资源描述：
《David Copperfield《大卫.科波菲尔》》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、DAVIDCOPPERFIELDbyCHARLESDICKENSAFFECTIONATELYINSCRIBEDTOTHEHON.Mr.ANDMrs.RICHARDWATSON,OFROCKINGHAM,NORTHAMPTONSHIRE.PREFACETO1850EDITIONIdonotfinditeasytogetsufficientlyfarawayfromthisBook,inthefirstsensationsofhavingfinishedit,torefertoitwiththecomposurewhichthis
2、formalheadingwouldseemtorequire.Myinterestinit,issorecentandstrong;andmymindissodividedbetweenpleasureandregret-pleasureintheachievementofalongdesign,regretintheseparationfrommanycompanions-thatIamindangerofwearyingthereaderwhomIlove,withpersonalconfidences,andpriva
3、teemotions.Besideswhich,allthatIcouldsayoftheStory,toanypurpose,Ihaveendeavouredtosayinit.Itwouldconcernthereaderlittle,perhaps,toknow,howsorrowfullythepenislaiddownatthecloseofatwo-years'imaginativetask;orhowanAuthorfeelsasifheweredismissingsomeportionofhimselfinto
4、theshadowyworld,whenacrowdofthecreaturesofhisbrainaregoingfromhimforever.Yet,Ihavenothingelsetotell;unless,indeed,Iweretoconfess(whichmightbeoflessmomentstill)thatnoonecaneverbelievethisNarrative,inthereading,morethanIhavebelieveditinthewriting.Insteadoflookingback,
5、therefore,Iwilllookforward.IcannotclosethisVolumemoreagreeablytomyself,thanwithahopefulglancetowardsthetimewhenIshallagainputforthmytwogreenleavesonceamonth,andwithafaithfulremembranceofthegenialsunandshowersthathavefallenontheseleavesofDavidCopperfield,andmademehap
6、py.London,October,1850.PREFACETOTHECHARLESDICKENSEDITIONIREMARKEDintheoriginalPrefacetothisBook,thatIdidnotfinditeasytogetsufficientlyfarawayfromit,inthefirstsensationsofhavingfinishedit,torefertoitwiththecomposurewhichthisformalheadingwouldseemtorequire.Myinteresti
7、nitwassorecentandstrong,andmymindwassodividedbetweenpleasureandregret-pleasureintheachievementofalongdesign,regretintheseparationfrommanycompanions-thatIwasindangerofwearyingthereaderwithpersonalconfidencesandprivateemotions.Besideswhich,allthatIcouldhavesaidoftheSt
8、orytoanypurpose,Ihadendeavouredtosayinit.Itwouldconcernthereaderlittle,perhaps,toknowhowsorrowfullythepenislaiddownatthecloseofatwo-years'
