The Rocking Horse Winner

Author : D.H. Lawrence
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788728206508

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Hester appears to have it all - marriage, a nice home, three children and a stimulating job. But it is not enough. For no matter how much she and her husband earn, she spends more. Driven by a desire to be loved by his mother, young Paul starts betting on the horses with the family's gardener. He wins, wins and just keeps winning. But, as quickly as he hands her the money, Hester has splurged it away. Then, as Derby day approaches, the spooky secret of Paul's endless run of luck is revealed. As tragedy beckons, will Paul win his mother's love? This book is perfect for fans of Edgar Allan Poe and Ernest Hemingway. It was made into the 1949 fantasy film 'The Rocking Horse Winner', starring John Howard Davies, Valerie Hobson and John Mills. DH Lawrence (1885-1930) was an English writer and poet. He was at the centre of a great deal of controversy during and after his life, with the explicit nature of some of his novels leading to censorship and protests. Many critics admired his imaginative and deeply descriptive style, though. Among his best-known novels are 'Sons and Lovers', 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', 'The Rainbow' and 'Women in Love'.

Author : D. H. Lawrence
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1493682814

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The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence Pdf

"The Rocking-Horse Winner" is a short story by D. H. Lawrence. The story describes a young middle-class Englishwoman who "had no luck." Though outwardly successful, she is haunted by a sense of failure; her husband is a ne'er-do-well and her work as a commercial artist doesn't earn as much as she'd like. The family's lifestyle exceeds its income and unspoken anxiety about money permeates the household. Her children, a son Paul and his two sisters, sense this anxiety; moreover, the kids even claim they can hear the house whispering "There must be more money." Paul tells his Uncle Oscar Cresswell about betting on horse races with Bassett, the gardener. He's been placing bets using his pocket money and has won and saved three hundred twenty pounds. Sometimes he says he is "sure" of a winner for an upcoming race, and the horses he names do in fact win, sometimes at remarkable odds. Uncle Oscar and Bassett both place large bets on the horses Paul names. After further winning, Paul and Oscar arrange to give the mother a gift of five thousand pounds, but the gift only lets her spend more. Disappointed, Paul tries harder than ever to be "lucky." As the Derby approaches, Paul is determined to learn the winner. Concerned about his health, his mother rushes home from a party and discovers his secret. He has been spending hours riding his rocking horse, sometimes all night long, until he "gets there," into a clairvoyant state where he can be sure of the winner's name. Paul remains ill through the day of the Derby. Informed by Cresswell, Bassett has placed Paul's bet on Malabar, at fourteen to one. When he is informed by Bassett that he now has 80,000 pounds, Paul says to his mother: "I never told you, mother, that if I can ride my horse, and get there, then I'm absolutely sure - oh absolutely! Mother, did I ever tell you? I am lucky!" "No, you never did," said his mother. The boy dies in the night and his mother hears her brother say, "My God, Hester, you're eighty-odd thousand to the good, and a poor devil of a son to the bad. But, poor devil, poor devil, he's best gone out of a life where he rides his rocking horse to find a winner."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:456565352

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Author : David Herbert Lawrence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:6952991

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The Rocking-horse Winner by David Herbert Lawrence Pdf

Author : D. H. Lawrence
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443424752

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The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence Pdf

Members of an upper-class urban family struggling to make ends meet deal with their economic troubles in different ways—while the matriarch of the family bemoans her lot in life, her son focuses on trying to use luck as way to earn a better life. When the son develops the mysterious ability to predict the winners at the local horse race, he attempts to alleviate his family’s troubles with his race-track winnings, but it soon becomes clear that money is just a symptom of larger issues. "The Rocking Horse Winner" is a story about obsession, dissatisfaction and misplaced values. Like many of Lawrence’s stories it deals with the unfulfilling nature of modern, industrialized life. "The Rocking Horse Winner" was made into a full-length film starring John Howard Davies in 1949. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Author : Jason Mark Ward
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004309050

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The Forgotten Film Adaptations of D.H. Lawrence’s Short Stories by Jason Mark Ward Pdf

By considering D.H. Lawrence’s stories through the lens of critically neglected short films, this book provides a fresh, forward-looking approach to Lawrence studies which engages with current adaptation theory to reflect on the evolving critical reception of the author’s tales.

