(1885–1930), English novelist, poet, and essayist; full name David Herbert Lawrence. His work is characterized by its condemnation of industrial society and by its frank exploration of sexual relationships, as in Lady Chatterley's Lover, originally published in Italy in 1928, but not available in England in unexpurgated form until 1960. Other notable works: Sons and Lovers (1913) and Women in Love (1921).
Definition of Lawrence, D. H. in US English:
Lawrence, D. H.
proper nounˈlär-
(1885–1930), English novelist, poet, and essayist; full name David Herbert Lawrence. His work is characterized by its condemnation of industrial society and its frank exploration of sexual relationships. Notable works: Sons and Lovers (1913), The Rainbow (1915), and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928).