D. H. Lawrence: The Early Years 1885–1912
The first volume of the three-volume Cambridge Biography of D. H. Lawrence was originally published in 1991, and draws on a wide range of documentary and oral sources, many of them hitherto unpublished, to reveal a complex portrait of an extraordinary man. It describes his upbringing in a small colliery town in Nottinghamshire, his years spent as a teacher and his disastrous sexual experiments with Jessie Chambers, Helen Corke and Alice Dax, as well as providing a radical account of his early relationship with Frieda Weekley, Lawrence's 'woman of a life-time'. It ends with the completion of his great autobiographical novel Sons and Lovers. This volume has already established itself as the most complete and authoritative account available.
- A definitive biography, widely and well reviewed
- Presents a wealth of material - including interviews (taped years ago) with people who knew Lawrence well
- Was the first biography to have access to complete Cambridge Edition of the Letters and Works
Reviews & endorsements
'… a model of scrupulous scholarship presented in a lucid and accessible style … adds much new detail to a … fascinating story.' David Lodge, The Sunday Times
'Outstanding in terms of both scholarship and understanding. I do not believe it could be better done.' Allan Massie, Weekend Telegraph
'This is a superb biography.' Anthony Curtis, Financial Times
'It is hard to imagine that this biography will soon be superseded.' Sir Frank Kermode, Guardian
Product details
September 1992Paperback
9780521437721
692 pages
235 × 155 × 45 mm
1.01kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Author's preface
- Illustrations and maps
- Family tree
- Chronology
- Part I. Eastwood and Nottingham:
- 1. 1815–83 antecedents
- 2. 1883–92 home at Eastwood
- 3. 1892–1901 launching into life
- 4. 1901–5 widening circles
- 5. 1905–6 Writing and painting
- 6. 1906 spirit love
- 7. 1906–8 college
- Part II. Croydon and London
- 8. 1908–9 success
- 9. 1909–10 strife
- 10. 1910 The bitter river
- 11. 1911 The sick year
- 12. 1911–12 breaking off
- Part III. Eastwood Again:
- 13. 1912 spring
- 14. 1912 Frieda Weekley.