The Trespasser (novel)
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| Author | D. H. Lawrence |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd |
Publication date | 1912[1] |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Pages | 292 |
| Preceded by | The White Peacock |
| Followed by | Sons and Lovers |
| Text | The Trespasser at Wikisource |
The Trespasser is a 1912 novel by D. H. Lawrence. Set mostly on the Isle of Wight, it tells the story of Siegmund, a married man with children, and his adulterous affair with Helena.
Originally it was titled the Saga of Siegmund and drew upon the experiences of a friend of Lawrence, Helen Corke, and her adulterous relationship with a married man that ended with his suicide. Lawrence worked from Corke's diary, with her permission, but also urged her to publish; which she did in 1933 as Neutral Ground.
Reception
The biographer Brenda Maddox writes in D. H. Lawrence: The Story of a Marriage (1994) that The Trespasser was reviewed by the translator Constance Garnett, who found its last fifty pages comparable in quality to the work of "the best Russian school."[2]
Adaptation
Lawrence's novel was adapted into a 1981 television film starring Alan Bates as Siegmund; Pauline Moran as Helena; Margaret Whiting as Beatrice, wife of Siegmund; and Dinah Stabb as Louisa, Helena's friend; among others. It was directed by Colin Gregg and written by Hugh Stoddart.
Standard edition
- The Trespasser (1912), edited by Elizabeth Mansfield, Cambridge University Press, 1981, ISBN 0-521-22264-8
References
- ^ Facsimile of the 1st edition (1912)
- ^ Maddox, Brenda (1994). D. H. Lawrence: The Story of a Marriage. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 58. ISBN 0-671-68712-3.
External links
- The Trespasser at Project Gutenberg
The Trespasser public domain audiobook at LibriVox