영어로 읽는 고전 _ 제임스 올리버 커우드의 알래스카
제임스 올리버 커우드의 "알래스카"는 20세기 초반을 배경으로 모험, 자연, 알래스카 개척지 탐험이라는 주제를 탐구하는 소설입니다. 이 이야기는 중심 인물인 노련하고 경험 많은 선장인 라이플 선장과 알래스카를 여행하며 자신만의 비밀과 욕망을 품은 젊은 여성 메리 스탠디시를 통해 소개됩니다. 이 소설은 알래스카 풍경의 험준한 아름다움과 인물들의 대조적인 인간적 감정과 사명을 포착합니다. "알래스카"의 서두는 라이플 선장이 알래스카의 얼음물 속에서 배를 조종하며 주변의 아름다움과 잠재적 위험을 즐기는 분위기 있는 배경을 설정합니다. 메리 스탠디시는 신비롭고 다소 문제가 있는 인물로 소개되며, 과거의 무언가에서 벗어나려는 듯합니다. 선장이 메리의 수호자가 되면서 복잡한 관계가 드러납니다. 메리는 그녀의 여정에 매료되고 괴로워하는 듯합니다. 캡틴 라이플이 자신의 불안감을 완전히 드러내지 않은 채 느끼는 가운데 긴장감이 고조되며, 이는 감정적 발견과 모험 정신에 대한 매혹적인 이야기에서 미래의 갈등과 계시에 대한 토대를 마련합니다.

The Alaskan by James Oliver Curwood
"The Alaskan" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel set in the early 20th century that explores themes of adventure, nature, and the exploration of the Alaskan frontier. The story is introduced through the presence of its central character, Captain Rifle, an old and experienced sea captain, and Mary Standish, a young woman traveling through Alaska who harbors her own secrets and desires. The novel captures the rugged beauty of the Alaskan landscape as well as the contrasting human emotions and missions of its characters. The opening of "The Alaskan" establishes an atmospheric setting as Captain Rifle navigates the ship through the icy waters of Alaska, relishing the beauty and potential danger of his surroundings. Mary Standish is introduced as a mysterious and somewhat troubled character, seemingly escaping from something in her past. Their interactions reveal a complex relationship as the captain becomes a guardian figure for Mary, who appears to be both enchanted and haunted by her journey. A tension builds as Captain Rifle senses her unease without her revealing it fully, laying the groundwork for future conflicts and revelations in this captivating narrative of emotional discovery and the spirit of adventure.

Summary
Captain Rifle, gray and old in the Alaskan Steamship service, had not lost the spirit of his youth along with his years. Romance was not dead in him, and the fire which is built up of clean adventure and the association of strong men and a mighty country had not died out of his veins. He could still see the picturesque, feel the thrill of the unusual, and?at times?warm memories crowded upon him so closely that yesterday seemed today, and Alaska was young again, thrilling the world with her wild call to those who had courage to come and fight for her treasures, and live?or die.
Tonight, with the softly musical throb of his ship under his feet, and the yellow moon climbing up from behind the ramparts of the Alaskan mountains, something of loneliness seized upon him, and he said simply:
“That is Alaska.”

Contents
CHAPTER I. Captain Rifle, gray and old in the Alaskan Steamship service
CHAPTER II. Alan Holt saw the slim figure of the girl
CHAPTER III. Alan Holt was a man whom other men looked at twice
CHAPTER IV. For a few minutes after finding the handkerchief
CHAPTER V. Breakfast hour was half over
CHAPTER VI. Not until early twilight came with the deep shadows
CHAPTER VII. That it was past midnight
CHAPTER VIII. For half an hour Alan sat smoking his cigar
CHAPTER IX. The reversing of the engines had not stopped
CHAPTER X. The wind had died away
CHAPTER XI. Alan put himself back on the old track again
CHAPTER XII. This first night and dawn in the heard of his wilderness
CHAPTER XIII. After that one calling of her name Alan’s voice
CHAPTER XIV. It was thus, with a note of something inevitable
CHAPTER XV. Half an hour more of the tundra
CHAPTER XVI. The physical sign of strain in Stampede’s face
CHAPTER XVII. Alan slept soundly for several hours
CHAPTER XVIII. It seemed to Alan that in an instant a sudden change
CHAPTER XIX. Alan’s first thought was of the monstrous incongruity
CHAPTER XX. In that way, with the beautiful world swimming in sunshine
CHAPTER XXI. Stampede had started with one of the two saddle-deer
CHAPTER XXII. At the desk in Alan’s living-room sat Rossland
CHAPTER XXIII. For a Space they stood apart
CHAPTER XXIV. In the moment of stillness between them
CHAPTER XXV. That in the lust and passion of his designs
CHAPTER XXVI. In the astonishment with which Mary’s unexpected presence
CHAPTER XXVII. She waited