简·韦伯斯特
Jean Webster,1876—1916
生于美国纽约。父亲从事出版工作,母亲是马克·吐温的侄女。1897年进入瓦萨大学,学习英文和经济学。大学毕业后成为独立作家,十分关注社会问题,经常造访孤儿院,为穷人提供帮助。她的著作多以这些经历为主题,本书为其代表作,出版后畅销不衰,成为少女们的必读书籍。
黄意然
台湾大学外文系学士,美国明尼苏达大学新闻传播学系硕士,现为专职译者。
AI导读
核心看点
书信体叙事,记录孤儿茱蒂的成长与内心独白
匿名资助者与受助者之间微妙的情感羁绊
充满幽默与智慧的文字,传递活在当下的快乐
读者共识
文字灵动可爱,能带来如冬日阳光般的温暖
养成系设定让部分现代读者感到不适或膈应
女主独立乐观的精神内核深受读者喜爱与赞赏
精彩摘录
"i'm going to pretend that all life is just a game which i must play as skilfully and fairly as i can. if i lose, i am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh -- also if i win."
"Did you ever hear of such a discouraging series of events? It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh--I really think that requires SPIRIT. Sufficient unto yest"
"You know, Daddy, I think that the most necessary quality for any person to have is imagination. It makes people able to put themselves in other people's places. It makes them kind and sympathetic and understanding. It ought to be cultivated in children. To bring a man into line, there are just two m"
"I don't suppose it matters in the least whether they are stupid or not so long as they are pretty?"
"Youth has nothing to do with birthdays, only with ALIVEDNESS of spirit, so even if your hair is grey, Daddy, you can still be a boy. It is funny how certain places get connected with certain people, and you never go back without thinking of them."