标题: 《The Cup of Nestor 》作者：- Simon Brown【EPUB】 [打印本页] 作者: zaq 时间: 2013-10-31 08:13 标题: 《The Cup of Nestor 》作者：- Simon Brown【EPUB】 The Cup of Nestor SIMON BROWN Simon Brown’s most recent books are Daughter of Independence, the third book in the Chronicles of Kydan trilogy from Pan Macmillan, and the short story collection Troy, from Ticonderoga Publications. He lives on the New South Wales south coast with his wife Alison and children Edlyn and Fynn. About ‘The Cup of Nestor’, Simon writes, “This story took nearly twelve years to write, and was influenced by a Stephen Jay Gould essay about 19th century scientists. The story didn’t turn out the way I expected, which was disconcerting at first, but ultimately more rewarding.” * * * * JUNE 1866 When the Thackeray Expedition arrived by steamer at the river port of Manaus it was welcomed with more grace than curiosity - scientific expeditions being almost as common as mosquitoes in Amazonas - although the fact that the daughter of the expedition’s sponsor was in attendance allowed it some extra notoriety. Nevertheless, most excitement was reserved for another passenger on the same steamer; Jenny Lind, the famous Norwegian opera singer, had agreed to suspend her retirement in England to sing in Manaus’s new opera house. A small detachment from Milan’s Teatro alla Scala had already been in town for several weeks, rehearsing the repertoire