The Rocking-Horse Winner (Paperback)

by D. H. Lawrence (Author)

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Product Description
But he became a partner. And when the Leger was coming on, Paul was "sure" about Lively Spark, which was a quite inconsiderable horse. The boy insisted on putting a thousand on the horse, Bassett went for five hundred, and Oscar Cresswell two hundred. Lively Spark came in first, and the betting had been ten to one against him. Paul had made ten thousand.

Product Details

• Paperback: 20 pages
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing (June 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419180835
• ISBN-13: 978-1419180835
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,305,307 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfying, January 19, 2008

By	AR (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rocking Horse Winner (Travelman Classics) (Paperback)

What D.H. Lawrence did so well in this short story was how he fully depicts the potent yet unverbalized influences on the psyche of the boy, as well as the subsequent changes in his feeling and behavior. If I were asked to explain the story to a third person, I would say, "Read it!"

8 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Rocking Horse Winner, March 30, 2000

By	John Banghart (Pennsylvania, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rocking-Horse Winner (The Merrill literary casebook series) (Paperback)

The Rocking Horse Winner is a deliteful short story written by D.H. Lawrence. The story is about a young man named Paul struggling for the attention of his mother. He feels he can accomplish this by riding and riding his rocking horse. With under-lying sexual tones and a unique twist on the story of Edipius, this short story makes for good reading at the highschool and college level.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A poetic Injustice, June 3, 2003

By	Will Labet (Skidmore Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rocking Horse Winner (Creative Short Stories) (Library Binding)

This story is one of tragedy, and loss. A boy doing anything to gain his mothers approval in one way or another. As some would say it revolves around lust, but those are the few whom...nevermind. This would be a very complex story for almost everyone on a mature level. Though some score this story pretty low I give it a 5 out of 5. So if I were you (but i'm not) I would pick this story up and analyze it for all its worth I swear you will see everything in a new light and feel what so many others do.