영어로 읽는 고전 _ 제임스 올리버 커우드의 토마스 제퍼슨 브라운
제임스 올리버 커우드의 "토마스 제퍼슨 브라운"은 20세기 초에 쓰인 소설입니다. 이 이야기는 귀족 가문의 남자 토머스 제퍼슨 브라운을 중심으로 전개되는데, 그는 귀족적 유산을 거부하고 모험과 방황으로 가득 찬 평온하고 유목민적인 삶을 받아들입니다. 이 책은 여정 내내 사랑, 정체성, 진정한 인간 관계에서 오는 변화라는 주제를 탐구합니다. 이야기는 토머스 제퍼슨이 끝없는 방랑벽으로 가득 찬 여행을 하는 모습을 따라가는데, 그는 귀족 가문의 아름다운 여성인 레이디 이소벨을 만납니다. 두 사람의 관계는 그에게 깊은 변화를 불러일으키며, 그를 유목 생활에서 더욱 안정적이고 의미 있는 삶으로 이끕니다. 허드슨 만에서 카누 사고가 발생했을 때 중요한 순간이 발생하는데, 그는 진정한 정체성과 씨름하면서 영웅적으로 레이디 이소벨을 구합니다. 결국 토마스는 수영을 못한다는 사실을 밝히지만, 이소벨에 대한 사랑은 그가 용감하게 행동하도록 영감을 줍니다. 이 소설은 그의 고귀한 혈통이 밝혀지는 것으로 절정에 달하지만, 진정한 영웅심과 사랑은 사회적 기대와 처음에 그의 길을 형성한 운명을 초월한다는 것을 강조합니다.

Thomas Jefferson Brown by James Oliver Curwood
"Thomas Jefferson Brown" by James Oliver Curwood is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Thomas Jefferson Brown, a man of noble lineage who rejects his aristocratic heritage to embrace a carefree, nomadic life filled with adventure and wandering. Throughout his journey, the book explores themes of love, identity, and the transformation that comes from genuine human connection. The narrative follows Thomas Jefferson as he travels, filled with an unquenchable wanderlust, until he meets Lady Isobel, a beautiful woman from a titled family. Their relationship sparks a profound change in him, drawing him from his driftwood existence toward a more anchored and meaningful life. A pivotal moment occurs during a canoe accident on Hudson Bay, where he heroically saves Lady Isobel while grappling with his true identity. Eventually, Thomas reveals that he cannot swim, yet his love for Isobel inspires him to act bravely. The novel culminates in the revelation of his noble lineage, but it emphasizes that true heroism and love transcends societal expectations and the fate that initially shaped his path.

Summary
There are not many who will remember him as Thomas Jefferson Brown. For ten years he had been mildly ashamed of himself, and out of respect for people who were dead, and for a dozen or so who were living, he had the good taste to drop his last name. The fact that it was only Brown didn’t matter.
“Tack Thomas Jefferson to Brown,” he said, “and you’ve got a name that sticks!”
It had an aristocratic sound; and Thomas Jefferson, with the Brown cut off, was still aristocratic, when you came to count the red corpuscles in him. In some sort of way he was related to two dead Presidents, three dead army officers, a living college professor, and a few common people.

Contents
CHAPTER I. There are not many who will remember him
CHAPTER II. It’s curious how the whole thing happened
CHAPTER III. It was spring when we came down
CHAPTER IV. The shore was a low, dark streak, four miles away