D.H. Lawrence may be considered a controversial figure back in the early 1900's, but his writings and works on modernism have stood the test of time - and are critically acclaimed by many critics.

The State Library of WA have a set of 17 letters by the English novelist which were sent between himself and Mollie Skinner during their collaboration on the novel The Boy in the Bush.

Battye Historian Kate Gregory walks us through the history of these letters and the role they played in shaping the novel.

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