TwentyYearsAfterisanovelbyAlexandreDumas.AbookofThed'ArtagnanRomances,itisasequeltoTheThreeMusketeersandprecedesTheVicomtedeBragelonne(whichincludesthesub-plotManintheIronMask).ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.

TheHoundoftheBaskervillesisthethirdofthefourcrimenovelswrittenbySirArthurConanDoylefeaturingthedetectiveSherlockHolmes.OriginallyserialisedinTheStrandMagazinefromAugust1901toApril1902,itissetlargelyonDartmoorinDevoninEngland'sWestCountryandtellsthestoryofanattemptedmurderinspiredbythelegendofafearsome,diabolicalhoundofsupernaturalorigin.SherlockHolmesandhiscompanionDr.Watsoninvestigatethecase.ThiswasthefirstappearanceofHolmessincehisintendeddeathinTheFinalProblem,andthesuccessofTheHoundoftheBaskervillesledtothecharacter'seventualrevival.

TheLifeandAdventuresofMartinChuzzlewit(commonlyknownasMartinChuzzlewit)isanovelbyCharlesDickens,consideredthelastofhispicaresquenovels.Itwasoriginallyserialisedbetween1842and1844.WhilewritingitDickenstoldafriendthathethoughtithisbestwork,butitwasoneofhisleastpopularnovels.LikenearlyallofDickens'novels,MartinChuzzlewitwasreleasedtothepublicinmonthlyinstalments.Earlysalesofthemonthlypartsweredisappointing,comparedtopreviousworks,soDickenschangedtheplottosendthetitlecharactertoAmerica.ThisallowedtheauthortoportraytheUnitedStates(whichhehadvisitedin1842)satiricallyasanearwildernesswithpocketsofcivilisationfilledwithdeceptiveandself-promotinghucksters.Themainthemeofthenovel,accordingtoaprefacebyDickens,isselfishness,portrayedinasatiricalfashionusingallthemembersoftheChuzzlewitfamily.ThenovelisalsonotablefortwoofDickens'greatvillains,SethPecksniffandJonasChuzzlewit.ItisdedicatedtoAngelaGeorginaBurdett-Coutts,afriendofDickens.

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MartinChuzzlewitisconsideredthelastpicaresquenovelsbyCharlesDickens.Itwasoriginallyserialisedbetween1842and1844.WhilewritingitDickenstoldafriendthathethoughtithisbestwork,butitwasoneofhisleastpopularnovels.LikenearlyallofDickens'novels,MartinChuzzlewitwasreleasedtothepublicinmonthlyinstalments.Earlysalesofthemonthlypartsweredisappointing,comparedtopreviousworks,soDickenschangedtheplottosendthetitlecharactertoAmerica.ThisallowedtheauthortoportraytheUnitedStates(whichhehadvisitedin1842)satiricallyasanearwildernesswithpocketsofcivilisationfilledwithdeceptiveandself-promotinghucksters.Themainthemeofthenovel,accordingtoaprefacebyDickens,isselfishness,portrayedinasatiricalfashionusingallthemembersoftheChuzzlewitfamily.ThenovelisalsonotablefortwoofDickens'greatvillains,SethPecksniffandJonasChuzzlewit.ItisdedicatedtoAngelaGeorginaBurdett-Coutts,afriendofDickens.

Villette(1853)isnovelwrittenbyEnglishauthorCharlotteBront?.Villettebeginswithitsfamouslypassiveprotagonist,LucySnowe,age14,stayingatthehomeofhergodmotherMrs.Brettonin"thecleanandancienttownofBretton",inEngland.Afteranunspecifiedfamilydisaster,theprotagonistLucySnowetravelsfromhernativeEnglandtothefictionalFrench-speakingcityofVillettetoteachatagirls'school,wheresheisdrawnintoadventureandromance.Duringthecourseofthenovel,Lucyhasthreeencounterswiththefigureofanun—whichmaybetheghostofanunwhowasburiedaliveontheschool'sgroundsaspunishmentforbreakinghervowofchastity.Inahighlysymbolicsceneneartheendofthenovel,shediscoversthe"nun's"habitinherbedanddestroysit.ShelaterfindsoutthatitwasadisguisewornbyGinevra'samour,AlfreddeHamal.Theepisodeswiththenunnodoubtcontributedsubstantiallytothenovel'sreputationasagothicnovel.

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LittleDorritimmediatelyoutsoldanyofDickens'spreviousbooksuponitspublicationin1857.ThestoryofWilliamDorrit,imprisonedfordebtinMarshalseaPrison,andhisdaughterandhelpmate,Amy,orLittleDorrit,thenovelchartstheprogressoftheDorritfamilyfrompovertytoriches.InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat“intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance.”Thenovelsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InadditionhesatirisesthestratificationofsocietythatresultsfromtheBritishclasssystem.

