Bibliograph

The fox, The captain's doll ; The ladybird, D.H. Lawrence

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Label

The fox, The captain's doll ; The ladybird, D.H. Lawrence

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The fox

Responsibility statement

D.H. Lawrence

Sub title

The captain's doll ; The ladybird

Summary

In "The Fox", two young women living on a small farm during the First World War find their solitary life interrupted. As a fox preys on their poultry, a human predator has the women in his sights. "The Captain's Doll" explores the complex relationship between a German countess and a married Scottish soldier in occupied Germany, while in "The Ladybird" a wounded prisoner of war has a disturbing influence on the Englishwoman who visits him in hospital

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