This book offers a concise yet comprehensive look at D. H. Lawrence's turbulent life and writing career. Tracing his journey from a mining village outside Nottingham to his death at 44 years old in the South of France, it provides fresh perspectives on his major works. David Ellis covers all essential aspects of Lawrence's life and work and presents a balanced view, steering skilfully between admirers and critics. Written in an accessible style, this book is ideal for both students new to Lawrence and readers looking to revisit one of Britain's greatest early 20th-century writers.
" David Ellis has put a lifetime's thinking into this concise work. Artfully combining details of Lawrence's biography with acute comments on his writings, it will prove essential reading both for students and for all those already familiar with Lawrence's work. "
John Worthen, Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, and author of D. H. Lawrence: The Life of an Outsider
" Being wholly on top of the vast body of relevant Lawrence scholarship never stops David Ellis's narrative from feeling beautifully paced and clear. His account of D. H. Lawrence's rich and controversial life and writing is deeply insightful, judicious and at times leavened with a wonderful wry humour. "
Howard J. Booth, Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester, and editor
" As brief and headlong as the life it describes, this biography distils a lifetime's worth of reflection. Linking the works to the life as closely as they variously demand, it is as perceptive as confident in its judgments, and as much a gift to those who have lived with Lawrence for years as to those to whom this passionate genius is a recent revelation. "
Catherine Brown, Vice-President of the D. H. Lawrence Society
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