영어로 읽는 고전 _ 앤드류 랭의 켈리 목사
"켈리 목사" (A. E. W. 메이슨, 앤드류 랭 공저)는 19세기 후반에 쓰여진 역사소설입니다. 18세기 초를 배경으로, 이야기는 주인공 켈리 목사를 중심으로 전개되며, 영국과 프랑스의 정치적 음모가 가득했던 시기에 자코바이트 운동을 지지하는 음모에 휘말리게 되는 그의 이야기를 다룹니다. 서사는 충성심, 우정, 그리고 소소한 일상과 거대한 음모가 뒤섞인 이야기를 암시합니다.
책의 도입부는 제임스 왕의 대의를 위해 음모를 꾸미는 데 관여하는 은퇴한 대령 니콜라스 워건과, 유머러스하면서도 위태로운 상황에 자주 처하게 되는 그의 활기찬 친구 켈리 목사를 소개합니다. 그들의 운명은 파리의 눈 덮인 거리에서 얽히게 되는데, 워건이 비밀스러운 정치적 사안들에 대해 논쟁하는 가운데 켈리를 활기차게 만나게 됩니다.
그들의 대화는 서로의 우정을 보여주며, 대담하고 쾌활한 워건과 신중하고 조심스러운 켈리라는 대조적인 성격을 드러냅니다. 그들이 자신들의 노력과 사업의 본질에 대해 논의하면서, 풍자적 유머와 날카로운 사회적 관찰이 담긴 그들의 모험과 복잡한 계략이 펼쳐질 무대가 마련됩니다.
Classics Read in English _ Parson Kelly by A. E. W. Mason and Andrew Lang
"Parson Kelly" by A. E. W. Mason and Andrew Lang is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the early 18th century, the story revolves around the titular character, Parson Kelly, and his entanglements in a plot supporting the Jacobite cause during a time of political intrigue in England and France. The narrative hints at themes of loyalty, friendship, and the blend of lowly affairs with grand conspiracies. The opening of the book introduces us to Nicholas Wogan, a retired colonel involved in plotting for King James's cause, and his lively friend, Parson Kelly, who often finds himself in humorous yet precarious situations. Their fates intertwine as they navigate the snowy streets of Paris, where Wogan energetically meets Kelly amid some bickering about their secrets and political affairs. The dialogue showcases their camaraderie, revealing their contrasting personalities?Wogan with his boldness and joviality, and Kelly displaying a kind of cautious prudence. As they discuss their endeavors and the nature of their business, the stage is set for an engaging, character-driven exploration of their adventures and the elaborate schemes that unfold, accompanied by satirical humor and keen observations of societal norms.
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So wrote Mr. Alexander Pope, whom Nicholas Wogan remembers as a bookish boy in the little Catholic colony of Windsor Forest. The line might serve as a motto for the story which Mr. Wogan (now a one-armed retired colonel of Dillon's Irish Brigade in French Service) is about to tell. The beginnings of our whole mischancy business were trivial in themselves, and in all appearance unrelated to the future. They were nothing more important than the purchase of a couple of small strong-boxes and the placing of Parson Kelly's patrimony in Mr. Law's company of the West. Both of these events happened upon the same day.
It was early in February of the year 1719, and the streets of Paris were deep in snow. Wogan, then plotting for King James's cause, rode into Paris from St. Omer at ten o'clock of the forenoon, and just about the same hour Parson Kelly, plotting too in his way, drove through the Orleans gate.
