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What is a summary of Tickets Please by DH Lawrence?

Tickets, Please (1919) is D. H. Lawrence’s first published collection of short stories. It is a collection of eight short stories set in the English Midlands and Europe, and explores themes of love, loss, and social class.

1. *"Tickets, Please"* - On a train, a ticket collector is struck by the beauty of a young woman and her son. He lets her stay on the train without a ticket, but is later reprimanded by his boss.

2. *"The Prussian Officer"* - A young German officer is billeted in a small village in France during the Franco-Prussian War. He develops a sadomasochistic relationship with the woman who owns the house where he is staying.

3. *"The Thorn in the Flesh"* - A young man returns to his hometown to visit his family. He finds that his brother has become a priest, and his sister is engaged to a wealthy man. He feels alienated from them and returns to London.

4. *"Daughters of the Vicar"* - Two sisters, the daughters of a vicar, live a quiet life in a small village. One day, a young man arrives in the village and they both fall in love with him.

5. *"The Shadow in the Rose Garden"* - A man and woman are in love, but their love is forbidden. The man is married and the woman is his sister-in-law. They meet secretly in a rose garden, but their love is eventually discovered and they are forced to part.

6. *"Goose Fair"* - A young woman goes to a fair with her boyfriend. She meets a handsome stranger and is tempted to be unfaithful to her boyfriend.

7. *"The White Stocking"* - A young man is in love with a woman, but she is engaged to another man. He tries to win her over, but she eventually marries the other man.

8. *"The Christening"* - A young couple have a baby, but the baby is stillborn. The couple are devastated and the woman's faith in God is shaken.

Tickets, Please is a powerful collection of stories that explores the human condition. Lawrence's writing is vivid and evocative, and he captures the complex emotions of his characters with great skill. The stories are also full of social commentary, and Lawrence critiques the rigid social conventions of his time. Tickets, Please is a must-read for fans of Lawrence and for anyone interested in great literature.

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