Sickness by D.H. Lawrence (1918)

Name: Sickness
Author: D.H. Lawrence

Sickness is a collection of short stories by D.H. Lawrence, first published in 1916. The stories explore themes of illness, death, and the human condition. The collection includes stories such as "The Prussian Officer," which tells the story of a Prussian officer who is haunted by the death of a soldier he had killed in battle; "The Blind Man," which follows a blind man's journey to find his lost sight; and "The Shadow in the Rose Garden," which follows a woman's struggle with her own mortality. Other stories in the collection include "The White Stocking," which follows a woman's struggle with her own mortality; "The Horse Dealer's Daughter," which follows a woman's journey to find her own identity; and "The Rocking-Horse Winner," which follows a young boy's journey to find his own luck. The stories in Sickness are often dark and unsettling, but they also offer a glimpse into the human condition and the struggles of life.

By D.H. Lawrence · First published 1918 · Genre: Drama, Realism, Psychological Fiction · 134 words

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WAVING slowly before me, pushed into the dark, / Unseen my hands explore the silence, drawing the bark / Of my body slowly behind.

Nothing to meet my fingers but the fleece of night / Invisible blinding my face and my eyes! What if in their flight / My hands should touch the door!

What if I suddenly stumble, and push the door / Open, and a great grey dawn swirls over my feet, before / I can draw back!

What if unwitting I set the door of eternity wide / And am swept away in the horrible dawn, am gone down the tide / Of eternal hereafter!

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Work type: Short story
Author: D.H. Lawrence
Date: 1918 CE
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Realism, Psychological Fiction, Romance
Length: 134 words
Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)

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Drama — The book follows the story of a family dealing with a mysterious illness, and the drama of their lives as they struggle to cope with the situation.
Realism — The book is written in a realistic style, focusing on the everyday struggles of the characters and their attempts to make sense of their situation.
Psychological Fiction — The book explores the psychological effects of the illness on the characters, and how they cope with the emotional and mental strain of the situation.
Romance — The book also contains a romantic subplot between two of the characters, exploring their relationship and how it is affected by the illness.