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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 353

爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导

In his next quest he found himself again opposed by his London friends. Unable to secure a new Alice in Wonderland for his child readers, he determined to give them Kate Greenaway. But here he had selected another recluse. Everybody discouraged him. The artist never saw visitors, he was told, and she particularly shunned editors and publishers. Her own publishers confessed that Miss Greenaway was inaccessible to them. "We conduct all our business with her by correspondence. I have never seen her personally myself," said a member of the firm.

出处: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3538
定位:Additional excerpt 353 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录

白话

下一次约稿,伦敦的朋友又反对。既然拿不到新的《爱丽丝》,博克决定给孩子们请凯特·格林纳威。可他又挑中一位隐居者。所有人都劝他:这位画家从不见客,尤其躲编辑和出版商。连她的出版商都承认联系不上她:“我们跟她全靠通信,我自己从没见过她本人。”这说明:越是被众人说“不可能”的人,越要先核实信息来自哪里,再决定要不要亲自试一次。

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凯特·格林纳威是英国著名童书插画家,生性害羞,几乎不与人当面往来,业务全凭书信。

今日一问

你听到的“这人见不到”,是事实,还是别人转述的传闻?

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