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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(jié) 第5章 HOW THE PARLOURS ADDED A FEW WORDS 2019-02-22 14:42:20
The Double（I）雙重人格（英文版）
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The Double（I）雙重人格（英文版）

TheDoubleisanovellawrittenbyFyodorDostoevsky.ItwasfirstpublishedonJanuary30,1846intheFatherlandNotes.ItwassubsequentlyrevisedandrepublishedbyDostoevskyin1866.TheDoublecentersonagovernmentclerkwhogoesmad.Itdealswiththeinternalpsychologicalstruggleofitsmaincharacter,YakovPetrovichGolyadkin,whorepeatedlyencounterssomeonewhoishisexactdoubleinappearancebutconfident,aggressive,andextroverted,characteristicsthatarethepolaroppositestothoseofthetoadying"pushover"protagonist.Themotifofthenovellaisadoppelg?nger(dvoynik).Golyadkinisatitularcouncillor.Thisisrank9intheTableofRanksestablishedbyPetertheGreat.Asrankeightledtohereditarynobility,[3]beingatitularcouncillorissymbolicofalow-levelbureaucratstillstrugglingtosucceed.GolyadkinhasaformativediscussionwithhisDoctorRutenspitz,whofearsforhissanityandtellshimthathisbehaviorisdangerouslyantisocial.Heprescribes"cheerfulcompany"astheremedy.Golyadkinresolvestotrythis,andleavestheoffice.HeproceedstoabirthdaypartyforKlaraOlsufyevna,thedaughterofhisofficemanager.Hewasuninvited,andaseriesoffauxpasleadtohisexpulsionfromtheparty.Onhiswayhomethroughasnowstorm,heencountershisdouble,wholooksexactlylikehim.Thefollowingtwothirdsofthenovelthendealswiththeirevolvingrelationship.Atfirst,GolyadkinSr.(theoriginalmaincharacter)andGolyadkinJr.(hisdouble)arefriends,butGolyadkinJr.proceedstoattempttotakeoverSr.'slife,andtheybecomebitterenemies.BecauseGolyadkinJr.hasallthecharm,unctuousnessandsocialskillsthatGolyadkinSr.lacks,heisverywell-likedamongtheofficecolleagues.Atthestory'sconclusion,GolyadkinSr.beginstoseemanyreplicasofhimself,hasapsychoticbreak,andisdraggedofftoanasylumbyDoctorRutenspitz.

(俄)Fyodor Dostoyevsky ·Literature ·1.4萬字

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The Murders in the Rue Morgue 莫爾格街兇殺案（英文版）
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The Murders in the Rue Morgue 莫爾格街兇殺案（英文版）

TheMurdersintheRueMorgueisashortstorybyEdgarAllanPoepublishedinGraham'sMagazinein1841.IthasbeenclaimedasthefirstdetectivestoryandalsoasthemodelforSherlockHolmesandHerculePoirot;Poereferredtoitasoneofhis"talesofratiocination".SimilarworkspredatePoe'sstories,includingDasFrauleinvonScuderi(1819)byE.T.A.HoffmannandZadig(1748)byVoltaire.DetectiveC.AugusteDupinisfacedwiththemostpuzzlingcaseofhiscareeraswitnessaccountscontradicteachotherandkeyevidencefromtheperpetratordoesnotappeartobehumanwhenthemutilatedbodiesofMadameL'EspanayeandherdaughterarefoundintherueMorgue.InthestoryallofParisisinshockfollowingtheghastlymurderoftwowomen-butwithallwitnessesclaimingtohaveheardthesuspectspeakadifferentlanguage,thepolicearestumped.WhenDupinfindsasuspicioushairatthecrimescene,andplacesanadvertinthenewspaperaskingifanyonehaslostan'Ourang-Outang',thingstakeanunexpectedturn…

(美)Allan Poe ·Literature ·1.4萬字

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The Gambler（I）賭徒（英文版）
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The Gambler（I）賭徒（英文版）

