D.H. Lawrence

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born

in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England, The United Kingdom

September 11, 1885

died

March 02, 1930

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Travel

influences

Otto Gross, Aldous Huxley, Joseph Conrad, Herman Melville, Lev Shestov ...more

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David Herbert Richards Lawrence was an English writer of the 20th century, whose prolific and diverse output included novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, paintings, translations, literary criticism and personal letters. His collected works represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanizing effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them, Lawrence confronts issues relating to emotional health and vitality, spontaneity, human sexuality and instinct.

Lawrence's opinions earned him many enemies and he endured official persecution, censorship, and misrepresentation of his creative work throughout the second half of his life, much of which he spent in a voluntary exile he called his "savage pilgrimage." At the time o...more

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D.H. Lawrence's Books

Average rating: 3.54 · 90,122 ratings · 4,497 reviews · 339 distinct works · Similar authors

	Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence, Doris Lessing (Introduction), Chester Brown (Illustrations) 3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 37,819 ratings — published 1928 — 327 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sons and Lovers by D.H. Lawrence, Geoff Dyer (Introduction) 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 18,919 ratings — published 1913 — 295 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women in Love 3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 13,443 ratings — published 1920 — 188 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence, Daphne Merkin (Introduction) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 7,333 ratings — published 1915 — 119 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rocking Horse Winner 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 1,984 ratings — published 1969 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Poems of D. H. Lawrence 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 819 ratings — published 1964 — 10 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Virgin and the Gipsy & Other Stories 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 871 ratings — published 1930 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fox 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 742 ratings — published 1923 — 31 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Plumed Serpent 3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 675 ratings — published 1926 — 29 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Short Stories by D.H. Lawrence, James Wood (Editor) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 590 ratings — published 1971 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Brangwen Family (2 books)
by D.H. Lawrence
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Quotes by D.H. Lawrence

“A woman has to live her life, or live to repent not having lived it.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover

tags: life, living, philosophy, women

1,668 people liked it

“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you've got to say, and say it hot.”
― D.H. Lawrence

417 people liked it

“Perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being alone in the universe. The others have a certain stickiness, they stick to the mass.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley's Lover

tags: loneliness

336 people liked it

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What frequently challenged or banned book for adults should we read in November and December?

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

31 votes, 26.3%

The Dead Zone by Stephen King

26 votes, 22.0%

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence

25 votes, 21.2%

The Cider House Rules by John Irving

18 votes, 15.3%

The Book Your Church Doesn't Want You to Read by Tim C. Leedom

18 votes, 15.3%

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