原文 (英语)

Archibald Malmaison by Julian Hawthorne Author of "Garth," "Sebastian Strome," "Dust," Etc. Introductory. When I was a child, I used to hope my fairy-stories were true. Since reaching years of discretion, I have preferred acknowledged fiction. This inconsistency, however, is probably rather apparent than real. Experience has taught me that the greater the fairy-story the less the truth; and contrariwise, that the greater the truth the less the fairy-story. In other words, the artistic g