Pictures from Italy（意大利风光） 立即阅读
Pictures from Italy is a travelogue by Charles Dickens, written in 1846. The book reveals the concerns of its author as he presents, according to Kate Flint, the country "like a chaotic magic-lantern show, fascinated both by the spectacle it offers, and by himself as spectator". In 1844, Dickens took a respite from writing novels and for several months traveled through France and Italy with his family. They visited the most famous sights: Genoa, Rome, Naples (with Vesuvius still smouldering), Florence and Venice. In his travelogue the author portrays a nation of great contrasts: grandiose buildings and urban desolation, and everyday life beside ancient monuments. But it is his encounters with Italy's colorful street life that capture the imagination.
又名《春阿氏》，是根据光绪年发生在北京内城镶黄旗驻防区域内一桩实有命案创编而成的小说。春阿氏年仅19岁，是旗人阿洪阿之女，嫁与本旗春英为妻，按照旗人以名代姓习惯被称为春阿氏。春阿氏是旧时代封建包办婚姻的牺牲者，原本已有婚约，待嫁与她青梅竹马的表弟玉吉，不料对方父母双折，家里便悍然毁约，改将她嫁给春英。婆家的人口复杂，大婆婆严苛，二婆婆刁钻，丈夫愚蛮，还有太婆婆与小叔小姑们，都需她伺候，每日不堪其苦。一晚玉吉前来不意为春英撞见，玉吉一时性起砍倒春英。待婆家发现时玉吉逃逸，春阿氏自此一口咬定是自己失手杀了丈夫，至死决不改口。该案经官府审理，久拖不能定夺，后虽审定为永久监禁，春阿氏却病死狱中，玉吉殉情亦自缢而去。