The Fox (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- First Published: 1923
- Type of Work: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: During World War I
- Setting: The Midlands of England, probably near Berkshire
- Principal Characters: Ellen (Nellie) March, Jill Banford, Henry Grenfel, The Fox
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Friendship, 1910’s, England or English people, Farms, farmers, or farming, World War I, Animals
- Locales: England
The Novel
Set in the Berkshire district of England during World War I, The Fox, like many of D. H. Lawrence’s other major works, treats the psychological relationships of three protagonists in a triangle mating-complex of love and hatred. Without the help of any male laborers, Nellie March and Jill Banford struggle to maintain a marginal livelihood at the Bailey Farm. A fox has raged through the poultry, and although the women—particularly the more nearly masculine Nellie—have tried to shoot the intruder, he seems always to elude traps or gunshot. Once Nellie...
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