Selected Short Stories

Selected Short Stories Synopsis

Seven of the best Lawrence stories, each turning on some facet of sexual feeling, attitude, or convention. "e;The Prussian Officer"e; focuses on an aristocratic captain's homoerotic obsession for his young orderly. "e;The Shadow in the Rose Garden"e; and "e;The White Stocking"e; deal with sexual jealousy. "e;Daughters of the Vicar"e; brilliantly describes two exceedingly class-conscious mating rituals. "e;The Christening,"e; "e;Second Best"e; and "e;Odour of Chrysanthemums"e; etch memorable portraits of a family’s shame at an illegitimate birth, a country courtship, and a brutish marriage abbreviated by death. Note.