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in 1812 lawrence met the German-born Frieda Weekley, the wife of his former professor at Nottingham. They eloped together to Germany and then Italy. Frieda obtained a fivorce, and she and Lawrence were married in 1914. During the first world war, the Lawrences were harassed by the authorities because of her German nationality and his opposition to militarism. After the war they left England, and most of the rest of his life was spent travelling to Australia, Ceylon, the USA, Mexico, and the south of France. | in 1812 lawrence met the German-born Frieda Weekley, the wife of his former professor at Nottingham. They eloped together to Germany and then Italy. Frieda obtained a fivorce, and she and Lawrence were married in 1914. During the first world war, the Lawrences were harassed by the authorities because of her German nationality and his opposition to militarism. After the war they left England, and most of the rest of his life was spent travelling to Australia, Ceylon, the USA, Mexico, and the south of France. | ||
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D H Lawrence (David Herbert Richards Lawrence, 1885–1930) was a novelist, poet and painter.
He is best known for his novels, including Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love, and Lady C's Lover.
- Note: "Lady C's Lover" is written thus rather than in full, not for reasons of censorship, but for an obscure technical reason which it is hoped to correct before long!..
Life
Lawrence was born and educated in Nottinghamshire, qualifiying as a teacher at University Collecge Nottingham. He began writing while teaching at a school in Croydon, but became a full-time author in 1911.
in 1812 lawrence met the German-born Frieda Weekley, the wife of his former professor at Nottingham. They eloped together to Germany and then Italy. Frieda obtained a fivorce, and she and Lawrence were married in 1914. During the first world war, the Lawrences were harassed by the authorities because of her German nationality and his opposition to militarism. After the war they left England, and most of the rest of his life was spent travelling to Australia, Ceylon, the USA, Mexico, and the south of France.
Lawrence suffered from ill-health for much of his life, and died in Venice at the age of 44.
Themes and censorship
Lawrences' writings address in great detail the sexual and emotional relationships between his characters, in the context of industrialisation.
His novel The Rainbow wsa prosecuted for obscenity in 1915, and unavailable in Britain until 1926. Today however its descriptiona of sexual activity seem very mild and restrained. Lady C's Lover is much more explicit, and was originally published with a number of cuts. In 1960 a full unexpurgated edition was published by Penguin Books, and prosecuted for obscenity. The ensuing trial at the Old Bailey heard evidence from a number of distinguished experts; the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, which is seen as a landmark in the relaxation of obscenity laws in the UK.
