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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）
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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 第15章 Skirmishing. 2019-02-25 15:52:39
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 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 第8章 THE LOVELY LADY 2019-02-22 17:44:30
Little Dorrit（III） 小杜麗（英文版）
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Little Dorrit（III） 小杜麗（英文版）

LittleDorritimmediatelyoutsoldanyofDickens'spreviousbooksuponitspublicationin1857.ThestoryofWilliamDorrit,imprisonedfordebtinMarshalseaPrison,andhisdaughterandhelpmate,Amy,orLittleDorrit,thenovelchartstheprogressoftheDorritfamilyfrompovertytoriches.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 ·5.4萬字

最新章節 第12章 The Marshalsea becomes an Orphan 2019-02-22 17:58:05
The Wreck of the Golden Mary 金瑪麗號的沉沒/金瑪麗的遺骸（英文版）
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The Wreck of the Golden Mary 金瑪麗號的沉沒/金瑪麗的遺骸（英文版）

TheWreckoftheGoldenMaryisacollaborativeworkfromthemindsofCharlesDickensandWilkieCollins,twoofthemostpopularnineteenth-centuryBritishwritersoffiction.TheGoldenMaryissunkbyanicebergundermysteriouscircumstances,andtherescueeffortsdevolveintochaos.Thestory'snarratorisasailor,hewasapprenticedtotheSeawhenhewastwelveyearsold,andhehasencounteredagreatdealofroughweather,bothliteralandmetaphorical.WhentherumourfirstwentflyingupanddownthattherewasgoldinCalifornia--which,asmostpeopleknow,wasbeforeitwasdiscoveredintheBritishcolonyofAustralia—hewasintheWestIndies,tradingamongtheIslands.Beingincommandandlikewisepart-ownerofasmartschooner,goldinCaliforniawasnobusinessofhim.But,bythetimewhenhecamehometoEnglandagain,thethingwasasclearasyourhandheldupbeforeyouatnoon-day.This,aswellashecantellit,isthefullandtrueaccountofhowhecametobeplacedinchargeofthelostpassengersandcrewoftheGoldenMary,onthemorningofthetwenty-seventhdayaftertheshipstrucktheIceberg,andfounderedatsea.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·1.3萬字

最新章節 第8章 All That Follows Was Written By John Steadiman, Chief Mate(2) 2019-02-26 16:57:18
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall（IV） 威爾德菲爾莊園的房客（英文版）
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall（IV） 威爾德菲爾莊園的房客（英文版）

TheTenantofWildfellHall(1848)isthesecondandfinalnovelbytheEnglishauthorAnneBronte.MostcriticsnowconsiderTheTenantofWildfellHalltobeoneofthefirstfeministnovels.Ithadaninstantandphenomenalsuccess.ThenovelisframedasaseriesoflettersfromGilbertMarkhamtohisfriendandbrother-in-lawabouttheeventsconnectedwiththemeetingofhiswife.AmysteriousyoungwidowarrivesatWildfellHall,anElizabethanmansionwhichhasbeenemptyformanyyears,withheryoungsonandaservant.ShelivesthereinstrictseclusionundertheassumednameHelenGrahamandsoonfindsherselfthevictimoflocalslander.Refusingtobelieveanythingscandalousabouther,GilbertbefriendsHelenanddiscoversherpast.Inherdiary,Helendepictsherhusband'sphysicalandmoraldeclinethroughalcoholandherdesperateattemptstosavetheirsonfromhisinfluenceinthedissipatedaristocraticsocietyfromwhichsheultimatelyflees.Thedepictionofmaritalstrifeandwomen'sprofessionalidentificationhasalsoastrongmoralmessagemitigatedbytheauthors'sbeliefinuniversalsalvation.

