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Sketches by Boz（II） 博茲札記（英文版）
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Sketches by Boz（II） 博茲札記（英文版）

Dickens'careerasawriteroffictiontrulybeganwiththiscollectionin1833,whenhestartedwritinghumoroussketchesforTheMorningChronicle,usingthepen-name"Boz".SketchesbyBozisacollectionofshortpiecespublishedbyCharlesDickensin1836.ThefirsteditionwasaccompaniedbyillustrationsbyGeorgeCruikshank.The56sketchesconcernLondonscenesandpeopleandaredividedintofoursections:"OurParish","Scenes","Characters",and"Tales".Thematerialinthefirstthreeofthesesectionsisnon-fiction[citationneeded].Thelastsectioncomprisesfictionalstories.Throughpenportraitsthatoftenanticipatecharactersfromhisgreatnovels,weseethecondemnedmaninhisprisoncell,garrulousmatrons,vulgaryoungclerksandScrooge-likebachelors,whileDickens'spowersforsocialcritiqueareneverfarfromthesurface,inunflinchingdepictionsofthevastmetropolis'sforgottencitizens,fromchildworkerstoprostitutes.Astartlingmixtureofhumourandpathos,theseSketchesrevealLondonaswonderfulterrainforanextraordinaryyoungwriter.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·6.3萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第25章 A Visit to Newgate 2019-02-25 09:41:11
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(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第8章 Our Next-Door Neighbour 2019-02-25 09:34:43
The Tell-Tale Heart 告密的心/泄密的心（英文版）
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The Tell-Tale Heart 告密的心/泄密的心（英文版）

TheTell-TaleHeartisashortstorybyEdgarAllanPoe,Apioneeroftheshortstorygenre,whosestoriestypicallycapturedthemesofthemacabreandincludedelementsofthemysterious.ThestorywasfirstpublishedinJamesRussellLowell'sThePioneerinJanuary1843.Itfollowsanunnamednarratorwhomurdersanoldmanwitha"vultureeye".Murderiscarefullydesigned,andthemurdererhidesthebodybycuttingitintopiecesandhidingitunderthefloorboards.Thenarratordenieshavinganyfeelingsofhatredorresentmentforthevictim.Healsodeniesthathekilledforgreed.Thespecificmotivationformurder,therelationshipbetweennarratorandoldman,andotherdetailsareleftunclear.Ithasbeenspeculatedthattheoldmanisafatherfigure,thenarrator'slandlord,orthatthenarratorworksfortheoldmanasaservant,andthatperhapshis"vulture-eye"representssomesortofveiledsecret,orpower.

(美)Allan Poe ·Literature ·2220字

最新章節(jié) 第3章 2019-02-25 09:29:20
The Raven 烏鴉（英文版）
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The Raven 烏鴉（英文版）

TheRavenisanarrativepoembyAmericanwriterEdgarAllanPoe.FirstpublishedinJanuary1845,thepoemisoftennotedforitsmusicality,stylizedlanguage,andsupernaturalatmosphere.Ittellsofatalkingraven'smysteriousvisittoadistraughtlover,tracingtheman'sslowfallintomadness.Thelover,oftenidentifiedasbeingastudent,islamentingthelossofhislove,Lenore.SittingonabustofPallas,theravenseemstofurtherdistresstheprotagonistwithitsconstantrepetitionoftheword"Nevermore".Thepoemmakesuseoffolk,mythological,religious,andclassicalreferences.Poeclaimedtohavewrittenthepoemlogicallyandmethodically,intendingtocreateapoemthatwouldappealtobothcriticalandpopulartastes,asheexplainedinhis1846follow-upessay,"ThePhilosophyofComposition".ThepoemwasinspiredinpartbyatalkingraveninthenovelBarnabyRudge:ATaleoftheRiotsof'EightybyCharlesDickens.PoeborrowsthecomplexrhythmandmeterofElizabethBarrett'spoem"LadyGeraldine'sCourtship",andmakesuseofinternalrhymeaswellasalliterationthroughout.

