【5A文】铁路少年英文总结(Summary).ppt

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1、RailwaychildrenEdithNesbit(1858—1924)wasborninLongdon.Shewastheyoungestchildinherfamily.Herfatherdeidwhenshewas3yearsold,unfortunately,hersisiterwasfoundaseriousdiease,sohermotherdecidetomovefromfoggyLondontoFranceandthenGerman,Inthattime,shewasonly9yearsold.IntroductionoftheauthourEdithwasdeeply

2、influencedbyhersister’sfiancewhowasapoet.Throughhim,shewasfamiliarwithsomefamouspoetandslowlyhadagreatinterestinliterature.Shestartedtrywrtingsomescriptandshortnovelwhenshewasinschool.Sheevenwritedforlivingforalongtimeafterherhusbanddied.Edithhadpublishednearly100books.Sheachievedagreatsuccessinc

3、hildren’sliteraturecreationwhichmadeherfamousoverseas.Hercreationcanbeclassficatedintotwoparts:onedescriberealfamilyandadventurestory;theotherisfairytaleandfantasystory,whichismorefamous.TheStoryoftheTreasureSeekers(1898)TheWouldbegoods(1899)FiveChildrenandIt(1902)ThePhoenixandtheCarpet(1904)TheS

4、toryoftheAmulet(1905)TheRailwayChildren(1906)TheEnchantedCastle(1907TheHouseofArden(1908)Harding'sLuck(1909年)GrimTales(stories)(1893)ThePilot(1893)TheSevenDragons(1899)TheNewTreasureSeekers(1904)TheThreeMothers(1908)TheseLittleOnes(1909)TheMagicCity(1910)Dormant(1911)WetMagic(1913)TotheAdventurou

5、s(stories)(1923)BackgroundTheRailwayChildrenreflectsonthehighlyunconventionallifeofitsauthor.ThelostfatherisafavouriteNesbittheme:herownfatherdiedwhenshewasfourandinherbooksshewasalwaystryingtogethimback.Bobbie'scryattheendofTheRailwayChildren-"Oh!MyDaddy,myDaddy"-remainsoneofthemostrecognisablea

6、ndtouchinglinesinchildren'sliterature.PovertywassomethingEdithNesbithadknownfirsthand,bothasachildandasayoungmarriedwomanwithsmallchildren.Perhapsasachild,withawidowedmothertryingtomakeendsmeetandfindasuitableclimateforEdith'sconsumptiveeldersisterMary,NesbithadexperiencedtheadmonishmentissuedbyM

7、othertoPhyllisinTheRailwayChildren:"Jamorbutter,dear-notjamandbutter.Wecan'taffordthatsortofrecklessluxurynowadays."Itisawarmingandmovingstory~MaincharactersBobbie------theeldestsisterPeter------thebrotherPhyllis-----t