D H Lawrence

The Lost Girl D H Lawrence

D. H. Lawrence's novel The Lost Girl (1920) tells the story of a young girl breaking free from her family and her encounters with an alluring man. While critics do not believe it is Lawrence's finest work, it is well recognized for its treatment of inner struggles and what it means to be lost. The Lost Girl won the 1920 James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Lawrence is the author of numerous novels, short stories, poems and personal letters. Critics regard him as an important figure in modernist literature.