Kangaroo is an account of a visit to New South Wales by an English writer named Richard Lovat Somers and his German wife Harriet in the early 1920s. This appears to be semi-autobiographical, based on a three-month visit to Australia by Lawrence and his wife Frieda, in 1922. The novel includes a chapter ("Nightmare") describing the Somers' experiences in wartime St Ives, Cornwall, vivid descriptions of the Australian landscape, and Richard Somers' sceptical reflections on fringe politics in Sydney.
Twenty Years at Hull-House（赫尔大厦二十年） 立即阅读
While on a trip to East London in 1883, Jane Addams witnessed a distressing scene late one night: masses of poor people were bidding on rotten vegetables that were unsalable anywhere else. This scene haunted Addams for the next two years as she traveled through Europe, and she hoped to find a way to ease such suffering. Five years later, she visited Toynbee Hall, a London settlement house, and resolved to replicate the experiment in the U.S.
Les trois hommes en Allemagne（三人同游） 立即阅读
Trois amis éprouvent le besoin de se distraire. Fâcheux résultat d'une déception. Couardise de George. Harris a des idées. Récit du vieux marin et du yachtman inexpérimenté. Un équipage plein de courage. Du danger de mettre à la voile par vent de terre. De l'impossibilité de naviguer par vent de mer. Les arguments d'Ethelbertha. L'humidité de la rivière. Harris propose un voyage à bicyclette. George craint le vent. Harris suggère la Forêt Noire. George craint les montées. Plan imaginé par Harris pour en triompher. Irruption de Mme Harris.