LittleDorritimmediatelyoutsoldanyofDickens'spreviousbooksuponitspublicationin1857.ThestoryofWilliamDorrit,imprisonedfordebtinMarshalseaPrison,andhisdaughterandhelpmate,Amy,orLittleDorrit,thenovelchartstheprogressoftheDorritfamilyfrompovertytoriches.InhisIntroduction,DavidGatesarguesthat"intensityofimaginationisthegiftfromwhichDickens'sothergreatattributesderive:hiseyeandear,hisnear-universalempathy,hisabilitytoentertainbothasenseoftheridiculousandasenseofultimatesignificance.”Thenovelsatirisestheshortcomingsofbothgovernmentandsociety,includingtheinstitutionofdebtors'prisons,wheredebtorswereimprisoned,unabletowork,untiltheyrepaidtheirdebts.TheprisoninthiscaseistheMarshalsea,whereDickens'sownfatherhadbeenimprisoned.Dickensisalsocriticalofthelackofasocialsafetynet,thetreatmentandsafetyofindustrialworkers,aswellthebureaucracyoftheBritishTreasury,intheformofhisfictional"CircumlocutionOffice".InadditionhesatirisesthestratificationofsocietythatresultsfromtheBritishclasssystem.

AlexandreDumaswasaFrenchwriter.Hisworkshavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages,andheisoneofthemostwidelyreadFrenchauthors.TwentyYearsAfterfirstserializedfromJanuarytoAugust1845.ItisasequeltoTheThreeMusketeersandprecedesTheVicomtedeBragelonne.ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.

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MartinChuzzlewitisanovelbyCharlesDickens,consideredthelastofhispicaresquenovels.Itwasoriginallyserialisedbetween1842and1844.WhilewritingitDickenstoldafriendthathethoughtithisbestwork,butitwasoneofhisleastpopularnovels.LikenearlyallofDickens'novels,MartinChuzzlewitwasreleasedtothepublicinmonthlyinstalments.Earlysalesofthemonthlypartsweredisappointing,comparedtopreviousworks,soDickenschangedtheplottosendthetitlecharactertoAmerica.ThisallowedtheauthortoportraytheUnitedStates(whichhehadvisitedin1842)satiricallyasanearwildernesswithpocketsofcivilisationfilledwithdeceptiveandself-promotinghucksters.Themainthemeofthenovel,accordingtoaprefacebyDickens,isselfishness,portrayedinasatiricalfashionusingallthemembersoftheChuzzlewitfamily.ThenovelisalsonotablefortwoofDickens'greatvillains,SethPecksniffandJonasChuzzlewit.ItisdedicatedtoAngelaGeorginaBurdett-Coutts,afriendofDickens.

这部小说是从“我”的角度来展开阐述的——尼克租住在长岛的一幢小房子里。有一天他在无意中结识了富豪邻居——盖茨比。尼克发现盖茨比家中几乎每天都举办大规模的宴会，但他自己却很少露面。在与盖茨比的接触中，尼克逐渐了解了盖茨比的故事。盖茨比在战争期间爱上了尼克的表妹黛西，但当时他很穷，娶不了黛西，而他离开后，黛西与富豪汤姆结婚了。战争结束后，盖茨比通过努力获得了巨额财富，他希望尼克能帮自己重新与黛西取得联系。尼克被盖茨比对黛西的深情感动，并终安排了盖茨比与黛西的见面。盖茨比在与黛西重逢后，虽然意识到她是一个崇尚物质享乐的女孩，但仍然不舍自己长期以来的梦想。但黛西并未真正爱上盖茨比，当她听到汤姆揭露的所谓真相之后，变得非常胆怯，并不自觉地远离盖茨比。随后，黛西在驾车时不慎轧死了汤姆的情妇玛特尔。盖茨比为了保护黛西，承担了此次车祸的责任。但当玛特尔的丈夫枪杀盖茨比后，黛西和其他人一样，甚至都不愿意参加盖茨比的葬礼。盖茨比逐梦以及梦想破碎的经过让尼克识透了有钱人的冷酷、无情和自私，他对汤姆和黛西完全不顾他人的行为感到愤慨，不愿意再同他们交往，于是离开纽约，返回了中西部老家。

Publishedseriallyin1836–1837,ThePickwickPaperswasDickens'firstnovelanditsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.FromthegrimdepictionofFleetPrisontotheexuberantaccountofthecricketmatchatDingleyDell,thetalesoftheimmortalPickwickCluboffermemorablescenesofnineteenth-centuryEngland.FewfirstnovelshavecreatedasmuchpopularexcitementasThePickwickPapers–acomicmasterpiecethatcatapultedits24-year-oldauthortoimmediatefame.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkleampersand,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,&hiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,charactersampersandincidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumourandliteraryinvention.

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Journeythroughhope,despair,andforgivenessLeaderscannotpredictthecomplexchallengestheyarecalledontoface.VeteranconsultantsJoanMcArthur-BlairandJeanieCockellshowthatAppreciativeInquiry(AI)isaninvaluabletooltobuildresilience.

ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub,betterknownasThePickwickPaperspublishedseriallyin1836–1837,isthefirstnovelbyCharlesDickens.Thisnarrativeofcoachtravelprovidesavividportraitofaworldthatwassoontovanishwiththecomingoftherailroads.ReaderswerecaptivatedbytheadventuresofthepoetSnodgrass,theloverTupman,thesportsmanWinkle,aboveall,bythatquintessentiallyEnglishQuixote,MrPickwick,andhiscockneySanchoPanza,SamWeller.FromthehallowedturfofDingleyDellCricketClubtotheunholyfracasoftheEatanswillelection,viatheFleetdebtor'sprison,charactersandincidentssprangtolifefromDickens'spen,toformanenduringlypopularworkofebullienthumourandliteraryinvention.Itsrousingsuccesslaunchedhislastingfame.