영어로 읽는 고전 _ 메러디스 니콜슨의 돌아온 젤다 다메론
"Zelda Dameron"은 20세기 초에 쓰인 Meredith Nicholson의 소설입니다.
이 작품은 이모와 함께 5년간의 해외 생활을 마치고 고향 Mariona로 돌아오는 젊은 여성 Zelda Dameron을 중심으로 이야기가 전개됩니다. 그녀의 귀향을 둘러싼 분위기는 가족의 복잡한 관계, 사회적 기대, 그리고 소원해진 아버지와의 관계에 대한 잠재된 긴장으로 특징지어집니다.
소설은 Zelda가 Mariona로 돌아와 가족과 지인들과의 관계를 재정립하는 모습으로 시작됩니다. 도입부에서는 그녀의 삶과 아버지 Ezra Dameron과의 관계에 특별한 관심을 보이는 Rodney 삼촌과 Julia 이모와의 교류가 드러납니다. Zelda가 새로운 삶에 적응하면서 아버지의 과거와 씨름하고 자신의 정체성과 독립성을 확립하려 노력하는 가운데, 이 복잡한 관계는 말로 표현되지 않은 역사와 감정적인 여운으로 가득 차 있습니다.
가족과의 유대와 개인적 자유에 대한 열망 사이의 긴장은 앞으로 그녀가 마주할 도전들의 기조를 설정합니다.

Classics Read in English _ Zelda Dameron by Meredith Nicholson
"Zelda Dameron" by Meredith Nicholson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Zelda Dameron, a young woman returning to her hometown, Mariona, after a five-year absence abroad with her aunt. The atmosphere surrounding her return is marked by familial complexities, social expectations, and underlying tensions regarding her relationship with her estranged father. At the start of the novel, we witness Zelda's reintroduction to Mariona and the dynamics of her family and acquaintances. The opening chapter reveals her interactions with her Uncle Rodney and Aunt Julia, both of whom have an interest in her well-being, particularly in the context of her connection with her father, Ezra Dameron. This complex relationship is fraught with unspoken histories and emotional undertones as Zelda navigates her new life, grappling with her father's past while seeking to establish her identity and independence. The tension between her family ties and her desire for personal freedom sets the tone for her challenges ahead.

Among the contents
“She’s like Margaret; she’s really one of us,” remarked Mrs. Forrest to her brother. “She carries herself as Margaret did in her girlhood, and she’s dark, as we all are.”
“I hope she’s escaped the Dameron traits; they’re unattractive,” said Rodney Merriam. “She’s taller than Margaret; but Margaret was bent at the last,?bent but not quite broken.”
Mrs. Forrest and Zelda Dameron, her niece, who were just home from a five years’ absence abroad, had, so to speak, stepped directly from the train into Mrs. Carr’s drawing-room. The place was full of women, old and young, and their animated talk blended in a great murmur, against which the notes of a few stringed instruments in the hall above struggled bravely.

Contents
I. The Return of Zelda Dameron
II. Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things
III. Zelda Receives a Visitor
IV. Mr. Merriam Makes Suggestions
V. A Polite Request for Money
VI. The Lobster
VII. A Prayer for Divine Grace
VIII. Olive Merriam
IX. A Nice Little Fellow
X. The River Road
XI. Overheard by Ezra Dameron
XII. Jack Balcomb’s Pleasant Ways
XIII. A Rehearsal of “Deceivers Ever”
XIV. An Attack of Sore Throat
XV. J. Arthur Balcomb Retreats
XVI. In Olive’s Kitchen
XVII. Dameron Block, 1870
XVIII. Zelda Lifts a Burden
XIX. The Patoka Flats
XX. Two Gentlemen Become Acquainted
XXI. “I Believe I’m in Love”
XXII. Rodney Merriam Explains
XXIII. Brighter Vistas
XXIV. Only About Dreams
XXV. A New Attitude
XXVI. An August Night Adventure
XXVII. Mr. Balcomb’s Easy Conscience
XXVIII. Amicable Interviews
XXIX. Zelda Faces a Crisis
XXX. “I Wish You Would Not Lie To Me”
XXXI. Face to Face
XXXII. In Seminary Square
XXXIII. The First of October
XXXIV. A New Understanding
XXXV. A Settling of Accounts
XXXVI. When Dreams Come True