The Rocking-Horse Winner is a horror short story written by D. H. Lawrence and first published in 1926.
This is the story of a young boy named Paul who lives in a house obsessed with money.
His mother, Hester, is never satisfied and constantly worries about his lack of wealth. Desperate to win her love and solve her financial problems, Paul discovers that he can predict the winners of horse races by riding his toy rocking horse.
He secretly uses his gift to win money, but his mother's insatiable greed only grows...
"There was a woman who was beautiful, who started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck. She married for love, and the love turned to dust. She had bonny children, yet she felt they had been thrust upon her, and she could not love them. They looked at her coldly, as if they were finding fault with her. And hurriedly she felt she must cover up some fault in herself. Yet what it was that she must cover up she never knew."
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About D. H. Lawrence
David Herbert Lawrence was an English writer and poet. His collected works represent, among other things, an extended reflection upon the dehumanisin...
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