The Fox, The Captain's Doll, The Ladybird

Two young women living during the First World War find their solitary life interrupted. There exists a complex relationship between a German countess and a married Scottish soldier. A wounded prisoner of war has a disturbing influence on an Englishwoman. These three novels deal with human relationships and the devastating results of war. These three novellas 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.

• | Author: D. H. Lawrence, Dieter Miehl
• | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jun 01, 2006
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780141441832
• | ISBN-10: 0141441836