num_pages: 268
description: ‘The Nature of Love’ was H.E. Bates’s first collection of novellas, and the first of the three in this book, Dulcima, is especially good. All three stories concern the consequences of human beings being deprived of love and beauty, and one is left wondering if the title of the collection is, in fact, meant to be ironic. The other stories are: The Grass God and The Delicate Nature.
language: English
title: The Nature of Love
titlecomplete: The Nature of Love
genres: Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 26
publisher: Pollinger Limited