Letters to various correspondents, 1915-1929 and undated.

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Letters to various correspondents, 1915-1929 and undated.

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Collection consists of negative photostats of letters written by D. H. Lawrence to various correspondents. Letters discuss philosophy, political science, and the structure of government. Also included are copies of Lawrence's notes on an outline. In addition, letters discuss World War I, Lawrence's health, Lawrence's travels in and impressions of the United States and Mexico, and the upkeep of the Lawrences' New Mexico ranch. Letters also discuss astrology and various collaborations on articles and the book Dragon of Revelation, politics, religion, literary discussions, travel plans, and the difficult distribution of Lady Chatterley's Lover. Letters to Lawrence's Italian publisher and agent discuss the difficulties surrounding the publication, censorship and distribution of Lady Chatterley's Lover, as well as some description of Lawrence's daily life, including frequent mentions of his ill health. Mixed in are letters written in Italian and letters from various readers and booksellers ordering copies, frequently with Lawrence's instructions in the margins.

2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

eng,

ita,

Houghton Library

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Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930

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David Herbert Richards Lawrence was born September 11, 1885, in Eastwood, near Nottingham, to Arthur Lawrence, a coal miner, and Lydia Beardsall. He attended Nottingham University College, and in 1908 he took a teaching position at Davidson Road School in Croydon. Lawrence wrote in his spare time, and in 1911, with the help of Ford Maddox Hueffer, he published his first novel, The White Peacock . Poor health forced him to resign his teaching job this same year, at which time he bec...