The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd: A Drama in Three Acts by D. H. Lawrence

"The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd: A Drama in Three Acts" by D. H. Lawrence is a play written in 1911. Mrs. Holroyd endures a difficult marriage to a drunken miner who drinks and brutalizes her. When a gentlemanly neighbor offers romantic attention, she wishes for her husband's death. Her wish comes true when he dies in a mining accident. But as she prepares his body for burial, she discovers something unexpected about their relationship—now that it's too late. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930
Title The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd: A Drama in Three Acts
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Widowing_of_Mrs._Holroyd
Credits Produced by Karin Spence, Mary Glenn Krause, MFR and the
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Coal miners -- Drama
Subject Coal miners -- Family relationships -- Drama
Subject Coal mine accidents -- Drama
Category Text
eBook-No. 55877
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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