导语摘要
夏日的一个傍晚,年轻的艺术教师沃尔特路遇一位从疯人院逃出白衣女人,协助其逃至伦敦,发觉她与自己的学生劳拉长相相似。沃尔特与劳拉陷入热恋,而劳拉原已许字珀西瓦尔·格莱特,沃尔特只好抽身他往。谁想格莱特骗得与劳拉成亲,意在谋取钱财,而名为安娜的白衣女人从前也是陷入格莱特的圈套,被送进疯入院的。不久,安娜病逝,格莱特暗中偷换二者的身份,以劳拉的名义葬埋安娜,而以安娜的身份将劳拉关进了疯人院……
作者简介
柯林斯(Wilkie Collins)(1824-1889), was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He was hugely popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and over 100 nonfiction pieces. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale and No Name.
Collins predicted the concept of the Cold War nuclear era, "I begin to believe in only one civilizing influence-the discovery one of these days of a destructive agent so terrible that War shall mean annihilation and men's fears will force them to keep the peace."
目录
THE FIRST EPOCH
THE STORY BEGUN BY WALTER HARTRIGHT
THE STORY CONTINUED BYVINCENT GILMORE
THE STORY CONTINUED BY MARIAN HALCOMBE
THE SECOND EPOCH
THE STORY CONTINUED BY MARIAN HALCOMBE
POSTSCRIPT BY A SINCERE FR
THE STORY CONTINUED BY FREDERICK FAIRLIE, ESQ.OF
THE STORY CONTINUED BY ELIZA MICHELSON
THE STORY CONTINUED IN SEVERAL NARRATIVES
THE THIRD EPOCH
THE STORY CONTINUED BYWALTER HARTRIGHT
THE STORY CONTINUED BY MRS. CATHERICK
THE STORY CONTINUED BY WALTER HARTRIGHT
THE STORY CONTINUED BY ISIDOR, OTTAVIO, BALDASSARE FOSCO
THE STORY CONCLUDED BY WALTER HARTRIGHT
内容摘要
夏日的一个傍晚,年轻的艺术教师沃尔特路遇一位从疯人院逃出白衣女人,协助其逃至伦敦,发觉她与自己的学生劳拉长相相似。沃尔特与劳拉陷入热恋,而劳拉原已许字珀西瓦尔·格莱特,沃尔特只好抽身他往。谁想格莱特骗得与劳拉成亲,意在谋取钱财,而名为安娜的白衣女人从前也是陷入格莱特的圈套,被送进疯入院的。不久,安娜病逝,格莱特暗中偷换二者的身份,以劳拉的名义葬埋安娜,而以安娜的身份将劳拉关进了疯人院……
主编推荐
柯林斯(Wilkie Collins)(1824-1889), was an English novelist, playwright, and author of short stories. He was hugely popular during the Victorian era and wrote 30 novels, more than 60 short stories, 14 plays, and over 100 nonfiction pieces. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale and No Name.
Collins predicted the concept of the Cold War nuclear era, "I begin to believe in only one civilizing influence-the discovery one of these days of a destructive agent so terrible that War shall mean annihilation and men's fears will force them to keep the peace."
