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About this Item First U.S. edition hardcover, Fine bound in dark orange cloth, with black or dark brown lettering on front cover, and decorative spine with green and black (or dark brown) decoration, and dark brown or black lettering in amazing condition. Dust Jacket has seen better days, rubbing/scuffing/chipping, but boards and book are tight and sound. (Please see photos). Slight scoliosis of the spine, otherwise divine. Normal age-toning to edges of pages. Fiction. Novella. British. Classics. DB. SYNOPSIS The Virgin and the Gipsy is a short novel by D. H. Lawrence, published posthumously in 1930. The story explores themes of youthful desire versus societal constraints, focusing on the character of Yvette Saywell. Plot Summary Protagonist and Setting: Yvette, a sheltered rector's daughter, lives in a repressed and stifling rectory in the English countryside. Conflict: Yvette yearns for a life beyond her mundane existence and the expectations of her overbearing family. The Gipsy: She encounters a mysterious gipsy man who embodies vitality, passion, and a nonconformist lifestyle, which starkly contrasts with her environment. Climax: A dramatic flood washes away much of the rectory, during which the gipsy rescues Yvette. This catastrophe symbolises a release from her conventional world and an awakening of her suppressed desires.
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