Sept. 11: D. H. Lawrence, English writer

BORN SEPTEMBER 11th:

D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930) English writer known for novels Sons and Lovers; Women in Love; and Lady Chatterley's Lover; and short stories such as "The Rocking-Horse Winner." His books earned him a reputation as something of a pornographer during his lifetime; with his wife Frieda he spent much of his later years in self-imposed exile in a "savage pilgrimage" (his term) to Australia, Italy, France, Sri Lanka, the U.S., and Mexico.

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