The Sign of the Red Dovecot 红鸽舍的标志 Meanwhile the king, who, with more reason than the cardinal, showed his hatred for Buckingham, although scarcely arrived was in such a haste ...
Looking back, I realise that what I have written about Charles Strickland must seem very unsatisfactory. — 回顾过去,我意识到我关于查尔斯·斯特里克兰德所写可能显得很不尽如人意。 — I have given incidents that came...
Book 9 Chapter 1(历史事件的因果关系与必然性解析):1811年底至1812年,欧洲西部与俄罗斯大规模集结军队,最终爆发战争。这场冲突导致数百万人相互残杀,犯下无数罪行,却无人视其为犯罪。历史学家将战争归因于奥尔登堡公爵受辱、大陆体系崩溃、拿破仑野心等表面原因,但这些解释在宏大的历史背景下显得苍白无力。作者指出,战争的真正原因是无数微小因素共同...