TheGamblerisashortnovelbyFyodorDostoevskyaboutayoungtutornamedAlexeiIvanovichintheemploymentofaaRussianfamily.Thefirst-personnarrativeistoldfromthepointofviewofhim,heislivinginasuiteataGermanhotel.Thepatriarchofthefamily,TheGeneral,isindebtedtotheFrenchmandeGriersandhasmortgagedhispropertyinRussiatopayonlyasmallamountofhisdebt.Uponlearningoftheillnessofhiswealthyaunt,"Grandmother",hesendsstreamsoftelegramstoMoscowandawaitsthenewsofherdemise.HisexpectedinheritancewillpayhisdebtsandgainMademoiselleBlanchedeCominges'shandinmarriage.Itisastunningpsychologicalportraitofayoungman'sexhilaratinganddestructiveaddiction,acompulsionthatDostoevsky–whooncegambledawayhisyoungwife'sweddingring–knewintimatelyfromhisownexperience.Inthedisastrousloveaffairsandgamblingadventuresofhischaracter,AlexeiIvanovich,DostoevskyexplorestheirresistibletemptationtolookintotheabyssofultimateriskthathebelievedwasanessentialpartoftheRussiannationalcharacter.Dostoevskycompletedthenovelunderastrictdeadlinetopayoffgamblingdebts.

(俄)Fyodor Dostoyevsky ·Literature ·1.4萬字

最新章節(jié) 第5章 2019-02-26 14:16:19
The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（VI）（英文版）
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The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（VI）（英文版）

TheMoonandSixpenceisanovelbyW.SomersetMaughamfirstpublishedin1919.CharlesStricklandisastaidbanker,amanofwealthandprivilege.Heisalsoamanpossessedofanunquenchabledesiretocreateart.AsStricklandpursueshisartisticvision,heleavesLondonforParisandTahiti,andinhisquestmakessacrificesthatleavesthelivesofthoseclosesttohimintatters.ThroughMaugham'ssympatheticeyeStrickland'storturedandcruelsoulbecomesasymboloftheblessingandthecurseoftranscendentartisticgenius,andthecostinhumanslivesitsometimesdemands.BasedonthelifeofPaulGauguin,TheMoonandSixpenceisW.SomersetMaugham'sodetothepowerfulforcesbehindcreativegenius.

(英)W. Somerset Maugham ·Literature ·1.4萬字

最新章節(jié) 第9章 2019-02-18 14:44:47
Poor Folk（II）窮人（英文版）
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Poor Folk（II）窮人（英文版）

PoorFolkisthefirstnovelbyFyodorDostoyevsky,writtenoverthespanofninemonthsbetween1844and1845.InspiredbytheworksofGogol,Pushkin,andKaramzin,aswellasEnglishandFrenchauthors,PoorFolkiswrittenintheformoflettersbetweenthetwomaincharacters,MakarDevushkinandVarvaraDobroselova,whoarepoorsecondcousins.Thenovelshowcasesthelifeofpoorpeople,theirrelationshipwithrichpeople,andpovertyingeneral,allcommonthemesofliterarynaturalism.AdeepbutoddfriendshipdevelopsbetweenthemuntilDobroselovalosesherinterestinliterature,andlaterincommunicatingwithDevushkinafterarichwidowerMr.Bykovproposestoher.Devushkin,aprototypeoftheclerkfoundinmanyworksofnaturalisticliteratureatthattime,retainshissentimentalcharacteristics;Dobroselovaabandonsart,whileDevushkincannotlivewithoutliterature.

