Lawrence's career as a professional writer is a remarkable story. The son of a coal-miner, he made a moderately successful start to his professional life in 1912; but the banning of his novel The Rainbow in 1915 effectively destroyed his capacity to earn his living by his writing during the War. Even after the War, he wrote an enormous amount in many genres not simply because he was a creative genius, but because his books generally sold so poorly; only Lady Chatterley's Lover ever earned him very much. This study not only describes his day-to-day achievement as a professional writer, but also the problems which influenced his writing.
- ISBN10 0340513721
- ISBN13 9780340513729
- Publish Date 21 November 1991 (first published 25 September 1989)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 4 May 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Hodder Arnold
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 128
- Language English