走向极端：哈利·德温特的冒险生活

哈里·德·温特（1856-1933）是一个无论以何种标准衡量都是个性的人，在维多利亚时代和爱德华时代的文学和社会生活中都是一个显著的存在。他是奥斯卡·王尔德和他的朋友兼情人博西（阿尔弗雷德·道格拉斯勋爵）周围文坛的一员；他活跃于草皮世界；他旅行了——他津津有味地踏上了危险的旅程，穿越了英国和俄罗斯帝国的大片土地，享受着纯粹的刺激。这本书追溯了他在国内外的生活和冒险经历，还介绍了他早期在马来西亚沙捞越的兵役工作，他对俄罗斯监狱系统的专业知识，以及他后来在战俘营管理中的伟大战争角色。
他的许多书都反映了与逆境抗争的史诗之旅：从巴黎到纽约的陆路、野蛮的欧洲、西伯利亚以及其他地方。他的自传体作品《我不安的生活》或许可以概括他的性格。
有趣的事实
*哈里·德温特是沙捞越拉尼人的兄弟，在其早期职业生涯中曾在那里与叛军作战
*他在安东·契诃夫前往俄罗斯萨哈林岛的同一时间访问了该监狱
*他在审判中以诽谤阿尔弗雷德·道格拉斯勋爵的证人身份出庭，指责温斯顿·丘吉尔在日德兰战役中遭受重大损失
*在旅行中，他遇到了许多有趣的人——从杀人犯到政治家
Going to Extremes: The Adventurous Life of Harry de Windt
Harry de Windt (1856–1933) was a man who, by any standards, was a personality, a marked presence in the world of Victorian and Edwardian literature and social life. He was a member of the literary circle around Oscar Wilde and his friend and lover, Bosie (Lord Alfred Douglas); he was active in the world of the turf; and he traveled – he took on dangerous journeys with relish, crossing vast tracts of the British and Russian empires for the sheer thrill of it. This book traces his life and adventures, at home and abroad, and also gives an account of his early work on military service in Sarawak, Malaysia, his expert knowledge of the Russian prison system, and his later Great War role running a POW camp.
Many of his books reflect epic journeys against the odds: From Paris to New York by Land, Savage Europe, Siberia As It Is and others. His autobiographical work, My Restless Life, perhaps sums up his nature.
Interesting facts
* Harry de Windt was brother to the Ranee of Sarawak and fought against rebels there in his early career
* He visited the penal colony on the Russian island of Sakhalin close to the same time that Anton Chekhov went there
* He appeared as a witness in the trial for libel of Lord Alfred Douglas, as he blamed Winston Churchill for the heavy losses in the Battle of Jutland
* On his travels he met a host of interesting people – from murderers to statesmen

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