(俄)Fyodor Dostoyevsky ·Literature ·1.4萬字

最新章節(jié) 第16章 August 21th 2019-02-26 11:00:55
The Gold-Bug 金甲蟲（英文版）
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The Gold-Bug 金甲蟲（英文版）

EdgarAllanisapioneeroftheshortstorygenre.Hisstoriestypicallycapturedthemesofthemacabreandincludedelementsofthemysterious."TheGold-Bug"isashortstorybyEdgarAllanPoepublishedin1843.Thestory,setonSullivan'sIsland,SouthCarolina,isoftencomparedwithPoe's"talesofratiocination"asanearlyformofdetectivefiction.Poebecameawareofthepublic'sinterestinsecretwritingin1840andaskedreaderstochallengehisskillsasacode-breaker.Hetookadvantageofthepopularityofcryptographyashewaswriting"TheGold-Bug",andthesuccessofthestorycentersononesuchcryptogram.TheplotfollowsWilliamLegrandwhowasbittenbyagold-coloredbug.HisservantJupiterfearsthatLegrandisgoinginsaneandgoestoLegrand'sfriend,anunnamednarrator,whoagreestovisithisoldfriend.Legrandpullstheothertwointoanadventureafterdecipheringasecretmessagethatwillleadtoaburiedtreasure.

(美)Allan Poe ·Literature ·1.4萬字

最新章節(jié) 第8章 2019-02-25 16:18:22
Notes From The Underground（I） 地下室手記（英文版）
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Notes From The Underground（I） 地下室手記（英文版）

NotesFromTheUndergroundisashortnovelbyFyodorDostoevsky,publishedin1864.Itisconsideredbymanytobeoneoftheworld'sfirstexistentialistnovels.Itpresentsitselfasanexcerptfromtheramblingmemoirsofabitter,isolated,unnamednarrator(generallyreferredtobycriticsastheUndergroundMan)whoisaretiredcivilservantlivinginSt.Petersburg.Thenovelincludestwoparts:Part1"Underground"andPart2"AproposoftheWetSnow".Thefirstpartofthestoryistoldinmonologueform,ortheundergroundman'sdiary,andattacksemergingWesternphilosophy,thesecondpartofthebookiscalled"AproposoftheWetSnow"anddescribescertaineventsthatappeartobedestroyingandsometimesrenewingtheundergroundman,whoactsasafirstperson,unreliablenarratorandanti-hero.ThenarrationbytheUndergroundManisladenwithideologicalallusionsandcomplexconversationsregardingthepoliticalclimateofthetimeperiod.

(俄)Fyodor Dostoyevsky ·Literature ·1.4萬字

最新章節(jié) 第11章 2019-02-25 17:44:05
The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（II）（英文版）
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The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（II）（英文版）

TheMoonandSixpenceisanovelbyW.SomersetMaughamfirstpublishedin1919.Itistoldinepisodicformbyafirst-personnarrator,inaseriesofglimpsesintothemindandsoulofthecentralcharacterCharlesStrickland,amiddle-agedEnglishstockbroker,whoabandonshiswifeandchildrenabruptlytopursuehisdesiretobecomeanartist.ThestoryisinpartbasedonthelifeofthepainterPaulGauguin.

(英)W. Somerset Maugham ·Literature ·1.3萬字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 2019-03-05 11:25:49
A Christmas Carol（I） 圣誕故事集：圣誕頌歌/小氣財神（英文版）
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A Christmas Carol（I） 圣誕故事集：圣誕頌歌/小氣財神（英文版）

AChristmasCarolinProse,BeingaGhost-StoryofChristmas,commonlyknownasAChristmasCarol,isanovellabyCharlesDickens,firstpublishedinLondonbyChapman&Hallin1843;thefirsteditionwasillustratedbyJohnLeech.AChristmasCaroltellsthestoryofEbenezerScrooge,anoldmiserwhoisvisitedbytheghostofhisformerbusinesspartnerJacobMarleyandtheGhostsofChristmasPast,PresentandYettoCome.AftertheirvisitsScroogeistransformedintoakinder,gentlerman.Inhis"Ghostlylittlebook,"CharlesDickensinventsthemodernconceptofChristmasSpiritandoffersoneoftheworld'smostadaptedandimitatedstories.WeknowEbenezerScrooge,TinyTim,andtheGhostsofChristmasPast,Present,andFuture,notonlyasfictionalcharacters,butalsoasiconsofthetruemeaningofChristmasinaworldstillplaguedwithavariceandcynicism.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·1.3萬字

