The Woman Who Rode Away; St. Mawr; The Princess

Three revelatory novellas by a twentieth-century masterThe works collected here explore the profound effects on protagonists who embark on psychological voyages of liberation. The Woman Who Rode Awayfollows one woman’s religious quest in Mexico. St. Mawrdisplays Lawrence’s mastery of satire in a scathing depiction of London’s fashionable horse-riding scene. In The Princess, a detached woman traveling through New Mexico finds herself in an intimate relationship with her male guide.

David Herbert Lawrence (1885-û1930)-ùnovelist, critic, poet, and painter-ùwas one of the greatest figures in twentieth-ûcentury English literature.
James Lasdun has published several books of poetry and fiction. He teaches creative writing at Princeton and the New School.