The pages of the novel "The Dark Flower" describe in detail the life of the main character of the sculptor Mark Lennan, or rather, the search for inspiration and love necessary for creativity. From timid infatuation with a married lady languishing in an unhappy marriage in anticipation of a real feeling, to an all—consuming passion that eventually destroys the woman he has chosen, and on the eve of old age, a touching love for young Nell, which has to be abandoned for the sake of peace of mind, devoted to him since childhood, Sylvia. Subtle psychology combined with true English humor, the anatomy of a man's feelings, Galsworthy's traditional attention to detail — all this is in the novel, conceived, according to the author, as a "study of Passion," symbolized by a dark red carnation. The passion in this novel is a cruel, dark, destructive force capable of destroying the life of the woman you love.The publication also includes the novel "The Patrician", a story of tragic love between people from different classes that turned their lives upside down. Read more…