最新章節(jié) 第3章 The First Of The Three Spirits 2019-02-21 15:13:40
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(jié) 第8章 All That Follows Was Written By John Steadiman, Chief Mate(2) 2019-02-26 16:57:18
Around the World in Eighty Days八十天環(huán)游地球（I）（英文版）
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Around the World in Eighty Days八十天環(huán)游地球（I）（英文版）

PhileasFoggwagershalfhisfortuneontheastoundingpropositionthathecantravelallthewayaroundtheworldinjust80days.WithhisfaithfulFrenchservant,Passepartout,PhileasFoggembarksontheadventureofalifetime,travellingacrossfourcontinentsbywhatevermeanshecan-train,elephant,steamship-andexperiencingendlesssurprisesandmishapsalongtheway.Toaddtothedrama,aScotlandYarddetective,convincedthatFoggisacriminalevadingjustice,hasvowedtostopthemintheirtracks.Thistraveloguesweepsthroughmanyexoticsettings,includingthejunglesofIndia,whereFoggandPassepartoutrescuearajah'swidow,andacrossthePacifictotheAmericanfrontier,wheretheybraveabisonstampedeandanattackbySiouxIndians.Generationshavethrilledtothisaction-packedstory,whichcontinuestocapturetheimaginationofyoungreaders.JulesVerne'snovelcolorfullyrecapturesthespiritofitstime,whenreaderswerefascinatedbynewtechnologiesandeagertodiscoverfarawayplaces.

Jules Verne ·Literature ·1.3萬字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 2019-02-18 15:30:09
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
The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（III）（英文版）
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The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（III）（英文版）

BasedonthelifeofPaulGauguin,TheMoonandSixpenceisW.SomersetMaugham'sodetothepowerfulforcesbehindcreativegenius.CharlesStricklandisastaidbanker,amanofwealthandprivilege.Heisalsoamanpossessedofanunquenchabledesiretocreateart.AsStricklandpursueshisartisticvision,heleavesLondonforParisandTahiti,andinhisquestmakessacrificesthatleavesthelivesofthoseclosesttohimintatters.ThroughMaugham'ssympatheticeyeStrickland'storturedandcruelsoulbecomesasymboloftheblessingandthecurseoftranscendentartisticgenius,andthecostinhumanslivesitsometimesdemands.

(英)W. Somerset Maugham ·Literature ·1.2萬字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 2019-02-26 14:54:03
Somebody's Luggage 誰的行禮（II）（英文版）
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Somebody's Luggage 誰的行禮（II）（英文版）

Stumblinguponsomeluggagethathasbeenleftbehindinthehotelwhereheworks,awaitersearchesthroughittoidentifyitsowner.Hefailstodiscoverthis,buthedoesfind,secretedawayindifferentpartsoftheluggage,quiteanumberofstories.Impressedbytheirquality,hesucceedsingettingthempublished,althoughtheidentityoftheirauthorremainsamysteryuntilavisitorcomescalling.ThisworkisarediscoveredgemfromDickens'slaterlife,amasterpiece,amagnificentmergerofuniqueanddifferentpieces.Ithaswealthofsignificantdetails,myriadexpressions,dialogueandphysiognomy.Itisanenigmaticworkinwhichidentityoftheowneroftheluggagecreatesaninterestingaccount.Anexhilaratinganecdote!Somebody'sLuggageisaShortStorypublishedin1862byCharlesDickensCharles,anEnglishwriterandsocialcritic,whohascreatedsomeoftheworld'sbest-knownfictionalcharactersandisregardedbymanyasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianera.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·1.2萬字

最新章節(jié) 第5章 His Boots(3) 2019-02-27 09:35:05
Doctor Marigold 馬里歌德醫(yī)生（英文版）
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Doctor Marigold 馬里歌德醫(yī)生（英文版）

