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The Prussian Officer

D. H. Lawrence

First published 1933
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette

The story of a sexually-frustrated captain and his orderly who's happy in love. The captain often relieves his irritability by beating the orderly, injuring him badly. The orderly is finally driven to murder.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1933 Cover Traveller's Library Doubleday, Doran Anthology
1937 Cover Century of Thrillers President Press Anthology 89
January 2012 Cover A Short Story Collection of D. H. Lawrence Spastic Cat Press Collection