The Trespasser

by D. H. LAWRENCE (1885 - 1930)

20 - Chapter 20

The Trespasser

Brief Encounter meets Tristan und Isolde - on the Isle of Wight, under a vast sky florid with stars. The consequence is tragic indeed for one of the parties, Siegmund, when he sacrifices family life for a few days’ transcendent rapture. His lover, the self-contained Helena, is strong enough to bear a return to the scruffy suburbs. Redemption of a kind is granted to the deserted wife, Beatrice. But between these robust Lawrentian women Siegmund is cancelled out. His love-death is no cosmic swoon but a sordid exit in an unkempt box-room. In this very British romance, there is no earthly escape from outworn attachments and life’s deadening routine... (Summary by Martin Geeson)


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21 - Chapter 21 , 22 - Chapter 22 , 23 - Chapter 23 , 24 - Chapter 24 , 25 - Chapter 25 , 26 - Chapter 26 , 27 - Chapter 27 , 28 - Chapter 28 , 29 - Chapter 29 , 30 - Chapter 30 , 31 - Chapter 31