Author : Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books ®
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781467737579

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Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Pdf

Lindy and her doll Sally are best friends - wherever Lindy goes, Sally stays right by her side. They eat together, sleep together, and even pick cotton together. So, on the night Lindy and her mama run away in search of freedom, Sally goes too. This young girl's rag doll vividly narrates her enslaved family's courageous escape through the Underground Railroad. At once heart-wrenching and uplifting, this story about friendship and the strength of the human spirit will touch the lives of all readers long after the journey has ended.

Author : D. H. Lawrence
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002-08-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0521294304

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The Woman Who Rode Away and Other Stories by D. H. Lawrence Pdf

These thirteen short stories were written between 1924 and 1928. Eleven were collected in The Woman Who Rode Away (1928), though 'The Man Who Loved Islands' appeared in the American edition only and the other two in The Lovely Lady (1933). An unpublished fragment 'A Pure Witch' is also included.

Author : X. J. Kennedy
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780801896354

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In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus by X. J. Kennedy Pdf

2008 American Library Association Notable Book in Poetry For more than half a century, readers and listeners have taken special pleasure in the poetry of X. J. Kennedy. In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus is an ample gathering of his best work: memorable songs, startling lyrics, poems that tell poignant stories, character studies that vie with those of Edwin Arlington Robinson. A master of verbal music, Kennedy has long been praised for his wit and humor; as this collection reveals, many of his poems also reach surprising depths and heights. Donald Hall comments, "many of Kennedy's poems are wit itself. His wit is his way of understanding. No one else writing is capable of the effects in which Kennedy specializes." This book skims the cream from several slim volumes and six past collections including the prize-winning Nude Descending a Staircase, Cross Ties, and The Lords of Misrule. It restores to print over fifty poems unavailable for decades and adds more than two dozen new poems collected for the first time. Kennedy has long occupied a unique place in American poetry; In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus now offers the first comprehensive collection to span his entire career.

Author : David Herbert Lawrence
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:525964447

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The Rocking-horse Winner by David Herbert Lawrence Pdf

Author : Julie Salverson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0369101243

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When Words Sing by Julie Salverson Pdf

When Words Sing turns the spotlight on everything that goes into writing for opera, featuring seven contemporary Canadian libretti.

Author : D. H. Lawrence
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1987-07-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0521336740

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Love Among the Haystacks and Other Stories by D. H. Lawrence Pdf

Each story in Love Among the Haystacks appears in a new, authoritative text.

Author : Bonnie Bryant
Publisher : Skylark
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780307825780

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Rocking Horse by Bonnie Bryant Pdf

It's time for the annual Willow Creek Junior High spring dance. Since the dance is open to everyone, the Saddle Club will be there and so will Stevie's boyfriend, Phil. Unfortunately, this also means that Veronica diAngelo will be there. The Saddle Club is determined not to let Veronica ruin their fun. But Veronica has her own plans. She arranges for the Saddle Club to be stuck at Pine Hollow the night of the dance--taking care of her horse, Danny. But when the Saddle Club decides to go to the dance after all, Veronica is the one in for a surprise. They bring Danny with them, proving once and for all that he's a horse with a rock-and-roll soul.

Author : James Moffett,Kenneth R. McElheny
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1995-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0808523074

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Points of View by James Moffett,Kenneth R. McElheny Pdf

Contains forty-one stories arranged by various points of view such as dramatic monologue or detached autobiography and written by authors such as Lewis, Dostoevski, Capote, Poe, and Steinbeck

Author : Anthony Pelissier,John Mills,General Film Distributors
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:227012999

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The Rocking Horse Winner by Anthony Pelissier,John Mills,General Film Distributors Pdf