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  《简·爱》(JaneEyre)十九世纪英国著名女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特的代表作,人们普遍认为《简·爱》是夏洛蒂·勃朗特“诗意的生平写照”,是一部具有自传色彩的作品。讲述了一位从小变成孤儿的英国女子在各种磨难中不断追求自由与尊严,坚持自我,最终获得幸福的故事。《简爱:JANE EYRE(英文原版)》为英文原版,同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载,下载方式详见图书封底博客链接。让读者在阅读精彩故事的同时,亦能提升英文阅读水平。

内容简介

  《简·爱》(JaneEyre)十九世纪英国著名女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特的代表作,人们普遍认为《简·爱》是夏洛蒂·勃朗特“诗意的生平写照”,是一部具有自传色彩的作品。讲述了一位从小变成孤儿的英国女子在各种磨难中不断追求自由与尊严,坚持自我,最终获得幸福的故事。小说引人入胜地展示了男女主人公曲折起伏的爱情经历,歌颂了摆脱一切旧习俗和偏见,成功塑造了一个敢于反抗,敢于争取自由和平等地位的妇女形象。

  这本小说的主题通过对孤女坎坷不平的人生经历,成功地塑造了一个不安于现状、不甘受辱、敢于抗争的女性形象,反映了一个平凡心灵的坦诚倾诉的呼号和责难,由一个小写的人成为一个大写的人的渴望。小说通过罗切斯特两次截然不同的爱情经历,批判了以金钱为基础的婚姻和爱情观,并始终把简·爱和罗切斯特之间的爱情描写为思想、才能、品质与精神上的完全默契。  

简爱:JANE EYRE(英文原版)》为英文原版,同时提供配套英文朗读免费下载,让读者在阅读精彩故事的同时,亦能提升英文阅读水平。  

JaneEyre(originallypublishedasJaneEyre:AnAutobiography)isanovelbyEnglishwriterCharlotteBront?.Itwaspublishedin1847,underthepenname“CurrerBell”.

Primarilyofthebildungsromangenre,JaneEyrefollowstheemotionsandexperiencesofitstitlecharacter,includinghergrowthtoadulthoodandherloveforMr.Rochester,theByronicmasteroffictitiousThornfieldHall.Initsinternalisationoftheaction—thefocusisonthegradualunfoldingofJane'smoralandspiritualsensibility,andalltheeventsarecolouredbyaheightenedintensitythatwaspreviouslythedomainofpoetry—JaneEyrerevolutionisedtheartoffiction.CharlotteBront?hasbeencalledthe“firsthistorianoftheprivateconsciousness”andtheliteraryancestorofwriters,likeJoyceandProust.Thenovelcontainselementsofsocialcriticism,withastrongsenseofmoralityatitscore,butisnonethelessanovelmanyconsideraheadofitstimegiventheindividualisticcharacterofJaneandthenovel'sexplorationofclassism,sexuality,religion,andproto-feminism.

JaneEyremaynotbethefirstfeministnovel,butitiscertainlyoneofthemostenduring.Therehavebeenatleast20movieandtelevisionversionsofCharlotteBront?’sgothiclovestory,evenmorethanofEmmaorPrideandPrejudice.

作者简介

  夏洛蒂·勃朗特(CharlotteBronte,1816-1855年),英国小说家,生于贫苦的牧师家庭,曾在寄宿学校学习,后任教师和家庭教师。1847年,夏洛蒂·勃朗特出版著名的长篇小说《简·爱》,轰动文坛。1848年秋到1849年她的弟弟和两个妹妹相继去世。在死亡的阴影和困惑下,她坚持完成了《谢利》一书,寄托了她对妹妹艾米莉的哀思,并描写了英国早期自发的工人运动。夏洛蒂·勃朗特善于以抒情的笔法描写自然景物,作品具有浓厚的感情色彩。

目录

CHAPTER1/1
CHAPTER2/7
CHAPTER3/15
CHAPTER4/25
CHAPTER5/43
CHAPTER6/58
CHAPTER7/67
CHAPTER8/77
CHAPTER9/86
CHAPTER10/95
CHAPTER11/108
CHAPTER12/126
CHAPTER13/139
CHAPTER14/152
CHAPTER15/166
CHAPTER16/181
CHAPTER17/192
CHAPTER18/215
CHAPTER19/233
CHAPTER20/246
CHAPTER21/263
CHAPTER22/288
CHAPTER23/296
CHAPTER24/308
CHAPTER25/329
CHAPTER26/344
CHAPTER27/356
CHAPTER28/386
CHAPTER29/408
CHAPTER30/421
CHAPTER31/432
CHAPTER32/441
CHAPTER33/454
CHAPTER34/470
CHAPTER35/497
CHAPTER36/509
CHAPTER37/521
CHAPTER38/545

