![]() ![]() Lawrence was unusual amongst the Edwardian literary elite of his day. ![]() No specific instances of ‘obscenity’ were mentioned in the book’s trial, leading Lawrence to conclude that it was he, and not his work, that was being silenced. Despite being considered one of his finest novels today, within a year of its publication The Rainbow was censured by the state for obscenity and the remaining 1,011 copies of it were burnt by a hangman outside the Royal Exchange. Lawrence published his ‘big and beautiful book’, The Rainbow. Lawrence focuses on the middle period of the writer’s life between 19. Our expert guide is the award-winning biographer and critic, Frances Wilson, whose latest book, Burning Man: The Ascent of D. In this episode we delve into a dark and turbulent year in the life of one of Britain’s most controversial literary geniuses – D.H. ![]()
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