The North Country by D.H. Lawrence
The North Country is a novel by D.H. Lawrence, first published in 1932. It is set in the fictional mining town of Bestwood, England, and follows the lives of the people who live there. The novel follows the lives of the miners and their families, as they struggle to make ends meet and cope with the harsh conditions of their lives. The novel focuses on the relationships between the miners and their families, and the struggles they face in their daily lives. It also explores the themes of class, gender, and religion, and how these themes affect the lives of the people in the town. The novel is told from the perspective of the miners and their families, and is a powerful and moving story of the struggles of the working class in England. It is a story of hope and resilience, and of the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
By D.H. Lawrence · First published 1918 · Genre: Literary Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction · 223 words
First lines
IN another country, black poplars shake themselves over a pond, / And rooks and the rising smoke-waves scatter and wheel from the works beyond; / The air is dark with north and with sulphur, the grass is a darker green, / And people darkly invested with purple move palpable through the scene.
Soundlessly down across the counties, out of the resonant gloom / That wraps the north in stupor and purple travels the deep, slow boom / Of the man-life north-imprisoned, shut in the hum of the purpled steel / As it spins to sleep on its motion, drugged dense in the sleep of the wheel.
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The North Country is listed on Textopian as a short story by D.H. Lawrence, dated 1918 CE.
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: D.H. Lawrence
- Date: 1918 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Literary Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Drama
- Length: 223 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Literary Fiction — The North Country is a novel by D.H. Lawrence, a renowned literary author, and is written in a style that is characteristic of literary fiction.
- Romance — The North Country features a romantic relationship between two of the main characters, and the plot revolves around their relationship.
- Historical Fiction — The North Country is set in the early 20th century and features historical events and characters, making it a historical fiction novel.
- Drama — The North Country is a dramatic novel, with intense emotions and conflicts between characters driving the plot forward.
Tags
Modernism · air · counties · country · dense · gloom · grass · heaving · helpless · hum · machine · moaning