"THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER"
Sir,-The "silly" plot of "The Rock« ing-Horse Winner," as revealed by H. Thompson, proves it to have been a dramatization by the BBC of one ofD. H. Lawrence’s more popular short stories; perhaps his most popular, to judge by the frequent reprints, Had I heard the BBC version, I, too, might have been disappointed, but for a different reason, I think. It would take an artist as great as Lawrence to convey the atmosphere of this intense and powerful story, let alone its undoubtedly serious import, to a radio audience. If Mr. Thompson is astounded by the merely physical aspects of the story, let him read the original, where he will find the metaphysical and final value of the piece. It is interesting to note that even such a minor and comparatively straightforward piece of D, H. Lawrence can still arouse cries of "crass nonsense," and "blasphemy," though I hasten to repeat that this may have been the fault of the BBC.
A. D.
RUTHE
(Howick).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 411, 9 May 1947, Page 5
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169"THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER" New Zealand Listener, Volume 16, Issue 411, 9 May 1947, Page 5
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