马丁·伊登

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　　bronzed face with his handkerchief.“Hold on， Arthur，my boy，”he said，attempfing to maskhis anxiety with facetious utterance.“This is too much all atonce for yours truly.Give me a chance to get my nerve. Youknow I didn't want to come， an' I guess your fam'ly ain'thankerin' to see me neither.”　　“That's all right，”was the reassuring answer.“You mustn'tbe frightened at us. We're just homely people-Hello，there's a letter for me.”He stepped back to the table， tore open the envelope， andbegan to read， giving the stranger an opportunity to recoverhimself. And the stranger understood and appreciated.His was the gift of sympathy，understanding; and beneathhis alarmed exterior that sympathetic process went on. Hemopped his forehead dry and glanced about him with acontrolled face， though in the eyes there was an expressionsuch as wild animals betray when they fear the trap. Hewas surrounded by the unknown，apprehensive of whatmight happen， ignorant of what he should do， aware thathe walked and bore himself awkwardly，fearful that everyattribute and power of him was similarly afflicted. He waskeenly sensitive， hopelessly self-consaous， and the amusedglance that the other stole privily at him over the top ofthe letter burned into him like a dagger-thrust. He saw theglance， but he gave no sign， for among the tlungs he had learned was discipline. Also， that dagger——thrust went to hispride. He cursed himself for having come， and at the sametime resolved that， happen what would， having come， he would carry it through. The lines of his face hardened， andinto his eyes came a fighting light. He looked about more unconcernedly， sharply observant， every detail of the pretty interior registering itself on his brain. His eyes were wide apart; nothing in their field of vision escaped; and as they drank in the beauty before them the fighting light died out and a warm glow took its place. He was responsive to beauty，and here was cause to respond.An oil painting caught and held him.A heavy surfthundered and burst over an outjutting rock; loweringstorm-clouds covered the sky;and，outside the line of surf，a pilot-schooner， close-hauled， heeled over till every detailof her deck was visible， was surging along against a stormysunset sky. There was beauty， and it drew lum irresistibly.He forgot his awkward walk and came closer to the painting，very close. The beauty faded out of the canvas. His face Jexpressed his bepuzzlement. He stared at what seemed acareless daub of paint， then stepped away. Immediately allthe beauty flashed back into the canvas.“A trick picture，”was his thought， as he dismissed it， though in the midst ofthe multitudinous impressions he was receiving he foundtime to feel a prod of indignation that so much beauty shouldbe sacrificed to make a trick. He did not know painting.He had been brought up on chromos and lithographs thatwere always definite and sharp， near or far. He had seen oilpaintings， it was true， in the show windows of shops， butthe glass of the windows had prevented his eager eyes fromapproaching too near.He glanced around at his friend reading the letter and sawthe books on the table. Into his eyes leaped a wistfulnessand a yearning as promptly as the yearning leaps into theeyes of a starving man at sight of food. An impulsive stride，with one lurch to right and left of the shoulders， broughthim to the table， where he began affectionately handling the Jbooks. He glanced at the titles and the authors' names， readfragments of text， caressing the volumes with his eyes andhands， and， once， recognized a book he had read. For the rest，they were strange books and strange authors. He chancedupon a volume of Swinburne and began reading steadily，forgetful of where he was， his face glowing. Twice he closedthe book on his forefinger to look at the name of the author.Swinburne！ He would remember that name. That fellow hadeyes， and he had certainly seen color and flashing light. Butwho was Swinburne？　　……

内容概要

　　JACK LONDON （1876-1916），American author， journalist， and
social activist. He was a pioneerin the burgeoning world of
commercial magazine fiction and was one ofthe first fiction
writersto obtain worldwide celebrityand a large fortune from
hisFiction alone.London's most famous novels are The Call of the
Wild，WhiteFang， The Sea-Wolf and MartinEden.Ina
letter，London'sMacmillan publisher GeorgePlatt Brett，Sr.said “he
believedJack's fiction represented 'the very best kind of work'
done inAmerica.”

书籍目录

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
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅣ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅤ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅥ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅦ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅧ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅨ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅪ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅫ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩⅢ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩⅨ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩⅤ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩⅥ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩⅦ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩⅧ
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅩⅨ
CHAPTER ⅩL
CHAPTER ⅩLⅠ
CHAPTER ⅩLⅡ
CHAPTER ⅩLⅢ
CHAPTER ⅩLⅣ
CHAPTER ⅩLⅤ
CHAPTER ⅩLⅥ

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　　THE one opened the door with alatch-key and went in，followedby a young fellow who awkwardly removed his cap. He worerough clothes that smacked of the sea， and he was manifestlyout ofplace in the spacious hallin which he found himself.Hedid not know what to do with his cap， and was stuffing it intohis coat pocket when the other took it from him.The act wasdone quietly and naturally， and the awkward young fellowappreciated it.“He understands， was his thought.”“Hell seeme through all right.”

作者简介

《世界文学经典读本:马丁•伊登(英文版)》不仅是作家用力最多，而且是最重要、对后世诸多描写“美国梦”的作家影响最大的作品。小说描写年轻水手马丁·伊登因结识了上流社会的罗丝小姐而发奋自励，终于成长为一名当红作家，小说具有很强的自传性，我们既可从中窥到杰克·伦敦早年的身影，又深深领悟到世态炎凉以及上流社会的种种虚伪和矫饰。主人公最终因美妙的爱情幻想的破灭而投海自杀，竟如谶语一般昭示了杰克·伦敦自身的归宿。

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