The Virgin And The Gypsy
Penguin Books Edition.
Penguin Books Edition.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140182118 (014018211X)
Publish date: October 25th 1990
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 89
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Love,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Short Stories
Typical Lawrence - too much internal angst.
The first D.H. Lawrence story I read was "The Rocking-Horse Winner", a tale I found quite disturbing. His posthumous novella The Virgin and the Gypsy, I think, is equally disconcerting in terms of imagery and implication. Yvette is unhappy with her current situation. She’s a rector’s daughter and is...