精彩书摘

  Therewasnopossibilityoftakingawalkthatday.Wehadbeenwandering,indeed,intheleaflessshrubberyanhourinthemorning;butsincedinner(Mrs.Reed,whentherewasnocompany,dinedearly)thecoldwinterwindhadbroughtwithitcloudssosombre,andarainsopenetrating,thatfurtherout-doorexercisewasnowoutofthequestion.
  Iwasgladofit:Ineverlikedlongwalks,especiallyonchillyafternoons:dreadfultomewasthecominghomeintherawtwilight,withnippedfingersandtoes,andaheartsaddenedbythechidingsofBessie,thenurse,andhumbledbytheconsciousnessofmyphysicalinferioritytoEliza,John,andGeorgianaReed.
  ThesaidEliza,John,andGeorgianawerenowclusteredroundtheirmamainthedrawing-room:shelayreclinedonasofabythefireside,andwithherdarlingsabouther(forthetimeneitherquarrellingnorcrying)lookedperfectlyhappy.Me,shehaddispensedfromjoiningthegroup;saying,“Sheregrettedtobeunderthenecessityofkeepingmeatadistance;butthatuntilsheheardfromBessie,andcoulddiscoverbyherownobservation,thatIwasendeavouringingoodearnesttoacquireamoresociableandchildlikedisposition,amoreattractiveandsprightlymanner—somethinglighter,franker,morenatural,asitwere—shereallymustexcludemefromprivilegesintendedonlyforcontented,happy,littlechildren.”
  “WhatdoesBessiesayIhavedone?”Iasked.
  “Jane,Idon’tlikecavillersorquestioners;besides,thereissomethingtrulyforbiddinginachildtakinguphereldersinthatmanner.Beseatedsomewhere;anduntilyoucanspeakpleasantly,remainsilent.”
  Abreakfast-roomadjoinedthedrawing-room,Islippedinthere.Itcontainedabookcase:Isoonpossessedmyselfofavolume,takingcarethatitshouldbeonestoredwithpictures.Imountedintothewindow-seat:gatheringupmyfeet,Isatcrosslegged,likeaTurk;and,havingdrawntheredmoreencurtainnearlyclose,Iwasshrinedindoubleretirement.
  Foldsofscarletdraperyshutinmyviewtotherighthand;totheleftweretheclearpanesofglass,protecting,butnotseparatingmefromthedrearNovemberday.Atintervals,whileturningovertheleavesofmybook,Istudiedtheaspectofthatwinterafternoon.Afar,itofferedapaleblankofmistandcloud;nearasceneofwetlawnandstorm-beatshrub,withceaselessrainsweepingawaywildlybeforealongandlamentableblast.Ireturnedtomybook—Bewick’sHistoryofBritishBirds:theletterpressthereofIcaredlittlefor,generallyspeaking;andyettherewerecertainintroductorypagesthat,childasIwas,Icouldnotpassquiteasablank.Theywerethosewhichtreatofthehauntsofsea-fowl;of“thesolitaryrocksandpromontories”bythemonlyinhabited;ofthecoastofNorway,studdedwithislesfromitssouthernextremity,theLindeness,orNaze,totheNorthCape—
  “WheretheNorthernOcean,invastwhirls,
  Boilsroundthenaked,melancholyisles
  OffarthestThule;andtheAtlanticsurge
  PoursinamongthestormyHebrides.”
  NorcouldIpassunnoticedthesuggestionofthebleakshoresofLapland,Siberia,Spitzbergen,NovaZembla,Iceland,Greenland,with“thevastsweepoftheArcticZone,andthoseforlornregionsofdrearyspace,—thatreservoiroffrostandsnow,wherefirmfieldsofice,theaccumulationofcenturiesofwinters,glazedinAlpineheightsaboveheights,surroundthepole,andconcentrethemultipliedrigoursofextremecold.”Ofthesedeath-whiterealmsIformedanideaofmyown:shadowy,likeallthehalf-comprehendednotionsthatfloatdimthroughchildren’sbrains,butstrangelyimpressive.Thewordsintheseintroductorypagesconnectedthemselveswiththesucceedingvignettes,andgavesignificancetotherockstandingupaloneinaseaofbillowandspray;tothebrokenboatstrandedonadesolatecoast;tothecoldandghastlymoonglancingthroughbarsofcloudatawreckjustsinking.
  ……

