D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) was born into a coal-mining family in England. A gifted student, he rose above his humble origins to win scholarships and continue his education through high school. While working as a factory clerk, ill health took away his strength. As he recovered, Lawrence befriended a local family whose interest in literature matched his own. Encouraged by this support and connection, Lawrence began to write poems and short stories as he returned to work, this time as a teacher. After finding success in publishing a short work, Odor of Chrysanthemums, he began working on longer novels. With his career taking off, Lawrence endured several years of personal ups and downs, including the death of his mother and the beginning of a relationship with a married woman, who, once divorced, would become his wife. While living abroad in Europe and the United States, Lawrence continued to publish some of his most famous novels. Poor health cut short his prolific writing, but the works that Lawrence created, such as Sons and Lovers, Women in Love, Lady Chatterley's Lover, The Lost Girl, and The Rainbow, brought a new energy to twentieth century literature, introducing frank and challenging discussions of such difficult topics as politics, religion, and sexuality.
Available Books
| Sons and Lovers | 218 parts, free |
| Women in Love | 239 parts, free |
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