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The Thorn in the Flesh' was written by D H Lawrence in 1914. It was the twenty-fourth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. The story can be read in tandem with 'The Prussian Officer' which was written... Read Full Overview

'The Thorn in the Flesh' was written by D H Lawrence in 1914. It was the twenty-fourth of his sixty-seven short stories. In this story, the young soldier fights against his own shortcomings as a soldier and as a man.

The Thorn in the Flesh (+Biography and Bibliography) (Matte Cover Finish): 'The Thorn in the Flesh' was written by D H Lawrence in 1914. It was the twenty-fourth of his sixty-seven short stories. In this story, the young soldier fights against his own shortcomings as a soldier... Read Full Overview

The Thorn in the Flesh' was written by D H Lawrence in 1914. It was the twenty-fourth of his sixty-seven short stories. In this story, the young soldier fights against his own shortcomings as a soldier and as a man. He flees the scene of his crime into the arms of his lover where... Read Full Overview

David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter. His collected works represent, among other things, an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation... Read Full Overview