Originallypublishedin1865,thestory"Dr.Marigold"wasextremelysuccessful,whichDickens'spublicperformancesofaplaybasedit-fascinatingandeasytoread.Doctor(itishisgivenname)Marigoldisa"CheapJack"orwhatwewouldcallastreetpeddler.DoctorMarigold'sfortunesreversewhenheadoptsadeafandmutegirlwhosemotherisdeadandwhosestepfather,ownerofatravelingcircus,beatsher.Thisbriefshortstoryisafirstpersonaccountofthelifeofa"Cheap-Jack",akindofsalesmanorbarkeratfairs,whosellscheap,everydayitemstothepoor.Dickensclearlyisinlovewiththetypicalnon-stoppatterorauctioneer'ssongthatthesemenengagedin,andsamplesoftheseday-longchantsmakeupmuchofthebook.Thestorythatmovesallthisforwardistheman'sloveforhiswife,daughter,andgranddaughter.Dickensdoeshisusualmasterfuljobofpullingatyourheartstringsandbringingeverythingtoagoodtear-jerking,happyending.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·1.2萬字

最新章節(jié) 第4章 2019-02-22 16:29:36
The Battle of Life 人生的戰(zhàn)斗（II）（英文版）
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The Battle of Life 人生的戰(zhàn)斗（II）（英文版）

TheBattleofLifeistheonlyoneofthefiveChristmasBooksbyCharlesDickensthathasnosupernaturalorexplicitlyreligiouselements.(OnescenetakesplaceatChristmastime,butitisnotthefinalscene.)ThestorybearssomeresemblancetoTheCricketontheHearthintworespects:ithasanon-urbansetting,anditisresolvedwitharomantictwist.ItisevenlessofasocialnovelthanisCricket.AsistypicalwithDickens,theendingisahappyone.Thisnovellawasfirstpublishedin1846.Twosisters,GraceandMarion,livehappilyinanEnglishvillagewiththeirtwoservants,andtheirgood-naturedwidowerfatherDrJeddler.Marion,theyoungersister,isbetrothedtoAlfredHeathfield,Jeddler'swardwhoisleavingthevillagetocompletehisstudies.HeentrustsMariontoGrace'scareandmakesapromisetoreturntowinMarion'shand.OnthedaythatAlfredistoreturn,however,itisdiscoveredthatMarionhasrunoff.Afternursingheartbreak,AlfredmarriesGraceinsteadofMarionandshebearshimadaughter,alsocalledMarion.OnthebirthdayofMarion,GraceconfidestoAlfredthatMarionhasmadeapromisetoexplainherso-called"elopement"inperson.Marionindeedappearsthateveningbysunsetandexplainsherdisappearancetothepartiesinvolved.ItturnsoutthatMarionhasnot"eloped"buthasinsteadbeenlivingatherauntMartha'splacesoastoallowAlfredtofallinlovewithGrace.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·1.1萬字

最新章節(jié) 第6章 2019-02-27 09:55:34
The Cricket on the Hearth 爐邊蟋蟀（III）（英文版）
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The Cricket on the Hearth 爐邊蟋蟀（III）（英文版）

TheCricketontheHearthbyCharlesDickensisaFairyTaleofHome.ThisnovellapublishedbyBradburyandEvans,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(jié) 第6章 Chirp the Third(6) 2019-02-27 09:35:06
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(jié) 第6章 Chirp the Second(6) 2019-02-27 09:35:05
The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（I）（英文版）
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The Moon and Sixpence 月亮與六便士（I）（英文版）

CharlesStrickland,aconventionalstockbroker,abandonshiswifeandchildrenforParisandTahiti,tolivehislifeasapainter.Whilsthisbetrayaloffamily,dutyandhonourgiveshimthefreedomtoachievegreatness,hisdecisionleadstoanobsessionwhichcarriessevereimplications.InspiredbythelifeofPaulGauguin,TheMoonandSixpenceisatonceasatiriccaricatureofEdwardianconventionsandavividportrayalofthementalityofagenius.

(英)W. Somerset Maugham ·Literature ·1萬字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 Notes 2019-02-26 14:54:03

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