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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 ·6.5萬字

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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque（IV） 怪誕蔓藤花紋的傳說怪異故事集（英文版）
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Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque（IV） 怪誕蔓藤花紋的傳說怪異故事集（英文版）

Thisworkisacollectionofpreviously-publishedshortstoriesfromthedarkpenofEdgarAllanPoe,firstpublishedin1840.InthisvolumeweexaminesomeTalesofTheGrotesqueAndArabesquefromthedarkpenofEdgarAllanPoe.HewasbornEdgarPoeinBostonMassachusettsonJanuary19th1809andtragicallyorphanedatanearlyage.TakeninbytheAllanfamilyhiseducationwascutshortbylackoffundsandhewenttothemilitaryacademyWestPointwherehefailedtobecomeanofficer.Hisearlyliteraryworkswerepoeticbuthequicklyturnedtoprose.HeworkedforseveralmagazinesandjournalsuntilinJanuary1845TheRavenwaspublishedandbecameaninstantclassic.Thereafterfollowedtheworksforwhichheisnowsorightlyfamedasamasterofthemysteriousandmacabre.Poediedattheearlyageof40in1849inBaltimore,Marylan

(美)Allan Poe ·Literature ·1.3萬字

最新章節(jié) 第6章 Editorial Opinions 2019-02-26 10:20:57
Wives and Daughters（V） 妻子與女兒/錦繡佳人（英文版）
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Wives and Daughters（V） 妻子與女兒/錦繡佳人（英文版）

WivesandDaughtersisanemotionalnovelbyElizabethGaskell.WhenMrsGaskelldiedsuddenlyin1866,itwasnotquitecomplete,andthelastsectionwaswrittenbyFrederickGreenwood.TheheroineofthenovelisMolly,anattractiveandratherunworldlyyoungwoman.HerfathersendshertostaywiththeHamleysofHamleyHall,agentryfamily.MollyformsacloseattachmentwithMrs.Hamley,whoembracesheralmostasadaughter.Mollyalsobefriendstheyoungerson,Roger.MollyisawarethatshewouldnotbeconsideredasuitablematchforthesonsofSquireHamleybecauseofherstatus.However,shehasalwayspreferredRoger'sgoodsenseandhonourablecharacterandsoonfallsinlovewithhim.Unfortunately,Rogerfallsinlovewithothergirl.Mollyisheartbroken,andstruggleswithhersorrowandherknowledgethatthegirllacksaffectionforRoger.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·4.3萬字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 Cynthia at Bay 2019-02-25 14:55:47
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(jié) 第6章 The Gift Reversed(6) 2019-02-21 17:38:43
Sylvia's Lovers（III） 希爾維亞的情人（英文版）
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Sylvia's Lovers（III） 希爾維亞的情人（英文版）

Sylvia'sLovers(1863)isanovelwrittenbyElizabethGaskell,whichshecalled"thesaddeststoryIeverwrote".Theheroine,SylviaRobsonliveshappilywithherparentsonafarm,andispassionatelylovedbyherratherdullQuakercousinPhilip.She,however,fallsinlovewithCharlieKinraid,adashingsailoronawhalingvessel,andtheybecomesecretlyengaged.ButKinraidisforciblyenlistedintheRoyalNavybyapressgangascenewitnessedbyPhilip.Outofkindness,hedoesnottellSylviaoftheincidentnorgiveherCharlie'spartingmessage.Believingherloverisdead,SylviaeventuallymarriesPhilip.Later,Kinraidreappears,WhenSylviaisinformedbyKinraidthatPhilipkneweverything,sheisfurious.Philipleavesherindespairandjoinsthearmyunderapseudonym,andendsupfightingintheNapoleonicwars.Atlast,whenSylviarealizessheisactuallyinlovewithPhilip,hehorriblydisfiguredbyashipboardexplosion,thenfatallyinjuredwhilesavingtheirdaughter.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·2.9萬字

最新章節(jié) 第7章 Gloomy days 2019-02-26 10:03:39
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(jié) 第10章 The Ruffian 2019-02-21 15:16:18
Barnaby Rudge（III）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）
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Barnaby Rudge（III）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）

ItwasDickens'firsthistoricalnovel.HisonlyotheristhemuchlaterATaleofTwoCities,alsosetinrevolutionarytimes.Itisoneofhislesspopularnovelsandhasrarelybeenadaptedforfilmortelevision.Thelastproductionwasa1960BBCproduction;priortothat,silentfilmsweremadein1911and1915.SetagainstthebackdropoftheGordonRiotsof1780,BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.And,asLondoneruptsintoriot,BarnabyRudgehimselfstrugglestoescapethecurseofhisownpast.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·4萬字

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The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton（I） 辛格爾頓船長（英文版）
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The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton（I） 辛格爾頓船長（英文版）

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,originallypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisbelievedtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfconcerninghislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.

