<p>D. H. Lawrence&rsquo;s skill at dissecting human emotions and conflicting thoughts lends a depth to his writings that few modern writers can match. His innovative application of the &ldquo;school of realism&rdquo; gives his characters&rsquo; internal reflections a searing authenticity which is borne out with great effect in this collection of short stories.</p><p>Selected from works he had originally published in magazines and periodicals between 1913 and 1921, the stories are set in the post-Edwardian period, many against the background of WWI. After extensive revision, the anthology was published in 1922 under the title, <em>England, My England.</em></p><p>Lawrence&rsquo;s prolific output &ndash; novels, short stories, poems, plays and essays, to name a few &ndash; was often contentious and earned him as much opprobrium at the time as it did credit, but he is now acknowledged as one of the twentieth century&rsquo;s masters of literature.</p>