Abstract:

In 1858 Charles Dickens confronted rumors about involvement of a "third party" in the collapse of his marriage by composing two documents. First, on 25 May, in a statement apparently intended for private circulation, he declared the sole cause to be differences between her and himself. This account found its way into public print in August and thereafter was referred to by him as the "Violated Letter." Second, on 12 June, in a guarded "Personal" statement, he addressed his public in his weekly journal Household Words. This statement widely circulated in London newspapers and elsewhere. The present article draws attention to a previously unremarked third item relating to the scandal published by him in Household Words shortly thereafter.

摘要：

1858年，查尔斯·狄更斯（Charles Dickens）撰写了两份文件，面对有关“第三方”参与其婚姻破裂的传言。首先，5月25日，他在一份显然打算供私人发行的声明中宣布，唯一的原因是她和他本人之间的分歧。该帐目于8月份公开发行，此后被他称为“违规信”。其次，在6月12日，他在一个受保护的“个人”声明中，在他的每周期刊“家庭词汇”中对公众发表了讲话。这种说法在伦敦的报纸和其他地方广为流传。本文提请注意之前未提及的与他不久之后在《家庭词汇》中发表的丑闻有关的第三项。