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100 1 _aLawrence, D. H.
_q(David Herbert),
_d1885-1930
245 1 4 _aThe Last Laugh
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from the January 1926 issue of Ainslee's magazine.
500 _aRelease date is 2022-01-01
508 _aRoger Frank and Sue Clark
520 _a"The Last Laugh" by D. H. Lawrence is a short story written in the early 20th century. This literary work explores the themes of laughter, perception, and the complexities of human emotions, particularly through the interactions between its characters in a snowy London setting. The narrative follows an intriguing encounter between a deaf woman named Miss James, a skeptical man in a bowler hat, and a young policeman as they navigate the nighttime streets and engage in a surreal exploration of sound and laughter. The story begins with Miss James and a man depicted as having a sardonic demeanor encountering each other in the snow-dusted streets of Hampstead. Their dialogue becomes steeped in irony and layered meanings as they converse about perceiving laughter that the others cannot hear. The narrative unfolds further with their encounter with the policeman, intertwining playful yet profound interactions regarding the nature of laughter and existence. As the plot develops, elements of mystery emerge with the introduction of a woman linked to the man in the bowler hat. The surreal atmosphere climaxes with laughter echoing through the church, embodying a transformation in perception and reality. Ultimately, "The Last Laugh" gives voice to the complexity of human experience and the epiphanies arising from moments of connection, abstracted through the lens of the characters’ differing realities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: The Ainslee Co., 1926
653 _aShort stories
653 _aEngland -- Fiction
653 _aParanormal fiction
830 0 _aProduced from the January 1926 issue of Ainslee's magazine.
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/sim_ainslees_1926-01_56_5
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67070
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