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Samson and Delilah

Written by: D.H. Lawrence
Narrated by: Paul Metcalfe
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"Samson and Delilah" is set against a Cornish backdrop. Lawrence and his wife tried to settle in Cornwall during the First World War, but were hounded by the authorities and forced to leave.

Lawrence pointedly describes the local people as "mindless" in this story. It is almost a Homeric story of a husband returning home after a long absence, having to fight to regain his wife. But in this story, it is the wife who is the obstacle. But she succumbs to the man's physical presence, as Lawrence demanded all women should if they were to attain happiness.

Public Domain (P)2022 Alan Avery Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Fiction Marriage Short Story
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