The Boy in the Bush
The Boy in the Bush by David Herbert Lawrence, published by Penguin in 1963, is a critical edition that explores the narrative originally crafted by Mollie Skinner, focusing on a young Englishman’s experiences in late nineteenth-century Western Australia. This edition presents a reading text that addresses previous censorship and typographical errors, offering a clearer insight into the work’s original intent and composition.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the novel’s development, including variants from typescripts and first editions, alongside explanatory notes that highlight local and historical contexts. The edition also features appendices with maps, a historical outline of the colony, and two essays by Lawrence regarding the collaboration with Skinner, one of which is published in English for the first time. With 391 pages, this edition serves as a comprehensive resource for those interested in historical fiction and literary studies.
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At D.H. Lawrence’s suggestion, a nurse and author, Mollie Skinner wrote about a young Englishman’s reactions to late nineteenth-century Western Australia; then Lawrence completely rewrote it. This is the first critical edition of that novel, The Boy in the Bush. The reading text eliminates publishers’ censorship and the miscopyings of typists and typesetters. The compositional development and the variants of the typescripts and first editions are given in the textual apparatus. Explanatory notes distinguish local and historical material. Appendices include maps, an outline history of the colony and two of Lawrence’s essays about the collaboration, one of which appears here for the first time in English.
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