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The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain（I） 圣誕故事集5：著魔的人（英文版）
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The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain（I） 圣誕故事集5：著魔的人（英文版）

TheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargain,AFancyforChristmas-Time(betterknownasTheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargainorsimplyasTheHauntedMan)isanovellabyCharlesDickensfirstpublishedin1848.ItisthefifthandlastofDickens'sChristmasnovellas.Thestoryismoreaboutthespiritoftheholidaysthanabouttheholidaysthemselves,harkingbacktothefirstintheseries,AChristmasCarol.ThetalecentresonaProfessorRedlawandthoseclosetohim.Redlawisateacherofchemistrywhooftenbroodsoverwrongsdonehimandgrieffromhispast.Heishauntedbyaspirit,andfinallyagreesittocancelhisremembrance.Heexperiencesauniversalangerthathecannotexplain.AllbecomeaswrathfulasRedlawhimself.TheonlyonewhoisabletoavoidthebitternessisMilly.FinallythenovelconcludeswitheveryonebacktonormalandRedlaw,likeEbenezerScrooge,achanged,morelovingman.Nowawholeperson,RedlawlearnstobehumbleatChristmas.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·8903字

最新章節 第5章 The Gift Bestowed(5) 2019-02-21 17:40:13
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain（II） 圣誕故事集5：著魔的人（英文版）
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The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain（II） 圣誕故事集5：著魔的人（英文版）

TheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargainbyCharlesDickensfirstpublishedin1848.ThetalecentresonaProfessorRedlawandthoseclosetohim.Redlawisateacherofchemistrywhooftenbroodsoverwrongsdonehimandgrieffromhispast.Heishauntedbyaspirit,andfinallyagreesittocancelhisremembrance.Heexperiencesauniversalangerthathecannotexplain.AllbecomeaswrathfulasRedlawhimself.TheonlyonewhoisabletoavoidthebitternessisMilly.FinallythenovelconcludeswitheveryonebacktonormalandRedlaw,likeEbenezerScrooge,achanged,morelovingman.Nowawholeperson,RedlawlearnstobehumbleatChristmas.AFancyforChristmas-Time(betterknownasTheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargainorsimplyasTheHauntedMan)isthefifthandlastofDickens'sChristmasnovellas.Thestoryismoreaboutthespiritoftheholidaysthanabouttheholidaysthemselves,harkingbacktothefirstintheseries,AChristmasCarol.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·1.5萬字

最新章節 第8章 The Gift Diffused(8) 2019-02-21 17:40:13
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain（III） 圣誕故事集5：著魔的人（英文版）
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The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain（III） 圣誕故事集5：著魔的人（英文版）

ThisbookisanovellabyCharlesDickensfirstpublishedin1848.Redlawisateacherofchemistrywhooftenbroodsoverwrongsdonehimandgrieffromhispast.Heishauntedbyaspirit,whoisnotsomuchaghostasRedlaw'sphantomtwinandisanawfullikenessofhimself...withhisfeatures,andhisbrighteyes,andhisgrizzledhair,anddressedinthegloomyshadowofhisdress…"ThisspectreappearsandproposestoRedlawthathecanallowhimto"forgetthesorrow,wrong,andtroubleyouhaveknown...tocanceltheirremembrance…"Redlawishesitantatfirst,butfinallyagrees.Asaconsequenceoftheghost'sintervention,Redlawiswithoutmemoriesofthepainfulincidentsfromhispast.Heexperiencesauniversalangerthathecannotexplain.HisbitternessspreadstotheSwidgers,theTetterbysandhisstudent.AllbecomeaswrathfulasRedlawhimself.TheonlyonewhoisabletoavoidthebitternessisMilly.FinallythenovelconcludeswitheveryonebacktonormalandRedlaw,likeEbenezerScrooge,achanged,morelovingman.Nowawholeperson,RedlawlearnstobehumbleatChristmas.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·9902字

