The Trespasser (novel) explained

The Trespasser
Author:D. H. Lawrence
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Publisher:Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd
Release Date:1912[1]
Media Type:Print
Pages:292
Preceded By:The White Peacock
Followed By:Sons and Lovers
Wikisource:The Trespasser

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.s4ulanguages.com/dhlawrence.html Facsimile of the 1st edition (1912)
  2. Book: Maddox, Brenda. D. H. Lawrence: The Story of a Marriage. Simon & Schuster. 1994. 0-671-68712-3. New York. 58. registration.