精彩内容
Withoutattemptingtoanswerthosequestionsdecisively,ImayatleastrecordthatIneversawmymotherandmysistertogetherinPesca'ssociety,withoutfindingmymothermuchtheyoungerwomanofthetwo.Onthisoccasion,forexample,whiletheoldladywaslaughingheartilyovertheboyishmannerinwhichwetumbledintotheparlour,Sarahwasperturbedlypickingupthebrokenpiecesofateacup,whichtheProfessorhadknockedoffthetableinhisprecipitateadvancetomeetmeatthedoor."Idon'tknowwhatwouldhavehappened,Walter,"saidmymother,"ifyouhaddelayedmuchlonger.Pescahasbeenhalfmadwithimpatience,andIhavebeenhalfmadwithcuriosity.TheProfessorhasbroughtsomewonderfulnewswithhim,inwhichhesaysyouareconcerned;andhehascruellyrefusedtogiveusthesmallesthintofittillhisfriendWalterappeared.""Veryprovoking:itspoilstheSet,"murmuredSarahtoherself,mournfullyabsorbedovertheruinsofthebrokencup.Whilethesewordswerebeingspoken,Pesca,happilyandfussilyunconsciousoftheirreparablewrongwhichthecrockeryhadsufferedathishands,wasdraggingalargearm-chairtotheoppositeendoftheroom,soastocommandusallthree,inthecharacterofapublicspeakeraddressinganaudience.Havingturnedthechairwithitsbacktowardsus,hejumpedintoitonhisknees,andexcitedlyaddressedhissmallcongregationofthreefromanimpromptupulpit."Now,mygooddears,"beganPesca(whoalwayssaid"gooddears"whenhemeant"worthyfriends"),"listentome.Thetimehascome--Irecitemygoodnews--Ispeakatlast.""Hear,hear!"saidmymother,humouringthejoke."Thenextthinghewillbreak,mamma,"whisperedSarah,"willbethebackofthebestarm-chair.""Igobackintomylife,and! addressmyselftothenoblestofcreatedbeings,"continuedPesca,vehementlyapostrophisingmyunworthyselfoverthetoprailofthechair."Whofoundmedeadatthebottomofthesea(throughCramp);andwhopulledmeuptothetop;andwhatdidIsaywhenIgotintomyownlifeandmyownclothesagain?""Muchmorethanwasatallnecessary,"Iansweredasdoggedlyaspossible;fortheleastencouragementinconnectionwiththissubjectinvariablyletloosetheProfessor'semotionsinafloodoftears."Isaid,"persistedPesca,"thatmylifebelongedtomydearfriend,Walter,fortherestofmydays--andsoitdoes.IsaidthatIshouldneverbehappyagaintillIhadfoundtheopportunityofdoingagoodSomethingforWalter--andIhaveneverbeencontentedwithmyselftillthismostblesseddayNow,"criedtheenthusiasticlittlemanatthetopofhisvoice,"theoverflowinghappinessburstsoutofmeateveryporeofmyskin,likeaperspiration;foronmyfaith,andsoul,andhonour,thesomethingisdoneatlast,andtheonlywordtosaynowis--Right-all-right!"ItmaybenecessarytoexplainherethatPescapridedhimselfonbeingaperfectEnglishmaninhislanguage,aswellasinhisdress,manners,andamusements.Havingpickedupafewofourmostfamiliarcolloquialexpressions,hescatteredthemaboutoverhisconversationwhenevertheyhappenedtooccurtohim,turningthem,inhishighrelishfortheirsoundandhisgeneralignoranceoftheirsense,intocompoundwordsandrepetitionsofhisown,andalwaysrunningthemintoeachother,asiftheyconsistedofonelongsyllable."AmongthefineLondonHouseswhereIteachthelanguageofmynativecountry,"saidtheProfessor,rushingintohislong-deferredexplanationwithoutanotherwordofpreface,"thereisone,mightyfine,inthebigplacecalledPortland.Youallknowwherethatis? Yes,yes--course-of-course.Thefinehouse,mygooddears,hasgotinsideitafinefamilyAMamma,fairandfat;threeyoungMisses,fairandfat;twoyoungMisters,fairandfat;andaPapa,thefairestandthefattestofall,whoisamightymerchant,uptohiseyesingold--afinemanonce,butseeingthathehasgotanakedheadandtwochins,finenolongeratthepresenttime.Nowmind! IteachthesublimeDantetotheyoungMisses,andah!--my-soul-bless-my-soul! --itisnotinhumanlanguagetosayhowthesublimeDantepuzzlestheprettyheadsofallthree! Nomatter--allingoodtime--andthemorelessonsthebetterforme.Nowmind! ImaginetoyourselvesthatIamteachingtheyoungMissestoday;asusual.WeareallfourofusdowntogetherintheHellofDante.AttheSeventhCircle--butnomatterforthat:alltheCirclesarealiketothethreeyoungMisses,fairandfat,----attheSeventhCircle,nevertheless,mypupilsarestickingfast;andI,tosetthemgoingagain,recite,explain,andblowmyselfupred-hotwithuselessenthusiasm,when--acreakofbootsinthepassageoutside,andincomesthegoldenPapa,themightymerchantwiththenakedheadandthetwochins.--Ha! mygooddears,Iamcloserthanyouthinkfortothebusiness,now.Haveyoubeenpatientsofar? orhaveyousaidtoyourselves,'Deuce-what-the-deuce! Pescaislong-windedtonight?'"P7-9
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