Bedside Lamp English Learning Reader IV (Spy) (Full 4 Boxes of American Accent)

Author: Tang Shuzhen / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The story is set in early 20th-century London and revolves around anarchist sabotage activities orchestrated by foreign forces, presenting a thrilling and gripping depiction of social and political struggles. First introduced is Woolock, who runs a small shop with his wife, Winnie, primarily selling pornographic pictures and publications. They also live with Woolock's mother-in-law and younger brother, Steve. The family manages to make a living, though modest, in a cozy setting.
As the story unfolds, we learn that Woolock is actually a double agent working for multiple organizations: a small leader of an anarchist underground group, a spy for a foreign embassy, and an informant for the prosecutor, Hitler. Woolock's so-called friends in this organization are several anarchist extremists who spend their days claiming to change society through terrorist activities: the elderly Karl Vent, despite being toothless, bald, and frail, still seems capable of committing one last murder; Michael Rice, who had spent fifteen years in prison, not only failed to reform but also wrote books about his thoughts and experiences behind bars; and Osborne, with his typical criminal face, who only knows how to chase women. Woolock's relatively peaceful life becomes shadowed by the arrival of a man named Latin, an ambassador from a foreign embassy who, for political reasons, orders Woolock to blow up the Greenwich Observatory.
It is during Woolock's melancholy and sleepless nights that his dim-witted younger brother, Steve,. Steve is a young man who easily becomes indignant over social injustice and feels sorrow for others' suffering. He respects and trusts his sister-in-law. Woolock decides to exploit Steve's tendency to take up causes, his dim-wittedness, and his trust in him. He buys a new bomb from "the Professor," who, in his own words, is a ruthless person who practices anarchism through action. He considers creating bombs his ultimate life goal. However, the bomb explodes prematurely, killing Steve and leaving him in pieces. Woolock is also targeted by the police and the prosecutor after they find a torn piece of cloth with their address on Steve's body.
Upon learning that her beloved younger brother was killed by the husband she trusted, Winnie is devastated and. In a fit of anger, she stabs Woolock to death with a knife. However, the fear of the hangman's noose compels her to commit suicide by throwing herself into the Thames River. As she shakily walks down the street, she encounters Osborne, who is walking toward her. Osborne, having learned from "the Professor" that Woolock has been killed, races to Woolock's house first to trick him into leaving behind money. Only after seeing Woolock's dead body at home does he realize the truth. To save himself while obtaining the money, he deceives Winnie, promising to take her abroad. After extracting the money from her, he jumps off the train they are taking to leave the country and returns to London.
However, before he has a chance to enjoy the money, he reads in the newspaper that Winnie has committed suicide by drowning. Thus, he too is driven mad.
This audio tape is a companion to the book "Bedside English Learning Reader – Spy," consisting of 4 cassettes.