Daddy-long-legs summary

The novel written by Jean Webster was published in 1912. Jean Webster was born in America in 1876. In her works, Jean·Webster usually used orphan as theme. She finished 8 novels many unpublished stories movie scripts and works which are famous for their features of plain and witty. Daddy-Long-Legs as her magnum opus established her stable status in literrature. Daddy-long-legs is a good book which can not be met in 100 years, it got thousands of readers and applauses.

The theme is full of love and legend. The novel is made up with 84 pieces of letters. All the letters were written by Judy, a girl form orphanage. She couldn’t enjoy the happiness with her family just as an ordinary child. But one day, her fate was changed. After a councilman reading her essay-Blue Wedneday, he thought she can be a famous writer, so he decided to sent her to a university. But his only requirement was that she must write him a piece of letter to report her study every month. She called him daddy-long-legs. She just regarded the daddy long legs as her only listener. We can learn a lot from Judy. she left the orphanage went to school when the world around her was full of curiosity. However, slowly, she found that those who have families are different from her, because conditions are different, they know a lot, she did not even know who is the Michelangelo, she did not know Jane Eyre either. Her classmates thought she is very ugly, and ridiculed she ereryday. But she did not so depressed, she used an positive attitude to deal with problems, she discovered that the inadequacy of their own after reading every day, and actively make up that missed lessons.

When I closed the book slightly, I felt very happy. Fortunately, it had a happy ending. And I thought the most lucky people in this novel was not Judy but daddy long legs. Who can be happier than the people who read this lovely character. Seeing her humorous and sapiential letter which attached some simplified pictures, Then, I found Judy is a pretty, pure and capricious girl. She knew she has got a lot from daddy long leg , she should not ask any more, though she likes pretty skirt, beautiful stockings… She is a very strong-minded girl, she knew what she wanted, and step by step achieved her dream. And what the most important is that she told me that never forget how to be thanksgiving. “Live in the now, face the reality bravely” are what I have learned from this novel. After reading this novel, I benefited a lot, learned a lot.

第二篇：英文读书笔记

[英文读书笔记]英文读书笔记

The Old Man And The Sea 《老人与海》

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works.Told in language of great simplicity and power,it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman,down on his luck,and his supreme ordeal——a relentless,agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.Here Hemingway recasts,in strikingly contemporary style,the classic thene of courage in the face of defeat,of personal triumph won from los.Written in 1952,this hugely successfully novella

confirmed his power and presence in the literary world and played a huge part in his winning the 1954 Nobel Prize for Literature. The novel is very famous in the world, so lot of people like this novel. We also studied it in our Chinese class, Hemingway's novel are always interesting I like his novel much, also in his novel we can learn a lot by his meanings. It’s really a good novel for people to read.

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《双城记》

After reading "A tale of two cities" "A tale of two cities" is one of Dickens's most important representative works.The novel profoundly exposed the society contradiction before the French Revolution,intensely attacks the aristocratic social clais dissolute and cruel,and sincerely

sympathizes with the depressed classes.The novel also described many magnificent scenes like the revolt people attacked Bastille and so on,which displayed people's great strength.

The novel has portrayed many different people. Doctor Manette is honest and kind but suffers the persecution actually ， Lucie is beautiful and gentle ，Charles is graceful and noble，Lorry is upright and honest ，Sydney is semblance of indifferent, innermost feelings of

warm,unconventional but also selfleand lofty，MiProis straightforward and loyal，Evremonde brothers are cruel and sinister......The complex hatred is hard to solve, the cruel revenge has made more hatreds, loves rebirth in the hell edge,but take the life as the price.

As an outstanding writer,in Dickens's work,the language skill is essential.Each kind of rhetoric technique,like the analogy,the exaggeration,the contrast,the humorous,and the taunt are handled skillfully,and the artistry of the work is also delivered the peak."A tale of two cities" has its difference with the general historical novel, its character and the main plot are all

fictionalizes.With the broad real background of the French Revolution,the author take the fictional character Doctor Manette's experience as the main clue,interweaves the unjust charge, upholstery and so many techniques,causes the structure integrity and strictness,the plot winding anxious and rich of theatrical nature,it displayed the remarkable artistic skill.the style "A tale of two cities" is solemnity and melancholy,fills indignantion,but lacks the humor of the early works.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 汤姆?索亚历险记

By Mark Twain [美]马克?吐温 著

Summary：

Tom Sawyer loves adventures. He has adventures at home, at school, and other mysterious places with his friends. One day, Tom has an adventure in the graveyard. And they sea Injun Joe kills the doctor. He wants to kill the boys. Some days passed, Tom and Becky have an adventure in the cave. They hear Injun Joe! They run out of the cave as soon as possible. Later, Tom and his friends go to the cave again. They find that Injun Joe was died, and they the precious treasure. They go out of the cave with the box of money!

