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Stephenson Neal

Книга "Diamond Age or a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer"

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  1. Diamond Age or A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer Neil Stephenson
    1. PART THE FIRST
      1. A thete visits a mod parlor; noteworthy features of modern armaments.
      2. Source Victoria; description of its environs.
      3. Financial complications of Bud's lifestyle; visit to a banker.
      4. A visit from royalty; the Hackworths take an airship holiday; Princess Charlotte's birthday party; Hackworth encounters a member of the peerage.
      5. Bud embarks on a life of crime; an insult to a tribe & its consequences.
      6. Hackworth's morning ruminations; breakfast and departure for work.
      7. Bud is prosecuted; noteworthy features of the Confucian judicial system; he receives an invitation to take a long walk on a short pier.
      8. Nell learns to work the matter compiler; youthful indiscretions; all is made better.
      9. Hackworth arrives at work; a visit to the Design Works; Mr. Cotton's vocation.
      10. Particulars of Nell & Harv's domestic situation; Harv brings back a wonder.
      11. Security measures adopted by Atlantis/Shanghai.
      12. Nell sees something peculiar; Harv explains all.
      13. Hackworth compiles the Young Lady's Illustrated Primer; particulars of the underlying technology.
      14. Nell & Harv's general living situation; the Leased Territories; Tequila.
      15. Hackworth crosses the Causeway into Shanghai; ruminations.
      16. Hackworth in the hong of Dr. X.
      17. Hackworth departs from Dr. X's laboratory; further ruminations; poem from Finkle-McGraw; encounter with ruffians.
      18. Miranda; how she became a ractor; her early career.
      19. Harv brings Nell a present; she experiments with the Primer.
      20. A young hooligan before the court of Judge Fang; the magistrate confers with his advisers; Justice is served.
      21. Hackworth presents the Primer to Lord Finkle-McGraw.
      22. Nell's second experience with the Primer; the story of Princess Nell in a nutshell.
      23. Judge Fang visits his district; Miss Pao arranges a demonstration; the case of the stolen book takes on unexpected depth.
      24. Description of Old Shanghai; situation of the Theatre Parnasse; Miranda's occupation.
      25. Nell's further experiences with the Primer; the origin of Princess Nell.
      26. Judge Fang pays a visit to the Celestial Kingdom; tea served in an ancient setting; a "chance" encounter with Dr. X
      27. Hackworth receives an unexpected visit from Inspector Chang.
      28. Miranda takes an interest in an anonymous client.
      29. Further experiences with the Primer; Princess Nell and Harv in the Dark Castle.
      30. The torture chamber of Judge Fang; a barbarian is interrogated; dark events in the interior of China; an unignorable summons from Dr. X
      31. A domestic scene; Nell's visit to the playroom; misbehavior of the other children; the Primer displays new capabilities; Dinosaur tells a story.
      32. Judge Fang goes for a dinner cruise with a Mandarin; they visit a mysterious ship; a startling discovery; a trap is sprung.
      33. Hackworth's dilemma; an unanticipated return to the hong of Dr. X; hitherto unseen ramifications of Dr. X's premises; a criminal is brought to justice.
      34. More tales from the Primer; the story of Dinosaur and Dojo; Nell learns a thing or two about the art of self-defense; Nell's mother gets, and loses, a worthy suitor; Nell asserts her position against a young bully.
      35. Hackworth lunches in distinguished company; a disquisition on hypocrisy; Hackworth's situation develops new complications.
      36. From the Primer, the arrival of a sinister Baron; Burt's disciplinary practices; the plot againstthe Baron; practical application of ideas gleaned from the Primer; flight.
      37. Hackworth departs from Shanghai; his speculations as to the possible motives of Dr. X.
      38. Nell and Harv at large in the Leased Territories; encounter with an inhospitable security pod: a revelation about the Primer.
      39. Miranda's reactions to the evening's events; solace from an unexpected quarter; from the Primer, the demise of a hero, flight to the Land Beyond, and the lands of King Magpie.
