That rare thing: a satire that seems to have lasted better than its targets, among them DH Lawrence, and the serious source material of the now all but forgotten novelist MaryWebb. This earthy saga of Sussex rural life with Ada Doom, and the Starkadders including the lustful Seth, and the Church of the Quivering Brethren as experienced by the 19-year-old outsider Flora Poste continues to appeal to fresh generations.