Biography of D. H Lawrence

At fifteen Lawrence began work at Haywoods, a surgical appliance manufacturer in Nottingham.  Lawrence's health was not good and work at the factory did not help so he joined the local British School as a pupil-teacher. He also then began to write.  

In December 1904 Lawrence sat the examination for the King's Scholarship, which would guarantee him a day place at Nottingham University College.  He passed but was unable to take up the place until September 1906 because of his money problems.

In his free time Lawrence wrote.  In December 1910 his mother died from cancer.  In January 1911 his first novel(The White Peacock) was published.  In February 1912 he published The Trespasser and had published pieces of poetry, essays and short stories. 

In May 1913 Sons and Lovers was published. It did not sell very well and Lawrence faced the possibility that he may have to return to teaching.  He produced a few short stories, articles, essays and pieces poetry that allowed him to live very simply.

In 1914 Lawrence married his German lover (Frieda) after her divorce.  His book (The Rainbow) was banned and he had difficulty earning money.  He died 2 March 1930 and was buried in the old Venice cemetery.  His remains were dug up March 1935 and were burned in Marseille March.  

Lawrence's book (Lady Chatterley's Lover) marked a turning point in the 1960s when it was used as a test case.