The White Peacock is the first novel by D. H. Lawrence, published in 1911. The novel is set in Nethermere (fictional name for real-life Eastwood) and is narrated by Cyril Beardsall, whose sister Laetitia (Lettie) is involved in a love triangle with two young men, George and Leslie Temple. She eventually marries Leslie, even though she feels sexually drawn to George. Spurned by Lettie, George marries the conventional Meg. Both his and Lettieās marriages end in unhappiness, as George slides into alcoholism at the novelās close.
The White Peacock is the first novel by D. H. Lawrence, published in 1911. The novel is set in Nethermere (fictional name for real-life Eastwood) and is narrated by Cyril Beardsall, whose sister Laetitia (Lettie) is involved in a love triangle with two young men, George and Leslie Temple. She eventually marries Leslie, even though she feels sexually drawn to George. Spurned by Lettie, George marries the conventional Meg. Both his and Lettieās marriages end in unhappiness, as George slides into alcoholism at the novelās close.