Белинда

1880‑e gody. Molodai͡a anglichanka Belinda Cherchillʹ provodit vremi͡a v Drezdene vmeste s babushkoĭ i svoeĭ legkomyslennoĭ sestroĭ Saroĭ. Viktorianskai͡a ėpokha, atmosfera starogo Drezdena, zhiznʹ angliĭskoĭ aristokratii za granit͡seĭ - vsë ėto okruzhaet geroini͡u v eë puteshestvii. Edinstvennoe, chto omrachaet ikh bezzabotnyĭ otdykh, - ėto zhenikh Sary (sedʹmoĭ po schëtu), professor Fort, pozhiloĭ i do uzhasa skuchnyĭ pedant. Tam Belinda znakomitsi͡a s molodym chelovekom Dėvidom Riversom. Mezhdu nimi vspykhivaet vzaimnoe chuvstvo, odnako Belinda, stesnitelʹnai͡a i nesposobnai͡a otkryto vyrazhatʹ ėmot͡sii, proizvodit na Dėvida vpechatlenie kholodnoĭ i nepristupnoĭ devushki. Li͡ubovnyĭ treugolʹnik, viktorianskie nravy i ogranichenii͡a dobavli͡ai͡ut dramatizma v ikh otnoshenii͡a. Kogda Dėvida srochno vyzyvai͡ut v Anglii͡u, on otpravli͡aet Belinde lishʹ korotkoe i sukhoe pisʹmo. Obezumevshai͡a ot gori͡a i neopredelënnosti Belinda reshaet, chto li͡ubovʹ - ne dli͡a neë, i v poryve otchai͡anii͡a sovershaet rokovui͡u oshibku…Ėta kniga - idealʹnyĭ vybor dli͡a poklonnikov viktorianskoĭ prozy, istoricheskikh romanov o XIX veke, klassicheskikh zhenskikh romanov i li͡ubovnykh dram. Ona budet interesna tem, kto li͡ubit istorii o slozhnom vybore mezhdu dolgom i chuvstvom, a takzhe t͡senit tonkiĭ angliĭskiĭ i͡umor. Angliĭskai͡a pisatelʹnit͡sa Roda Brouton (1840-1920) obozhala proizvedenii͡a Uilʹi͡ama Shekspira - v eë proizvedenii͡akh chasto vstrechai͡utsi͡a ego t͡sitaty i alli͡uzii na si͡uzhety ego pʹes. Otsylki k Shekspiru v viktorianskoĭ literature sozdai͡ut dopolnitelʹnyĭ sloĭ vosprii͡atii͡a. Iz‑za otkrovennykh opisaniĭ zhenskoĭ seksualʹnosti publichnye biblioteki dolgoe vremi͡a otkazyvalisʹ prinimatʹ romany pisatelʹnit͡sy, khoti͡a oni polʹzovalisʹ populi͡arnostʹi͡u sredi shirokogo kruga chitateleĭ. Skandalʹnye romany XIX veka, zapreshchënnye knigi viktorianskoĭ ėpokhi - tak chasto kharakterizovali eë proizvedenii͡a sovremenniki.

The 1880s. Young Englishwoman Belinda Churchill spends time in Dresden with her grandmother and her frivolous sister Sarah. The Victorian era, the atmosphere of old Dresden, the life of the English aristocracy abroad — all this surrounds the heroine on her journey. The only thing that overshadows their carefree vacation is Sarah's fiance (seventh in a row), Professor Fort, an elderly and terribly boring pedant. There, Belinda meets a young man, David Rivers. A mutual feeling breaks out between them, but Belinda, shy and unable to openly express emotions, gives David the impression of a cold and unapproachable girl. A love triangle, Victorian mores and restrictions add drama to their relationship. When David is urgently called to England, he sends Belinda only a short and dry letter. Distraught with grief and uncertainty, Belinda decides that love is not for her, and in a fit of desperation makes a fatal mistake.…This book is the perfect choice for fans of Victorian prose, historical novels about the 19th century, classic women's novels and love dramas. It will be interesting for those who like stories about the difficult choice between duty and feeling, as well as appreciate the subtle English humor. The English writer Rhoda Broughton (1840-1920) adored the works of William Shakespeare — her works often contain his quotations and allusions to the plots of his plays. References to Shakespeare in Victorian literature create an additional layer of perception. Because of the explicit descriptions of female sexuality, public libraries for a long time refused to accept the writer's novels, although they were popular with a wide range of readers. Scandalous novels of the 19th century, banned books of the Victorian era — this was how her contemporaries often characterized her works.