England, My England, D H Lawrence
England, My England, D H Lawrence
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England, My England

Author: D H Lawrence

Narrator: Paul Metcalfe

Unabridged: 1 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/08/2022


Synopsis

'England, My England' is set in the years before the Great War of 1914, seen by some as an idyllic time of sunshine and peace before everything was shattered by the mechanised war of 1914 to 1918. The family are placed in an idealised setting, deep in the English countryside but there are snakes in this Garden of Eden. There is conflict between man and woman, brought to the fore by an accident to a child and there is the seeming purposeless life led by the husband. The story ripples with the eugenic theories popular at the time yet the conflicts are finally solved by the horror of the war.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rick on December 05, 2013

Lawrence writes beautifully, as ever, but I think novels give him the space to develop characters and situations. These short stories seem cut short. As soon as you begin to care about someone, they're gone. This collection is mostly about World War I, the way it changed British society, and the psy......more

Goodreads review by Robin on March 01, 2022

Compelling, yet dreary and depressing as usual. Oh, why do I torture myself with D.H. Lawrence? Alas, I can't stay away.........more

Goodreads review by Emma on August 12, 2013

I hesitated to be convinced by the previous reviews for this book for all of them were upsetting. I still dared to read the book. The title was very much appealing "England, my England", how can I resist it? Then, I decided I shall judge it for myself. As I began reading, I had a sort of outrage over......more

Goodreads review by Cris on October 02, 2016

"He chose neither. As for atrocities, he despised the people who committed them as inferior criminal types. There was nothing national about crime."......more

Goodreads review by Andrea on November 09, 2020

Realmente no ha sido una historia que me haya entusiasmado pero tampoco puedo decir que la haya aborrecido. Simplemente no me ha llegado.......more