Anne Bronte ·Literature ·3萬字

最新章節 第9章 2019-02-26 17:06:31
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 第5章 2019-02-22 16:23:59
Twenty Years After（III） 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（III） 達爾達尼央浪漫曲之二：二十年后（上）（英文版）

TwentyYearsAfterisanovelbyAlexandreDumas.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.AbookofThed'ArtagnanRomances,itisasequeltoTheThreeMusketeersandprecedesTheVicomtedeBragelonne(whichincludesthesub-plotManintheIronMask).ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.

Alexandre Dumas ·Literature ·3.8萬字

最新章節 第14章 Te Deum for the Victory of Lens. 2019-02-25 15:52:38
The Pit and the Pendulum 陷阱與鐘擺（英文版）
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The Pit and the Pendulum 陷阱與鐘擺（英文版）

ThestoryisaboutthetormentsenduredbyaprisoneroftheSpanishInquisition,thoughPoeskewshistoricalfacts.Thenarratorofthestoryisdeemedguiltyforanunnamedcrimeandputintoacompletelydarkroom.Hepassesoutwhiletryingtodeterminethesizeoftheroom.Whenhewakesup,herealizesthereisalarge,deeppitinthemiddleoftheroom.Helosesconsciousnessagainandawakensstrappedonhisback,unabletomovemorethanhishead.Hesoonrealizesthereisalargeblade-likependulumhangingabovehim,slowlygettingclosertocuttingthroughhischest.Hefindsawaytoescapebutthewallsofhisprisonstarttomoveandcloseinonhim,pushinghimcloserandclosertofallingintothepit."ThePitandthePendulum"isashortstorywrittenbyEdgarAllanPoeandfirstpublishedin1842.

(美)Allan Poe ·Literature ·6217字

最新章節 第4章 2019-02-25 16:18:21
Dombey and Son（I）董貝父子（英文版 下冊）
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Dombey and Son（I）董貝父子（英文版 下冊）

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

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·3萬字

最新章節 第6章 2019-02-22 15:01:47
Sketches by Boz（III） 博茲札記（英文版）
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Sketches by Boz（III） 博茲札記（英文版）

Sketchesby"Boz,"IllustrativeofEvery-dayLifeandEvery-dayPeople(commonlyknownasSketchesbyBoz)isacollectionofshortpiecespublishedbyCharlesDickensin1836accompaniedbyillustrationsbyGeorgeCruikshank.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 ·2.3萬字

最新章節 第12章 The Prisoners' Van 2019-02-25 09:45:17
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby（VII） 尼古拉斯·尼克貝（英文版）
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The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby（VII） 尼古拉斯·尼克貝（英文版）

NicholasNickleby(orTheLifeandAdventuresofNicholasNickleby)isanovelbyCharlesDickens.Originallypublishedasaserialfrom1838to1839,itwasDickens'sthirdnovel.'Nickleby'marksanewdevelopmentinafurthersenseasitisthefirstofDickens'sromances.WhenitwaspublishedthebookwasanimmediateandcompletesuccessandestablishedDickens'slastingreputation.Leftpennilessbythedeathofhisimprovidentfather,youngNicholasNicklebyassumesresponsibilityforhismotherandsisterandseekshelpfromhisScrooge-likeUncleRalph.InstantlydislikingNicholas,RalphsendshimtoteachinaschoolrunbythestupidlysadisticWackfordSqueers.Nicholasdecidestoescape,takingwithhimtheorphanSmike,oneofSqueers'smostabusedyoungcharges,andthetwoembarkonaseriesofadventurousencounterswithanarrayofhumanity'sworstandbest—greedyfools,corruptlechers,cheeryinnocents,andselflessbenefactors.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·3.9萬字

最新章節 第10章 2019-02-21 14:46:29
Therese Raquin（III） 紅杏出墻（英文版）
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Therese Raquin（III） 紅杏出墻（英文版）

