainsttherigidityingrainedinherandwins.ThebookalsoprovidesavividpictureofthepoliticalscenariothroughitsglimpsesoftheFrenchRevolution.Engrossing!ItrecountsthedailylivesofthewidowedLadyLudlowofHanburyandthespinsterMissGalindo,andtheircaringforothersinglewomenandgirls.ItisalsoconcernedwithLadyLudlow'smanofbusiness,MrHorner,andapoacher'ssonnamedHarryGregsonwhoseeducationheprovidesfor.WithCranford,TheLastGenerationinEnglandandMr.Harrison'sConfessions,itwasadaptedforTVin2007asCranford.Thisbelovednovellaoffersafascinatingglimpseintothelivesofwomeninthenineteenthcentury,particularlythosewhowerewidowedorunmarried.Thelackoflegalrightsaffordedtothesewomenmaycomeasashocktocontemporaryreaders,butGaskelladdressestheuniquechallengestheyfaced--andoftentriumphedover--withgraceandkeeninsight.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·2.7萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第5章 2019-02-26 10:20:55

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