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At the Back of the North Wind
章节(38)
- I: The Hayloft 0:00
- II: The Lawn 20:19
- III: Old Diamond 33:42
- IV: North Wind 51:24
- V: The Summerhouse 1:10:32
- VI: Out in the Storm 1:29:37
- VII: The Cathedral 1:41:39
- VIII: The East Window 1:57:37
- IX: How Diamond Got to the Back of the North Wind 2:04:44
- X: At the Back of the North Wind 2:35:23
- XI: How Diamond Got Home Again 2:43:50
- XII: Who Met Diamond at Sandwich 2:55:43
- XIII: The Seaside 3:03:54
- XIV: Old Diamond 3:20:39
- XV: The Mews 3:25:35
- XVI: Diamond Makes a Beginning 3:31:19
- XVII: Diamond Goes On 3:50:19
- XVIII: The Drunken Cabman 4:04:31
- XIX: Diamond’s Friends 4:16:06
- XX: Diamond Learns to Read 4:27:02
- XXI: Sal’s Nanny 4:37:40
- XXII: Mr. Raymond’s Riddle 4:51:17
- XXIII: The Early Bird 4:57:07
- XXIV: Another Early Bird 5:02:30
- XXV: Diamond’s Dream 5:18:56
- XXVI: Diamond Takes a Fare the Wrong Way Right 5:39:23
- XXVII: The Children’s Hospital 5:51:57
- XXVIII: Little Daylight 6:00:49
- XXIX: Ruby 6:41:16
- XXX: Nanny’s Dream 6:53:10
- XXXI: The North Wind Doth Blow 7:24:52
- XXXII: Diamond and Ruby 7:31:05
- XXXIII: The Prospect Brightens 7:43:46
- XXXIV: In the Country 8:00:49
- XXXV: I Make Diamond’s Acquaintance 8:09:00
- XXXVI: Diamond Questions North Wind 8:29:45
- XXXVII: Once More 8:49:44
- XXXVIII: At the Back of the North Wind 9:01:02
As a poor cabbie and his wife eke out a meager existence in Victorian London, their little boy, Diamond—named after his father’s horse—is befriended by the North Wind. While Diamond learns much about life through his travels with North Wind, his visit to the country at her “back” proves to be transformative. As life in London grows especially hard, that moment provides Diamond with the resources to touch those around him with beauty and truth.
Although At the Back of the North Wind was written for children, in it MacDonald deals with deep themes, especially the potential for suffering to be redemptive, and the meaning of death.