This1861novellawasthefirstpublishedworkbyRebeccaHardingDavis:writer,socialreformer,andpioneerofliteraryrealism.IttellsthestoryofHughWolfe,aWelshlaborerinanironmillwhoisalsoatalentedsculptor,andofDeborah,thehunchbackedwomanwhounrequitedlyloveshim.
Ivanov,amiddle-agedpublicservant,isunhappy.HiswifeAnna,disinheritedbyherfamilyafterconvertingfromJudaism,isdyingoftuberculosis.Heisdeeplyindebt.Andhisbestfriend’sdaughterisinfatuatedwithhim.ComedyandtragedyensueintrulyChekhovianfashion.AnexampleoftheyoungChekhov’smaturingstyle,Ivanovisanearlyharbingerofthemesthatwouldrecurthroughouthiswork.
Writtenlateinhiscareer,Byron'snarrativepoemTheIslandtellsthefamousstoryofthemutinyonboardtheBounty,andfollowsthemutineersastheyfleetoaSouthSeaisland,"theirguilt-wonParadise."
ShehadnotbeenbroughtupinAmericaatall.ShehadbeenborninFrance,inabeautifulchâteau,andshehadbeenbornheiresstoagreatfortune,but,nevertheless,justnowshefeltasifshewasverypoor,indeed.AndyetherhomewasinoneofthemostsplendidhousesinNewYork.Shehadalovelysuiteofapartmentsofherown,thoughshewasonlyelevenyearsold.Shehadhadherowncarriageandasaddlehorse,atrainofmasters,andgovernesses,andservants,andwasregardedbyallthechildrenoftheneighborhoodasasortofgrandandmysteriouslittleprincess,whoseincomingsandoutgoingsweretobewatchedwiththegreatestinterest....
Inwritingher‘DramaofExile’,Barrett’ssubjectwas‘thenewandstrangeexperienceofthefallenhumanity,asitwentforthfromParadiseintothewilderness’.Thebizarre,lyricalscenesthatfollowpowerfullydescribethegriefandguiltofEve,thesorrowfulprideofLucifer,andtheredeemingpoweroflove.
TheBattleofMarathonisarhymed,dramatic,narrative-poembyElizabethBarrettBrowning.Writtenin1820,itretellspowerfullyTheBattleofMarathon:duringwhichtheAthenianstatedefeatedthemuchlargerinvadingforceduringthefirstPersianinvasionofGreece.
AphraBehnwasthefirstwomanwriterinEnglandtomakealivingbyherpen,andhernovelOroonokowasthefirstworkpublishedinEnglishtoexpresssympathyforAfricanslaves.PerhapsbasedpartlyonBehn’sownexperienceslivinginSurinam,thenoveltellsthetragicstoryofanobleslave,Oroonoko,andhisloveImoinda.Theworkwasaninstantsuccessandwasadaptedforthestagein1695(andmorerecentlybytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyin1999).
ElizabethandHerGermanGardenisanovelbyElizabethvonArnim,firstpublishedin1898;itwasverypopularandfrequentlyreprintedduringtheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.Thestoryisayear'sdiarywrittenbytheprotagonistElizabethaboutherexperienceslearninggardeningandinteractingwithherfriends.Itincludescommentaryonthebeautyofnatureandonsociety,butisprimarilyhumorousduetoElizabeth'sfrequentmistakesandheridiosyncraticoutlookonlife.Shelookeddownuponthefrivolousfashionsofhertimewriting"Ibelieveallneedleworkanddressmakingisofthedevil,designedtokeepwomenfromstudy.'Thebookisthefirstinaseriesaboutthesamecharacter.Itisnoteworthyforbeingpublishedwithoutanamedauthor.
Therearecertainnameswhicharefamiliar,asnames,toallmankind;andeverypersonwhoseeksforanydegreeofmentalcultivation,feelsdesirousofinforminghimselfoftheleadingoutlinesoftheirhistory,thathemayknow,inbrief,whatitwasintheircharactersortheirdoingswhichhasgiventhemsowidely-extendedafame.Consequently,greathistoricalnamesaloneareselected;andithasbeenthewriter’saimtopresenttheprominentandleadingtraitsintheircharacters,andalltheimportanteventsintheirlives,inaboldandfreemanner,andyetintheplainandsimplelanguagewhichissoobviouslyrequiredinworkswhichaimatpermanentandpracticalusefulness.ThisvolumeisdedicatedtoQueenElizabeth.
ClarenceandEmmelineMumfordareinforarealtreatwhentheytakeintheyoung,outspokenMissLouiseDerrickastheirguest.SheddingalightonclassstrugglesintheVictorianera,ThePayingGuestoffersalookatjustwhat"propersociety"expects.
ThisistheautobiographyofElizabethKeckley,aformerslavewhoboughtherfreedomwiththemoneysheearnedasaseamstress.SheeventuallyworkedforMaryLincoln.Itisafascinatingbook,filledwithmanyrecollectionsofherownlifeandherinteractionswiththeLincolnsandothermembersofthegovernmentelite.