Daniel Defoe ·Literature ·2.5萬字

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The Woman Who Rode Away And Other Stories（III） 騎馬出走的女人和其它故事集（英文版）
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The Woman Who Rode Away And Other Stories（III） 騎馬出走的女人和其它故事集（英文版）

AsthefirstvolumeofLawrence'scollectedshortstories,ItcontainsthirteentaleswhicharesetinbothEnglandandAmerica,includingthefollowingshortstories:TheWomanWhoRodeAway;TwoBlueBirds;Sun;Smile;TheBorder-Line;JimmyandtheDesperateWoman;TheLastLaugh;InLove;TheManWhoLovedIslands;GladGhosts;NoneofThat!;TheRocking-HorseWinner;TheLovelyLady.ElevenwerecollectedinTheWomanWhoRodeAway(1928),though'TheManWhoLovedIslands'appearedintheAmericaneditiononlyandtheothertwoinTheLovelyLady(1933).ThesestoriesreflectLawrence'sexperiencesinthepost-warperiod.Manyofthemareconsiderablyrevised;somearecompletelyrewrittenbyLawrenceafterhefirstwrotethem.

(英)D.H.Lawrence ·Literature ·1.8萬字

最新章節(jié) 第6章 Second Island 2019-02-25 10:41:56
The Woman Who Rode Away And Other Stories（II） 騎馬出走的女人和其它故事集（英文版）
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The Woman Who Rode Away And Other Stories（II） 騎馬出走的女人和其它故事集（英文版）

ThisisthefirstvolumeofLawrence'scollectedshortstories.Thethirteenshortstoriesinthisvolumewerewrittenbetween1924and1928,whichweresetinbothEnglandandAmerica.thefollowingshortstoriesareincluded:TheWomanWhoRodeAway;TwoBlueBirds;Sun;Smile;TheBorder-Line;JimmyandtheDesperateWoman;TheLastLaugh;InLove;TheManWhoLovedIslands;GladGhosts;NoneofThat!;TheRocking-HorseWinner;TheLovelyLady.ElevenwerecollectedinTheWomanWhoRodeAway(1928),though'TheManWhoLovedIslands'appearedintheAmericaneditiononlyandtheothertwoinTheLovelyLady(1933).ThestoriesreflectLawrence'sexperiencesinthepost-warperiod.ManywereconsiderablyrevisedandsomewerecompletelyrewrittenbyLawrence,subsequentlywerepublishedindifferentversions.

(英)D.H.Lawrence ·Literature ·2.9萬字

最新章節(jié) 第4章 JIMMY AND THE DESPERATE WOMAN 2019-02-22 17:33:04
Barnaby Rudge（I）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）
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Barnaby Rudge（I）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）

ATaleoftheRiotsofEightyisahistoricalnovelbyBritishnovelistCharlesDickens.BarnabyRudgewasoneoftwonovelsthatDickenspublishedinhisshort-lived(1840–1841)weeklyserialMasterHumphrey'sClock.BarnabyRudgeislargelysetduringtheGordonRiotsof1780.BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.And,asLondoneruptsintoriot,BarnabyRudgehimselfstrugglestoescapethecurseofhisownpast.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·4.9萬字

最新章節(jié) 第16章 2019-02-22 16:34:55
Dombey and Son（IV）董貝父子（英文版 下冊）
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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."

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·5萬字

最新章節(jié) 第9章 2019-02-22 15:52:45
Mary Barton（II） 瑪麗·巴頓（英文版）
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Mary Barton（II） 瑪麗·巴頓（英文版）

MaryBartonisthefirstnovelbyEnglishauthorElizabethGaskell,publishedin1848.ThestoryissetintheEnglishcityofManchesterbetween1839and1842,anddealswiththedifficultiesfacedbytheVictorianlowerclass.Itissubtitled'ATaleofManchesterLife'.ThenovelbeginsinManchester,whereweareintroducedtotheBartonsandtheWilsons,twoworking-classfamilies.JohnBartonisaquestionerofthedistributionofwealthandtherelationsbetweenrichandpoor.Soonhiswifedies—heblamesitonhergriefoverthedisappearanceofhersisterEsther.HavingalreadylosthissonTomatayoungage,Bartonislefttoraisehisdaughter,Mary,aloneandnowfallsintodepressionandbeginstoinvolvehimselfintheChartist,trade-unionmovement.Gaskell'sdesiretoaccuratelyrepresentthepovertyofindustrialManchesterisevidentinarecordofavisitshemadetothehomeofalocallabourer.ItisasubjectofsomedebatewhetherthefirstpersonnarratorinMaryBartonissynonymouswithGaskell.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·4萬字

最新章節(jié) 第9章 NOTES 2019-02-26 10:03:43
Barnaby Rudge（VI）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）
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Barnaby Rudge（VI）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）

ItwasDickens'firsthistoricalnovel.SetagainstthebackdropoftheGordonRiotsof1780,BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.And,asLondoneruptsintoriot,BarnabyRudgehimselfstrugglestoescapethecurseofhisownpast.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·3.8萬字