前言/序言

  Aprefacetothefirsteditionof“JaneEyre”beingunnecessaryIgavenone:thissecondeditiondemandsafewwordsbothofacknowledgmentandmiscellaneousremark.
  Mythanksaredueinthreequarters.
  TothePublicfortheindulgentearithasinclinedtoaplaintalewithfewpretensions.
  TothePressforthefairfielditshonestsuffragehasopenedtoanobscureaspirant.
  TomyPublishersfortheaidtheirtacttheirenergytheirpracticalsenseandfrankliberalityhaveaffordedanunknownandunrecommendedAuthor.
  ThePressandthePublicarebutvaguepersonificationsformeandImustthanktheminvagueterms;butmyPublishersaredefinite:soarecertaingenerouscriticswhohaveencouragedmeasonlylargeheartedandhigh-mindedmenknowhowtoencourageastrugglingstranger;tothemi.e.tomyPublishersandtheselectReviewersIsaycordiallyGentlemenIthankyoufrommyheart.
  HavingthusacknowledgedwhatIowethosewhohaveaidedandapprovedmeIturntoanotherclass;asmallonesofarasIknowbutnotthereforetobeoverlooked.Imeanthetimorousorcarpingfewwhodoubtthetendencyofsuchbooksas“JaneEyre:”inwhoseeyeswhateverisunusualiswrong;whoseearsdetectineachprotestagainstbigotry—thatparentofcrime—aninsulttopietythatregentofGodonearth.Iwouldsuggesttosuchdoubterscertainobviousdistinctions;Iwouldremindthemofcertainsimpletruths.
  Conventionalityisnotmorality.Self-righteousnessisnotreligion.Toattackthefirstisnottoassailthelast.TopluckthemaskfromthefaceofthePhariseeisnottoliftanimpioushandtotheCrownofThorns.
  Thesethingsanddeedsarediametricallyopposed:theyareasdistinctasisvicefromvirtue.Mentoooftenconfoundthem:theyshouldnotbeconfounded:appearanceshouldnotbemistakenfortruth;narrowhumandoctrinesthatonlytendtoelateandmagnifyafewshouldnotbesubstitutedfortheworld-redeemingcreedofChrist.Thereis—Irepeatit—adifference;anditisagoodandnotabadactiontomarkbroadlyandclearlythelineofseparationbetweenthem.
  Theworldmaynotliketoseetheseideasdisseveredforithasbeenaccustomedtoblendthem;findingitconvenienttomakeexternalshowpassforsterlingworth—toletwhite-washedwallsvouchforcleanshrines.Itmayhatehimwhodarestoscrutinizeandexpose—torasethegildingandshowbasemetalunderit—topenetratethesepulchreandrevealcharnelrelics:buthateasitwillitisindebtedtohim.
  AhabdidnotlikeMicaiahbecauseheneverprophesiedgoodconcerninghimbutevil;probablyhelikedthesycophantsonofChenaannahbetter;yetmightAhabhaveescapedabloodydeathhadhebutstoppedhisearstoflatteryandopenedthemtofaithfulcounsel.
  Thereisamaninourowndayswhosewordsarenotframedtotickledelicateears:whotomythinkingcomesbeforethegreatonesofsocietymuchasthesonofImlahcamebeforethethronedKingsofJudahandIsrael;andwhospeakstruthasdeepwithapowerasprophet-likeandasvital—amienasdauntlessandasdaring.Isthesatiristof“VanityFair”admiredinhighplaces?Icannottell;butIthinkifsomeofthoseamongstwhomhehurlstheGreekfireofhissarcasmandoverwhomheflashesthelevin-brandofhisdenunciationweretotakehiswarningsintime—theyortheirseedmightyetescapeafatalRimoth-Gilead.
  WhyhaveIalludedtothisman?IhavealludedtohimReaderbecauseIthinkIseeinhimanintellectprofounderandmoreuniquethanhiscontemporarieshaveyetrecognised;becauseIregardhimasthefirstsocialregeneratoroftheday—astheverymasterofthatworkingcorpswhowouldrestoretorectitudethewarpedsystemofthings;becauseIthinknocommentatoronhiswritingshasyetfoundthecomparisonthatsuitshimthetermswhichrightlycharacterizehistalent.TheysayheislikeFielding:theytalkofhiswithumourcomicpowers.HeresemblesFieldingasaneagledoesavulture:FieldingcouldstooponcarrionbutThackerayneverdoes.Hiswitisbrighthishumourattractivebutbothbearthesamerelationtohisseriousgeniusthatthemerelambentsheet-lightningplayingundertheedgeofthesummer-clouddoestotheelectricdeath-sparkhidinitswomb.FinallyIhavealludedtoMr.Thackeraybecausetohim—ifhewillacceptthetributeofatotalstranger—Ihavededicatedthissecondeditionof“JaneEyre.”
  CURRERBELL.
  December21st1847.
  NOTETOTHETHIRDEDITION
  Iavailmyselfoftheopportunitywhichathirdeditionof“JaneEyre”affordsmeofagainaddressingawordtothePublictoexplainthatmyclaimtothetitleofnovelistrestsonthisoneworkalone.Ifthereforetheauthorshipofotherworksoffictionhasbeenattributedtomeanhonourisawardedwhereitisnotmerited;andconsequentlydeniedwhereitisjustlydue.
  Thisexplanationwillservetorectifymistakeswhichmayalreadyhavebeenmadeandtopreventfutureerrors.
  CURRERBELL.
  April13th1848.


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