D. H. Lawrence wrote "The Horse-Dealer's Daughter" in 1916. Originally titled "The Miracle," it was eventually published under the current name in the English Review in April 1922. The short story was later republished in Lawrence's collection England, My England. Like many of Lawrence's works, "The Horse-Dealer's Daughter" explores how love can give new life to those in otherwise desolate living conditions. In this story, a village doctor rescues his friend's sister from committing suicide after the family is sunk into poverty. Both characters are driven by a need to feel loved. The expected gender roles are reversed after the doctor saves the woman: she takes on the dominant role...
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