Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 247 Green Hat
Subtitle of this chapter: Marriage is risky, be cautious when choosing a wife.
"Who are these two?"
Our Master Yuan had actually recognized the two guests, but of course he couldn't call out their names.
Mr. Theodore Dresser added: "Let me introduce you."
He pointed to a middle-aged man who was older and had a more weathered face and said, "Mr. Thomas Stearns Eliot."
The great poet, who was born in 1888 and is now 32 years old, stepped forward and said, "Hello, Mr. Yuan. I like your "Chocolate" very much."
Yuan Yanshu responded enthusiastically: "Hello, Mr. Eliot. I also like your book Poetry. I just happen to have some questions about poetry that I would like to ask you. I hope you can give me some advice."
The other party raised his eyebrows and asked with great interest: "Oh, does Mr. Yuan also write poetry?"
What does it mean to "also" write poetry? If I hadn't seen that you spoke for me and that being a leading figure in the poetry world was too troublesome, I would have written your book "The Waste Land" a long time ago.
"Of course, I have always been very interested in poetry, and have always believed that only outstanding poets like Mr. Eliot are the true favorites of the Muse."
Even if I didn't plagiarize "The Waste Land", no one in this world can stop me from becoming a great poet!
Ms. Cather continued to introduce: "And I think Mr. Yuan must be familiar with this name. He is the author of this year's most popular novel in the United States, "Heaven on Earth"..."
"Haha, Ms. Cather, you don't have to say anything." Our Master Yuan interrupted her with a smile, and stretched out his hand and said, "The only writer in New York who is so young and so handsome is Mr. Francis Scott Key Fitzgeral."
This great writer, who was only 24 years old and indeed quite good-looking, shook hands with him with a smile and said, "Mr. Yuan, don't be so modest. There are other young and handsome writers like you in New York."
When the three people nearby heard this, they all smiled and nodded involuntarily, as if they agreed with it.
Not to mention, Yuan Yanshu and Fitzgerald not only look good, but also have similar temperaments. They both have a kind of free and easy temperament, because they are now considered successful people who have become famous at a young age.
Well, since this guy is so good at talking, I won't "write" The Great Gatsby. Of course, this novel is a bit incompatible with me, a master of neoclassical liberalism, so I'll leave it to you.
Our Master Yuan suddenly felt something was wrong. He looked at the famous poets who had not yet become famous, and then looked at the famous writers who had already become famous.
In the eyes of this time traveler, the two people who clearly had nothing in common actually had one thing in common, which was that they both had a little green on their heads.
The people of Alaseris are indeed an ancient nation with ancient wisdom. The saying "Marry a virtuous wife and a beautiful concubine" is so true.
The two men in front of us had never heard this sentence, so they made mistakes in their lives and married wives who were too beautiful. And their two beautiful wives are really similar. In addition to being beautiful, they also love dancing, and later they both ended up in a mental hospital.
Born in 1888, Mr. Eliot, who is only 32 years old this year, looks a bit old because he married a beautiful dancer, Vivien Haigh Wood, in 1915. Ms. Haigh Wood had a very complicated love history before she met him, similar to "you can meet three men who have done that to you when you go out to buy a pack of cigarettes", and she also had a history of mental illness.
What is very surprising is that among the men who cheated on this great poet is Russell. That's right, it is the "20th century Voltaire" admired by "my friend Xu Zhimo". As expected, this master and apprentice both have a little bit of... well, talent for poaching others.
If I go to England and come back to China, I must be very careful... By the way, why should I be careful? I have 19 points of charm and 16 points of stamina. It should be them who should be careful of me!
Mr. Fitzgerald's marriage has the legendary color of "Don't bully the poor young man", and also carries the characteristics of the "Glitz Era" of the 1920s.
The fact is that it is not without reason that he and his lover were regarded as symbols of the "Jazz Age" before the Great Depression in later generations.
In July 1918, Fitzgerald met Zelda at a country dance in Montgomery, Alabama. The 18-year-old was the most dazzling star at the dance. As the youngest daughter of an Alabama Supreme Court judge, she was born into an extraordinary family and was not only naturally beautiful, but also versatile, proficient in ballet, French, and poetry.
Fitzgerald pursued her vigorously, and Zelda finally agreed to his proposal, but with one condition: they would get married if he could earn enough money to live the affluent life he was used to.
At the end of 1918, Fitzgerald retired from the army and went straight to New York, but he only found a job writing advertisements in an unknown advertising company. In June 1919, Zelda lost her patience and proposed to terminate the engagement. The various experiences in his early years made Fitzgerald extremely sensitive to the word money throughout his life.
Fortunately, this year his book Paradise on Earth was published and became an instant success because it conveyed a vivid sense of the times. The first edition was sold out in just a few days. Magazines began to compete to invite him to write. Overnight, a great writer was born. He immediately married his sweetheart.
However, the good times did not last long. Soon after the couple moved to France in 1924, their marriage was in crisis. Zelda was always unrestrained and had been overly intimate with her husband's male friends. In 1925, she met a French pilot and ran back to ask for a divorce. Fitzgerald even proposed to duel with his enemy.
At the time, most of Fitzgerald's friends in the literary circle believed that Zelda had ruined him.
Zelda later had mental problems. Because she wanted to be a dancer, she underwent high-intensity and overloaded training. She suffered her first mental breakdown in 1930 and was later diagnosed with schizophrenia. Even more tragic was that in 1947, the mental hospital where this talented woman was staying caught fire and she was trapped on the top floor and burned to death.
Our Master Yuan's heart began to beat fast. What did God mean by this?
I met these two people at the same time when I was about to go on a blind date. Is it a warning to me to be careful in choosing a wife?
