【作者简介】玛丽·丘蒙德莉(Mary Cholmondeley)是英国18世纪末19世纪初的女作家,女性主义文学的先锋。1877年发表小说《丹佛斯珠宝》,引起了著名小说家罗达·布劳的赞赏,从此,很长一段时间里为批评家所关注,深受读者喜爱。《夜归人》(《the hand on the latch》)是其短篇小说的代表作,初收录于其个人小说集《最低的阶梯》。故事以坚强独立的成熟 About the Author Mary Cholmondeley is a British woman writer and pioneer of feminist literature in the late 18th and early 19th century. The novel Danfoss Jewels, published in 1877, aroused the appreciation of the famous novelist Rhoda Blau. Since then, he has been a favorite of critics for a long time. “The hand on the Latch” is a masterpiece of his short story, first recorded in his collection of personal stories, “The Lowest Ladder.” The story is strong and independent maturity