Comment：

Tom Sawyer is an active and pretty smart boy. He has a strong courage to go for an adventure. He is a brave boy, and he must be a reliable friend. He can always help you at the important time. Tom Sawyer is a good boy and his adventures are really interesting and be expectin

本文来自作文地带:/Alice in Wonderland 爱丽丝奇遇记 Lewis Carroll [美] 卡罗尔 著

Summary:

One hot summer day, Alice and her sister are sitting under the tree. Alice sees a white rabbit, and she run after it. The rabbit goes down a rabbit whole and Alice follows it, she is now in a strange wonderland. Alice eats some special things, and she changes her size! Everything is different and strange there. The animals there can speak! Alice meets many interesting things. At last, she wakes up. It’s just a dream!

Comment:

This story is really interesting, and attractive. Alice is a sincere gentle girl. She is ready to help others and is able to face to the dangerous things. In this way, Alice is also a brave and clever girl written by author.

本文来自作文地带:/yc/1837Gulliver’s Travels 格列佛游记 By Jonathan Swift [英]斯威夫特 著joozone.com

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The story includes three parts. They are respectively talking about: Gulliver in Lilliput, in Brobdingnag, and in Houyhnms.

Gulliver travels to the South Seas. On their way to the East Indies, a strong wind carried them to the wrong way. Most of the people died. Some days later, he comes to Lilliput, everything is small there. Three days later, he comes to Brobdingnag. This country is opposite from Lilliput, the thing are huge, very huge! Then he travels to a place called Houyhnms, which is also very interesting. Comment:

This is an exciting and interesting book. It’s also kind of humorous. I enjoy the story very much. And after reading the book, I find that we must learn from Gulliver. Learn from his braver, intelligence and wisdom.

Heidi 海蒂

By Johanna Spyri [瑞士]施皮里 著

Summary:

Heidi is a cute and kindhearted girl. She lives in the mountain of Switzerland, and has no mother or father. One sunny day, she goes to stay with her grandfather in his little wooden house, high up in the mountain. She soon has a friend——goat-Peter. She makes Alm-Opa no longer lonely. One day, Heidi’s aunt takes her to Miss Rohmer’s house to be a servant. Later she helps Clara to stand up from the wheel chair, and can even walk more!

Comment:

Heidi is a nice and kindhearted girl. She is helpful, and is kind to everyone. She will try her best to help others. She helps her grandfather goes out of lonely; she let the blind grandmother finds out the happiness; she also helps Clara to stand up from the wheel chair, and can even walk more! In a word, we must learn from Heidi a lot!

本文来自作文地带:/yc/1837_3.htmlBlack Beauty 黑骏马 By Anna Sewell [英]休厄尔 著

Summary:

“Always be good, so people will love you. Always work hard and do your best.” These were the words of Black Beauty’s mother to him when he was young. At that time, they lived with farmer

Grey. But when Black Beauty grown up, this was sometimes difficult. Not everybody was as kind as farmer Grey. Even someone heart him. Ata last, Mr. Thorouhgood helped him and took him on his farm. It was Black Beauty’ last home.

Comment:

There were many thousands of horses or other animals at work. Some of them work for kind people, but some do not. The animals have to pull heavy things, and have to works for hours and hours. So what may we do now? I’m calling for helping animals. Protecting them in our best. Then, we’ll have a piece and wonderful world!

本文来自作文地带:/yc/1837_4.htmlRobinson Crusoe 鲁宾逊漂流记

By Daniel Defoe [英]迪福 著

Summary：

Robinson Crusoe is at the sea when there is a great storm. His ship goes down, and everybody dies. Crusoe is on the island along. He is not daunted by the difficulties. He has built a tent, a ‘castle’, made the appliances…At last, he has returned to his hometown L 本文来自作文地带:/yc/1837_4.htmlComment：

This is an exciting story. Robinson is a great man. He lived on the island for about 30 years without food, tool, or habitation. He wasn’t afraid of hardship. He was brave in adventure, and he was good at labor. I admire his courage very much. He is a real hero. He makes a great personal miracle on the one-man-island!

In fact, we also need to have the sprite of being undefeated and indefatigable, just like Robinson. If we believe ourselves, and never give up, do as possible as we can, we must be successful!

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