Manuscript of D. H. Lawrence's "Nobody Loves Me," 1930

September 11 is the birthday of D. H. Lawrence, a highly regarded and controversial figure in English literature, known for his plays, essays, and often-banned novels. VQR first published Lawrence in the Summer 1930 issue with his short story “Nobody Loves Me.” Lawrence had died of tuberculosis in March of that year, making the story the first of several posthumously published in the pages of VQR by his widow, Frieda Lawrence. Correspondence between Frieda and editors at VQR shows her concern over her husband’s reputation (his most well-known and contentious work, Lady Chatterley’s Lover [Tipografia Giuntina], had been published in 1928) and her financial circumstances due to his death. In the early 1940s, VQR published three more previously unpublished works: a short story, “Delilah and Mr. Bircumshaw,” and two plays, The Married Man and The Merry-Go-Round.