Page 1 About the Author
The author was Charles Dickens, full name Charles John Hefham Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer. Born in Portsmouth. His father, John Dickens, was a British Naval Quartermaster, and his mother was named Elizabeth Barrow. Charles was the second of eight children in the family, and his sister Fanny Dickens was two years older than him. In December 1813, the family moved to South West.
When he was a teenager, due to the embarrassment of family life, he could only enter school intermittently. He was forced to work as a child labourer in a factory. After the age of 15, he worked as an apprentice, recorder and court recorder in a law firm. At the age of 20, he began working as an interviewer for the newspaper library, covering the House of Commons. In 1837 he completed his first novel, Pickwick's Tale, the first realist novel to be written, and later matured.
Dickens paid special attention to depicting the life encounters of "small people" living at the bottom of British society, which profoundly reflected the complex social reality of Britain at that time and made outstanding contributions to the development and development of British critical realist literature. His work had a profound influence on the development of English literature.
Dickens met Maria Pitner in a small theater troupe in his family at the age of 18. Maria was the daughter of a small banker, much better than the poorer Dickens. Maria's parents firmly disagreed with their dealings, and the experience left a deep imprint on Dickens's psyche, so much so that he despised the women of reality and loved to fantasize about the ideal women.
Later Dickens fell in love with Catherine and married. Although the marriage soothed the hurt he had suffered in his first love, it did not bring happiness to Dickens. On the one hand, it stems from the very different ideas, personalities, and interests of their husbands and wives; on the other hand, it is related to Dickens's vision of the ideal woman, thinking that such a lovely and faithful woman cannot be found in reality.
In May 1837, Maria died suddenly, much to Dickens's grief. Recalling the scene years later, he wrote: "After her death, for several months— I remember for most of the year — I dreamed of her every night with a kind of idyllic pleasure, so pleasant that I did not sleep all night without expecting her to come back in this image or another. ”
In the year of Dickens's death, his longing for Mary became even stronger. He said: "She has always remained so deeply in my mind... So much so that the memory of her became an important part of my survival, just as the beating of my heart could not be separated from my survival. ”
In January 1870, Dickens gave twelve farewell recitals in London, where he was later received by Queen Victoria. On June 9 of that year, he died of cerebral hemorrhage at Gates Hill. After his death, he was buried in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey, and his tombstone reads: "He was a sympathizer of poor, suffering and oppressed people; his death deprived the world of a great British writer." ”
Page 2 Summary of contents
One of the clues in the Bleak Hills novel revolves around the trial of the mysterious property lawsuit "Cadiz sued Cadiz" in the court of justice. One of the ancestors of the Cadiz family made a windfall and left a will before his death, but the will was strange and no one could read it. In order to compete for the inheritance, the descendants consumed their youth and gave up their enthusiasm, but in the end they could only be discouraged and even depressed.
The trial of the case by the Court of Lords has been delayed again and again, and decades have passed, the cost of the litigation has consumed all the property, and the whole case has been lost. Many have fallen victim to rigid legal provisions and the rigid state apparatus. The work fully exposes the decay and incompetence of the British judicial system, the greedy nature of lawyers and the dirty behavior of lawyers.
Another thread in the novel revolves around the secrets of Miss Ester Samoson and her birth mother, Mrs. Drock. East is the illegitimate daughter of Mrs. Drock who had an affair with Captain Horton before marriage. Mrs. Drock thought that her lover and child were long gone, and that her secret would never be revealed.
But the cunning and evil family lawyer Tujing Horn stumbles upon this secret and presses Mrs. Drock, who chooses to run away from home and finally dies in front of the grave of her former lover. The illegitimate daughter of the lady, under the protection and help of her guardian John Cadiz, lived a happy and happy life.
"Desolate Mountain Villa" is brilliant and beautiful, it has all the best elements of the novel, whether it is the value vision, the plot of the novel, and the details of the literary style, although people hold this huge work of more than 600,000 words, but there is no sense of heaviness. Therefore, when we read and talk about Dickens, do not avoid neglecting "Desolate Mountain"!
Page 3 Background of writing
Bleak House is considered one of the highest achievements of the writer Charles Dickens, and his written depiction of Victorian London is unsurpassed.
