- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Penguin USA (P) (May 1968)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0670002267
- ISBN-13: 978-0670002269
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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“[Lawrence was] a writer with an extraordinary sense of the physical world, of the colour and texture and shape of things, for whom the body was alive and the problems of the body insistent and important.” —Virginia Woolf
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This review is from: The Lost Girl (Paperback)
"The Lost Girl" is the story of Alvira Houghton, who lives in a small Midlands town with her father, a draper. Mr Houghton undertakes various schemes to get rich quickly, each one more unrealistic than the others. Meanwhile, Alvira fears that she will end up a spinster, yet finds herself unable to make a commitment to any of the men who pursue her, that is until the Italian Ciccio arrives.This is one of Lawrence's less-renowned novels, and was completed some years after it had been started. Indeed, I thought that towards the end, Lawrence's style was more mature than in the earlier sections of the book, thus betraying the times it was written. Therefore I felt that it was a disjointed work - for example, in the middle section (in which Ciccio first appears, and Alvira's interest in him grows) the plot drifts, as if Lawrence could not work out any resolution. Despite these problems, I thought that there were interesting themes in "The Lost Girl", such as Alvira's fear of taking any action to resolve her predicament, as if the very fact that she had choices tortured her. I suppose one could draw parallels to existentialist thought, the tyranny of choice. Alvira is consumed by the need to be active in her life choices, and distressed by the mores of the society in which she operates. Lawrence rails against this in the early parts of the novel, criticising women for being so passive, for expecting others (men) to meet their needs for them. Ciccio, being foreign, is not constrained by English social values, and therefore can provide Alvira with one way out of her impasse. Yet it's up to each reader to decide whether or not she has made the right choice in the end. Or is she still paying a high price for her earlier indecision? Not a great example of Lawrence's work - it's too patchy for that, but it has its points of interest. G Rodgers
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Soul Searching,
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This review is from: The Lost Girl (Paperback)
Just like SISTER CARRIE, THE LOST GIRL is about a young woman searching for her place in the world. Meaning, floucing from one man to another, flirting, playing, getting engaged then dashing away for fun. And just like JEANNIE GERHARDT, this old man gets herself in trouble.But the most fascinating part of this book is it's glimps into her background. How she was brought up in a wealthy and rich household, only to try out different occupations against her father's wishes, then ends up as a lower classed female in life. Very tragic.
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A Touching, Soul-Searching Novel,
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This review is from: The Lost Girl (Paperback)
I recently got done reading this wonderful, yet forgotten novel of Lawrence's. Truly compelling in it's intricate details of a young woman trying to find herself. Literally. She goes on the 'universal' self journey and discovers that she was lost and finally finds her identity and sensuality in the man she loves. D.H. Lawrence has a wonderful way of not wrapping up the ending in a nice,neat little package. As always, Lawrence is the ultimate man of mystery, sensual needs and desires. A "must read" for those who love to read Lawrence and for those who never have!
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