The Great Gatsby (1925), a Classic Novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald: Summary
The narrator was a young man from prominent, well-to-do people in middle – western city for three generations. He was Nick Caraway. He graduated from New Haven in 1915, just a quarter of a century after her father, a little later he participated in that delayed Teutonic migration known as Great War.
He said he was in drug and the oil business. But another day Gatsby told his truly story to Nick. James Gatz had changed his name at the age of seventeen. He saved Dan Cody’s yacht. Cody was fifty years old. The transactions in Montana copper had made him many times a millionaire. It was Dan Cody that inherited him money – a legacy of twenty five thousand dollars, but he did not get it. He never understood the legal device, but millions went intact to Ella Kaye. He has been cheated by Cody’s family. He made his own fortune.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Scene: Mississippi Valley Time: Early nineteenth Century Narrator: Huckleberry
In first part, Huckleberry reminded the reader who he was and found out in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mr. Mark Twain. Tom and Huck found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made them rich. Judge Thatcher took it and put it out at interest. The widow Douglas took Huck for her son and civilized him. Huck shared his story in Mrs. Douglas’s house, his new home.
That widow cried over him, called him a poor lost lamb and a lot of names too. She put him in a new clothes again and rung a bell for supper. Pretty soon when Huck wanted to smoke she said it was a mean practice and was not clean. Her sister, Miss Watson took a set at him with spelling book and told Huck to pray everyday. Mrs. Douglas and her sister fetched the niggers and the servants into having prayers and then everybody was off to bed.
Middlemarch (1872), a Classic Novel, George Eliot : Summary
Dorothea was the elder of sisters, was not yet twenty, and they had been both been educated, since they were about twelve years old and had lost their parents, on plans at once narrow and promiscuous, first in English family and afterwards in a Swiss family at Lausanne, their bachelor uncle and guardian trying in this way remedy the disadvantages of their orphaned condition.
It was hardly a year since they had come to live at Tipton Grange with their uncle, a man nearly sixty, of acquiescent temper, miscellaneous opinions, and uncertain vote. Dorothea was regarded as a heiress, for not only had big money a year from her parents, but if Dorothea married and had a son, that son would inherit Mr. Brooke’s estate. A young lady was with some birth and fortune.
To Kill A Mockingbird (1960) by Harper Lee: Summary
This book is divided into parts and the whole parts contain 31 chapters. In first chapter the narrator describes her family, brother Jeremy Finch, who was four years, his friend Dill, his father Atticus Finch and his England grandfather Simon Finch.
Her father, Atticus who practiced of criminal law in Maycomb, was born and bred in Maycomb County. He knew his people, they knew him, and because of Simon Finch’s industry, Atticus was related by blood at marriage to every family in the town
A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes (1887), a Classic Story by Arthur Doyle: summary
This is the memoirs of John H. Watson MD, late of the Army Medical Department, about Mr. Sherlock Holmes. In the year 1878 Watson took his degree of Doctor of Medicine of University of London. Having complete his study he was an assistant surgeon in Army. The regiment was stationed in India, and before he could join it, the second Afghan war had broken out.
Resume Terjemahan Novel Klasik the Scarlet Letter karya Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pada bab satu diawali dengan kisah kerumunan di lapangan tidak jauh dari sebuah penjara yang riuh dihuni wanita, bahkan wanita dengan menggendong bayi, dan para lelaki. Sipir penjara menggiring seorang tawanan menuju lapangan penghukuman. Riuhan penonton serta wajah para petinggi yang tak asing bagi wanita yang dihukum itu.
Lingkungan ini merupakan keturunan Inggris yang memulai hidup baru di dunia baru. Dari Gubernur, seorang hakim dan beberapa penasehatnya, jendral yang tengah duduk di balkon utama menaruh mata kepada sosok itu. Wanita muda bertubuh tinggi, garis tubuh yang anggun, dan rambut hitam indah nan berkilau akibat sentuhan sinar matahari.
Novel the Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
An Andalusian young man has left his seminary school and chose to be a shepherd. He thought being a shepherd could be possible having a lot travels. He wanted spread Lord by seeing other creature than staying in monastery. After arguing with his father Santiago got his father blessing with 3 ancient gold coins. He traveled town to town with his sheep. He loves reading. He reached Tarifa to meet a gypsy women could be interpreted his dreams. A child appeared and began playing with animals. The folks were not afraid of him. He took Santiago’s hand to Egypt pyramids and he said “If you come here you will find the hidden treasure.”
Ringkasan (Resume) novel terjemahan Aleph, karya Paulo Coelho
Tokoh utamanya adalah sang penulis, Hilal, Yao, Editor. Dalam bagian pertama sang penulis menuturkan keadaan spritualnya dengan gurunya J. Keraguan yang mulai muncul dalam pikiran yang dipenuhi kenangan lama pada tahun 1982 saat mengalami masa indah dan sulit dalam pengembaraannya. Pada usia lima puluh sembilan terlintas juga berkat kebahagiaan.
Perjalanan sang penulis dengan timnya pun dimulai dari kota ini. Perjalanan kereta Trans Siberia merupakan jalur perjalanan kereta api terpanjang di dunia yakni 9.288 km dengan menyinggahi ratusan kota di sepanjah tanah Rusia. Jalur ini melewati tujuh puluh enam persen negara itu dengan tujuh zona waktu yang berbeda. Setelah tiga hari perjalanan, kota Ekaterinburg merupakan kota pertama yang disinggahi. Kota Ekaterinburg adalah kota terbesar ketiga di Rusia. Sebuah gereja Orthodox Korban Darah dibangun di atas bekas rumah Nikolai Ipatev.
Ringkasan (Resume) Novel Terjemahan dalam Bahasa Indonesia: The Pilgrimage (Ziarah) karya Paulo Coelho
Pyrenees adalah sebuah wilayah dataran tinggi nan indah yang masuk wilayah Prancis. Di sana dia menemui seorang wanita tua gipsi yang memberinya panduan dan mantra. Dia pun dipertemukan dengan pemandunya bernama Petrus, seorang lelaki berusia 59 tahun yang pernah dilihatnya dalam sebuah majalah yang merupakan pria perancang busana terkenal di dunia. Selama perjalanan Paulo melakukan serangkain ritual yang didahului latihan benih, latihan kecepatan, kekejaman, ritual pewarta, ritual air (kemunculan intuisi), latihan lingkaran biru, latihan mengubur diri hidup-hidup, latihan pernapasan, latihan bayangan, latihan mendengarkan, latihan mendengarkan, dan latihan menari.
Ringkasan Novel Terjemahan dalam Bahasa Indonesia: The Winner Stands Alone (Sang Pemenang Berdiri Sendirian) karya Paulo Coelho
Sebuah pistol Baretta PX4 seberat 700 gram yang dibeli di pasar gelap berada pada kantong seorang lelaki. Setelah perencanaan matang selama 6 bulan ia yakin akan menyadarkan seorang wanita. Ketika korban pertama ditemukan maka saat itu pulalah wanita akan tersadar bahwa semua dilakukannya semata-mata demi cinta padanya. Igor, penganut Katholik Orthodoks telah memberi janji, sumpah dan meminta pertolongan di gereja Moskow untuk mewujudkan keinginannya itu. Lelaki pemilik dan presiden direktur perusahaan telepon yang luar biasa sukses di Rusia. Dia tinggal di suite Hotel Martinez, sebuah hotel yang sangat mahal dan bahkan telah dipesan orang setahun sebelumnya.
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