(美)Allan Poe ·Literature ·1126字

最新章節(jié) 第3章 2019-02-25 09:25:55
The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade 山魯佐德的第一千零二個(gè)故事（英文版）
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The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade 山魯佐德的第一千零二個(gè)故事（英文版）

TheThousand-and-SecondTaleofScheherazadeisashort-storybyAmericanauthorEdgarAllanPoe(1809–1849).ItwaspublishedintheFebruary1845issueofGodey'sLady'sBookandwasintendedasapartlyhumoroussequeltothecelebratedcollectionofMiddleEasterntalesOneThousandandOneNights.ThetaledepictstheeighthandfinalvoyageofSinbadtheSailor,alongwiththevariousmysteriesSinbadandhiscrewencounter;theanomaliesarethendescribedasfootnotestothestory.WhiletheKingisuncertain—exceptinthecaseoftheelephantscarryingtheworldonthebackoftheturtle—thatthesemysteriesarereal,theyareactualmoderneventsthatoccurredinvariousplacesduring,orbefore,Poe'slifetime.ThestoryendswiththekinginsuchdisgustattheoutlandishtalesScheherazadehasjustwoven,thathehasherexecutedthenextday.Poe'sbeginswiththeArabianNightfableandaddedonemorenightto1001tokillherattheend,whenshetoldthestoryoftheSindbadhisadventurewithsomesortofthemoderninvention…

(美)Allan Poe ·Literature ·5655字

最新章節(jié) 第3章 2019-02-25 09:22:47
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(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第11章 Gone 2019-02-22 18:07:08
Little Dorrit（V） 小杜麗（英文版）
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Little Dorrit（V） 小杜麗（英文版）

LittleDorritbyCharlesDickensisoriginallypublishedinserialformbetween1855and1857.ThestoryfeaturesAmyDorrit,youngestchildofherfamily,bornandraisedintheMarshalseaprisonfordebtorsinLondon.ArthurClennamencountersherafterreturninghomefroma20-yearabsence,readytobeginhislifeanew.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 ·5.8萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第13章 Mistress Affery makes a Conditional Promise,respecting her Dreams 2019-02-22 18:03:46
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(wàn)字

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

最新章節(jié) 第12章 The Marshalsea becomes an Orphan 2019-02-22 17:58:05
Little Dorrit（II） 小杜麗（英文版）
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Little Dorrit（II） 小杜麗（英文版）

LittleDorritbyCharlesDickensisoriginallypublishedinserialformbetween1855and1857.ThestoryfeaturesAmyDorrit,youngestchildofherfamily,bornandraisedintheMarshalseaprisonfordebtorsinLondon.ArthurClennamencountersherafterreturninghomefroma20-yearabsence,readytobeginhislifeanew.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 ·7.1萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第14章 Fortune-Telling 2019-02-22 17:51:21
Little Dorrit（I） 小杜麗（英文版）
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Little Dorrit（I） 小杜麗（英文版）

LittleDorritisanovelbyCharlesDickenswhichsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InadditionhesatirisesthestratificationofsocietythatresultsfromtheBritishclasssystem.InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat"intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance."Dickenscriticizesthehierarchicalsocietywhichwoulddemandsuchanimpossiblethingofaman,andalsoquestionswhichclassoftheiracquaintancearegoodpeopleandtruefriends.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·5萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第10章 Little Mother 2019-02-22 17:48:09
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(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第8章 THE LOVELY LADY 2019-02-22 17:44:30
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(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第4章 JIMMY AND THE DESPERATE WOMAN 2019-02-22 17:33:04
The Woman Who Rode Away And Other Stories（I） 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（I） 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.Explanatorynotesgivebiographicalinformationandelucidateliteraryallusions.

(英)D.H.Lawrence ·Literature ·2萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第4章 TWO BLUE BIRDS 2019-02-22 17:26:43
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(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第12章 2019-02-22 16:57:54
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(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第13章 2019-02-22 16:55:11
Barnaby Rudge（IV）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）
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Barnaby Rudge（IV）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）

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

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·3.6萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第12章 2019-02-22 16:48:33
Barnaby Rudge（II）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）
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Barnaby Rudge（II）巴納比·拉奇（英文版）

BarnabyRudgewasthefifthofDickens'novelstobepublished.Ithadoriginallybeenplannedtoappearashisfirst,butchangesofpublisherledtomanydelays,anditfirstappearedinserialformintheClockfromFebruarytoNovember1841.SetagainstthebackdropoftheGordonRiotsof1780,BarnabyRudgeisastoryofmysteryandsuspensewhichbeginswithanunsolveddoublemurderandgoesontoinvolveconspiracy,blackmail,abductionandretribution.Throughthecourseofthenovelfathersandsonsbecomeopposed,apprenticesplotagainsttheirmastersandProtestantsclashwithCatholicsonthestreets.And,asLondoneruptsintoriot,BarnabyRudgehimselfstrugglestoescapethecurseofhisownpast.Withitsdramaticdescriptionsofpublicviolenceandprivatehorror,itsstrangesecretsandghostlydoublings,BarnabyRudgeisapowerful,disturbingblendofhistoricalrealismandGothicmelodrama.

Charles Dickens ·Literature ·5萬(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第17章 2019-02-22 16:38:30
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(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第16章 2019-02-22 16:34:55
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(wàn)字

最新章節(jié) 第4章 2019-02-22 16:29:36

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