ABSTRACT Victorian fiction can provide a valuable source of information about society by virtue of its topicality and realistic techniques, influenced by contemporary journalism. In particular, the novels of Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy throw light on literacy practices, including reading aloud. The higher the literacy levels of the novels’ characters, the less reading aloud is reported; and as literacy becomes more widespread through the 19th century, it is commented on increasingly less. Significantly, when instances of reading aloud are depicted, they fulfil purposes that seem to correspond with recognisable present-day scenarios, in which the power of the spoken word resonates.

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在 19 世纪的英国大声朗读：来自维多利亚时代小说的一些证据

摘要 受当代新闻业影响，维多利亚时代小说凭借其时事性和现实主义技巧，可以提供有关社会的宝贵信息来源。特别是，查尔斯·狄更斯和托马斯·哈代的小说揭示了扫盲实践，包括大声朗读。小说人物的识字水平越高，大声朗读的报道就越少；随着 19 世纪识字变得越来越普遍，对它的评论越来越少。值得注意的是，当描绘大声朗读的实例时，它们实现的目的似乎与可识别的当今场景相对应，在这些场景中，口语的力量会产生共鸣。