马丁·伊登(英文版)(世界文学经典读本)

LIVING in Oakland at the dawn of the 20th century， Martin Edenstruggles to rise far above his destitute proletariancircumstances， the main driving force behind is his love forRuthMorse. Because Eden is a rough，uneducated sailor from a workingclass background， and the Morses are a bourgeoisfamily， a unionbetween them would be impossible until he reaches their level ofwealth and perceived cultural， intellectualrefmement. The novelends with Martin Edencommitting suicide by drowning; a detailwhichundoubtedly contributed to whatresearcher Clarice Stasz calls the“biographicalmyth” thatJack London's own death was asuicide.
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THE one opened the door with alatch-key and went in，followedbya young fellow who awkwardly removed his cap. He worerough clothesthat smacked of the sea， and he was manifestlyout ofplace in thespacious hallin which he found himself.Hedid not know what to dowith his cap， and was stuffing it intohis coat pocket when theother took it from him.The act wasdone quietly and naturally， andthe awkward young fellowappreciated it.“He understands， was histhought.”“Hell seeme through all right.”
【作者】
JACK LONDON （1876-1916），American author， journalist， andsocial activist. He was a pioneerin the burgeoning world ofcommercial magazine fiction and was one ofthe first fictionwritersto obtain worldwide celebrityand a large fortune fromhisFiction alone.London's most famous novels are The Call of theWild，WhiteFang， The Sea-Wolf and MartinEden.Inaletter，London'sMacmillan publisher GeorgePlatt Brett，Sr.said “hebelievedJack's fiction represented 'the very best kind of work'done inAmerica.”