The film tells the story of the ice beauty Dadlock, who spends his days guarding a secret that he can't look back on, and a ruthless lawyer, Tu jinghor, who tries to unravel the mystery. The generous John Jardance is entangled in the past and his two young wards, Richard and Ida. Like Ms. Dadlock, all of them were implicated in a case called "Jadansi accused Jadansi", and if the verdict is final, one of them will receive a huge fortune.
The theme of the story radiates the depth of society, from the dignitaries to the street poor; The story itself is full of drama and skillful depiction; Presents a feast of storylines and epic characters for moviegoers; The author's cautionary role in the 19th-century British political and judicial system cannot be underestimated.
Biography
Isser Summerson: The protagonist of the novel. She was originally an orphan and was later placed under the guardianship of Mr. John James. The mystery of her origins is one of the main clues in the novel.
James: Ward of attorney in the Court of Litigation. Naïve personality, seduced by the Jandice case, bent on winning the case. At the end of the novel, the case has exhausted all his assets or is fruitless, and Richard is exhausted and dies.
Ida Claire: Another ward in the Court of Litigation. A good girl who falls in love with her cousin Constance, they end up secretly married.
John James: One of the parties to the James case, the man of the Desolate Manor, and the guardian of Ether, Richard, and Ida. A good man, he later fell in love with And proposed to her, which Wasser accepted out of gratitude. In the end, because of her love for Esther, she and the doctor were perfected.
The Dydlof: A noble lady much younger than her husband. As the plot of the novel progresses, her mysterious past gradually emerges.
Nemo: Legal scribe. A mysterious character who dies early in the novel. His true identity is that of a veteran officer and Este's biological father.
Page 4 Reader Comments
1. The Ice Beauty Lady Deedlock, who died tragically outside the walls of Captain Horton's grave. And her love with Captain Horton is like a rose in the abyss, which can only bloom in the dark and eventually wither quietly. Madame Deidlock's noble qualities are something we have to admire, and under the repeated threats of Tujinghorn, a lawyer of an aristocratic family, she has the courage to bear her past, and she will not hesitate to give her life to prove her innocence and dedication to pure love.
In fact, as a noble lady sought after by people in high society, she can completely cover up the 'scandals' in the eyes of others by hurting others, but she did not deny it, but fearlessly went to the grave of her former lover and admitted that she had indeed loved without complaint or regret. This is Lady Dadlock, she continues the nobility with nobility, she is worthy of the prominence of the Deadlock family. In fact she deserves any materialistic or spiritual prominence.
2. The Baron Of the Ancient Family, Drok, is also a man worthy of the noble men. He loved his wife deeply, and in high society she gave her all the glory, made her live an enviable life, and even promoted her to a stage that no one could match, where she was the only one who showed her coldness and loneliness, which others could not hope for.
It was the woman he loved with his life that struck his fatal pulse with the love of his once girlhood. At the moment when he had suffered a stroke and fell to the ground after the Inspector had told him all the truth, he was still able to clearly call out her name, sorrow and pity filled his voice, but with absolutely no hint of condemnation. When he woke up and saw the farewell letter she had left him, he had lost his voice after the stroke, but he still wrote down the following command with a pen: Forgive completely, look. It was this sentence he wrote that proves that he was born aristocratic.
Page 5 Quotes
1) It is a good thing that love can be persevered; however, if there is no perseverance in other aspects, then the perseverance in love is worthless and meaningless.
2) If you want to live happily, pray to God, and be an honest person, then you have to keep your promise.
3, no matter where I go, I am looking for happiness. I'm never going to go anywhere to find pain, because I'm born a pleasure-seeker. Only when pain finds itself on my head will I suffer.
4, if you think that with a passion, you can do things no matter how big or small, then you may as well dispel this wrong idea as soon as possible.
5, no matter what you do, don't worry. Whatever happens, be calm and composed.
6, to extend the time of day, the best way is to steal a few hours from the night!
7, if you lack sincerity in doing things, or are slow to do it, then even if you have great ability, you will not achieve anything.
8. There are two types of people engaged in philanthropy: one is the person who just says and does not do, and the other is the person who does not say.
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