...Blackmailer,1958) 作者:伊莎贝尔·科尔盖特(Isabel Colegate) 科尔盖特最著名的小说莫过于《狩猎会》(The Shooting Party ,1980)了,它是一曲描述一战(the Great War)之前爱德华七世时期(Edwardian,1901~1910年)贵族们田园生活的绝唱。
abstract:The Shooting Party is a novel by Isabel Colegate that won the 1981 WH Smith Literary Award. It was adapted into a 1985 film The Shooting Party.
Middleton's parents were recentlyinvited for a shootingparty at the royalresidenceinScotland, which was taken as a sign that a blendingofthetwofamilies was in the offing.
As we leave, the parlor maid is laying out the silver in preparation for an Earl who is coming to tea while outside the gamekeeper ensures the drives aren't flooded before theshootingparty arrives at the weekend.