ThereseRaquinisan1868novelbyFrenchwriterEmileZola,firstpublishedinserialformintheliterarymagazineL'Artistein1867.ItwasZola'sthirdnovel.In1873,ZolaturnedThereseRaquinintoaplay.ThereseRaquintellsthestoryofayoungwoman,unhappilymarriedtoherfirstcousinbyanoverbearingaunt,whomayseemtobewell-intentionedbutinmanywaysisdeeplyselfish.Theresehusband,Camille,issicklyandegocentricandwhentheopportunityarises,ThereseentersintoaturbulentandsordidlypassionateaffairwithoneofCamille'sfriends,Laurent.thoughthefirsttoearnwidefame.Thenovel'sadulteryandmurderwereconsideredscandalousandfamouslydescribedas"putrid"inareviewinthenewspaperLeFigaro.Inhispreface,Zolaexplainsthathisgoalinthisnovelwasto"studytemperamentsandnotcharacters".Becauseofthisdetachedandscientificapproach,ThereseRaquinisconsideredanexampleofnaturalism.

(法)Emile Zola ·Literature ·3.2萬字

最新章節 第13章 2019-02-25 15:38:19
A Descent into the Maelstrom 莫斯可漩渦沉溺記（英文版）
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A Descent into the Maelstrom 莫斯可漩渦沉溺記（英文版）

Thisiscouchedasastorywithinastory,ataletoldatthesummitofamountainclimbinLofoten,Norway.Thestoryistoldbyanoldmanwhorevealsthatheonlyappearsold?"Yousupposemeaveryoldman,"hesays,"butIamnot.Ittooklessthanasingledaytochangethesehairsfromajettyblacktowhite,toweakenmylimbs,andtounstringmynerves."Thenarrator,convincedbythepowerofthewhirlpoolsheseesintheoceanbeyond,isthentoldofthe"old"man'sfishingtripwithhistwobrothersafewyearsago.Drivenby"themostterriblehurricanethatevercameoutoftheheavens",theirshipwascaughtinthevortex.

Edgar Allan Poe ·Literature ·7177字

最新章節 第4章 2019-02-26 10:20:57
The Fortune of the Rougons（I） 盧貢家的發跡（英文版）
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The Fortune of the Rougons（I） 盧貢家的發跡（英文版）

TheFortuneoftheRougons,originallypublishedin1871,isthefirstnovelin?mileZola'smonumentaltwenty-volumeseriesLesRougon-Macquart.ThefictionaltownofPlassansisestablishedasthesettingforthenovelanddescribedinintimatedetail.Thetitlerefersnotonlytothe"fortune"chasedbyprotagonistsPierreandFelicitéRougon,butalsotothefortunesofthevariousdisparatefamilymembersZolaintroduces,whoselivesareofcentralimportancetolaterbooksintheseries.TheFortuneoftheRougonstellsthestoryofSilvèreandMiette,twoidealisticyoungsupportersoftherepublicanresistancetoLouis-NapoleonBonaparte'scoupd'étatinDecember1851.Meanwhile,thefoundationsoftheRougonfamilyanditsillegitimateMacquartbrancharebeinglaidinthebrutalbeginningsoftheImperialregime.Initwelearnhowthetwobranchesofthefamilycameabout,andtheoriginsofthehereditaryweaknessespasseddownthegenerations.Murder,treachery,andgreedarethekeynotes,andjustastheEmpirewasestablishedthroughviolence.

(法)Emile Zola ·Literature ·4.6萬字

最新章節 第6章 NOTES 2019-02-25 17:51:31
Barnaby Rudge（V）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）
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Barnaby Rudge（V）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）

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

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·4.1萬字

最新章節 第13章 2019-02-22 16:55:11
Dombey and Son（III）董貝父子（英文版 上冊）
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Dombey and Son（III）董貝父子（英文版 上冊）

