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DH Lawrence letter and manuscripts up for auction

Rare manuscripts by the Nottinghamshire writer DH Lawrence are going up for auction.

They include two short stories plus a letter Lawrence wrote to a friend, Henry Savage, in which he expresses regret at not having had any children.

They are being sold by Oxfordshire collector Roy Davids, who hopes for more than £18,500 for the items.

Mr Davids, who is selling 500 other lots, said the stories were subtly different from published versions....

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