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The Man Who Loved Islands: Sixteen Stories (riverrun editions) by D H Lawrence

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Man Who Loved Islands: Sixteen Stories (riverrun editions) by D H Lawrence
Authors and Contributors      By (author) D H Lawrence
Contributions by Frances Wilson
Seriesriverrun editions
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 126
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781529412567
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Quercus Publishing
Imprint riverrun
Publication Date 6 May 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'Everyone who met him commented on the arresting power of Lawrence's bright and sharp blue eyes, and the beard he later grew would be as red as a fox's brush, but it was not his appearance that Ford was describing. It was his menace' Frances Wilson, from her Introduction to The Man Who Loves Islands ------------------------------------------------ The Man Who Loved Islands presents Lawrence's skilled, intimate and lively portraits of humanity. In the title story a man buys a ninety-nine year lease on an island and finds himself cast off in its timeless world; in 'The Last Laugh' a couple are confronted with uncanny spectral visions, and an eerie faceless laugh; in 'The Fox' two women maintaining a farm feel the dark shadows of war, and a cunning creature threatens to destroy their livelihood. The stories in this collection are about what the characters know and do not know - about themselves, one another, and the circumambient universe.

Author Biography

D H Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer and poet who was widely acclaimed for his exploration of the dehumanising effects of modernity and the industrial revolution.