      40. Princess Nell in the city of King Magpie; hyena trouble; the story of Peter; Nell deals with a stranger.
      41. Mysterious souvenir from Dr. X; Hackworth's arrival in Vancouver; the Atlantan quarter of that city; he acquires a new mode of conveyance.
      42. A morning stroll through the Leased Territories; Dovetail; a congenial Constable.
      43. A new friend; Nell sees a real horse; a ride through Dovetail; Nell and Harv are separated.
      44. Orphans of the Han are exposed to the benefits of modern educational technology; Judge Fang reflects on the fundamental precepts of Confucianism.
      45. Hackworth receives an ambiguous message; a ride through Vancouver; tattooed woman and totem poles; he enters the hidden world of the Drummers.
    2. PART THE SECOND
      1. Hackworth has a singular experience; the rite of the Drummers.
      2. Nell's life at Dovetail; developments in the Primer; a trip to the New Atlantis Clave; she is presented to Miss Matheson; new lodgings with an "old" acquaintance.
      3. Carl Hollywood's activities at the Parnasse; conversation over a milk shake; explanation of the media system; Miranda perceives the futility of her quest.
      4. General description of life with the Constable; his avocations and other peculiarities; a disturbing sight; Nell learns about his past; a conversation over dinner.
      5. Carl Hollywood returns from abroad; he and Miranda discuss the status and future of her racting career.
      6. Three girls go exploring; a conversation between Lord Finkle-McGraw and Mrs. Hackworth; afternoon at the estate.
      7. Miranda receives an unusual ractive message; a drive through the streets of Shanghai; the Cathay Hotel; a sophisticated soirée; Carl Hollywood introduces her to two unusual characters.
      8. From the Primer, Princess Nell enters into the lands of King Coyote.
      9. Nell's experiences at school; a confrontation with Miss Stricken; the rigors of Supplementary Curriculum; Miss Matheson's philosophy of education; three friends go separate ways.
      10. Hackworth awakes from a dream; retreat from the world of the Drummers; chronological discrepancies.
      11. From the Primer, Princess Nell crosses the trail of the enigmatic Mouse Army; a visit to an invalid.
      12. Hackworth is brought up-to-date by the great Napier.
      13. From the Primer, a visit to Castle Turing; a final chat with Miss Matheson; speculation as to Nell's destiny; farewell; conversation with a grizzled hoplite; Nell goes forth to seek her fortune.
      14. The Hackworths have a family reunion; Hackworth strikes out on his quest; an unexpected companion.
      15. Carl Hollywood takes the Oath; stroll along the Thames; an encounter with Lord Finkle-McGraw.
      16. Nell's passage through Pudong; she happens upon the offices of Madame Ping; interview with the same.
      17. Peculiar practices in the woods; the Reformed Distributed Republic; an extraordinary conversation in a log cabin; CryptNet; the Hackworths depart.
      18. From the Primer, Princess Nell's activities as Duchess of Turing; the Castle of the Water-gates; other castles; the Cipherers' Market; Nell prepares for her final journey.
      19. Nell goes to Madame Ping's Theatre; rumors of the Fists; an important client; assault of the Fists of Righteous Harmony; ruminations on the inner workings of ractives.
      20. Carl Hollywood returns to Shanghai; his forebears in the territory of the Lone Eagles; Mrs. Kwan's teahouse.
      21. The Hackworths in transit, and in London; the East End; a remarkable boatride; Dramatis Personae; a night at the theatre.
      22. Carl Hollywood's hack.
      23. From the Primer, Princess Nell's ride to the Castle of King Coyote; description of the castle; an audience with a Wizard; her final triumph over King Coyote; an enchanted army.
      24. Hackworth in China; depredations of the Fists; a meeting with Dr. X; an unusual procession.
      25. From the Primer, Princess Nell's return to the Dark Castle; the death of Harv; The Books of the Book and of the Seed; Princess Nell's quest to find her mother; Destruction of the Causeway; Nell falls into the hands of Fists; she escapes into a greater peril; deliverance.
      26. Carl Hollywood takes a stroll to the waterfront.
      27. Final onslaught of the Fists; victory of the Celestial Kingdom; refugees in the domain of the Drummers; Miranda.
    3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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