Selected Short Stories (Penguin Modern Classics) [Paperback]

D H Lawrence (Author)

Book Description

Series: Penguin Modern Classics | Publication Date: July 27, 2000

This selection of short stories not only offers a representative and wide-ranging selection of Lawrence's work, but also traces a pattern of development in the author's career.

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"Lockwood has created a compelling teaching tool. [He] has assembled an error-free, effective study edition...An attractive alternative [to The Complete Short Stories of D.H. Lawrence." D.H. Lawrence Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Book Description

Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended, and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will include writing in English from various genres and differing times. Selected Short Stories of D.H. Lawrence are edited by Michael Lockwood, University of Reading. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books (July 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141184213
• ISBN-13: 978-0141184210
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,899,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Rocking Horse Winner, June 28, 2002

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ardent_lover "ardent_lover" (Brooklyn, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Selected Short Stories (Cambridge Literature) (Paperback)

D.H. Lawrence was a superb short story writer, and The Rocking Horse Winner is perhaps one of the greatest short stories ever written. The only other short story that is its equal is The Bet by Anton Chekhov. I would say more but that would be spoiling it for you. Let it suffice to say that Lawrence is now a much overlooked writer, however, his message of how modern industry is destroying all that is vital and natural in mankind is as poignant today as when he first wrote about it almost 100 years ago! So what's new?

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Worth A Read, June 4, 2000

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JCB (I Love Seattle!) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Selected Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback)

Honestly, I've never been an avid reader of DH Lawrence. This is not to say, I dislike him as a writer. Not true. The literature that I have read by him, most I've found interesting and good. It had been a while since I read any DH, until I picked up SELECTED SHORT STORIES. I picked it up primarily for the story "The Prussian Officer." I wasn't disappointed with the short story at all. It's quite a homoerotic story about a Captain and his subordinate, telling of DH and his other work in many ways. The story is compelling, yet tragic, which I liked. The other stories that followed didn't quite compare. I found the other's dry and verbose (especially "Daughters of the Vicar"). I'd recommend this collection just for the "The Prussian Officer."

3 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars SO? WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT??, April 15, 2002

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LINDA LEVEN - See all my reviews

This review is from: Selected Short Stories (Cambridge Literature) (Paperback)

I RECENTLY TRIED TO 'GET THROUGH' VOLUME 1 OF LAWRENCES SHORT STORIES. I LOVE HIS WRITING. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND FILLED WITH WILD SENSUAL IMAGES. HOWEVER, WHEN I FINISH EACH STORY, I WONDER: SO WHAT??? WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT??? EACH STORY SEEMS TO BE SIMPLY A SLICE OF LIFE, MANY DEALING WITH MAN/WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS. BUT AT THE END OF EACH, I DID NOT FEEL THAT I HAD LEARNED OR GAINED ANYTHING FROM THE READING. ALSO, MOST DID NOT HOLD MY ATTENTION - EXCEPT FOR THE BEAUTIFUL USE OF LANGUAGE AND SENSE IMAGERY.