silver plaque · England

D. H. Lawrence

Photograph at the D. H. Lawrence silver plaque

DH Lawrence (1885-1930) Now regarded as one of the world's finest creative writers, he is reputed on occasion to have attended the Unitarian Church on High Pavement, as a youth with his mother. "Instead of chopping yourself down to fit the world, chop the world down to fit yourself." Women in Love 1920

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