The Selected Letters of D. H. Lawrence (The Cambridge Edition of the Letters of D. H. Lawrence)

The Selected Letters of D. H. Lawrence (The Cambridge Edition of the Letters of D. H. Lawrence) by Lawrence, D. H.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780521401159.

D.H. Lawrences renowned creativity is conspicuous in his letters. He wrote to aristocrats, fellow authors, painters, publishers, and others from the intelligentsia--but with equal concern to his sisters, a childhood friend suffering from tuberculosis, a post office clerk or an Italian servant-girl. Lawrence reveled in the act of communication, using a direct, unvarnished but invariably vivid style appropriate to each correspondent. In this book, over 330 of Lawrences letters, carefully chosen from the authoritative seven-volume Cambridge Edition exemplify Lawrences artistry and humanness. In his introductory essay James T. Boulton provides a rare critical assessment of Lawrences epistolary achievement. There are annotations to the letters, a biographical list of correspondents, brief chronological and descriptive introductions to each section and a full general index. This selection will appeal to Lawrence aficionados and will make good companion reading to his works.