St. Mawr and Other Stories (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics)
Worth buying if: You appreciate Lawrence's novella 'St. Mawr' and animal-human symbolism.
Skip it if: You prefer plot-driven novels over introspective, psychological vignettes like Lawrence's.
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Summary
St. Mawr and Other Stories gathers Lawrence's novella 'St. Mawr' with shorter fiction that probes desire, class, and the English countryside through frank dialogue and sensory prose across 272 pages.
Why this book now
This Penguin Twentieth Century Classics edition spotlights Lawrence's enduring influence on modernist fiction and contemporary debates about sexuality and landscape.
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Good fit if you want...
- You appreciate Lawrence's novella 'St. Mawr' and animal-human symbolism.
- You read modernist short fiction and rural English setting studies.
- You prefer plot-driven novels over introspective, psychological vignettes like Lawrence's.
- You avoid early 20th-century prose and frank examinations of sex and class.
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Exact edition: Paperback · ISBN-13 9780140188158
Worth buying if: You appreciate Lawrence's novella 'St. Mawr' and animal-human symbolism.
Skip it if: You prefer plot-driven novels over introspective, psychological vignettes like Lawrence's.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
At 272 pages, expect a medium-length commitment: one or two focused reading sessions for 'St. Mawr' plus several shorter pieces to savor across a week.
What stands out here
This Penguin Twentieth Century Classics edition emphasizes reliable text editing and a compact print format suited for study or rereading Lawrence's key short fiction.
Best way to approach it
Read slowly and attentively: pause for Lawrence's dense imagery and dialogue, and reread scenes that fuse landscape description with character psychology.
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Paperback: ISBN-13 9780140188158
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