Major Short Stories of D.H. Lawrence : A Handbook

Focuses on six masterpieces of short fiction: "The Shadow in the Rose Garden," "Odor of Chrysanthemums," "Daughters of the Vicar," "The Prussian Officer," "The Horse Dealer's Daughter," and "The Rocking-Horse Winner." Chapters on each story follow a similar format, detailing publication history and

First published in 1998. This reference guide is designed for those who would be knowledge able readers of major short stories by D.H. Lawrence when the store of scholarship, investigation, and appraisal is far too vast for all but the expert. An inclusive examination of what has been written about these short stories, each chapter deals with a different short story and consists of five distinct sections: (1) the complete publication history, including all revisions and variants; (2) a thorough examination of recognized and hitherto unrecognized sources, as well as the influences at work on Lawrence in the creation of the story; (3) the story’s relationship to Lawrence’s other writings; (4) acknowledgement and summary of all extant critical studies; and (5) a bibliography of works cited. This study concentrates on six short stories culled from Lawrence’s more than fifty works of short fiction.