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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
1885
1930
Lawrence, D.H.
Lawrence, David Herbert
Davison, Lawrence H. (Lawrence Herbert)
The Last Laugh
$aUnited States :$bThe Ainslee Co.,$c1926.
Roger Frank and Sue Clark
"The Last Laugh" by D. H. Lawrence is a short story written in the early 20th century. This literary work explores the themes of laughter, perception, and the complexities of human emotions, particularly through the interactions between its characters in a snowy London setting. The narrative follows an intriguing encounter between a deaf woman named Miss James, a skeptical man in a bowler hat, and a young policeman as they navigate the nighttime streets and engage in a surreal exploration of sound and laughter. The story begins with Miss James and a man depicted as having a sardonic demeanor encountering each other in the snow-dusted streets of Hampstead. Their dialogue becomes steeped in irony and layered meanings as they converse about perceiving laughter that the others cannot hear. The narrative unfolds further with their encounter with the policeman, intertwining playful yet profound interactions regarding the nature of laughter and existence. As the plot develops, elements of mystery emerge with the introduction of a woman linked to the man in the bowler hat. The surreal atmosphere climaxes with laughter echoing through the church, embodying a transformation in perception and reality. Ultimately, "The Last Laugh" gives voice to the complexity of human experience and the epiphanies arising from moments of connection, abstracted through the lens of the characters’ differing realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
https://archive.org/details/sim_ainslees_1926-01_56_5
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Reading ease score: 86.6 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Short stories
England -- Fiction
Paranormal fiction
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Category: British Literature
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