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Rupa Publications India BEST OF D H LAWRENCE by D H Lawrence
One of the most controversial yet celebrated names in English Literature, D H Lawrence (18851930) wrote his first novel The White Peacock in 1931 Lawrence’s novels like Women in Love (1920) and Lady Chatterly’s Lover (1928) were banned for explicit description of sexual activity and had to be privately printed Lawrence’s personal life was beset with turmoil His childhood was scarred by a traumatic sexual experience In 1912, he ran away with Frieda Weekly, his professor’s wife In 1929, Lawrence became seriously ill and died of tuberculosis on 2 March 1930