The Plumed Serpent
by D. H. Lawrence
1926
ISBN/ASIN: 0140188126
Number of pages: 420
Description:
In this novel, symptomatic of Lawrence's later work, Kate Leslie, an Irish widow visiting Mexico, finds herself equally repelled and fascinated by what she sees as the primitive cruelty of the country. As she becomes involved with Don Ramon and General Cipriano, her perceptions change.
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