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f you haven’t read any of Lawrence’s classic novels which include Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow and Women in Love, the chances are after a visit to the University of Nottingham you will.

In order to honour the life and work of their most famous alumnus, the University has amassed a huge collection of Lawrence’s manuscripts and original texts archives.

Bibliophiles will find much of interest in the first editions and handwritten documents which offer a fascinating insight into the creative process of a literary great. But there is enough common interest for everyone to enjoy browsing the impressive collection.

You can chart his career from student poems (not as cringe-worthy as you might think), short stories through to the novels. There are also paintings, photographs, personal letters, newspaper clippings and many biographical accounts which help bring the man himself to life.

A visit to the collection may make you want to revisit classic or if it really inspires you then why not enrol at the University and do an MA in Lawrence studies?