Who was D.H. Lawrence?
Novelist.
Date and Place of Birth:
11th September 1885, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire,
England. Christened David Herbert Lawrence.
Family Background:
Fourth child of a coal miner father and a teacher
mother.
Education:
Nottingham High School. University College, Nottingham.
Chronology/Biography of David Herbert Lawrence:
Written Works:
- 1922:
"Aaron's Rod". "England My England". "Fantasia
of the Unconscious".
- 1923:
"Kangaroo". "Studies in Classic American
Literature".
- 1926: "The
Plumed Serpent".
- 1927:
"Mornings in Mexico".
- 1928:
"Lady Chatterley's Lover".
- 1929:
"Pansies".
- 1930: "The
Virgin and the Gypsy".
- 1931:
"The Man who Died".
- 1932:
"Letters".
- 1933:
"Last Poems". "The Ship of Death".
- (1960):
"Lady Chatterley's Lover" in Penguin Paperback unexpurgated
version.
Marriage:
July 1914: Frieda Weekley, aristocratic former
wife of the Professor who had taught Lawrence at Nottingham. She
was a member of the Von Richtofen family, famous for the Red Baron
flying Ace in World War One.
Places of Interest:
Nottinghamshire:
Nottingham.
Date and Place of Death:
2nd March 1930, Vence, Near Antibes, France.
Age at Death:
44.
Site of Grave:
Eastwood Cemetery, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire,
England.
Further Information:
D H Lawrence Society
c /o Ron Faulks
24 Brianwal Avenue
Nottingham
NG3 6JB