一个三十四岁的离婚女子,回首来时路,怅然若失。她想起曾经的偶遇,冥冥中的启示,她独自一人,开始了自我追寻的旅程。我是什么·我为何来到此·该如何才能使我找到真正的快乐·本书原文书名《Eat,Pray,Love》,说得多么简单直接!打开感官,寄托心灵,并在爱里释放自己。剑影,投影在女人广大的生命中”,伍尔芙的话,道出关于习俗、传统与秩序之于女人一生的伤伐。离婚之前,作者对照自己与母亲的婚姻经历,惊觉“被独立地尊重与爱”,是两代女性在婚姻中的共同渴望。决定离婚的作者,失去婚姻,就似乎失去生活的自信;她与几个男子坠入情网,但总是惶惶不安。她没有归属感,对于爱和被爱都是如此。书中的旅行,有点是放逐自己,但,山穷水尽,柳暗花明,谁也不知道,生命之旅会发生什么事情!
CharlotteBrontëwasaBritishauthor,theeldestofthethreefamousBrontësisterswhohavebecomestandardsofEnglishliterature.SheisbestknownforhernovelJaneEyre,oneofthegreatestclassicsofalltimes.JusttwoyearsafterCharlotte’sdeath,herfriendElizabethGaskellwroteherbiography.WanttoknowmoreaboutCharlotteBrontë·Ifyoudo,pleasereadthisbiography.
TheHouseofMirth(1905),byEdithWharton,isanovelaboutNewYorksocialiteLilyBartattemptingtosecureahusbandandaplaceinrichsociety.ItisoneofthefirstnovelsofmannersinAmericanliterature,andoneofthefirsttoopenlyexplorehowAmericanVictoriansocietyofferedlittlesocialmobilityforwomen.
TheHouseofMirth(1905),byEdithWharton,isanovelaboutNewYorksocialiteLilyBartattemptingtosecureahusbandandaplaceinrichsociety.ItisoneofthefirstnovelsofmannersinAmericanliterature,andoneofthefirsttoopenlyexplorehowAmericanVictoriansocietyofferedlittlesocialmobilityforwomen.
HarrietJacobs’autobiography,writtenunderthepseudonymLindaBrent,detailsherexperiencesasaslaveinNorthCarolina,herescapetofreedominthenorth,andherensuingstrugglestofreeherchildren.ThenarrativewaspartlyserializedintheNewYorkTribune,butwasdiscontinuedbecauseJacobs’depictionsofthesexualabuseoffemaleslaveswereconsideredtooshocking.Itwaspublishedinbookformin1861.
AphraBehnwasthefirstwomanwriterinEnglandtomakealivingbyherpen,andhernovelOroonokowasthefirstworkpublishedinEnglishtoexpresssympathyforAfricanslaves.PerhapsbasedpartlyonBehn’sownexperienceslivinginSurinam,thenoveltellsthetragicstoryofanobleslave,Oroonoko,andhisloveImoinda.Theworkwasaninstantsuccessandwasadaptedforthestagein1695(andmorerecentlybytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyin1999). Behn’sworkpavedthewayforwomenwriterswhocameafterher,asVirginiaWoolfnotedinaRoomofOne’sOwn(1928):“AllwomentogetheroughttoletflowersfalluponthetombofAphraBehn,…foritwasshewhoearnedthemtherighttospeaktheirminds.”有声小说_有声读物_在线收听_下载_mp3_wma_语音_音频_朗诵
ThebookisaboutthreefamiliesinEnglandatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.ThethreefamiliesrepresentdifferentgradationsoftheEdwardianmiddleclass:theWilcoxes,whoarerichcapitalistswithafortunemadeintheColonies;thehalf-GermanSchlegelsiblings(Margaret,Tibby,andHelen),whorepresenttheintellectualbourgeoisieandhavealotincommonwiththereal-lifeBloomsburyGroup;andtheBasts,acouplewhoarestrugglingmembersofthelower-middleclass.TheSchlegelsisterstrytohelpthepoorBastsandtrytomaketheWilcoxeslessprejudiced.Themottoofthebookis“Onlyconnect…”(summaryfromWikipedia)
TheHouseofMirth(1905),byEdithWharton,isanovelaboutNewYorksocialiteLilyBartattemptingtosecureahusbandandaplaceinrichsociety.ItisoneofthefirstnovelsofmannersinAmericanliterature,andoneofthefirsttoopenlyexplorehowAmericanVictoriansocietyofferedlittlesocialmobilityforwomen.
It’sadrearyFebruaryinpost-WorldWarILondonwhenMrs.WilkinsspotsanadvertisementinTheTimesforasmallItaliancastleforrentinApril.Sheseesanothermemberofherwomen’sclub,Mrs.Arbuthnot,readingthesameadvertisementandmanagestoconvinceherthatthetwoofthemshouldrentit.Botharemiserableandlonelyintheirmarriages.Theycan’taffordthecostofthevilla,SanSalvatore,ontheirownandmustadvertisefortwoothers,eventuallyrecruitinganelderlywidownamedMrs.Fisher,andLadyCarolineDester,abeautifulyoungsocialitedesperatetoescapefromLondonandsociety.ThefourjourneytoItalywhereSanSalvatoreworksitsmagicseparatelyoneachofthem,changingtheirlivesinunexpectedways.
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