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A collection of three novellas that 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.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
A classic collection of short stories by D H Lawrence, a true literary genius whose prose spans the ages. The Fox stands out as a rich descriptive tale of two women living on a farm whose compliment of animals are primarily female as well. A man shows up, hunting foxes and stirs sexual urges within the loveless women causing the women's sedate feminine environment to become heated and unstable. Lawrence, with a sparkling eye for detail and subtle nuance weaves a tale rich in allegory and sexual symbolism that captivates the reader while exposing the human instinctual animal by stripping away the cultural facade