The Lost Girl
1920 novel by D.H. Lawrence
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| Author | D. H. Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Martin Secker (UK) Thomas Seltzer (US) |
Publication date | 1920[1] |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 371 |
| OCLC | 432428229 |
Dewey Decimal | 823/.912 19 |
| LC Class | PR6023.A93 L62 1981 |
| Preceded by | Women in Love |
| Followed by | Aaron's Rod |
The Lost Girl is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1920. It was awarded the 1920 James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the fiction category. Lawrence started it shortly after writing Women in Love, and worked on it only sporadically until he completed it in 1920.[2]
Synopsis
Alvina Houghton, the daughter of a widowed Midlands draper, comes of age just as her father’s business is failing. In a desperate attempt to regain his fortune and secure his daughter’s proper upbringing, James Houghton buys a theater. Among the traveling performers he employs is Ciccio, a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina’s attention. Fleeing with him to Naples, she leaves her safe world behind and enters one of sexual awakening, desire, and fleeting freedom.
Editions
- The Lost Girl (1920), edited by John Worthen, pub. Cambridge University Press, 1981, ISBN 0-521-22263-X.
- The Lost Girl, pub. New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1921. Online edition at Google Books. Snippet view, United States Only.
References
- ^ Facsimile of the 1st edition (1920)
- ^ ‘The Lost Girl’ JUNE 23, 2005, Lee Siegel New York Review of Books, 2005.
External links
- The Lost Girl at Project Gutenberg
- Second edition at the Internet Archive
The Lost Girl public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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D. H. Lawrence
- The White Peacock (1911)
- The Trespasser (1912)
- Sons and Lovers (1913)
- The Rainbow (1915)
- Women in Love (1920)
- The Lost Girl (1920)
- Aaron's Rod (1922)
- Kangaroo (1923)
- The Boy in the Bush (1924)
- The Plumed Serpent (1926)
- John Thomas and Lady Jane (1927)
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928)
- The Escaped Cock (1929)
- Mr Noon (unfinished)
and novellas
- "Odour of Chrysanthemums" (1911)
- The Fox (1923)
- The Captain's Doll (1923)
- The Ladybird (1923)
- St Mawr (1925)
- The Princess (1925)
- "The Rocking-Horse Winner" (1926)
- "The Woman who Rode Away" (1928)
- The Virgin and the Gipsy (1930)
collections
- The Daughter-in-Law (1913)
- The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1914)
- Birds, Beasts and Flowers (1923)
- Sea and Sardinia (1921)
- Mornings in Mexico (1927)
- Sketches of Etruscan Places and Other Italian Essays (1932)
and pamphlets
- D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum
- D. H. Lawrence Ranch
- D. H. Lawrence Heritage Centre
- Frieda Lawrence (wife)
- Priest of Love (1981/1985 film)
- R v Penguin Books Ltd
- Films based on works
- D. H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study
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