• 导读
  • Praised by acclaimed biographer Claire Tomalin as "young Dickens at his most playful," this delightful volume showcases two collections of little-known sketches by Dickens, charmingly illustrated by Phiz. Whimsical, satirical, witty and exuberant, the sketches ridicule the behavior of their subjects with perfect comic effect, offering fascinating evidence of a writer learning his craft and refining his style. In his Introduction, Dickens scholar Paul Schlicke discusses the popularity of the sketch mode, and the special qualities of these examples. This unique edition includes Edward Caswall's Sketches of Young Ladies, whose success prompted Dickens to write his own sketches.

  • 内容简介
  • 有一名年轻的绅士待人和蔼可亲,人们在了解了他的过往之后,认为该给他个合适的头衔。年轻的女子都亲切地称他为“言辞辛辣”的年轻绅士,或者“严厉苛刻”的年轻绅士。我们则更加客观些,仅仅称他是位喜欢评论他人的年轻绅士。

    There is an amiable kind of young gentleman going about in society, upon whom, after much experience of him, and considerable turning over of the subject in our mind, we feel it our duty to affix the above appellation. Young ladies mildly call him a 'sarcastic' young gentleman, or a 'severe' young gentleman. We, who know better, beg to acquaint them with the fact, that he is merely a censorious young gentleman.

  • 作者简介
  • 查尔斯·狄更斯(1812年2月7日—1870年6月9日),19世纪英国批判现实主义小说家。狄更斯特别注意描写生活在英国社会底层的“小人物”的生活遭遇,深刻地反映了当时英国复杂的社会现实,为英国批判现实主义文学的开拓和发展做出了卓越的贡献。他的作品至今依然盛行,对英国文学发展起到了深远的影响。主要作品《匹克威克外传》、《雾都孤儿》、《老古玩店》、《艰难时世》、《我们共同的朋友》、《双城记》等。

    Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812-9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented popularity, and by the twentieth century he was widely seen as a literary genius by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular.

  • 目录
    • Sketches of Young Gentlemen
    • THE BASHFUL YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE OUT-AND-OUT YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE VERY FRIENDLY YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE MILITARY YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE POLITICAL YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE DOMESTIC YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE CENSORIOUS YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE FUNNY YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE THEATRICAL YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE POETICAL YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE 'THROWING-OFF' YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • THE YOUNG LADIES' YOUNG GENTLEMAN
    • CONCLUSION
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