月亮寶石

內(nèi)容概要

這部享有現(xiàn)代第一部?jī)?yōu)秀的長(zhǎng)篇偵探小說(shuō)美譽(yù)的作品《月亮寶石(英文版)》是柯林斯的代表作。故事圍繞著印度的一顆鑲嵌于月亮神額上的神秘寶石展開(kāi)：幾百年來(lái)，這顆受詛咒的寶石由三個(gè)婆羅門(mén)看護(hù)著，任何拿走寶石的人必將遭遇禍害；一位軍官將寶石掠至英國(guó)，導(dǎo)致多人喪生，從而使作品廣泛地反映了英國(guó)的社會(huì)現(xiàn)實(shí)，見(jiàn)出世路的艱辛與人性的險(xiǎn)惡。
柯林斯是與狄更斯同時(shí)代的大作家，藝術(shù)手法嫻熟，《月亮寶石(英文版)》中懸疑、跟蹤、自殺、謀殺等神秘事件層見(jiàn)疊出，驚魂攝魄，多年來(lái)此書(shū)一直是青少年十分喜愛(ài)的英語(yǔ)讀物。

作者簡(jiǎn)介

柯林斯(1824-1889年)，英國(guó)小說(shuō)家。生于倫敦。青年時(shí)期的柯林斯在從事寫(xiě)作之前，當(dāng)過(guò)茶商助手和律師，1850年開(kāi)始創(chuàng)作小說(shuō)。不久，他與狄更斯結(jié)識(shí)，后成為終生的朋友。他的小說(shuō)不但在狄更斯主編的《家常話》雜志上連載，更在創(chuàng)作上互相影響?？铝炙箤?xiě)過(guò)10余部長(zhǎng)篇小說(shuō)和一些短篇小說(shuō)，后期作品著重揭露不平等的社會(huì)和虛偽的道德觀念，如小說(shuō)《沒(méi)有姓名》(1862年)、《丈夫和妻子》(1870年)、《新瑪格達(dá)琳》(1873年)。

書(shū)籍目錄

PROLOGUE
FIRST PERIOD
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CHAPTER XVIII
CHAPTER XIX
CHAPTER XX
CHAPTER XXI
CHAPTER XXII
CHAPTER XXIII
SECOND PERIOD
FIRST NARRATWE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER W
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
SECOND NARRATIVE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
THIRD NARRATIVE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
FOURTH NARRATIVE
FIFTH NARRATIVE
SIXTH NARRATIVE
SEVENTH NARRATIVE
EIGHTH NARRATIVE
EPILOGUE

章節(jié)摘錄

　　THE STORMING OF SERINGAPATAM （1799）-Extracted from a Family Paper　　ADDRESS these lines-written in India-to my relatives inEngland.　　My object is to explain the motive which has induced meto refuse the right hand of friendship to my cousin， JohnHerncastle. The reserve which I have hitherto maintainedin this matter has been misinterpreted by members of myfamily whose good opinion I cannot consent to forfeit. Irequest them to suspend their decision until they have readmy narrative. And I declare， on my word of honour， thatwhat I am now about to write is， strictly and literally， thetruth.　　The private difference between my cousin and me tookits rise in a great public event in which we were bothconcerned-the storming of Seringapatam， under GeneralBaird， on the 4th of May， 1799.　　In order that the circumstances may be clearly understood，I must revert for a moment to the period before the assault，and to the stories current in our camp of the treasure injewels and gold stored up in the Palace of Seringapatam.　　Ⅱ　　One of the wildest of these stories related to a YellowDiamond-a famous gem in the native annals of India.　　The earliest known traditions describe the stone as havingbeen set in the forehead of the four-handed Indian god whotypifies the Moon. Partly from its peculiar colour， partlyfrom a superstition which represented it as feeling the　　On the twenty-ninth of the month， Miss Rachel and Mr.Franklin hit on a new method of working their way togetherthrough the time which might otherwise have hung heavyon their hands. There are reasons for taking particular noticehere of the occupation that amused them. You will find it hasa bearing on something that is still to come.　　Gentlefolks in general have a very awkward rock aheadin life-the rock ahead of their own idleness. Their livesbeing， for the most part， passed in looking about them forsomething to do， it is curious to see-especially when theirtastes are of what is called the intellectual sort-how oftenthey drift blindfold into some nasty pursuit. Nine timesout of ten they take to torturing something， or to spoilingsomething-and they firmly believe they are improvingtheir minds， when the plain truth is， they are only makinga mess in the house. I have seen them （ladies， I am sorr}' tosay， as well as gentlemen） go out， day after day， for example，with empty pill-boxes， and catch newts， and beetles， andspiders， and frogs， and come home and stick pins throughthe miserable wretches， or cut them up， without a pang ofremorse， into little pieces. You see my young master， or myyoung mistress， poring over one of their spiders' insideswith a magnifying-glass; or you meet one of their frogswalking downstairs without his head-and when youwonder what this cruel nastiness means， you are told that itmeans a taste in my young master or my young mistress fornatural history. Sometimes， again， you see them occupiedfor hours together in spoiling a pretty flower with pointedinstruments， out of a stupid curiosity to know what theflower is made of. Is its colour any prettier， or its scent anysweeter， when you DO know? But there! The poor soulsmust get through the time， you see-they must get throughthe time. You dabbled in nasty mud， and made pies， whenyou were a child; and you dabble in nasty science， anddissect spiders， and spoil flowers， when you grow up. Inthe one case and in the other， the secret of it is， that youhave got nothing to think of in your poor empty head， andnothing to do with your poor idle hands. And so it ends inyour spoiling canvas with paints， and making a smell inthe house; or in keeping tadpoles in a glass box full of dirtywater， and turrung everybody's stomach in the house; or inchipping off bits of stone here， there， and everywhere， anddropping grit into all the victuals in the house; or in stainingyour fingers in the pursuit of photography， and doing justicewithout mercy on everybody's face in the house. It often fallsheavy enough， no doubt， on people who are really obligedto get their living， to be forced to work for the clothes thatcover them， the roof that shelters them， and the food thatkeeps them going. But compare the hardest day's work youever did with the idleness that splits flowers and pokes itsway into spiders' stomachs， and thank your stars that yourhead has got something it MUST think of， and your handssomething that they must do.　　……

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　　THE DEITY breathed the breath ofhis divinity on the Diamondin the forehead of the god. And the Brahmins knelt and hidtheir faces in their robes. The deity commanded that theMoonstone should be watched， from that time forth， by threepriests in turn， night and day， to the end of the generations ofmen. And the Brahmins heard， and bowed before his will. Thedeity predicted certain disaster to the presumptuous mortalwholaid hands on the sacred gem， and to all of his house and namewho received it after him. And the Brahmins caused theprophecy to be written over the gates of the shrine in letters of gold.

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