The Letters of D. H. Lawrence

Volume II presents more than 700 letters, covering the period June 1913 to October 1916.

D. H. Lawrence (Author), George J. Zytaruk (Edited by), James T. Boulton (Edited by)

9780521006927, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 6 June 2002

736 pages, 33 b/w illus. 4 maps
21.7 x 14.1 x 4.3 cm, 1.005 kg

'The splendid Cambridge Edition of the Letters of D. H. Lawrence is most welcome. It has all the virtues of a good modern scholarly edition of a writer's letters. Though one has already been familiar with many aspects of Lawrence's personality in his other writings, this comprehensive edition of his letters projects a cohesive self-portriat of the living artist.' English Studies: A Journal of English Language and Literature

Volume II of the Letters presents more than 700 letters, covering the period from June 1913 to October 1916, from the enthusiastic reception of Sons and Lovers to the completion of the first manuscript of Women in Love. Lawrence visits England in June 1913 and receives recognition as the author of Sons and Lovers. He returns to Italy in the autumn of 1913 to work on his new novel 'The Sisters', which subsequently becomes The Rainbow and Women in Love. Lawrence and Frieda return to England in June 1914 to be married and are caught there by the War. The letters vividly record his reaction to the War. The editors' introduction considers the initial widening scope of Lawrence's literary life with his later isolation in Cornwall. Over two hundred letters are previously unpublished and others are printed for the first time in their entirety.

List of illustrations
Acknowledgments
Note on the text
Lawrence: a chronology, 1913–1916
Maps showing places visited by Lawrence, 1913–16
Introduction
Letters 580–1301
Index.

Subject Areas: Diaries, letters & journals [BJ], Biography: general [BG]