Chapter 54 Stephenson and his "Treasure Island"

Stephenson and his "Treasure Island" Literary and art lovers, if you want to come, you must know Stephenson's masterpiece "Treasure Island". There have been several Chinese translations of this book. It is called "Treasure Island", and some schools still use its original language. Make English textbooks.Its author Stephenson is a very unusual writer, generally known He doesn't talk much about it, and besides "Treasure Island", he has many other works. Robert Louis Stephenson was a British writer, November 13, 1850, Born in Edinburgh, his father was an engineer, so the family environment is very good.Unfortunately,

Stephenson suffered from poor health since childhood.Therefore, this frail only son has always been under the influence of his family. special love.His maternal grandfather was a professor of philosophy at the University of Edinburgh at the time, and Stephenson often Live at my grandfather's house.In this way, he has been living in a place with a strong academic research atmosphere since he was a child. In the environment, influenced by what he sees and hears, coupled with his natural curiosity, he likes to daub things since he was a child, Contributed frequently to local newspapers.At this time, he unfortunately suffered from his mother's weak constitution and nervous system.

Debilitated, he was unable to read at the onset of the disease, so his studies were intermittent. For the sake of physical strength, the rigid school curriculum bored him, and he often played truant, but not Playful, but went outside with a pen and paper, and wrote down the people and things I saw.he I like to interact with people with different lives, carefully observe and record their personalities and characteristics. These notebooks later became the basis for his writing.Whenever he be troubled by sickness, When he had to rest in bed, his mind was actually more active.at this time he

The rich fantasy power exaggerates the strange characters and events seen in daily life, Become the hero of his imagination.After he got up, these characters appeared on the paper. At first, Stephenson accepted the expectations of his family and was determined to follow his father's will and study engineering, but It was because of his weak physical strength that he was not suitable for hard work, so he changed to study law.But this rigidity His job was completely out of proportion to his lazy and uninhibited personality, so he gave up becoming a lawyer again. Teacher's plan, began to travel to various places, hoping to find a suitable place, can be suitable for

Heal his sick body.This kind of traveling life made his footprints trace the continents of Germany, France, Holland and Italy. The land of the country, wrote many travel notes casually. Stephenson has worked hard on the style and writing skills of the predecessors of British writers Research.Therefore, his own works, whether they are poems, essays, essays or novels, are It can adopt the strengths of various British masters, master them well, and then form a family of its own, which is fresh and unconventional.This is exactly It is the result of his long-term painstaking study, and only then can he reach the realm where the blue comes out of the blue and is better than the blue.

The famous adventure novel "Treasure Island", published in 1882.Once this novel was published The edition became popular and made him the most beloved writer in the British literary world. The characters in the book It's ready to come out, the story is novel and interesting, it was soon translated into many foreign languages, and became a worldwide favorite. A favorite novel for boys and girls in the world. Then, he wrote "Ghost Doctor", the original title of this novel is "Dr. Mr., describes a story of a strange doctor who can change his appearance.When his image changes,

His personality also changed accordingly, so he did many horrific things, which made readers shudder. Of course, but I couldn't bear to release the paper.This is a masterpiece of human psychopathy.Same as "Treasure Island" Likewise, the novel has been made into a film time and time again. In addition, he wrote "For Boys and Girls", "New Arabian Nights", "Kidnapping and Extorting", There are more than 40 kinds of works, such as "Traveling on the Back of a Donkey".Stephenson's writing life was not long, He wrote very cautiously and wrote very slowly, but in the lingering illness, he produced so many

The work is really admirable.His writing range is very wide, including novels, short stories, Essay essays, travel notes, poetry.In addition, he is also an expert at writing letters, leaving behind four volumes collection of letters. In his private life, his love affair with Mrs. Osborne was also a sensation.Mrs Osborne is A married woman, in order to fall in love with her, Stephenson made people gossip, and he did not hesitate to travel across the ocean, All the way to the United States to pursue her.Although his father and relatives and friends strongly opposed it, the lover They finally got married, and Mrs. Osborne finally divorced her husband and married Stephenson.this pair of lovers

People's married life is very happy, Stephenson can continue to write in the midst of illness. It can be said that it is entirely due to the thoughtfulness and care of this virtuous and gentle lady. Stephenson suffered from tuberculosis at an early age.As a result of his traveling around for recuperation, he fell in love with Nan The soft and beautiful scenery of the tropical Pacific Ocean, so I decided to live in Samoa.this paradise life It made him very fond of it. Apart from writing regularly every day, he wandered on the beautiful coconut palm beach, Or gossip with the natives on the island with a walking stick.Stephenson is kind and full of the spirit of benevolence and chivalry.

So he gets along very well with the natives on the island, and helps everyone spiritually and materially at any time to make his life easier. The home becomes the social hub of the island.The natives love him very much and know that he is a famous writer, calling him as a "story expert".It is a pity that although he lived happily on the island, he became ill day by day. Gradually heavy, one day while walking with his beloved wife, he suddenly fainted and died.he is in a He died in 1989 and only lived to be forty-four years old.His death not only made his beloved wife very sad.

Heart, even the natives of the island mourned together.His burial was according to the customs of the natives, On the base he had chosen before his death, more than 60 weeping natives supported the coffin for burial.grave On the tombstone, engraved with his own elegy written during his lifetime: Under this starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie down, Live joyfully, and die joyfully, I would very much like to lie down like this. Please engrave on my tomb like this, Here is where he longed, Like sailors returning home through thousands of miles of waves, Like a hunter returning home after hunting. Stephenson's "Treasure Island" has now become the favorite reading of boys and girls all over the world. An adventure novel.According to himself, the production of this novel is very accidental, because he has a Tian accidentally drew an imaginary treasure map of "Treasure Island", and he felt yearning for it.Due to shortage There are many legends of island treasures and pirate adventurers, and once he intersperses them, it becomes a wonderful novel. Adventure story.Coupled with Stephenson's delicate description and fascinating twists and turns, it makes The characters in the book are ready to come out, and the readers seem to be in the scene, so this novel is fascinating. When I got it, I couldn't bear to put it down.