最新章節(jié) 第12章 2019-02-22 16:57:54
王子與貧兒（The Prince and the Pauper）
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王子與貧兒（The Prince and the Pauper）

《王子與貧兒》描寫了王子愛德華和貧兒湯姆通過一個偶然機會陰差陽錯地互換了位置，王子變成了貧兒，貧兒變成了王子的故事。貧兒湯姆穿著王子的衣服在王宮里盡享榮華富貴，還當上了英國的新國王。而真正的王子愛德華卻在外四處流浪，不得不忍受貧窮和乞丐們欺凌和嘲諷。在好人霍頓的幫助下，愛德華王子經歷了重重劫難，改正了自己的壞習慣，最后終于回到了王宮。而貧兒湯姆在良心的譴責下，將不屬于自己的王位還給了真正的王子。

(美)馬克·吐溫 ·Literature ·6.8萬字

最新章節(jié) 第36章 Notes 2023-10-29 10:40:45
Twenty Years After（II） 達爾達尼央浪漫曲之二：二十年后（上）（英文版）
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Twenty Years After（II） 達爾達尼央浪漫曲之二：二十年后（上）（英文版）

AlexandreDumaswasaFrenchwriter.Hisworkshavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages,andheisoneofthemostwidelyreadFrenchauthors.TwentyYearsAfterfirstserializedfromJanuarytoAugust1845.ItisasequeltoTheThreeMusketeersandprecedesTheVicomtedeBragelonne.ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.

Alexandre Dumas ·Literature ·4.1萬字

最新章節(jié) 第15章 Skirmishing. 2019-02-25 15:52:39
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(jié) 第10章 Birthday Celebrations 2019-02-21 15:16:18
Mugby Junction（II）馬戈比岔口（英文版）
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Mugby Junction（II）馬戈比岔口（英文版）

MugbyJunctionisasetofshortstorieswrittenin1866byCharlesDickensandcollaboratorsCharlesCollins,AmeliaB.Edwards,AndrewHalliday,andHesbaStretton.ItwasfirstpublishedinaChristmaseditionofthemagazineAlltheYearRound.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 ·1萬字

最新章節(jié) 第4章 Barbox Brothers and Co.(4) 2019-02-25 09:48:28
The Woman Who Rode Away And Other Stories（IV） 騎馬出走的女人和其它故事集（英文版）
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The Woman Who Rode Away And Other Stories（IV） 騎馬出走的女人和其它故事集（英文版）

AsthefirstvolumeofLawrence'scollectedshortstories,theywerewrittenbetween1924and1928,setinbothEnglandandAmericawhichcontainthefollowingthirteenshortstories:TheWomanWhoRodeAway;TwoBlueBirds;Sun;Smile;TheBorder-Line;JimmyandtheDesperateWoman;TheLastLaugh;InLove;TheManWhoLovedIslands;GladGhosts;NoneofThat!;TheRocking-HorseWinner;TheLovelyLady.ElevenwerecollectedinTheWomanWhoRodeAway(1928),though'TheManWhoLovedIslands'appearedintheAmericaneditiononlyandtheothertwoinTheLovelyLady(1933).Anunpublishedfragment'APureWitch'isalsoincludedhere.ThesestoriesreflectLawrence'sexperiencesinthepost-warperiod.Manywereconsiderablyrevised,somewerecompletelyrewrittenbyLawrenceandsubsequentlypublishedindifferentversions.Theeditorsgivecompositionhistoriesandexplainpublicationdifficulties,Appendicesrecordmanuscriptrevisionsforthreestoriesandshowcomplete,unpublishedearlyversionsoffour.

(英)D.H.Lawrence ·Literature ·4萬字

最新章節(jié) 第8章 THE LOVELY LADY 2019-02-22 17:44:30
The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton（IV） 辛格爾頓船長（英文版）
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The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton（IV） 辛格爾頓船長（英文版）

TheLife,AdventuresandPiraciesoftheFamousCaptainSingletonisanovelbyDanielDefoe,whoisanEnglishtrader,writer,journalist,pamphleteerandspy,primarilypublishedin1720.Ithasbeenrepublishedmultipletimes.CaptainSingletonisconsideredtohavebeenpartlyinspiredbytheexploitsoftheEnglishpirateHenryEvery,whooperatedinthelate17thcentury.ThenarrativedescribesthelifeoftheEnglishman,Singleton,stolenfromawell-to-dofamilyasachildandraisedbyGypsies,eventuallymakinghiswaytosea.TheformerhalfofthebookconcernsSingleton'scrossingofAfrica,thelatterhalfreferringtohislifeasapirateintheIndianOceanandArabianSea.Defoe'sdescriptionofpiracyfocusesonthemostpartonmattersofeconomicsandlogistics,makingitanintriguingifnotparticularlygrippingread.

Daniel Defoe ·Literature ·2萬字

最新章節(jié) 第5章 2019-02-22 16:23:59

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