Redburn: His First Voyage, Being the Sailor-Boy, Confessions and Reminiscences o

商家名称	信用等级	购买信息	订购本书
		Redburn: His First Voyage, Being the Sailor-Boy, Confessions and Reminiscences o
		Redburn: His First Voyage, Being the Sailor-Boy, Confessions and Reminiscences o

基本信息·出版社：Penguin Classics
·页码：448 页
·出版日期：1977年02月
·ISBN：0140431055
·条形码：9780140431056
·版本：New Ed
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Penguin English Library
·外文书名：雷得本

内容简介 在线阅读本书

Wellington Redburn is a fifteen-year-old from the state of New York, with only one dream - to run away to sea. However, when he does fulfil this long-held fantasy, he quickly finds that reality as a cabin boy is far harsher than he ever imagined. Mocked by the crew on board the Highlander for his weakness and bullied by the vicious and merciless sailor Jackson, Wellington must struggle to endure the long journey from New York to Liverpool. But when he does reach England, he is equally horrified by what he finds there: poverty, desperation and moral corruption. Inspired by Melville's own youthful experiences on board a cargo boat, this is a compelling tale of innocence transformed, through bitter experience, into disillusionment. A fascinating sea journal and coming-of-age tale, Redburn provides a unique insight into the mind of one of America's greatest novelists.
作者简介 Herman Melville, though not appreciated in his own time, is now regarded as one of America's greatest novelists. Much of the material for his novels was drawn from his own experience as a seaman. He wrote his masterpiece Moby Dick in 1851 and died in 1891

查看更多 下一篇