The Fox/ The Captain's Doll/ The Ladybird - Three Novellas
Author: Lawrence, D. H.
ISBN: 9780141441832
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2006
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
These three novellas display D. H. Lawrence's brilliant and insightful evocation of human relationships - both tender and cruel - and the devastating results of war. In The Fox, two young women living on a small farm during the First World War find their solitary life interrupted. As a fox preys on their poultry, a human predator has the women in his sights. The Captain's Doll explores the complex relationship between a German countess and a married Scottish soldier in occupied Germany, while in The Ladybird a wounded prisoner of war has a disturbing influence on the Englishwoman who visits him in hospital.
ISBN: 9780141441832
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2006
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 198mm x 128mm x 16mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
These three novellas display D. H. Lawrence's brilliant and insightful evocation of human relationships - both tender and cruel - and the devastating results of war. In The Fox, two young women living on a small farm during the First World War find their solitary life interrupted. As a fox preys on their poultry, a human predator has the women in his sights. The Captain's Doll explores the complex relationship between a German countess and a married Scottish soldier in occupied Germany, while in The Ladybird a wounded prisoner of war has a disturbing influence on the Englishwoman who visits him in hospital.
