E.M.福斯特的第一部长篇小说,尽管篇幅不长,却奠定了他长篇小说的基本调子。在他的笔下,对人对事,客观的冗长的描写和交待,不再是长篇小说的特点。They were all at Charing Cross to see Lilia off--Philip, Harriet, Irma, Mrs. Herriton herself. Even Mrs. Theobald, squired by Mr. Kingcroft, had braved the journey from Yorkshire to bid her only daughter good-bye...
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