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The White Peacock (1921)

The White Peacock (1921)

Lawrence, D. H.

Hardcover

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1436596939
ISBN13: 9781436596930
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 2 2008
Pages: 516
Weight: 2.04
Height: 1.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The White Peacock is a novel written by D.H. Lawrence and published in 1921. The story is set in the English Midlands and revolves around the lives of two families, the Brangwens and the Lindleys. The novel explores themes of love, sexuality, and the struggle between tradition and modernity.The Brangwens are a farming family, with Tom Brangwen as the patriarch. He has two children, Anna and William. Anna is a free-spirited and independent woman who falls in love with a painter named Alfred Brangwen. William, on the other hand, marries a woman named Louisa Lindley, who comes from a wealthy family.The Lindleys are a family of industrialists who represent modernity and progress. Louisa's brother, George, is a businessman who is determined to make a fortune. However, he is also deeply unhappy and struggles with his own desires and ambitions.The novel explores the relationships between the characters and the conflicts that arise as they navigate their own desires and the expectations of society. Lawrence uses vivid descriptions of the natural world to highlight the characters' emotions and the themes of the novel.Overall, The White Peacock is a complex and thought-provoking novel that delves into the complexities of human relationships and the tensions between tradition and modernity.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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