D. H. Lawrence 
The White Peacock (Centaur Classics) 

‘The White Peacock’ is D. H. Lawrence’s first novel and is set in the Eastwood area of his youth. It involves themes such as the damage associated with mismatched marriages, and the border between town and country. The book includes some notable descriptions of nature and the impact of industrialization, with a provincialism that may be compared with that of George Eliot and Thomas Hardy.