The Prussian Officer, and Other Stories

D. H. Lawrence's collection of short fiction appeared during the early years of World War I, when Prussian militarism dominated European anxieties. This hardcover edition features the austere typography and blue cloth binding characteristic of literary publications of the era. The minimal cover design—spare typography against solid color—signals serious literary fiction rather than the sensational pulp magazines that were simultaneously emerging. Lawrence's stories, including the title novella centered on a charged encounter between a General's orderly and his commanding officer, explored psychological tension and class conflict through narrative prose rather than illustrated adventure.