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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）
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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 Three Musketeers 三個火槍手（III）（英文版）
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The Three Musketeers 三個火槍手（III）（英文版）

Dumas'classicstory,firstserializedin1844,hasenthralledreaderswithitsfast-pacedplot,endearingcharacters,andromanticideals,immortalizedbythemotto"oneforall,allforone."Atimelesstaleofadventure,romance,intrigue,andrevenge,"TheThreeMusketeers"isthecaptivatingstory.Ahistoricalromance,thisnoveltellsoftheadventuresofthehot-headedyoungGascon,d'ArtagnanandhisthreecompanionsAthos,PorthosandAramisastheygallantlydefendtheQueenofFrance,usingtheirwitandtheirswords.TheymustfoilthenefariousplottingofCardinalRichelieuagainsttheKingandQueen,despitehisappearanceasanally.D'ArtagnanandthethreeMusketeersmustalsoovercomethevillainousmachinationsofMiladydeWinter,whoselethalcriminalitythreatensthoseinpoliticalpowerandtheloveofd'ArtgnanforConstanceBonacieux."

Alexandre Dumas ·Literature ·4.2萬字

最新章節 第10章 D'ARTAGNAN AND THE ENGLISHMAN 2019-02-18 14:13:01
Martin Chuzzlewit（II）馬丁·翟述偉（英文版）
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Martin Chuzzlewit（II）馬丁·翟述偉（英文版）

MartinChuzzlewitisanovelbyCharlesDickens,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 ·6.2萬字

最新章節 第9章 2019-02-22 10:43:20
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall（V） 威爾德菲爾莊園的房客（英文版）
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall（V） 威爾德菲爾莊園的房客（英文版）

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

Anne Bronte ·Literature ·2.7萬字

最新章節 第8章 2019-02-26 17:06:31
The Fortune of the Rougons（III） 盧貢家的發跡（英文版）
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The Fortune of the Rougons（III） 盧貢家的發跡（英文版）

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

(法)Emile Zola ·Literature ·3.9萬字

最新章節 第9章 2019-02-25 17:51:30
Twenty Years After（I） 達爾達尼央浪漫曲之二：二十年后（下）（英文版）
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Twenty Years After（I） 達爾達尼央浪漫曲之二：二十年后（下）（英文版）

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

Alexandre Dumas ·Literature ·4.7萬字

最新章節 第16章 Respect to Fallen Majesty. 2019-02-25 15:52:38
The Battle of Life 人生的戰斗（III）（英文版）
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The Battle of Life 人生的戰斗（III）（英文版）

TheBattleofLife:ALoveStoryisanovellabyCharlesDickens,firstpublishedin1846.Itisthefourthofhisfive"ChristmasBooks"/It'sthe4thofhisfive"ChristmasBooks",comingafterTheCricketontheHearthandfollowedbyTheHauntedManandtheGhost'sBargain.BattleistheonlyoneofthefiveChristmasBooksthathasnosupernaturalorexplicitlyreligiouselements.(OnescenetakesplaceatChristmastime,butitisnotthefinalscene.)ThestorybearssomeresemblancetoTheCricketontheHearthintworespects:ithasanon-urbansetting,anditisresolvedwitharomantictwist.ItisevenlessofasocialnovelthanisCricket.AsistypicalwithDickens,theendingisahappyone.ThesettingisanEnglishvillagethatstandsonthesiteofanhistoricbattle.Somecharactersrefertothebattleasametaphorforthestrugglesoflife,hencethetitle.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·9539字

最新章節 第5章 2019-02-27 09:35:06
Little Dorrit（VI） 小杜麗（英文版）
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Little Dorrit（VI） 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 ·5.6萬字

最新章節 第11章 Gone 2019-02-22 18:07:08
Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings 利里普夫人的住處（英文版）
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Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings 利里普夫人的住處（英文版）

Mrs.Lirriper'sLodgingsisastorybyCharlesDickens,anEnglishnovelistwhosecharactersareamongthemostmemorableinEnglishliterature.MrsLirriper'sLodgingswasfollowedbyMrs.Lirriper'sLegacywhichwasfirstpublishedinhisAlltheYearRoundmagazine'sExtraChristmasNumber(1864).Mrs.Lirriperisawarm-heartedlandladywhokeepsarespectableboardinghouse.InMrsLirriper'sLodgings,Mrs.Lirriperstartstotakeinlodgerstomakeendsmeetandalsotopayoffherdrinklovinghusband'sdebtsafterheperishesinanaccident.MrsLirriper'sLodgingsdescribessomeofherexperiencesasalodgekeeper.Whenoneofherlodgersdiesinchildbirth,sheandhergoodfriendissokindthattheydecidetoraisethebabyastheirown.Everythinggoeswell…untiltheyhearnewsofthechild'sfather.ThetaleIncludestwochapters:Chapter1-Mrs.lirriperrelateshowshewenton,andwentover;Chapter2-Mrs.lirriperrelateshowjimmytoppedup.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·1.4萬字

最新章節 第5章 HOW THE PARLOURS ADDED A FEW WORDS 2019-02-22 14:42:20
Cranford（II）克蘭福德（英文版）
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Cranford（II）克蘭福德（英文版）

Arich,comicandilluminatingportraitoflifeinasmalltown,Cranfordhasmovedandentertainedreadersforgenerations.ThewomenofthesmallcountrytownofCranfordliveingenteelpoverty,resolutelyrefusingtoembracechange,whilethedarkcloudsofurbanisationandtheadvanceoftherailwayhoverthreateninglyonthehorizon.Intheirsimple,well-orderedlivestheyfaceemotionaldilemmasandupheavals,smallinthescaleoftheever-shiftingworld,butaffectionatelyportrayedbyElizabethGaskellwithalltheweightandconsequenceofagranddrama.

(英)E.C. Gaskell ·Literature ·2.3萬字

最新章節 第5章 The Panic 2019-02-26 11:15:56
Sketches by Boz（I） 博茲札記（英文版）
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Sketches by Boz（I） 博茲札記（英文版）

It'sthefirstpublishedbookofCharlesDickens,"SketchesbyBoz"(1836)heraldedanexcitingnewvoiceinEnglishliterature.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 ·1.8萬字

最新章節 第8章 Our Next-Door Neighbour 2019-02-25 09:34:43
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 ·4.2萬字

最新章節 第9章 2019-02-21 14:46:30
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby（V） 尼古拉斯·尼克貝（英文版）
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The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby（V） 尼古拉斯·尼克貝（英文版）

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

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·5.5萬字

最新章節 第10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 ·3.4萬字

最新章節 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 ·1.9萬字

最新章節 第13章 Conclusion 2019-02-25 10:51:37
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 ·4.7萬字

最新章節 第10章 Loved and lost 2019-02-26 10:03:40
The Three Musketeers 三個火槍手（IV）（英文版）
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The Three Musketeers 三個火槍手（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 ·2.8萬字

最新章節 第10章 A Terrible Vision 2019-02-18 14:11:30
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
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 ·5萬字

最新章節 第10章 A Crisis 2019-02-25 14:55:48
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 ·4.8萬字

最新章節 第10章 The Dreams of Mrs Flintwinch thicken 2019-02-22 18:00:32

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