Mystery of Edwin Drood

Mystery of Edwin Drood

《Mystery of Edwin Drood》是1998年Wordsworth出版的圖書,作者是Charles Dickens(查爾斯·狄更斯)。

基本介紹

  • 中文名:Mystery of Edwin Drood
  • 作者:Charles Dickens(查爾斯·狄更斯)
  • 出版社:Wordsworth
  • 出版時間:1998年2月19日
  • ISBN:9781853267291
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內容簡介

Dickens's final novel, left unfinished at his death, is a tale of mystery whose fast-paced action takes place in an ancient cathedral city and in some of the darkest places in nineteenth century London. Drugs, sexual obsession, colonial adventuring and puzzles about identity are among the novel's themes. At the centre of the plot lie the baffling disappearance of Edwin Drood and the many explanations of his whereabouts. A sombre and menacing atmosphere, a fascinating range of characters and Dickens's usual superb command of language combine to make this an exciting and tantalising story. Also included in this volume are a number of unjustly neglected stories and sketches, with subjects as different as murder and guilt and childhood romance. This unusual selection illustrates Dickens's immense creativity and versatility.

編輯推薦

狄更斯一生不知疲倦地寫作嚴重損害了他的健康,1870年年6月9日,這位英國文壇上的“天之驕子” 在趕寫他的最後一部小說《愛德溫·德魯德之謎》時,患腦溢血去世。

作者簡介

Charles Dickens was born in 1812 near Portsmouth where his father was a clerk in the navy pay office. The family moved to London in 1823, but their fortunes were severely impaired. Dickens was sent to work in a blacking-warehouse when his father was imprisoned for debt. Both experiences deeply affected the future novelist. In 1833 he began contributing stories to newspapers and magazines, and in 1836 started the serial publication of Pickwick Papers. Thereafter, Dickens published his major novels over the course of the next twenty years, from Nicholas Nickleby to Little Dorrit. He also edited the journals Household Words and All the Year Round. Dickens died in June 1870.
查爾斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens,1812~1870),1812年生於英國的朴次茅斯。父親過著沒有節制的生活,負債累累。年幼的狄更斯被迫被送進一家皮鞋油店當學徒,飽嘗了艱辛。狄更斯16歲時,父親因債務被關進監獄。從此,他們的生活更為悲慘。工業革命一方面帶來了19世紀前期英國大都市的繁榮,另一方面又帶來了庶民社會的極端貧困和對童工的殘酷剝削。尖銳的社會矛盾和不公正的社會制度使狄更斯決心改變自己的生活。15歲時,狄更斯在一家律師事務所當抄寫員並學習速記,此後,又在報社任新聞記者。在《記事晨報》任記者時,狄更斯開始發表一些具有諷刺和幽默內容的短劇,主要反映倫敦的生活,逐漸有了名氣。他了解城市底層人民的生活和風土人情,這些都體現在他熱情洋溢的筆端。此後,他在不同的雜誌社任編輯、主編和發行人,其間發表了幾十部長篇和短篇小說,主要作品有《霧都孤兒》、《聖誕頌歌》、《大衛·科波菲爾》和《遠大前程》等。
  狄更斯的作品大多取材於與自己的親身經歷或所見所聞相關聯的事件。他在書中揭露了濟貧院駭人聽聞的生活制度,揭開了英國社會底層的可怕秘密,淋漓盡致地描寫了社會的黑暗和罪惡。本書起筆便描寫了主人公奧利弗生下來便成為孤兒,以及在濟貧院度過的悲慘生活。後來,他被迫到殯儀館做學徒,又因不堪忍受虐待而離家出走。孤身一人來到倫敦後,又落入了竊賊的手中。狄更斯在其作品中大量描寫了黑暗的社會現實,對平民階層寄予了深切的向情,並無情地批判了當時的社會制度。他在小說描寫的現實性和人物的個性化方面成績是突出的。他成為繼莎士比亞之後,塑造作品人物數量最多的一個作家。

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