''The Lost Girl'' is a novel by D. H. Lawrence, first published in 1920. It was awarded the 1920

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in the fiction category. Lawrence started it shortly after writing ''

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'', and worked on it only sporadically until he completed it in 1920.‘The Lost Girl’ JUNE 23, 2005, Lee Siegel

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, 2005.

Synopsis

Alvina Houghton, the daughter of a widowed Midlands draper, comes of age just as her father’s business is failing. In a desperate attempt to regain his fortune and secure his daughter’s proper upbringing, James Houghton buys a theater. Among the traveling performers he employs is Ciccio, a sensual Italian who immediately captures Alvina’s attention. Fleeing with him to Naples, she leaves her safe world behind and enters one of sexual awakening, desire, and fleeting freedom.

Editions

* ''The Lost Girl'' (1920), edited by John Worthen, pub. Cambridge University Press, 1981, .
''The Lost Girl''
pub. New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1921. Online edition at Google Books. Snippet view, United States Only.

References

External links

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Second edition at the Internet Archive
* Novels by D. H. Lawrence 1920 British novels Martin Secker books {{1920s-novel-stub