最新章節 第6章 The Gift Reversed(6) 2019-02-21 17:38:43
The Mystery of Edwin Drood（I） 艾德溫·德魯德之謎/德魯德疑案（英文版）
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood（I） 艾德溫·德魯德之謎/德魯德疑案（英文版）

TheMysteryofEdwinDroodisthefinalnovelbyCharlesDickens.setinCloisterham,alightlydisguisedRochester,thenovelbeginsasJohnJasperleavesaLondonopiumden.Thenextevening,EdwinDroodvisitsJasper,whoisthechoirmaster.EdwinconfidesthathehasmisgivingsabouthisbetrothaltoRosaBud.Thenextday,EdwinvisitsRosaattheNuns'House.Theyquarrelgood-naturedly.ThoughthenovelisnamedafterthecharacterEdwinDrood,thestoryfocusesonDrood'suncle,precentor,choirmasterandopiumaddict,JohnJasper,whoisinlovewithhispupil,RosaBud.MissBud,Drood'sfiancée,hasalsocaughttheeyeofthehigh-spiritedandhot-temperedNevilleLandless,whocomesfromCeylonwithhistwinsister,Helena.LandlessandDroodtakeaninstantdisliketooneanother.Droodlaterdisappearsundermysteriouscircumstances.ThenovelwasunfinishedatthetimeofDickens'sdeath(9June1870)andhisendingforitisunknown.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·2.6萬字

最新章節 第8章 Daggers drawn 2019-02-21 16:51:00
The Pickwick Papers（I） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）
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The Pickwick Papers（I） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）

ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub,betterknownasThePickwickPaperspublishedseriallyin1836–37,isthefirstnovelbyCharlesDickens.FewfirstnovelshavecreatedasmuchpopularexcitementasThePickwickPapers–acomicmasterpiecethatcatapultedits24-year-oldauthortoimmediatefame.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkle&,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,&hiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,characters&incidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumour&literaryinvention.Itsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·4.8萬字

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The Pickwick Papers（II） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）
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The Pickwick Papers（II） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）

Publishedseriallyin1836–1837,ThePickwickPaperswasDickens'firstnovelanditsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.FromthegrimdepictionofFleetPrisontotheexuberantaccountofthecricketmatchatDingleyDell,thetalesoftheimmortalPickwickCluboffermemorablescenesofnineteenth-centuryEngland.FewfirstnovelshavecreatedasmuchpopularexcitementasThePickwickPapers–acomicmasterpiecethatcatapultedits24-year-oldauthortoimmediatefame.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkleampersand,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,&hiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,charactersampersandincidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumourandliteraryinvention.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·5.4萬字

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood（II） 艾德溫·德魯德之謎/德魯德疑案（英文版）
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood（II） 艾德溫·德魯德之謎/德魯德疑案（英文版）

TheMysteryofEdwinDroodisthefinalnovelbyCharlesDickens.ThestoryissetinCloisterham,alightlydisguisedRochester.ItbeginsasJohnJasperleavesaLondonopiumden.Thenextevening,EdwinDroodvisitschoirmasterJasper,EdwinconfidesthathehasmisgivingsabouthisbetrothaltoRosaBud.Thenextday,EdwinvisitsRosaattheNuns'House,theboardingschoolwhereshelives.Theyquarrelgood-naturedly,whichtheyapparentlydofrequentlyduringhisvisits.Meanwhile,Jasper,havinganinterestinthecathedralcrypt,seeksthecompanyofDurdles,amanwhoknowsmoreaboutthecryptthananyoneelse.ThoughthenovelisnamedafterthecharacterEdwinDrood,thestoryfocusesonDrood'suncle,precentor,choirmasterandopiumaddict,JohnJasper,whoisinlovewithhispupil,RosaBud.MissBud,Drood'sfiancée,hasalsocaughttheeyeofthehigh-spiritedandhot-temperedNevilleLandless,whocomesfromCeylonwithhistwinsister,Helena.LandlessandDroodtakeaninstantdisliketooneanother.Droodlaterdisappearsundermysteriouscircumstances.ThenovelwasunfinishedatthetimeofDickens'sdeathandhisendingforitisunknown.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·3.6萬字

