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D. H. Lawrence
1885–1930 · English
About the author
David Herbert Lawrence (1885–1930) was an English writer whose novels, poems, and essays profoundly influenced 20th-century literature. Born in a mining town in Nottinghamshire, he drew on his working-class background and turbulent family life to explore themes of instinct, nature, and the constraints of industrial society. His major works include Sons and Lovers (1913), The Rainbow (1915), and Women in Love (1920). The Rainbow, part of a planned sequence, was banned for obscenity shortly after publication, yet it is now celebrated for its innovative narrative style and psychological depth. Lawrence spent much of his later life traveling, seeking a more vital mode of existence, and died in Vence, France. His legacy endures as a bold critic of modernity and a champion of individual authenticity.
Unpublished D. H. Lawrence Collection, General Collection. Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University . The letter ( see: Lawrence, D. H. (2000) Boulton, James T, ed. The Selected Letters of D. H. Lawrence , Cambridge University Press ISBN : 978-0-521-77799-5 . p. 438) is postmarked Hotel Beau Rivage: Bandol. Var, France, and states "Look at this passport photograph I had taken two days ago"