ThestoryofDombeyandSonbyCharlesDickensconcernsPaulDombey,thewealthyowneroftheshippingcompanyofthebook'stitle,whosedreamistohaveasontocontinuehisbusiness.Thebookbeginswhenhissonisborn,andDombey'swifediesshortlyaftergivingbirth.ThecallousneglectoffamilybypowerfulDombeytriggershisprofessionalandpersonaldownfall,showcasestheauthor'sgiftforvividcharacterizationandunfailinglyrealisticdescription.AsJonathanLethemcontendsinhisIntroduction,Dickens's"genius…isatonewiththegeniusoftheformofthenovelitself:Dickenswilledintoexistencethemostcapaciousandelasticandversatilekindofnovelthatcouldbe,onebigenoughforhisvastsentimentalyearningsandforeveryimpulseandfearandhesitationinhimthatcountervailedthoseyearningstoo.Neverparsimoniousandfrequentlycontradictory,healwaysgivesuseverythinghecan,everythinghe'splannedtogive,andthenmore."

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·4.9萬字

最新章節 第8章 2019-02-22 15:23:53
Wives and Daughters（II） 妻子與女兒/錦繡佳人（英文版）
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Wives and Daughters（II） 妻子與女兒/錦繡佳人（英文版）

WivesandDaughtersisanemotionalnovelbyElizabethGaskell,firstpublishedintheCornhillMagazineasaserialfromAugust1864toJanuary1866.WhenMrsGaskelldiedsuddenlyin1865,itwasnotquitecomplete,andthelastsectionwaswrittenbyFrederickGreenwood.TheheroineofthenovelisMolly,anattractiveandratherunworldlyyoungwoman.HerfathersendshertostaywiththeHamleysofHamleyHall,agentryfamily.MollyformsacloseattachmentwithMrs.Hamley,whoembracesheralmostasadaughter.Mollyalsobefriendstheyoungerson,Roger.MollyisawarethatshewouldnotbeconsideredasuitablematchforthesonsofSquireHamleybecauseofherstatus.However,shehasalwayspreferredRoger'sgoodsenseandhonourablecharacterandsoonfallsinlovewithhim.Unfortunately,Rogerfallsinlovewithothergirl.Mollyisheartbroken,andstruggleswithhersorrowandherknowledgethatthegirllacksaffectionforRoger.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·4.6萬字

最新章節 第10章 Mrs Gibson's Visitors 2019-02-25 14:55:46
Mary Barton（IV） 瑪麗·巴頓（英文版）
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Mary Barton（IV） 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 ·1.8萬字

最新章節 第7章 Job Legh's deception 2019-02-26 10:03:42
The Cricket on the Hearth 爐邊蟋蟀（II）（英文版）
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The Cricket on the Hearth 爐邊蟋蟀（II）（英文版）

TheCricketontheHearth:AFairyTaleofHomeisanovellabyCharlesDickens,publishedbyBradburyandEvans,andreleased20December1845withillustrationsbyDanielMaclise,JohnLeech,RichardDoyle,ClarksonStanfieldandEdwinHenryLandseer.Dickensbeganwritingthebookaround17October1845andfinisheditby1December.LikeallofDickens'sChristmasbooks,itwaspublishedinbookform,notasaserial.JohnPeerybingle,acarrier,liveswithhisyoungwifeDot,theirbabyboyandtheirnannyTillySlowboy.Acricketchirpsonthehearthandactsasaguardianangeltothefamily.ThetitlecreatureisasortofbarometeroflifeatthehomeofJohnPeerybingleandhismuchyoungerwifeDot.Whenthingsgowell,thecricketonthehearthchirps;itissilentwhenthereissorrow.OnedayamysteriouselderlystrangercomestovisitandtakesuplodgingatPeerybingle'shouseforafewdays.Thejealousoldman,Tackleton,poisonsJohn'smindaboutDot,butthecricketthroughitssupernaturalpowersrestoresJohn'sconfidenceandallendshappily.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·1.1萬字

最新章節 第6章 Chirp the Second(6) 2019-02-27 09:35:05

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