Blackthorn Press: 164 books

‘A Fly in the Ointment’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1908. It was the fourth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. The story is set in lodgings in Croydon and the incident may be autobiographical but the story is full of yearning for the life and loves he left behind in Nottinghamshire.

‘The Miner at Home’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1912. It was the twelfth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. Lawrence is at his best in this story, taken from the scenes of his childhood and based on characters...

‘The Wilful Woman’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1922.  It was the fortieth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. 'The Wilful Woman' remained unfinished and so the tough, spoiled, rich American woman, used to...

‘Monkey Nuts’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1922.  It was the forty-first of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. 'Monkey Nuts' turns the traditional love story on its head. It is the woman (the new liberated...

‘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 in the...

‘Her Turn’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1912. It was the thirteenth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. Lawrence is at his best in this story, taken from the scenes of his childhood and based on characters he...

‘A Fragment of Stained Glass’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1911. It was the eighth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. Lawrence tells a story supposedly from the Middle Ages which tells the possible triumph of love and the human spirit over the forces of religion, superstition and social injustice.

‘Delilah and Mr Bircumshaw’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1912. It was the fourteenth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. Lawrence is beginning to move away from his working class roots in this story, and exploring...

‘Once’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1912. It was the sixteenth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. The story is largely autobiographical, written when Lawrence and Frieda (Anita in the Story) had fled England...

'A Prelude' was written by D H Lawrence in 1907. It was the first of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. The story is set on a Nottinghamshire farm and tells the tale of two lovers, almost separated by class and money but brought together by passion and love.

‘Second Best’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1912. It was the twentieth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. In this delicate story of boy-girl love, Lawrence is at his best, intertwining the feelings of the two...

‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1911. It was the tenth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. Lawrence is at his best in this story, taken from the scenes of his childhood and based on characters...

The central theme 'Winter Sonata', mirrors the life of the author, Dorothy Edwards, that of the marginalization of women and the struggle of women to lead independent lives. In 'Winter Sonata', there is also the seeming inability for the men and women of the novel to connect in any deep way, reflecting Edward’s own lack of empathy.

‘New Eve and Old Adam’ was written by D H Lawrence in 1912. It was the seventeenth of his sixty-seven short stories, all of which will be published individually in ebook format by the Blackthorn Press. The story is largely autobiographical, telling the simple tale of an argument between a husband...