영어로 읽는 고전 _ 메러디스 니콜슨의 붉은 문의 로잘린드
"Rosalind at Red Gate"는 20세기 초(1907년)에 쓰인 Meredith Nicholson의 소설입니다.
이야기는 여름 동안 Annandale의 한 집에 머물게 된 아일랜드인 Laurance Donovan을 중심으로 전개됩니다. 그의 평화로운 일상은 Patricia Holbrook라는 낯선 여인을 만나달라는 Paul Stoddard의 전보로 인해 중단됩니다. 이야기가 전개되면서 미스터리, 가족 갈등, 예상치 못한 로맨스가 발전하며, 특히 Holbrook 가문과 그들의 곤경을 중심으로 이야기가 진행됩니다.
소설은 Laurance Donovan의 평온한 여름 계획이 한 번도 만난 적 없는 Miss Holbrook을 도우라는 전보를 받으면서 흔들리는 것으로 시작됩니다. 이 전보는 따뜻한 마음을 지녔지만 곤경에 처한 Patricia Holbrook과 그녀의 아름다운 조카 Helen의 도착을 포함한 일련의 사건들을 촉발시킵니다.
그들의 도착과 함께, 위협적인 오빠 Henry Holbrook과 관련된 가족 문제를 피해 도망치고 있다는 사실이 분명해집니다. 도입부는 이러한 인물들 사이의 매력적인 관계를 소개하며, 이야기가 진행되면서 마주하게 될 복잡한 관계와 도전들을 암시합니다.
Classics Read in English _ Rosalind at Red Gate by Meredith Nicholson
"Rosalind at Red Gate" by Meredith Nicholson is a novel written in the early 20th century(1907). The story revolves around Laurance Donovan, an Irishman who takes up residence at a house in Annandale for the summer, only to be interrupted by a telegram from Paul Stoddard that sends him to meet an unknown lady named Miss Patricia Holbrook. As the narrative unfolds, mystery, familial conflicts, and unexpected romances develop, centering particularly around the Holbrook family and their troubles. At the start of the novel, Laurance Donovan's tranquil summer plans are disrupted when he receives a telegram directing him to assist Miss Holbrook, whom he has never met. This telegram sets off a chain of events that includes the arrival of the warm-hearted yet troubled Miss Patricia Holbrook and her beautiful niece Helen. Upon their arrival, it becomes evident that they are fleeing family troubles, particularly concerning a threatening brother, Henry Holbrook. The opening portion introduces us to the charming dynamics between these characters, foreshadowing the complexity of relationships and the challenges they are likely to face as the narrative progresses.
Among the contents
Stoddard's telegram was brought to me on the Glenarm pier at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the fifth of June. I am thus explicit, for all the matters hereinafter described turn upon the receipt of Stoddard's message, which was, to be sure, harmless enough in itself, but, like many other scraps of paper that blow about the world, the forerunner of confusion and trouble.
My friend, Mr. John Glenarm, had gone abroad for the summer with his family and had turned over to me his house at Annandale that I might enjoy its seclusion and comfort while writing my book on Russian Rivers.
If John Glenarm had not taken his family abroad with him when he went to Turkey to give the sultan's engineers lessons in bridge building; if I had not accepted his kind offer of the house at Annandale for the summer; and if Paul Stoddard had not sent me that telegram, I should never have written this narrative. But such was the predestined way of it. I rose from the boat I was caulking, and, with the waves from the receding steamer slapping the pier, read this message:
