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by Upton Sinclair · 1878–1968
Boston is a novel by Upton Sinclair. It is a "documentary novel" that combines the facts of the case with journalistic depictions of actual participants and fictional characters and events. Sinclair mixed his fictional characters into the prosecution and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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- Read time
- 1325 min
- Words
- 291,473
- Chapters
- 198
- Paragraphs
- 4,039
- Price
- Free
- Historical fiction
- Legal stories
- Sacco, Nicola, 1891-1927 -- Fiction
- Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921 -- Fiction
- Vanzetti, Bartolomeo, 1888-1927 -- Fiction
The first snow of the year was in the air, and Cornelia came hurrying home in the darkness, with half an inch of snow melting upon her shoulders.
La primera nieve del año estaba en el aire, y Cornelia regresaba a casa apresuradamente en la oscuridad, con medio centímetro de nieve derritiéndose sobre sus hombros.
She was surprised to see a large limousine in front of the Brini door, its two long streams of light making day in Suosso’s Lane, and revealing the million-footed dance of the snowflakes.
Se sorprendió al ver un gran limusina frente a la puerta de los Brini, sus dos largos haces de luz haciendo día en el callejón de Suosso, y revelando la danza de millones de pies de los copos de nieve.
As she came nearer, the door of the car opened and a bulky man stepped out; Cornelia could not see his face, but his voice caused her to stop dead in her white tracks.
Al acercarse, la puerta del coche se abrió y un hombre corpulento bajó; Cornelia no podía ver su rostro, pero su voz la hizo detenerse en seco sobre sus huellas blancas.
“Is that you, Mother?”
«¿Eres tú, madre?».
It was Rupert Alvin!
¡Era Rupert Alvin!
In a certain musical comedy it is set forth how the founder of Columbus Day landed in the new world, and the Indians came eagerly, inquiring, “Are you Christopher Columbus?”
En cierta comedia musical se presenta cómo el fundador del Día de Colón desembarcó en el nuevo mundo, y los indios acudieron con avidez, preguntando: «¿Es usted Cristóbal Colón?».
When he admitted his identity, they exclaimed, “At last we are discovered!”
Cuando él admitió su identidad, exclamaron: «¡Por fin hemos sido descubiertos!».
So now it was with Cornelia.
Así fue ahora con Cornelia.
The jig was up, she knew--and took but a moment to get herself together.
Se acabó el juego, lo sabía, y se tomó solo un momento para recomponerse.
“Hello, Rupert!”
«Hola, Rupert»,
she said, with an air of nonchalance--there are times when the Thornwell training comes in handy!
dijo, con aire de indiferencia; hay momentos en que la formación de Thornwell resulta útil.
She accepted her son-in-law’s outstretched hand, and let him help her into the limousine, where sat her eldest daughter, Deborah.
Aceptó la mano extendida de su yerno y le permitió ayudarla a subir a la limusina, donde estaba sentada su hija mayor, Deborah.
“Oh, Mother!
«¡Oh, madre!
Mother!
¡Madre!
How could you?”
¿Cómo has podido?».
Yes, even the stately Mrs. Rupert Alvin wept when she saw those bowed shoulders and that pitiful working-woman’s shawl covered with a load of snow.
Sí, incluso la majestuosa señora Rupert Alvin lloró al ver aquellos hombros encorvados y aquel patético chal de mujer trabajadora cubierto de nieve.
She had snapped on the light in the limousine; but Rupert snapped it off again quickly.
Ella había encendido la luz en la limusina, pero Rupert la apagó rápidamente.
About the author
Upton Sinclair1878–1968
Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) was an American author, journalist, and political activist born in Baltimore.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- Spanish, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #78039
- Licence
- Public domain in the United States
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