Abstract

Since its first publication in 1899, A Message to Garcia, evaluated to be the sixth best-selling book in the world, has found favor in readers’ eyes. This seemingly insignificant work, about a soldier named Rowan in the U.S. Army, has offered huge and extraordinary spiritual driving force for those who long for success. This paper concentrates on the explanation of the satisfaction of subjective and objective conditions for Rowan’s success, which aims to provide college students with enlightenment for their future study and life.

Key words: A Message to Garcia, Rowan’s success, conditions, enlightenment

摘 要

    《致加西亚的信》被评为世界第六大畅销书，自1899年出版以来，广受读者的青睐。这部看起来并不太起眼的关于一位名叫罗文的美国士兵的作品恰恰为那些热衷于追求成功的人们提供了巨大而又非凡的精神动力。本文着重阐述了罗文成功所必须满足的主客观条件以及对当代大学生未来学习和生活的启示。

关键词： 致加西亚的信；罗文的成功；条件；启示

1. Introduction
     Over 100 years ago, a short story was written to fill an empty space in a magazine which was otherwise ready for publication. This seemingly insignificant work, about a soldier in the U.S. Army, has since become one of the most published documents in the history of printed word. A Message to Garcia has been translated into every major language on the earth, with over 800 million copies in print. This is said to be a larger circulation than any other literary works have ever attained during the lifetime of an author throughout the history.
 This tale of the soldierly self-reliance during the Spanish-American War is historic greatest motivational lesson, now collected with Elbert Hubbard's most treasured inspirational works. Elbert Green Hubbard, as an American writer, publisher, artist and philosopher, is an influential exponent of the Arts and Crafts Movement and is, perhaps, most famous for his essay A Message to Garcia. This book touches so profoundly a chord in readers that, after its publication in 1899, it becomes one of the most widely read works in human history.