D. H. Lawrence’s Manuscripts: The Correspondence of Frieda Lawrence, Jake Zeitlin and Others

This collection of 300 letters offers an account of what happened to D.H.Lawrence's manuscripts after his death. It traces their fate from Jake Zeitlin's bookshop, where they were placed for sale in 1937, to the final sale of the three versions of "Lady Chatterley's Lover" in 1964. As the letters unfold, they reflect Lawrence's wavering reputation, document his wife Frieda's passionate commitment to his work, describe her life with Angelo Ravagli, gauge the play of market forces, and provide a coda to Lawrence's life. The introduction, which tells background stories, draws on personal interviews with some of the letter writers.