영어로 읽는 고전 _ 메러디스 니콜슨의 리틀 브라운 저그
Meredith Nicholson의 "The Little Brown Jug at Kildare"는 20세기 초에 쓰인 소설입니다. 이 이야기는 주로 부유한 뉴욕인 Thomas Ardmore를 중심으로 전개되는데, 그는 부를 넘어 모험과 목적을 추구하는 것이 특징입니다. 단조로운 삶과 가족의 악명에 불만을 품은 Ardmore는 자신의 운명을 정치적 음모와 엮는 탐구에 착수하는데, 그는 우연히 두 남부 주지사 간의 갈등에 휘말리게 됩니다. 소설의 시작 부분에서 우리는 Ardmore를 기차역에서 만나 삶에 대한 좌절과 흥분에 대한 갈망을 표현합니다. 친구 Griswold와 성찰적인 대화를 나눈 후, Ardmore는 최근 기차 여행에서 본 신비한 소녀를 쫓고 있다고 밝힙니다. 한편, Appleweight라는 무법자를 둘러싼 갈등이 싹트면서 사우스캐롤라이나와 노스캐롤라이나 주지사 간의 긴장이 암시됩니다. 독자들은 Ardmore의 기발한 탐구가 그의 존재의 기초를 흔들어 놓을 것을 약속하는 연루로 이끌면서 유머와 진지한 주제가 뒤섞인 것을 접하게 됩니다. 시작 부분은 그의 개인적 여정과 더 광범위한 정치적 드라마를 위한 무대를 마련하며, 로맨스, 풍자, 사회적 논평이 매력적으로 섞여 있음을 약속합니다.

Classics Read in English _ The Little Brown Jug at Kildare by Meredith Nicholson
"The Little Brown Jug at Kildare" by Meredith Nicholson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story primarily revolves around Thomas Ardmore, a wealthy New Yorker who is characterized by his search for adventure and purpose beyond his affluence. Dissatisfied with the monotony of his life and his family's notoriety, Ardmore embarks on a quest that intertwines his fate with political intrigue, as he inadvertently becomes embroiled in the conflicts between two southern governors. At the start of the novel, we meet Ardmore at a railway station, expressing his frustration with life and longing for excitement. After a reflective conversation with his friend Griswold, Ardmore reveals that he is pursuing a mysterious girl he saw on a recent train journey. Meanwhile, tensions are hinted at between the governors of South and North Carolina, as a brewing conflict over an outlaw named Appleweight unfolds. Readers are introduced to a mix of humor and serious themes as Ardmore's whimsical quest leads him toward involvements that promise to shake the very foundations of his existence. The beginning sets the stage for both his personal journey and the broader political drama, promising an engaging blend of romance, satire, and social commentary.

Among the contents
"If anything really interesting should happen to me I think I should drop dead," declared Ardmore as he stood talking to Griswold in the railway station at Atlanta. "I entered upon this life under false pretenses, thinking that money would make the game easy, but here I am, twenty-seven years old, stalled at the end of a blind alley, with no light ahead; and to be quite frank, old man, I don't believe you have the advantage of me. What's the matter with us, anyhow?"
"The mistake we make," replied Griswold, "is in failing to seize opportunities when they offer. You and I have talked ourselves hoarse a thousand times planning schemes we never pull off. We are cursed with indecision, that's the trouble with us. We never see the handwriting on the wall, or if we do, it's just a streak of hieroglyphics, and we don't know what it means until we read about it in the newspapers. But I thought you were satisfied with the thrills you got running as a reform candidate for alderman in New York last year.

Contents
I. Two Gentlemen Say Good-By
II. The Absence of Governor Osborne
III. The Jug and Mr. Ardmore
IV. Duty and the Jug
V. Mr. Ardmore Officially Recognized
VI. Mr. Griswold Forsakes the Academic Life
VII. An Affair at the State House
VIII. The Labors of Mr. Ardmore
IX. The Land of the Little Brown Jug
X. Professor Griswold Takes the Field
XI. Two Ladies on a Balcony
XII. The Embarrassments of the Duke of Ballywinkle
XIII. Miss Dangerfield Takes a Prisoner
XIV. A Meeting of Old Friends
XV. The Prisoner in the Corn-Crib
XVI. The Flight of Gillingwater
XVII. On the Road to Turner's
XVIII. The Battle of the Raccoon
XIX. In the Red Bungalow
XX. Rosae Mundi
XXI. Good-By to Jerry Dangerfield