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D.H. Lawrence

A Literary Life

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. John Worthen

    1. Oberhausen, Germany

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Part of the book series: Literary Lives (LL)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Early Years

    • John Worthen
    Pages 1-20

  3. First Year as a Professional Writer: 1912–13

    • John Worthen
    Pages 21-29

  4. Success and Catastrophe: 1913–15

    • John Worthen
    Pages 30-49

  5. War: 1915–16

    • John Worthen
    Pages 50-64

  6. Poverty: 1917–19

    • John Worthen
    Pages 65-87

  7. Struggling Through: 1919–21

    • John Worthen
    Pages 88-113

  8. Living Blithely: 1922–25

    • John Worthen
    Pages 114-133

  9. Economising: 1925–27

    • John Worthen
    Pages 134-142

  10. 1928

    • John Worthen
    Pages 143-159

  11. Providing: 1929–30

    • John Worthen
    Pages 160-165

  12. Epilogue

    • John Worthen
    Pages 166-171

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 172-196
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Lawrence's career as a professional writer is a remarkable story. The son of a coal-miner, he made a moderately successful start to his professional life in 1912; but the banning of his novel The Rainbow in 1915 effectively destroyed his capacity to earn his living by his writing during the War. Even after the War, he wrote an enormous amount in many genres not simply because he was a creative genius, but because his books generally sold so poorly; only Lady Chatterley's Lover ever earned him very much. This study not only describes his day-to-day achievement as a professional writer, but also the problems which influenced his writing.

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  • Oberhausen, Germany

    John Worthen

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