The Virgin And The Gypsy
ISBN:
9780600560470 (0600560473)
Publish date: 1988
Publisher: Octopus Books
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...