附註:Includes bibliographical references.
Why is Moll's younger brother older than she is? -- Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders (1722) -- Who has Susan been talking to? -- Henry Fielding, Tom Jones (1749) -- Who betrays Elizabeth Bennet? -- Jane Austin, Pride and Prejudice (1813) -- What do we know about Frances Price (the first)? -- Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1814) -- Apple blossom in June -- again -- Jane Austen, Emma (1816) -- How old is Frank? -- Walter Scott, Rob Roy (1817) -- Why is the monster yellow? -- Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818) -- Does Dickens lynch Fagin? -- Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist (1837-8) -- How do the Cratchits cook Scrooge's turkey? -- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol (1843) -- How many siblings has Dobbin? -- W.M. Thackeray, Vanity Fair (1847-8) -- Heathcliff's toothbrush -- Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights (1847) -- Does Carker have false teeth? -- Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son (1846-8) -- Lucy Snowe, cement-mixer -- Charlotte Bronte, Villette (1853) -- Is Betsey Trotwood a spinster? -- Charles Dickens, David Copperfield (1849-50) -- How does Ruth end up in Wales? -- Elizabeth Gaskell, Ruth (1853) -- What is Henry Esmond's 'great scheme'? -- W.M. Thackeray, Henry Esmond (1852) -- What kills Lady Dedlock? -- Charles Dickens, Bleak House (1852-3) -- What are Mr. Hale's 'doubts'? -- Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South (1854-5) -- Name Games -- Where does Sydney Carton get his chloroform? -- Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (1859) -- Why doesn't Laura tell her own story? -- Wilkie Collins, The Woman in White (1859-60) -- Why was Pip not invited to Joe's wedding? -- Charles Dickens, Great Expectations (1860-1) -- Should we change the end of the The Mill on the Floss? -- George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss (1860) -- How long is Alice in Wonderland for? -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) -- Does Dickens know his train signals? -- Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend (1864-5) -- Is Franklin Blake a thief and a rapist? -- Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone (1868) -
摘要:"In Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet? John Sutherland unravels 34 literary puzzles in a sequel to his works Is Heathcliff a Murderer? and Can Jane Eyre Be Happy? As well as exploring new conundrums, Professor Sutherland revisits some previous puzzles with the help of readers who offer their own ingenious solutions and set fresh posers for investigation." "Victorian drug habits, railway systems, sanitation, and dentistry are only a few of the areas that shed light on the motives and circumstances of some of literature's most famous characters: Elizabeth Bennet, Betsey Trotwood, Count Dracula, Anna Karenina, Alice, and many more come under the spotlight in John Sutherland's entertaining collection."--Jacket.
