海伦·亨廷顿是19世纪英国著名女作家 勃朗特三姐妹中小妹妹安妮·勃朗特(1820—1849)《女房客》(原名《怀尔德菲尔府的房客》)中的女主人公。中国读者对她还不熟悉,但她在英国文学史,尤其是英国女性文学中占有极重要的地位。英国小说家,女权主义者梅·辛克莱曾作过如下的评论:“海伦·亨廷顿在自己的卧室给丈夫吃闭门羹,这在维多利亚时代的整个英国引起了反响。” 《女房客》这部小说是围绕着海伦坎坷的一生展开的。一天,长年空关着的破旧的怀尔德菲尔府来了一位女房客。她没有丈夫,身边带着一个五岁的小男孩和一个年迈的女仆。她深居简出,言谈谨慎,引起了邻居们的好奇和猜测。女客们纷纷去看望她,想打听出一些隐私,为她们茶余酒后增添些闲谈的资料。 Helen Huntington is the heroine in the 19th century, the famous 19th-century Bronte sister sister Bronte three sister sister Bronte (1820-1849) “female tenant” (formerly “the guest of Wild Wilder House”). Chinese readers are not familiar with her, but she occupies a very important position in the history of English literature, especially in British women’s literature. The British novelist and feminist May Sinclair made the following comment: “Helen Huntington ate her husband in her own bedroom, which has aroused response throughout the Victorian era.” The novel “The Housekeeper” Helen is around the bumpy life. One day, a worn-out female guest was taken from the worn-out Wild Fell House, which had been years and years shut. She had no husband, surrounded by a five-year-old boy and an elderly maid. She lives in simple, cautious conversation, aroused the curiosity and speculation neighbors. The women who have visited her, would like to inquire about some of the privacy, add some chat information for their tea.