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THEWHITEPEACOCK,publishedin1911,Lawrencestartedthenovelin1906andthenrewroteitthreetimes.ThecurlyversionshadtheworkingtitleofLaconia.ItinvolvessuchLawrcnrianthemesasthedamageassociatedwithmismatchedmarriages,andthebordercountrybetweentownandcountry.Amisanthropicgamekeepermakesanappearance,insomewaystheprototypeofMellor'sinLawrence'slastnovel,LadyChatterley'sLover.Thebookincludessomenotablydescriptionofnatureandtheimpactofinclustrialisationonthecountrysideandthetown.ItsprovincialismmaybecomparedwiththenovelsofGeorgeEliotandThomasHardy.