D. H. Lawrence | Lecturia

D. H. Lawrence: Mercury

“Mercury” is a short story by D. H. Lawrence, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1927. On a sweltering summer Sunday, crowds ascend the hill of Mercury, seeking to escape the heat that weighs upon the valleys. At the summit, amid the pine forest, time seems to stand still—no one is in a hurry, and no one has a purpose. Yet as the day wears on, the heat thickens and a silent tension takes hold of the air, as if nature itself were waiting for something imminent to happen.

D. H. Lawrence: The Rocking-Horse Winner

The Rocking-Horse Winner is a haunting and moving short story by D. H. Lawrence, published in July 1926 in Harper’s Bazaar magazine. It tells the story of an upper-middle-class family who, trapped by the need to keep up appearances, live under the constant pressure of economic scarcity. Paul, the eldest son, is deeply affected by this situation and decides to look for a solution to alleviate the financial tensions of the household. Despite his young age, with the complicity of the gardener, he enters the world of gambling. Meanwhile, the house seems to come to life, whispering tirelessly: “There must be more money!”