The Rhine is still the Rhine, the great divider... Immediat… - D. H. Lawrence

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The Rhine is still the Rhine, the great divider... Immediately you are over the Rhine, the spirit of place has changed... It is as if the life had retreated eastwards. As if the Germanic life were slowly ebbing away from contact with western Europe, ebbing to the deserts of the east.

D. H. Lawrence

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David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 – 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence. His collected works, among other things, represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. In them, some of the issues Lawrence explores are emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct.

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Birth Name: David Herbert Richards Lawrence

Native Name: David Herbert Lawrence

Alternative Names: Lawrence H. Davison • D.H. Lawrence • D. H. Lorenss • D. G. Lourens • D. H. David Herbert Lawrence

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