<영어로 읽는 고전 _ 진 웹스터의 밀 공주>
밀 공주(The Wheat Princess)는 진 웹스터(Jean Webster)의 1905년 소설이다. 19세기 말, 최근 통일된 이탈리아를 배경으로 한 로맨스 소설이다. 로맨스, 위험, 부와 빈곤의 문제로 가득 차 있다.
밀 공주는 매력적이고 마음이 따뜻해지는 사랑 이야기지만 또한 세상에서 자신의 자리를 찾는 법을 배우는 젊은 여성의 성장 이야기이다. 이 소설은 19세기 말 이탈리아의 사회적, 경제적 불평등에 대한 논평이기도 하다.


The Wheat Princess is a 1905 novel by Jean Webster. It is a romance novel set in recently unified Italy in the late 19th century. It is full of romance, danger, and issues of wealth and poverty.
The Mill Princess is a charming and heartwarming love story, but it is also a coming-of-age story of a young woman learning to find her place in the world. The novel is also a commentary on social and economic inequality in late 19th century Italy.

요약
이야기는 미국의 부유한 상속녀인 마샤 코플리가 삼촌과 그의 가족과 함께 살기 위해 로마로 오면서 시작된다. 마르시아는 아름답고 지적인 젊은 여성이지만 버릇없고 물질주의적이기도 하다. 그녀는 또한 자신의 특권적인 삶 밖의 세상에 대해 매우 순진하다.
Marcia는 곧 잘생기고 귀족적인 이탈리아 귀족인 Don Lorenzo Salviati를 만납니다. Don Lorenzo는 즉시 Marcia에게 매력을 느끼지만 그녀가 다른 세계에서 왔다는 것도 알고 있다. 그는 그의 가족이 그들의 결혼을 결코 승인하지 않을 것이라는 것을 알고 있다. 하지만 서로의 차이점에도 불구하고 Marcia와 Don Lorenzo는 사랑에 빠지게 되는데...

Summary
The story begins when Marsha Copley, a wealthy American heiress, comes to Rome to live with her uncle and his family. Marcia is a beautiful and intelligent young woman, but she is also spoiled and materialistic. She is also very naive about the world outside her own privileged life.
Marcia soon meets Don Lorenzo Salviati, a handsome and aristocratic Italian nobleman. Don Lorenzo is immediately attracted to Marcia, but he also knows that she is from another world. He knows his family will never approve of their marriage. But despite their differences, Marcia and Don Lorenzo fall in love...

Contents

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER I. It was late and the studio was already well filled
CHAPTER II. A carriage rumbled into the stone-paved courtyard of the Palazzo
CHAPTER III. ‘May I come in for tea, Cousin Marcia?’
CHAPTER IV. The announcement that a principe Americano was coming to live
CHAPTER V. For the past two weeks Roman workmen
CHAPTER VI. On the morning after their arrival,
CHAPTER VII. The Roystons approached Rome by easy stages along the Riviera,
CHAPTER VIII. ‘Ah, Sybert, you’re just the man I wanted to see!’
CHAPTER IX. Sybert turned away from the wine-shop
CHAPTER X. Sybert presently returned and dropped into the seat opposite Marcia
CHAPTER XI. Marcia was awakened the next morning
CHAPTER XII. The week following Easter proved rainy and disagreeable.
CHAPTER XIII. The drops were falling fast
CHAPTER XIV. As they galloped up the long avenue under the arching trees,
CHAPTER XV. Villa Vivalanti was astir early in the morning
CHAPTER XVI. Marcia drove to the station with the travellers
CHAPTER XVII. For the next week or so Marcia steadfastly avoided meeting people.
CHAPTER XVIII. ‘Shall I do it high or low, ma’am?’
CHAPTER XIX. Throughout the evening while she was laughing
CHAPTER XX. The ball ended, the guests gone,
CHAPTER XXI. The next day?it was just a week
CHAPTER XXII. The next few days were anxious ones for Italy.
CHAPTER XXIII. Marcia passed the afternoon in a state of nervous impatience
CHAPTER XXIV. Collecting herself sufficiently to know that
CHAPTER XXV. Mr. Copley’s wounded arm was bandaged the best
CHAPTER XXVI. Marcia woke at dawn with the sun in her eyes.