最新章節 第8章 Devoted 2019-02-21 15:55:24
The Mystery of Edwin Drood（III） 艾德溫·德魯德之謎/德魯德疑案（英文版）
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood（III） 艾德溫·德魯德之謎/德魯德疑案（英文版）

TheMysteryofEdwinDroodisthefinalnovelbyCharlesDickens.ThestoryissetinCloisterham,alightlydisguisedRochester.ThenovelbeginsasJohnJasperleavesaLondonopiumden.oneevening,EdwinDroodvisitsJasper,whoisthechoirmasteratCloisterhamCathedral.EdwinconfidesthathehasmisgivingsabouthisbetrothaltoRosaBud.Thenextday,EdwinvisitsRosaattheNuns'House,theboardingschoolwhereshelives.Theyquarrelgood-naturedlyasusual.Meanwhile,Jasper,havinganinterestinthecathedralcrypt,seeksthecompanyofDurdles,amanwhoknowsmoreaboutthecryptthananyoneelse.ThoughthenovelisnamedafterthecharacterEdwinDrood,thestoryfocusesonDrood'suncle,precentor,choirmasterandopiumaddict,JohnJasper,whoisinlovewithhispupil,RosaBud.MissBud,Drood'sfiancée,hasalsocaughttheeyeofthehigh-spiritedandhot-temperedNevilleLandless,whocomesfromCeylonwithhistwinsister,Helena.LandlessandDroodtakeaninstantdisliketooneanother.Droodlaterdisappearsundermysteriouscircumstances.ThenovelwasunfinishedatthetimeofDickens'sdeath(9June1870)andhisendingforitisunknown.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·3萬字

最新章節 第7章 The Dawn again 2019-02-21 15:55:24
The Pickwick Papers（VI） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）
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The Pickwick Papers（VI） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）

Publishedseriallyin1836–1837,ThePickwickPaperswasDickens'firstnovelanditsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.FromthegrimdepictionofFleetPrisontotheexuberantaccountofthecricketmatchatDingleyDell,thetalesoftheimmortalPickwickCluboffermemorablescenesofnineteenth-centuryEngland.FewfirstnovelshavecreatedasmuchpopularexcitementasThePickwickPapers–acomicmasterpiecethatcatapultedits24-year-oldauthortoimmediatefame.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkle,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,andhiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,charactersandincidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumourandliteraryinvention.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·3.2萬字

最新章節 第7章 2019-02-21 15:36:06
The Trial for Murder 殺人犯的審判（英文版）
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The Trial for Murder 殺人犯的審判（英文版）

TheTrialForMurder,writtenin1865,isashortstorybyCharlesDickens.ItisoneofDickens'ghoststories,andisperhapsthebestknownoutsideof"AChristmasCarol."Inthetale,acertainmurderwascommittedinEngland,whichattractedgreatattention.Asdescribedinthearticle,whentheMurdererwasaskedbytheJudgewhetherhehadanythingtosaybeforesentenceofDeathshouldbepasseduponhim,hecomplainthathehadnothadafairtrial,becausetheForemanoftheJurywasprepossessedagainsthim.Theremarkabledeclarationthathereallymadewasthis:"MyLord,IknewIwasadoomedman,whentheForemanofmyjurycameintothebox.MyLord,Iknewhewouldneverletmeoff,because,beforeIwastaken,hesomehowgottomybedsideinthenight,wokeme,andputaroperoundmyneck."

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·4603字

最新章節 第5章 2019-02-21 15:36:05
The Pickwick Papers（III） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）
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The Pickwick Papers（III） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）

WiththeintroductionofSamWellerinchapter10,thebookbecamethefirstrealpublishingphenomenon,withbootlegcopies,theatricalperformances,SamWellerjokebooksandothermerchandise.Publishedseriallyin1836–37,ThePickwickPaperswasDickens'firstnovelanditsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.FromthegrimdepictionofFleetPrisontotheexuberantaccountofthecricketmatchatDingleyDell,thetalesoftheimmortalPickwickCluboffermemorablescenesofnineteenth-centuryEngland.FewfirstnovelshavecreatedasmuchpopularexcitementasThePickwickPapers–acomicmasterpiecethatcatapultedits24-year-oldauthortoimmediatefame.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkle&,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,&hiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,characters&incidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumour&literaryinvention.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·5.2萬字

