"The Princess" is a short story by the English author

D. H. Lawrence David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English writer, novelist, poet and essayist. His works reflect on modernity, industrialization, sexuality, emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. His best-k ...

. He wrote it in September and October 1924 during a stay at the Kiowa Ranch in

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. The story was first published in instalments in the March, April and May 1925 issues of the ''

Calendar of Modern Letters ''The Calendar of Modern Letters'' was a short-lived British literary review journal. It was established by the poet Edgell Rickword, and published from March 1925 to July 1927. Contributors included Edmund Blunden, Robert Graves, Siegfied Sasso ...

''. It was then printed as a book, along with ''

St Mawr ''St Mawr'' is a short novel (or novella) written by D. H. Lawrence. It was first published in 1925. The heroine of the story, Lou Witt, abandons her sterile marriage and a brittle, cynical post-First World War England. Her sense of alienatio ...

'', by Martin Secker on 14 May 1925.

Standard edition

* ''St Mawr and other stories'' (1925), edited by Brian Finney, Cambridge University Press, 1983,

External links

* Full text of "The Princess" at HathiTrust Digital Library: *
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