Prussian Officer and Other Stories

Because of his frank and honest portrayal of human sexuality in the controversial works for which he is best known, e.g. "e;Lady Chatterley's Lover"e; and "e;Women in Love"e;, D. H. Lawrence was not widely respected in his day. In fact at the time of his death he was considered little more than a pornographer. However E. M. Forester challenged this portrayal calling Lawrence "e;The greatest imaginative novelist of our generation"e;, and with his extended reflection upon the dehumanizing effects of modernity and industrialization, Lawrence has ultimately secured his position as one of the greatest writers in the English language. "e;The Prussian Officer and Other Stories"e; is a collection of his short stories first published in 1914 which exhibit this great literary talent. The stories of this volume include the following tales: The Prussian Officer, The Thorn in the Flesh, Daughters of the Vicar, A Fragment of Stained Glass, The Shades of Spring, Second Best, The Shadow in the Rose Garden, Goose Fair, The White Stocking, A Sick Collier, The Christening, and Odour of Chrysanthemums.