Project Gutenberg 2017-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 173 Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert) 1885 1930 Lawrence, D.H. Lawrence, David Herbert Davison, Lawrence H. (Lawrence Herbert) The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd: A Drama in Three Acts Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Widowing_of_Mrs._Holroyd Produced by Karin Spence, Mary Glenn Krause, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd: A Drama in Three Acts" by D. H. Lawrence is a play written in the early 20th century. The drama explores the complex dynamics of a coal miner's family and focuses on the struggles of Mrs. Holroyd, who contends with her husband Holroyd's irresponsibility and drinking, as well as her own feelings of entrapment and despair. Central to the narrative is Mrs. Holroyd, depicting a woman caught between her duties as a mother and her desire for a life free from the shame and neglect she experiences. The opening of the play introduces the stark reality of Mrs. Holroyd's life in a miner’s cottage, where she juggles household chores and her children's antics while waiting for her husband to return home. Mr. Holroyd's late arrival and the news of his behavior at a local pub lead to a confrontation between the couple, highlighting their deteriorating relationship and Mrs. Holroyd's mounting frustration. As she interacts with a young electrician named Blackmore, tensions rise, illustrating the temptation for escape from her discontented domestic life. The scene sets the stage for the unfolding drama that captures themes of infidelity, emotional turmoil, and the struggles inherent in working-class life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Coal miners -- Drama Coal miners -- Family relationships -- Drama Coal mine accidents -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 250506 2025-09-22T09:26:20.489758 text/html 234673 2024-10-23T02:50:58 text/html 245172 2025-09-22T09:26:26.815716 application/epub+zip 245891 2025-09-22T09:26:21.592701 application/epub+zip 139954 2025-09-22T09:26:21.004684 application/epub+zip 345000 2025-09-22T09:26:29.930697 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242723 2025-09-22T09:26:26.260667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 225819 2022-08-25T08:03:57.958118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162821 2025-09-22T09:26:18.983700 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142870 2024-10-23T02:50:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17102 2025-09-22T09:26:30.082643 application/rdf+xml 15595 2025-09-22T09:26:21.136682 image/jpeg 2110 2025-09-22T09:26:21.078728 image/jpeg 227607 2025-09-22T09:26:20.512735 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia