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1、1Reading Report on The Landower LegacyThe novel The Landower Legacy, written by a famous English writer Victoria Holt, is a romantic and famous masterpiece. The version I have read was twelfth printing by Ballantine Books in 1991.I. About the Author Victoria Holt(September 1, 1906- January 18, 1993)
2、, famous novelist describing the old castle. Victoria Holt, her original name is Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert. She was born in London, during her fifty years of writing, there are more than 150 novels published. In her novels, she always use old castle as background, in everyones impression, old ca
3、stle in England, always related with suspense strongly. Victoria Holt says, “Never regret. If its good, its wonderful. If its bad, its experience.“ Since now, Victoria Holt has created a large number of love stories, main works, such as Mistress of Mellyn, The King of the Castle, The Queens Confessi
4、on, The Landower Legacy. Popular fiction belongs to her special style. 1960, she wrote Mistress of Mellyn. It mainly introduced that Martha Leigh and her sister has a happy childhood, but after their parents death they go to live with an aunt. They have a “season“ and Marthas sister manages to find
5、a good husband. But Martha doesnt, and is forced to take up the job of a gove. 1962, she wrote Kirkland Revels. Kirkland Revels loomed high above the wild and eerie Yorkshire moors like a brooding stone fortress. To some there was an atmosphere of evil about the place, but to innocent young bride Ca
6、therine Rockwell, the mansion seemed magnificently romantic. She did not know then of the terrible secrets imprisoned behind its massive walls. Or that at the moment she had entered her new home, she had crossed the threshold of terror. 1963, she wrote Bride of Pendorric. Favel Farington knew very l
7、ittle about her new husband. When they met in Capri, the dashing young heir to Pendorric had swept the lovely English girl into marriage with the sudden fierceness of a summer storm. It was all wonderfully exciting, until Favel discovered that someone was planning a very special place for her in the
8、 family - in the crypt with the other legendary “brides of Pendorric“ who had all died so mysteriously, so tragically, and so young. 1967, she wrote The King of the CastleDallas. Lawson is a young woman who learns painting and other forms of art from her father. When her father dies, she decides to
9、take over his business restoring old paintings. She arrives at Chateau Gaillard where her father had been hired to restore. Also, there are many other masterpieces existed now. In a word, there is a common character in her plot. Often the content is divided some parts. 1.The woman tutor, the leading
10、 lady is related this position or she has desire to get this job. 2.Being suspicious, although the leading lady loves the hero, she keeps suspicious in every aspect to prevent the harm of the hero. 3.Being full of adventure, history and professional knowledge. In addition, she also use another pen n
11、ame, Jean Plaidy. Through this name, she has created a series of family stories mainly about English history. Even ten years after her death, Jean Plaidy has an enormous fan base, and now that 2some of her books are back in print, it appears to be growing. More than fifty-six million copies of Victo
12、ria Holt novels have been sold worldwide, and there are more than fourteen million copies of Jean Plaidy and more than three million copies of Philippa Carr stories in print.II. A Summary of the Novel Green-eyed Caroline Tressidor seems to have the whole world before her, until the long-heralded occ
13、asion of Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee. When an exuberant Caroline views the magnificent royal procession with her mother and her handsome friend, the dashing Captain Carmichael, she inadvertently exposes a secret that will change all their lives. From that moment on, nothing is the same. Caroline
14、watches her promising future dissolve, without knowing why. Determined to discover the truth, Caroline begins a search that will take her from the grandeur of Lndons society to the wild moors of Cornwall, a quest that will pit her against her shy, pretty sister and the rules of a stern Victorian soc
15、iety. It is an adventure that will also propel her into the arms of the dark, mysterious Paul Landower. Trapped in his own past, he may be he man of her dreams, unless his past included a legacy of murder. But according to many reasons, what the most important reason was that her father required. So
16、 she must left Cornwall. Olivia was so happy for the return of the sister. But Olivia was busy with stepping into the society. However, Caroline was sternly restricted, in an other word, she was eager. According her aggressive personality, she jumped at a chance to persuade Olivia to take part in the party. During the party, she met a man called Jeremy, a avaricious man, he loved Carolines property, he loved her station of f