最新章節 第10章 2019-02-21 15:36:07
The Pickwick Papers（V） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）
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The Pickwick Papers（V） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）

Publishedseriallyin1836–1837,ThePickwickPaperswasDickens'firstnovelanditsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.FromthegrimdepictionofFleetPrisontotheexuberantaccountofthecricketmatchatDingleyDell,thetalesoftheimmortalPickwickCluboffermemorablescenesofnineteenth-centuryEngland.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkleampersand,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,&hiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,charactersampersandincidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumourandliteraryinvention.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·5.3萬字

最新章節 第10章 2019-02-21 15:36:06
The Seven Poor Travellers 七個可憐的旅行者（英文版）
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The Seven Poor Travellers 七個可憐的旅行者（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 第6章 The Road 2019-02-21 15:36:07
The Magic Fishbone 神奇的魚骨頭（英文版）
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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.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·3743字

最新章節 第5章 2019-02-21 15:36:06
The Pickwick Papers（IV） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）
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The Pickwick Papers（IV） 匹克威克外傳（英文版）

ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub,betterknownasThePickwickPaperspublishedseriallyin1836–1837,isthefirstnovelbyCharlesDickens.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkle,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,andhiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,charactersandincidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumourandliteraryinvention.Itsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·5.8萬字

最新章節 第10章 2019-02-21 15:36:07
The Uncommercial Traveller（IV） 走進狄更斯（英文版）
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The Uncommercial Traveller（IV） 走進狄更斯（英文版）

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 ·2萬字

最新章節 第7章 A Plea for Total Abstinence 2019-02-21 15:16:17
The Uncommercial Traveller（II） 走進狄更斯（英文版）
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The Uncommercial Traveller（II） 走進狄更斯（英文版）

TheUncommercialTravellerisacollectionofliterarysketchesandreminiscenceswrittenbyCharlesDickens.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 ·4.3萬字

最新章節 第10章 Birthday Celebrations 2019-02-21 15:16:18
The Uncommercial Traveller（III） 走進狄更斯（英文版）
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The Uncommercial Traveller（III） 走進狄更斯（英文版）

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

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·3.9萬字

最新章節 第10章 The Ruffian 2019-02-21 15:16:18
The Uncommercial Traveller（I） 走進狄更斯（英文版）
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The Uncommercial Traveller（I） 走進狄更斯（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 ·4萬字

最新章節 第10章 Shy Neighbourhoods 2019-02-21 15:16:18
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall（II） 威爾德菲爾莊園的房客（英文版）
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall（II） 威爾德菲爾莊園的房客（英文版）

TheTenantofWildfellHall(1848)isframedasaseriesoflettersfromGilbertMarkhamtohisfriendandbrother-in-lawabouttheeventsconnectedwiththemeetingofhiswife.MostcriticsnowconsidernovelbyAnneBront?tobeoneofthefirstfeministnovels.AmysteriousyoungwidowarrivesatWildfellHall,anElizabethanmansionwhichhasbeenemptyformanyyears,withheryoungsonandaservant.ShelivesthereinstrictseclusionundertheassumednameHelenGrahamandsoonfindsherselfthevictimoflocalslander.Refusingtobelieveanythingscandalousabouther,GilbertbefriendsHelenanddiscoversherpast.Inherdiary,Helendepictsherhusband'sphysicalandmoraldeclinethroughalcoholandherdesperateattemptstosavetheirsonfromhisinfluenceinthedissipatedaristocraticsocietyfromwhichsheultimatelyflees.Thedepictionofmaritalstrifeandwomen'sprofessionalidentificationhasalsoastrongmoralmessagemitigatedbytheauthors'sbeliefinuniversalsalvation.

Anne Bronte ·Literature ·2.6萬字

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