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England, My England and Other Stories: Cambridge Lawrence Edition
The fourteen short stories collected in this volume were written between 1913 and 1921, most of them against the background of the 1914-18 War. All but one were published on both sides of the Atlantic.
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
November 1st 1996
by Penguin Classics
(first published 1990)
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Short stories - sensual but also at times romantic but most often very negative view of relationships - compared to art something like a surrealist. Most of his relationships or characters an absolute nightmare...
I have this book, and my edition had a picture of Kent on it, which I always found ironic. Tickets, Please is a story about the Ripley Rattler that used to take people from Ripley to the big city (Nottingham). I see this as a celebration of England, not a decline, but they seem to have built over the tram tracks, which is a shame.
Short stories I hated to leave. Hilariously funny and tragic in turns...
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David Herbert Richards Lawrence was an English writer of the 20th century, whose prolific and diverse output included novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism and personal letters. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanizing effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them, Lawrence confronts issues rel...more
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