The White Peacock
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The White Peacock, D. H. Lawrence's debut novel, is a richly atmospheric work of classic English fiction set in the lush Nottinghamshire countryside at the turn of the twentieth century. The novel chronicles the intertwined lives of several young men and women — farmers, gentlefolk, and intellectuals — as they navigate love, class tensions, and unfulfilled desires against a pastoral backdrop charged with symbolic meaning. Narrated by the quietly observant Cyril Beardsall, the story uncovers the tragedy that shadows beauty and ambition, particularly through the decline of the brooding farmer George Saxton. Lawrence writes with a lyrical intensity that transforms the English landscape into a living force, inseparable from the emotional states of his characters. A powerful meditation on desire, social constraint, and the cost of choosing the wrong life, this novel announces the thematic preoccupations that would define one of the twentieth century's most significant literary voices.
Author: D. H. Lawrence
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
The White Peacock, D. H. Lawrence's debut novel, is a richly atmospheric work of classic English fiction set in the lush Nottinghamshire countryside at the turn of the twentieth century. The novel chronicles the intertwined lives of several young men and women — farmers, gentlefolk, and intellectuals — as they navigate love, class tensions, and unfulfilled desires against a pastoral backdrop charged with symbolic meaning. Narrated by the quietly observant Cyril Beardsall, the story uncovers the tragedy that shadows beauty and ambition, particularly through the decline of the brooding farmer George Saxton. Lawrence writes with a lyrical intensity that transforms the English landscape into a living force, inseparable from the emotional states of his characters. A powerful meditation on desire, social constraint, and the cost of choosing the wrong life, this novel announces the thematic preoccupations that would define one of the twentieth century's most significant literary voices.