A Study Guide For D H Lawrences Rocking Horse Winner

Author : D.H. Lawrence
Publisher : Lindhardt og Ringhof
ISBN 13 : 8728206509
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rocking-Horse Winner written by D.H. Lawrence and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2023-06-06 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410356906
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide for D. H. Lawrence's "Rocking Horse Winner" written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for D. H. Lawrence's "Rocking Horse Winner," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410319903
Total Pages : 15 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A study guide for D. H. Lawrence's "The Horse Dealer's Daughter" written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study guide for D. H. Lawrence's "The Horse Dealer's Daughter", excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410360598
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide for Doris Lessing's "Through the Tunnel" written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Doris Lessing's "Through the Tunnel," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.

Author : Intelligent Education
Publisher : Influence Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1645420256
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Study Guide to The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank written by Intelligent Education and published by Influence Publishers. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Anne Frank’s The Diary of a Young Girl, arguably one of the most powerful Holocaust memoirs of the World War II era. As a historic account of World War II, Anne Frank’s diary has provided a firsthand account of a life in hiding as a Jew in Nazi Germany. Moreover, the journal has kept alive the spirit of an exceptional young person whose thoughts have broadened the perspective of millions. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Frank’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work - Character Summaries - Plot Guides - Section and Chapter Overviews - Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including essay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410354288
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Study Guide for D. H. Lawrence's "Odor of Chrysanthemums" written by Gale, Cengage Learning and published by Gale, Cengage Learning . This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martin F. Kearney
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317945506
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Major Short Stories of D.H. Lawrence written by Martin F. Kearney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1998. This reference guide is designed for those who would be knowledge able readers of major short stories by D.H. Lawrence when the store of scholarship, investigation, and appraisal is far too vast for all but the expert. An inclusive examination of what has been written about these short stories, each chapter deals with a different short story and consists of five distinct sections: (1) the complete publication history, including all revisions and variants; (2) a thorough examination of recognized and hitherto unrecognized sources, as well as the influences at work on Lawrence in the creation of the story; (3) the story’s relationship to Lawrence’s other writings; (4) acknowledgement and summary of all extant critical studies; and (5) a bibliography of works cited. This study concentrates on six short stories culled from Lawrence’s more than fifty works of short fiction.

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
ISBN 13 : 1410341208
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Author : James Moffett
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780808523079
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Points of View written by James Moffett and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1995-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : D. H. Lawrence
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781493682812
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rocking-Horse Winner written by D. H. Lawrence and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-11-04 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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."